The American band Red Fang is back with their fifth studio album, Arrows , released last Friday, the 4th, and the insane music videos that made them famous.
With two tracks already released for the new album, guitarist and vocalist Bryan Giles spoke with Wikimetal about the difference between the visual universe for the songs and what the band actually presents on stage.
If anyone expects to find “funny clothes and stuffed animals” on stage, in the style of the “Why” video, or insane faces from “Wires” and “Arrows,” they’re certainly in for a surprise. “We try to offer the most intense musical experience possible and, honestly, the content of our music is anything but cheerful,” the musician warned. “There’s a dichotomy, but so far, people are okay with it. Sometimes there’s a shock, I hope it’s a positive surprise.”
Known for their laid-back vibe in their videos, the Americans destroy a series of items with a sword in the music video for the title track of their new album. “I searched on YouTube for how to use a sword, but I don’t think I found any useful information,” Giles . “I didn’t cut my hand off, so I think I did a great job.”
In the case of "Why ," the theme is much darker. "It's a difficult three minutes. There are about 30 seconds of celebration, and then everything goes downhill. It's not the most upbeat video we've ever made," admitted the guitarist. "Our intention wasn't to downplay drug addiction; I've dealt with that in the past."
“I know it doesn’t seem possible to stop, a clean life doesn’t seem real. It is possible, but I know the mentality and the feeling that there’s no way out, that this is the only way to live,” he continued. “And I didn’t want a happy ending, I think there are more tragic endings than happy ones for drug addiction, I wanted to represent this problem of humanity.”
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