Alluvial Released a Violent, NSFW Video for “Death Is But A Door”
Deathcore outfit Alluvial have a new EP coming in several weeks titled Death Is But A Door and to hype it up ahead of time, the band’s released a music video for the title track that serves up a bit of wanton gun violence. As you’ll see in the video posted below, it’s not good guys gunning down bad guys, it’s more angry white dude shoots his friends because… reasons.
According to the band, the video follows the “mental and emotional descent of a man against an apocalyptic urban backdrop,” which I guess you could say that’s what’s happening there. But to me it just looks like an angry incel deciding he’s just gonna shoot people close to him because he’s unhappy. Hey, to each their own.
The clip’s director, Juan Carlos Escobar Salazar, said he was excited to get started on the video after he was selected by the band. Having been a fan of Alluvial before getting the job, he said he was able to tune into what the band was looking for in a video for this track.
“Ever since I heard Alluvial’s Sarcoma, they quickly became one of my absolute favorite bands. As a musician myself, I was blown away by their technicality, brutality, and their devastating wall of sound in their songs. So when my friend Mada Fleming introduced me to Kevin Muller literally a couple months ago, he mentioned the possibility of collaborating on a music video for a song in their upcoming EP. I was more than thrilled!
“Through a phone call, Wes Hauch and Kevin gave me the premise of what they had in mind for the video. After knowing what their vision was, I reached out to the incredibly talented actor, writer, producer, and director Nickolas Jacobs and through a lot of work and ingenuity, we delivered a piece that encapsulates the vision of the band and the atmosphere of the song. As a cinematographer, I had a lot of fun creating this; as a musician and a huge fan, it was an honor being part of this project with Alluvial and Nuclear Blast Records.”
Death Is But A Door will be released on January 12 via Nuclear Blast Records. You can preorder your copy today. The band also has some tour dates lined up for early 2024 that you can check out below the video.
ALLUVIAL ON TOUR:
WITH VEIL OF MAYA + ANGELMAKER:
1/19 — Green Bay, WI — Epic Events Center
1/20 — Madison, WI — Majestic Theatre
1/21— Indianapolis, IN — Hi-Fi
1/23 — St. Louis, MO — Red Flag
1/24 —Columbia, MO — Blue Note
1/26 —Denver, CO — Gothic
1/27 — Colorado Springs, CO — Black Sheep
1/29 — Los Angeles, CA — El Rey
1/30— Mesa, AZ — Nile Theater
2/1 — Houston, TX — Scout Bar
2/2 —Austin, TX — Empire Garage
2/3 —New Orleans, LA — Southport Hall
2/4 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade (Heaven)
2/6 — Charlotte, NC — The Underground
2/8— Baltimore, MD — Soundstage
2/9 —Hartford, CT — Webster Underground
2/10 —Harrisburg, PA — HMAC
2/13 —New York, NY — Gramercy Theater*
2/14 —Pittsburgh, PA — Preserving Underground
2/15— Cincinnati, OH — Bogart’s
2/16— Joliet, IL — The Forge
