The music video was filmed in São Paulo in 2017
In January, Megadeth released the music video for the track "Lying in State" from the album Dystopia , which was filmed in São Paulo during their visit in November 2017. In the video, the mascot Vic Rattlehead appears with a katana sword in a cemetery while the band plays the track.
“Lying in State” was recorded and produced by a team of Brazilians who have previously worked with Megadeth, the production company Libertà Filmes. Led by Leo Liberti, the company has received numerous awards over the years, including the Latin Grammy, Cannes Film Festival, and Clio Awards.
Upon releasing the video, Dave Mustaine said it was a pleasure to work with them again: “When we went to São Paulo in 2016, we filmed the music video for 'Conquer or Die'. We were so impressed with director Leo Liberti that we asked him to direct the video for 'Lying in State' as well (…) Many thanks to Kiko Loureiro for introducing us to Leo. I loved how Vic held a sword!”
We at Wikimetal spoke with Leo Liberti, who told us about his experience participating in the project:
“I can’t say anything after what Mustaine said. He doesn’t say anything to anyone. I’m going to frame it. Awards only serve to gather dust on the shelf. That’s why I give them as gifts, but this is the only thing I’m going to frame and keep at the production company, maybe even in my room [laughs].”
Leo also revealed that he is opening a branch of the production company in Los Angeles with his friend and fellow producer Rafael Pensado to meet his international demand. The work will also be accompanied by the photographer and director of photography of the music video, Angelo Pastorello, who together seek to blend European and American cinema. "Our inspiration is Orson Welles' phrase: Why not? That's why we experiment a lot ," he says.
Now, Megadeth has released a short behind-the-scenes video of the recording, which you can check out below, followed by the full making-of video and a photo gallery that was exclusively provided to Wikimetal by the production company Libertà Filmes.
Photo credit: Daniel Bressan
