Industrial metal trio Contracult have released a video for their new single “The Infirmary“. Overseen by the band-affiliated Slashtag Cinema, director Kyle Kouri offered of the video:
“I wanted to create a three-and-a-half minute little horror movie that felt and looked like Metropolis meets Re-Animator meets Weekend at Bernie’s. Travis and I both appreciated the comedy of the plot, and the low budget ’80s vibe of the set and shots, but we also wanted there to be a real sense of grief in this video. ‘The Infirmary‘ is about a man helping his partner in an assisted suicide and the long process of saying goodbye afterwards. I think we were able to create an authentic mix of camp and compassion.”
The band’s frontman Svart (aka Travis Bacon), commented:
“We all pity the sick and injured but one talks about the tragedy of the nurse. The ones who work day and night, feeding, dressing and cleaning their patients, for no real reward. The hours are long, the salary is small and the work can be abusive. You always resent the ones you love, in ‘The Infirmary.'”
A November 04th release has been set for the band’s album “The New Torment“.
