Swedish gothic metal practitioners Tribulation have unveiled a cinematic music video for their brand-new single “Murder In Red” from their upcoming album Sub Rosa in Æternum. The video was produced by Brandon McGowan featuring additional footage from Damón Zurawski, and it pays tribute to vintage Italian horror.
Watch the official video of “Murder In Red” on YouTube:
Guitarist Adam Zars explains the video:
“Draped in the velvet of violent cinema, ‘Murder in Red’ is our operatic homage to the beauty of the macabre. Haunting and deadly with a lot of encouragement from the band, Brendan went full Giallo on the video, conjuring up his inner Argento to create this truly memorable music video filled with references and passion. It was a pleasure working both with him and Damon again!”
Brendan McGowan adds:
“There’s no better way to visually embrace Tribulation’s evolution into their new sound than with a music video heavily inspired by ’80’s Giallo classics like ‘Blood and Black Lace,’ ‘Inferno,’ and, of course, ‘Suspiria.’ After hearing the first lyric, ‘I found her by the side of the road/lips still glowing like embers,’ the entire concept immediately revealed itself—Murder is terrifying, but what’s more terrifying than the self, the id, the shadow?
“Our character hasn’t simply died; she has ‘joined the dead.’ We were fortunate enough to be able to film at a number of old and allegedly haunted locations in West Virginia with tons of cooperation from the folks in town (The video’s bartender at ‘The Troubadour’ is the owner of the real Troubadour bar). Combining the psychedelic colors, nostalgic VHS footage, and Katrina’s hypnotizing and dualistic performance with the cinematic language of ’80’s Italian horror perfectly supports the eerie atmosphere of this very cool track by Tribulation. Special thanks to Damón Zurawski who returned to help with band footage and to Sylvia Poehler from The Troubadour in Berkeley Springs.”
Tribulation North American Tour Dates (Supporting Opeth):
10/11: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave / Eagles Club
10/12: Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater & Ballroom
10/14: Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
10/15: Montréal, QC @ L’Olympia
10/16: Worcester, MA @ Palladium
10/18: Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre
10/19: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
10/20: Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
10/22: Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
10/23: New Orleans, LA @ Fillmore New Orleans
10/24: Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin
10/25: Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
10/27: Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
10/29: Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
10/30: Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theater
10/31: San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Buy the tickets here.
Sub Rosa in Æternum will be released on November 1 through Century Media Records.
Preorder the album here.
Tribulation:
Johannes Andersson (Vocals/Bass)
Adam Zaars (Guitar)
Joseph Tholl (Guitar)
Oscar Leander (Drums)
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Photo courtesy of Damón Zurawski
