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\nFollowing the release of the stunning video singles for \u201cDefenders Of B\u00fa-Tik Palace\u201d and \u201cSail Into The Sunset\u2019s Fire\u201d from their forthcoming new full-length B\u00fa-Tik, Taiwanese metal ensemble CHTHONIC are pleased to unleash their latest work of cinematic magnificence in the form of \u201cSupreme Pain For The Tyrant.\u201d<\/p>\n
The video carries on the band\u2019s mission to build awareness of the myths of Taiwan and the tragic events in their country\u2019s history. On April 24, 1970, a member of the World United Formosans for Independence, Peter Huang, attempted to assassinate Chiang Ching-kuo, who was the Vice Premier of the Republic of China at the time, in front of the Plaza Hotel in New York. The attempt failed, however, when pushed to the ground by security personnel, Huang shouted, \u201cLet me stand up like a Taiwanese!\u201d<\/p>\n
While the theme of the song \u201cSupreme Pain For The Tyrant\u201d is about assassination, the music video recounts a story in which CHTHONIC members travel through time and space to penetrate into a reception held after Nazi Germany and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) government inked a deal on military cooperation in Shanghai in the 1930s to assassinate the officials.<\/p>\n
The video is a collaboration between film directors Cheng Wen-tang and Chang Yih-feng, was shot inside the Kaohsiung Museum of History and includes group dance, combat fighting, gambling tables, alcohol and more as well as the fundamental elements of the golden age in Shanghai. Two buses were hired to move the entire crew to Kaohsiung. Additionally, renowned choreographer Bulareyaung Pagarlava (Cloud Gate Dance Theatre) led a group of Department of Dance students from National Taiwan University of Arts to work on the dance segments of the clip.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a rare experience that gives me a chance to work with a different genre of music,\u201d said Bulareyaung, who choreographed for heavy metal music for the first time. \u201cI was determined to take part in creating the music video when I heard the phrase \u2018let me stand up like a Taiwanese\u2019 in the song.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martial arts director Yang Chih-lung again directed the action part. Different from the video for \u201cDefenders of B\u00fa-Tik Palace,\u201d the action scenes in the latest clip are more close quarters combat style. At first, CHTHONIC members thought things would be easier without having to dangle from suspension wire, however, the shooting turned out to be equally challenging.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe director asked for a real fight, so we did, and got bruises all over our arms and legs,\u201d elaborates vocalist Freddy Lim. In fact, Freddy and guitarist Jesse Liu even harmed the actor who posed as their rival in the shooting. \u201cBefore the director called a stop, I was already apologizing. I saw the guy bleeding after he was hit by me,\u201d Liu said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard enough to write music, but it\u2019s even more tiring to shoot a music video,\u201d adds bassist Doris Yeh, who took part in the entire production process. \u201cBut I have to say that a video tells a story very well, and CHTHONIC\u2019s music is especially suitable for a music video, because it contains a strong sense of history. I learned a lot in shooting these three music videos; I would love to have the opportunity to work with more directors.\u201d She also thanked the Kaohsiung City Government and the Film Development and Production Center under the city\u2019s Bureau of Cultural Affairs for their assistance. \u201cA historical scene is the key to the success of the music video; we\u2019re grateful that the city would allow us to shoot the video in a historic building, and provided us all kinds of support in our work.\u201d<\/p>\n
View the exclusive video premiere of \u201cSupreme Pain For The Tyrant,\u201d courtesy of Revolver Magazine, at THIS LOCATION<\/a>.<\/p>\n CHTHONIC\u2019s seventh studio recording, B\u00fa-Tik, was recorded at Sweden\u2019s Sweetspot Studio by producer Rickard Bengtson, who also worked on 2011\u2019s critically-lauded Takasago Army full-length. Centered around the story of the 228 Massacre, the B\u00fa-Tik Palace and the Mirror Of Retribution, B\u00fa-Tik highlights what bassist Doris Yeh describes as \u201crighteous violence, justifiable defense, and the armed spirits!\u201d<\/p>\n B\u00fa-Tik B\u00fa-Tik will be released in North America via Spinefarm Records US digitally on June 18, 2013 and on CD June 25 2013. For pre-orders, point your browser HERE<\/a>. Following the release of the stunning video singles for \u201cDefenders Of B\u00fa-Tik Palace\u201d and \u201cSail…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34034\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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