Lamb Of God have unveiled a video for their new track, Overlord.
The track is the second to be lifted from their forthcoming seventh album, 'VII: Sturm und Drang', due July 24 via Nuclear Blast. Discussing the video, directed by Jorge Torres-Torres, singer Randy Blythe said:
“For years I've wished that I could have a movie camera directly linked to my brain so that some of the ideas I see in my mind's eye could be translated into film for others to watch. Although that is obviously an impossibility (and probably a good thing- I find many things amusing that might not be so funny to everyone else), the video for "Overlord" is the next best thing for me. I came up with the idea and wrote the treatment for this video myself- to see Jorge (the director) take my concept, add his own touches, and use his technical know-how to translate my "mental script" into a suitably dark visual narrative is just an awesome, awesome experience for me."
"I wrote the song about the dangers of self-obsession in our distressingly myopic and increasingly entitled "me-now/now-me" culture; just like the couple in the video, many people can't seem to look past their own relatively small problems to see the bigger picture: the world is in serious trouble. Having a bad day at work, or a fight with your significant other, or getting a crappy haircut or table service does not in any way shape or form constitute an emergency. Sometimes things just don't work out the way we want them to- deal with it. People who only see their own problems eventually wind up alone because no one wants to hear their crap anymore- we all know someone like that, always whining and complaining about some inconsequential setback as if it were the apocalypse. This song is for those people."
"Oh yeah- if you're out and about, watching the video on your pocket hate machine (mobile phone), try not to wander into traffic. A little situational awareness goes a long way."
Lamb Of God will tour the US this summer with Slipknot, Bullet For My Valentine and Motionless In White.
Lamb Of God Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:
Sat August 22 2015 - GARDEN CITY Idaho - Revolution Concert House and Event Center (USA)
Fri August 28 2015 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - MGM Resorts Village (USA)
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