5 Finger Dying Punch are a band that also values the inventive expression of the music video, and as we speak they’ve returned with not one, however two new movies, which might be a part of an overarching storyline. The clips are for the present single “Instances Like These” in addition to “Welcome to the Circus.”
To assist set the temper, FFDP begin off the “Instances Like These” video with a sequence of stories experiences that begin in 2023 with the headline, “Privateness? What? What Are You Hiding?” and proceed to evolve through the years to debate points comparable to digital security, the implementation of a nationwide curfew, a change within the nationwide forex, hacker teams, synthetic intelligence, the changing of the Supreme Court docket and human cloning earlier than settling within the yr 2060 within the metropolis of Megapolis One.
It is there {that a} black hooded Ivan Moody seems to be out over the hologram metropolis panorama with drones circling town and messages emblazoned on huge screens that learn “See One thing, Say One thing.” Deciding to go away his domicile, Moody hits the harmful metropolis streets the place denizens are being rounded up for being out previous curfew. Escaping detection, he ultimately dangers all the things, assembly with Zoltan Bathory in a park who palms him a mysterious instrument whereas each males are surveilled. The singer flees from two males tailing him, assessments out the instrument and mysteriously vanishes because the preliminary video involves an finish.
The motion picks up within the “Welcome to the Circus” video, as Moody has escaped right into a membership with the 2 pursuers scorching on his tail. However as soon as once more, this particular instrument is useful as Moody enraptures the group by taking part in it, seemingly stuns his pursuer and indicators the opposite FFDP members. The place does it go from there? Extra motion is teased to comply with in no matter their subsequent video could also be.
The 2 movies are supposedly tied to the band’s upcoming AfterLife graphic novel that may comply with the not too long ago launched album of the identical identify. Guitarist Zoltan Bathory, who has dealt with lots of the band’s visible representations, is accountable for the story and screenplay, and he co-directed the movies with Dale Restigini.
Each songs are featured on the band’s not too long ago launched AfterLife album, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart and helped the band set a Billboard report by turning into their seventh chart-topper on the Billboard Arduous Rock Chart.
Try the 2 new movies under, choose up the AfterLife album right here. In the meantime, you may catch FFDP at present wrapping up one headline tour and kicking off one other earlier than years ends. Get your tickets to catch them reside right here.
5 Finger Dying Punch, “Instances Like These”
5 Finger Dying Punch, “Welcome to the Circus”
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