Byzantine have released a claymation music video for their song “Harbinger“. Adrian Venti on the task of sculpting the visuals for this track. Vocalist Chris Ojeda had the following to say about it:
“This video has taken months to curate. We wanted to continue our path of handmade original artwork for this new album. My daughter Mallory and I wrote the script for the story, hired a young Claymation artist from Mexico named Adrian Venti to hand build every scene out of clay and brought Holly Grayson with Screaming Butterfly Entertainment (Justinian Code, The Cicada Tree, The Agonies) to edit all the footage to make this beautiful music video about a boy who, after losing his father, searches for his importance in life, only to be lured in by a voracious Wolf who steers the boy down a path of greed and selfishness. The boy is eventually saved by one random act of kindness towards a lone Raven. Ravens never forget.
Mallory and I are fans of all things stop motion. Movies like Fantastic Mr. Fox, Coraline, James And The Giant Peach, and music videos from Peter Gabriel, Bjork, Tool, and Primus. We modelled the main character after my six-year-old son, Henry. I hope you guys enjoy this labor of love and appreciate the amount of work and symbolism that has gone into the script, the Claymation, and the brilliant editing. Our team decided to push the creative aspect as far as we can and tell this story of a boy who just wants to be important.”
Byzantine issued their latest album “Harbginers” this past June and just about ready to hit the road for their next round of shows supporting it.
09/20 Morgantown, WV – 123 Pleasant St. (feat. Truckstop)
With Cavalera (performing “Chaos A.D.“):
09/21 Liverpool, NY – Sharkey’s (feat. Sanguisugabogg & Enforced)
With Cavalera (performing “Chaos A.D.“) & Fear Factory (performing “Demanufacture“):
09/23 Norwalk, CT – District Music Hall
09/24 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground (no Cavalera)
09/25 Fort Wayne, IN – Pierre’s
09/26 Des Moines, IA – Val-Air Ballroom
With Fear Factory (performing “Demanufacture“):
09/27 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
09/28 St. Louis, MO – Red Flag (feat. Cavalera)
10/21 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
10/23 Birmingham, AL – Work Play
With Woorms:
10/24 New Orleans, LA – Twist Of Lime
With Fear Factory (performing “Demanufacture“):
10/25 Destin, FL – Club LA
10/26 Orlando, FL – Beacham
10/27 St. Pete, FL – Jannus Live
10/29 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
With Pissing Razors & Single Bullet Theory:
11/01 Bensalem, PA – Broken Goblet
11/02 Sabbatus, ME – Mixers
11/03 Westfield, MA – Gabes 252
