In today’s music video of the day, Metallica proves themselves to be the band that is so powerful that they can bring out a solar eclipse, just by rocking out.
Animator Tristan Zammit is also credited with doing videos for Tory Lanez and XXXTentacion.
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Today’s music video of the day is the third single from Metallica’s 11th studio album (and the second Metallica album to be released by their own label), 72 Seasons. This video finds the band performing in front of what appears to be a tank that is full of both water and flames. This song marries the hard sound of Metallica with some of the most serious and introspective lyrics that James Hetfield has ever sung. If darkness had a son, who would that son be?
Along with directing several other videos from 72 Seasons, Timothy Saccenti has worked with Korn, Phantogram, Franz Ferdinand, Depeche Mode, and the Animal Collective.
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Metallica burns the stage with today’s music video of the day. You Must Burn! is one of the many songs to be found on Metallica’s 11th studio album, 72 Seasons. This song (and this album) finds Metallica playing with a new-found intensity while James Hetfield releases some of his most introspective and troubled lyrics to date. It’s a good return to form.
The video was directed by Timothy Saccenti, who did several of the other 72 Seasons videos as well.
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Fair warning: this video features many flashing lights so viewer discretion is advised.
Chasing Light is one of the many music videos that Metallica released earlier this year in order to promote their 11th studio album, 72 Seasons. In this video, Metallica performs in a huge room that is bathed in flashing white and yellow lights. I like what I’ve heard of 72 Seasons. The music goes hard and James Hetfield’s lyrics are intense and introspective. This is the second album that Metallica has released on their own label and there’s a renewed sense of purpose to the music.
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The Day That Never Comes was the lead single from Metallica’s 9th studio album, Death Magnetic. Lars Ulrich has said that the song was actually written about a father and a son and their efforts to repair their relationship and move on from the resentments of the past. The music video, as conceived by director Thomas Vinterberg, re-imagines the song as telling the story of a solider deployed to the Middle East. James Hetfield, who has always been outspoken in his belief that musicians should not push their political beliefs on their audience, has said that the video is not meant to be a commentary on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but instead, it’s about remembering that everyone is human.
Vinterberg is a well-known and acclaimed Danish director and one of the founders of Dogme 95. 13 years after the release of this video, Vinterberg would become the first Danish director to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Director for Another Round. Another Round also won the Oscar for Best International Film.
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In today’s music video of the day, Metallica takes on the blind faith that people have in their religious beliefs. James Hetfield has said that he got the idea from watching Magic, a movie about a ventriloquist (played by Anthony Hopkins) who believes that his puppet is alive. Both Jason Newsted and Lars Ulrich have stated that this song was their favorite from their self-titled, fifth studio album.
The music video was filmed in San Diego in January of 1992. It was directed by frequent Metallica collaborator, Wayne Isham.
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This is the latest from Metallica. This song will be included on their 11th studio album, 72 Seasons. 72 Seasons is scheduled for release on April 14th, 2023.
Director Timothy Saccenti has also directed videos for Korn, Run the Jewels, and Depeche Mode.
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This video was directed by Anton Corbijn. If you were a rock star in the 90s, Anton Corbijn probably directed a music video for you.
In this video, a young man discovers that Metallica is inescapable. Even on television, every channel features either a show or a commercial that features the members of the band. For someone who has access to 24-hour Metallica television, the young man doesn’t seem to care about much. Not even his girlfriend can get much of a response from him. He would rather just fantasize about monsters fighting. The young man in the video is played by George Clements. He also appeared in a music video that appeared on Queen’s Made In Heaven compilation.
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In Atlas, Rise!, Metallica sings about having the weight of the world on your shoulders and refusing to let it hold you down. No matter how much Atlas has to carry, he will always rise and so will Metallica.
The video keeps things simple, focusing on the band’s skill. The video was directed by Clark Eddy, who has also directed videos for Sublime, Crash Test Dummies, and Kid Rock. Most of Eddy’s credits, though, are as an editor. As an editor, he has worked on videos for Dua Lipa, Rihanna, Destiny’s Child, Iggy Pop, and Pitbull. That is quite a collection.
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Sometime, people like to drive too fast. Sometimes, people like to live too fast. For those special moments, there’s always Metallica.
This video was directed by Wayne Isham, who has directed the majority of Metallica’s videos, not to mention videos for just about everyone else in the music business as well. The video was produced by Quentin Tarantino’s production company, A Band Apart and the use of dramatic title cards certainly does fit in with Tarantino’s aesthetic. The video feels like a tribute to the car chase films of the 60s and 70s. It’s Death Proof before Death Proof.
Fuel was later covered by Avirl Lavigne. Be careful bringing that up in certain company.
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Through the Shattered Lens 