First Look: Pendulum’s Video For WITCHCRAFT
Here is your first look at the video for Pendulum‘s single Witchcraft. Electronics-infused hard rockers Pendulum are currently on tour, opening for Linkin Park, beginning January 20. Their new album, Immersion (Atlantic), comes out January 25, and the song “Witchcraft” is the lead single. Watch the video below and read what frontman Rob Swire has to say about it.
Pendulum, “Witchcraft” from Brandon Geist on Vimeo.
REVOLVER What is this song about?
ROB SWIRE The lyrics were inspired by a story I’d read in the news, sometime after finishing our second album. A guy killed his eldest daughter after an argument and it was three or four days before anyone discovered that she was dead. The father had been acting as if nothing had ever happened. Upon being interviewed by the police, the other daughters said that they’d assumed the 17-year-old had been out clubbing and had just been nursing a massive hangover.
How did you come up with the concept for the video?
Apart from the slight water theme, it doesn’t really tie into the album. I find that exercising too much control over a script can stifle the writer and director’s creativity. Sometimes it’s best to just let them do their thing, and that’s what happened here.
Apart from the slight water theme, it doesn’t really tie into the album. I find that exercising too much control over a script can stifle the writer and director’s creativity. Sometimes it’s best to just let them do their thing, and that’s what happened here.
What was the hardest part of making this video?
The hardest part of making this video was trying not to step on the fake rocks. They were just polyurethane foam covered in some breakable rock-like, in appearance, material…Very easy to break, and some poor girl was in charge of painting them and making sure they looked realistic.
The hardest part of making this video was trying not to step on the fake rocks. They were just polyurethane foam covered in some breakable rock-like, in appearance, material…Very easy to break, and some poor girl was in charge of painting them and making sure they looked realistic.
How has the fan reaction to this song been so far?
The reaction has been great. It’s one of our biggest songs at festivals and shows.
The reaction has been great. It’s one of our biggest songs at festivals and shows.
Pendulum’s explosive single “Witchcraft” is available to download on iTunes NOW and keep your ears ready for their album IMMERSION, out January 25th on Ear Storm/Atlantic Records. Catch Pendulum’s notorious live show on their arena tour as main support for Linkin Park, kicking off on Jan. 20th in Sunrise, FL and on their own headline tour dates. Confirmed tour dates below.
Pendulum Confirmed Tour Dates as Main Support for Linkin Park:
Jan. 20th Bank Atlantic Center
22nd St. Pete Times Forum
23rd Philips Arena
25th Joe Louis Arena
26th United Center
28th Xcel Energy Center
29th Sprint Center
31st The Wells Fargo Center
Feb. 1st TD Garden
4th Madison Square Garden
7th Bell Centre
8th Air Canada Centre
10th Verizon Center
11th Mohegan Sun Arena
13th U.S. Bank Arena
Pendulum Confirmed Headlining Dates with Innerpartysystem:
Feb. 5th Irving Plaza
16th Ogden Theatre
17th In the Venue
19th Showbox Sodo
20th Commodore Ballroom
23rd The Filmore
25th The Wiltern
26th House of Blues
Mar. 25th Ultra Music Festival
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