Five Finger Death Punch are a band that also values the creative expression of the music video, and at present they’ve returned with not one, however two new movies, which can be a part of an overarching storyline. The clips are for the present single “Times Like These” in addition to “Welcome to the Circus.”
To assist set the temper, FFDP begin off the “Times Like These” video with a sequence of stories stories that begin in 2023 with the headline, “Privacy? What? What Are You Hiding?” and proceed to evolve over time to debate points similar 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 and human cloning earlier than settling within the yr 2060 within the metropolis of Megapolis One.
It’s there {that a} black hooded Ivan Moody appears to be like out over the hologram metropolis panorama with drones circling the town and messages emblazoned on large screens that learn “See Something, Say Something.” Deciding to go away his domicile, Moody hits the damaging metropolis streets the place denizens are being rounded up for being out previous curfew. Escaping detection, he ultimately dangers every thing, assembly with Zoltan Bathory in a park who fingers him a mysterious instrument whereas each males are surveilled. The singer flees from two males tailing him, exams 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 sizzling on his tail. But as soon as once more, this particular instrument turns out to be useful as Moody enraptures the group by taking part in it, seemingly stuns his pursuer and indicators the opposite FFDP members. Where does it go from there? More motion is teased to observe in no matter their subsequent video could also be.
The two movies are supposedly tied to the band’s upcoming AfterLife graphic novel that may observe the just lately launched album of the identical identify. Guitarist Zoltan Bathory, who has dealt with most of the band’s visible representations, is answerable for the story and screenplay, and he co-directed the movies with Dale Restigini.
Both songs are featured on the band’s just lately launched AfterLife album, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart and helped the band set a Billboard report by changing into their seventh chart-topper on the Billboard Hard Rock Chart.
Check out the 2 new movies beneath, choose up the AfterLife album right here. Meanwhile, you may catch FFDP presently wrapping up one headline tour and kicking off one other earlier than years ends. Get your tickets to catch them dwell right here.
Five Finger Death Punch, “Times Like These”
Five Finger Death Punch, “Welcome to the Circus”
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