"Heavy Metal"

The Greatest Music Video I've Ever Made

Today marks the release of my new single “Heavy Metal”, from my upcoming album “This One’s for the Old Headz”. It comes into the world accompanied by a video directed by my old pal Nash Edgerton, that is truly a work of art.

Why don’t I just show it to you and then tell you the story behind it…

https://youtu.be/Ojoi9iqXGHY?si=1_lbnAeMeSnYWmzu

Hahaha I love that so much. Ok, now some backstory!

The video is pretty much a shot for shot recreation of the seminal Penelope Spheeris music documentary “The Decline of Western Civillization Part II: The Metal Years” which you can watch for free on youtube

We tried to be as true to the period and vibe as possible, even shooting the video on film, which is a pretty rare thing these days. I’d forgotten that the limitations of film force you to make decisions on the go, not shooting forever to assemble to final product in post. Much like the whole album, which was recorded to tape over 3 days with the greatest rhythm section on the planet (Jon Wurster and Jason Narducy), we were focussed, streamlined and committed.

Now for the paid subs, here is the “Heavy Metal” demo I did for the band to learn the song before we recorded, as well as LOTS of behind the scenes photos from the video shoot day… ENJOY