Long Island–based progressive and experimental metal outfit Cryptodira will unleash their Genesis Of Error EP on July 25 through Silent Pendulum Records. You can check out the new single “No Monuments” above alongside a video shot, edited, and produced by Sean Ageman of Washed Up Media.
“I’ve always been pretty passive when it comes to any involvement in direction or planning for music videos we’ve done but because we were in such a time crunch it fell to me to gather visual inspiration and put the shot list together for it,” said Cryptodira guitarist and vocalist Mike Monaco. “The main look for the video is fairly obvious, but what I did the most homework on was the way the camera moved inside the narrative.
“All of it is pulled from [Brian] De Palma and [Alfred] Hitchcock. A week ahead of shooting I rewatched Dressed To Kill, Body Double, Sisters & Vertigo — I pulled a lot of clips and we barely used a fraction. Sean Ageman was such a treat to work with and anything we pulled off was due to his savvy behind the camera and his editing. Moving forward I’m hoping to build off this video and really start to create our own unique visual style, which is mostly just stealing from guys who have fallen out of favor. That’s what so much great art is anyway!”
Genesis Of Error was recorded in Burlington, CT at Silver Bullet Studios, engineered, produced, and mixed by Greg Thomas and Chris Teti, and mastered by Will Putney. The EP will be released on limited edition vinyl in two color variants – Blue/Grey A-side/B-side w/ Bone Splatter and Grey/Blue Butterfly w/ Black Splatter – and digitally on all streaming platforms.
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