Finland's melodic death superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM have just released an official animated video for the track "Hexed", the title track from their 10th studio release. The RMIT University in Australia spent the last 15 weeks working on the video, resulting in a black and white animated clip. Producers Aaron McLoughlin & Simon Norton spent around 3000 working hours with their team to create the video.
Aaron states: "As always, we like to come up with something that suits what the band is all about, so we drew inspiration from the song lyrics as well as the monochromatic imagery found in Children of Bodom’s videos and album art. We decided a black and white horror film would be cool - set on a lake, of course! And we had to include a Roy cameo appearance, obviously! Although Hexed is a fast track, it’s also particularly measured in the way it plays out over the 5-minute duration, so part of the fun was crafting a cinematic narrative that flows with the amazing technical precision of the music. The animation students at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia are some of the most talented rising stars in the world, and I think they’ve done a terrific job on this project. Animating metal videos is such a fun thing to do at university, and the team felt very honoured creating this film for Children of Bodom."
Bassist Henkka adds: “It’s such a cool thing to have a video of one my favourite tracks of the album. And the fact it’s made by Aaron and his 25 students in Australia is even cooler. The black and white calm mood suits perfectly to this not-so-calm song. The lake and it’s reflection makes a perfect ending for it.“
Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/oDeH1XJ9Tzo
Credits:
- Created by students in the Bachelor of Design (Animation & Interactive Media) program at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia
- Directed by Lucas Cappy & James McIntosh
- Animated by Zachary Bossie, Elizabeth Brown, Jordan Caine, Lucas Cappy, Claire Gibson, Cassidy Liddle, James McIntosh, Nathaniel Ng, May Nichols, Kate Schumann, Debrina Setiawan, Yifan Shi, Oscar Song, Jale Soysal, William Thomasz, Song Yingxue, Bao Yiquian
- Produced by Aaron McLoughlin & Simon Norton
The new masterpiece from Finland's melodic death superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM, »Hexed«, again entered the official charts worldwide.
Order the album here: http://nblast.de/COBHexed or here http://shop.cobhc.com
If you missed the videos for any of the singles, check them out below:
- "Hecate's Nightmare" Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/s-K8b-y3eDg
- "Platitudes And Barren Words" Music Video: https://youtu.be/8F_ws83QcSQ
- "This Road" Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/qIsbxH7k4Sc
- "Under Grass And Clover" Music Video: https://youtu.be/1gpfzCxiQ-A
»Hexed« saw the return to Finland’s Danger Johnny Studios where they were reunited with Mikko Karmila (I Worship Chaos, Halo Of Blood, Hatebreeder, Follow the Reaper & Hate Crew Deathroll) who recorded everything except keyboards and also produced the album with the band. Janne Wirman recorded keyboards at Beyond Abilities Studios. The album was mixed and mastered at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland.
COB Tourdates:
2019:
w/ BRYMIR, BLOODRED HOURGLASS
- 05.12. FIN Seinäjoki - Rytmikorjaamo
- 06.12. FIN Oulu - Club Teatria
- 07.12. FIN Tornio - Club Teatria
- 10.12. FIN Helsinki - Tavastia-klubi
- 11.12. FIN Tampere - Pakkahuone
- 12.12. FIN Turku - Logomo
- 13.12. FIN Jyväskylä - Lutakko *SOLD OUT*
- 14.12. FIN Jyväskylä - Lutakko *SOLD OUT*