CONTRACULT - "The Infirmary"

CONTRACULT: industrial-metal powerhouse drops "The Infirmary" music video for Halloween

The official music video for Contracult's new single, "The Infirmary" is streaming now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr6ycCKRdLs&t=4s

The video, inspired by silent films and '80s classics, was created by Slashtag Cinema, the horror production company founded by Contracult frontman Svart (a.k.a Travis Bacon), director Kyle Kouri, and acclaimed visual artist Dylan Garret Smith. Kouri states: "I wanted to create a three-and-a-half minute little horror movie that felt and looked like Metropolis meets Re-Animator meets Weekend at Bernie's. Travis and I both appreciated the comedy of the plot, and the low budget '80s vibe of the set and shots, but we also wanted there to be a real sense of grief in this video. 'The Infirmary' is about a man helping his partner in an assisted suicide and the long process of saying goodbye afterwards. I think we were able to create an authentic mix of camp and compassion."

Svart states: "We all pity the sick and injured but one talks about the tragedy of the nurse. The ones who work day and night, feeding, dressing and cleaning their patients, for no real reward. The hours are long, the salary is small and the work can be abusive. You always resent the ones you love, in 'The Infirmary.'"

Having parted ways with Roadrunner Records, LA-based industrial-metal band Contracult comes into its own on its first independent album, The New Torment, out November 4th on the band's own Hogwasche Music label. The New Torment is a monumental achievement – a dense mix of pedal-to-the-metal beats, thick-as-tar riffs, head-spinning electronic elements, and soaring vocal hooks, for fans of Nine Inch Nails, KMFDM, Fear Factory, and Ghostemane.

"The record was written and produced during probably the most precarious time for me, says Svart. "I was diagnosed as bipolar during the creation of it. It's a piece of work I am forever proud of, but it almost killed me."

The New Torment features guest appearances by legendary vocalist Attila Csihar (Mayhem) and drummer Jon Siren (IAMX, Front Line Assembly). Revolver Magazine calls it: "Ferociously heavy industrial-metal... It's electrifying as hell."

More info: https://thechainworld.blogspot.com/2022/09/contracult-new-torment.html

Photo by Steven Anthony Roe