Generally speaking, I think 'scene' bands who make videos hurt themselves more than help themselves due to 99.99999% of EVERY video they churn out being so dreadfully bad, cliche & cheesy that they're almost embarrassing to even watch. Between all the blood, anti-religious imagery, fetish this & domination that, mutilation (usually self), plastic guns & rubber knives, electrical tape, standing on podiums in front of crowds, "rocking out" on unplugged keyboards while pressing the keys ever so aggressively, trying to mimic 90's era Marylin Manson "move body parts really fast!" imagery, knee high combat boots, YouTube ripped footage of war (specifically WWI) imagery and Nazis marching, inserting political speeches or statements from Bush and/or foreign dictators, avoiding swinging lightbulbs in dark rooms with blood on the walls, girls kissing each other like it's still a taboo thing, crawling on floors all creepy-like towards the camera, white flash editing, etc etc etc etc etc etc... scene videos are as trite, predictable, lame, wannabe 'alternative' or 'edgy', unmemorable, cliche & rehashed as most of the scene music has become. And what's really unnerving is how many people say shit like "great video!" when this visual vomit is uploaded for viewing, especially when I can count on one hand - personally speaking - how many were actually GOOD or at least sort of unique or clever.
