History Of Guns release brand new single and video: ‘What’s Buried (Will Rise)’
History Of Guns
The Hertfordshire-based industrial-postpunk band History Of Guns has released a new single, “What’s Buried (Will Rise)”, from their latest album “Half Light”. In the single the band continues to explore psychological themes, addressing the repression experienced by non-conformists and the resulting systematic amnesia. The single, inspired by Freud and Jung, features a video influenced by “The Talented Mr. Ripley” which you can see below.
“How well do we really know ourselves? The “introspection illusion” suggests that the way we view ourselves is probably inherently distorted. In terms of the conscious, the subconscious and the unconscious, how much of how we think and behave is driven by each aspect? Freud & Jung’s theories of repression say that the more you try to bury something that happened, or some aspect of your self the more it will come back in some form or other as “the return of the repressed’,” says producer and band member Max Rael.
“As for the video, I’ve always been obsessed with that kind of high contrast black white look ever since I fell in love with Orson Welles. I was watching the recent adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s Talented Mr Ripley books on Netflix, and there’s an episode where Tom and Dicky are out in this little two-man boat. Because the songs on ‘Half Light’ are aligned to the Greek Elements, I thought it’d be great to have this video in black and white, with shots of submerged objects floating to the surface. We had some help from ace director and VFX supremo Howard Gardner. I think the end result is intriguing, and a bit wrong, but hopefully wrong in a good way!”
The full album “Half Light” was mixed by Max Rael and Caden Clarkson, produced by Rael, and mastered by Pete Maher (known for his work with U2, Pixies, and Depeche Mode). On this album, founding members Del Alien (vocals) and Max Rael (keyboards, programming) are joined by guitarist Caden Clarkson (the newest member of History Of Guns). The album is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp.
The new album (released via the Liquid Len Recording Company) was previewed by the singles “No Longer Earthbound” and “When You Don’t Matter”.
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