Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs have partnered with Consequence of Sound’s Heavy Consequence to premiere the video for “Rubbernecker.”
Watch it here.
The track appears on the band’s third full length Viscerals, out via Rocket Recordings on April 3. It follows the previously-released video for the fearsome album opener “Reducer,” which has a battle cry of “Ego kills everything” that brings a philosophical bent to its Sabbathian abjection, here.
“The lyrics of ‘Rubbernecker’ explore feelings of desperation and eroding senses of community in a world that’s seemingly gone completely mad,” says singer Matt Baty. “The central character is the clown, who attempts to detach himself from the world he observes as chaotic and unruly. The more he isolates himself, the more he yearns for kinship but the ever growing forces that reinforce his terror of the outside keep him rooted in his confinement. It’s a sad song really.”
Director Rafael Bonilla, Jr. adds, “The video is about the band being trapped in limbo and forced to perform in a circus for the dead kids that reside there. They are watched over by a clown that kills them off one by one, kind of like a slasher film, which entertains the kids more than the circus acts. A lot of the imagery in the video is inspired by the painting ‘The Harrowing of Hell’ by Hieronymous Bosch.”
If you like Black Sabbath, Turbonegro, The Melvins, or Torche, you’ll love Pigsx7.
In other Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs news, the band has had to cancel its two upcoming U.S. headline tour dates.
“Regretfully, due to the cancellation of SXSW, our U.S. headline shows have been effected and we are now unable to play Brooklyn and L.A. this coming Friday and Sunday respectively. Refunds are available at point of purchase. We’ll be back as soon as we’re able.”
VISCERALS TRACK LISTING:
“Reducer”
“Rubbernecker”
“New Body”
“Blood And Butter”
“World Crust”
“Crazy In Blood”
“Halloween Bolson”
“Hell’s Teeth”
