By WILLIAM J. WRIGHT
Richmond, Virginia’s own maniacal masters of thrash metal mayhem, Municipal Waste, have just released the title track from their long-awaited seventh album, Electrified Brain. Accompanying the track is a brutal new music video directed by none other than Norman Cabrera, the makeup artist and special effects master best known for his work on such projects as The Walking Dead, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
A throwback to classic ’80s metal videos such as Quiet Riot’s “Metal Health,” Dio’s “The Last in Line,” and Ozzy Osbourne’s “Bark at the Moon,” “Electrified Brain” is a mini horror movie that features a hapless metalhead abducted by sinister “men in black.”
“I pulled out all the stops for this video … Sci-fi horror imagery lends itself very well to the vibe of the band. We’re channeling a bit of Cronenberg and Carpenter,” Cabrera says. “The best sci-fi movies of the past often take current events and put them in a fantastic setting. The video takes place in a not-so-distant dystopian future where your individuality can be taken away by a faceless organization. It’s a wild concept but not too far off from our world today.”
Municipal Waste’s axeman Ryan Waste adds, “‘Electrified Brain’ is a tale of revenge and redemption, continuing the concept of our song ‘Mental Shock,’ rounding out the ‘Deathripper Trilogy.’ It’s about being wrongfully accused and stripped of your rights, only to overcome and break free through the electric power of heavy music. We called upon our friend Norman Cabrera once again to handle the title track music video after the incredible job he did on ‘Slime and Punishment.’ Visually, he went above and beyond and it became a much more cinematic experience thanks to Rob Lucas at Wolfpack Studios.”
Behold the carnage below:
Municipal Waste’s new album, Electrified Brain, is available from Nuclear Blast Records on July 1. Pre-order it at the band’s official website.
