Video Premiere: OPETH's 'Era'

“Era”, the new video from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, can be seen below. The beautifully shot, cinematic clip was directed by Markus Hofko and features stunning visuals that perfectly sync with the band’s dynamic music.

Commented OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt: “I have to say our involvement in the making of the ‘Era’ video was so minimal we can’t take credit either for or against its brilliance.

“We did 3D scans of our bodies (clothed) in Munich during the last European tour. I remember everyone was extremely tired and probably slightly hungover. The director just placed us in a ice-cold room and then scanned us with something that looked like a flashing hairdryer. Done! We’ve done our part for the video. Next!

“During the process of finishing the piece, it got clear to me that it really works with the song. That’s something I was involved in actually, picking the song. It’s extremely difficult. Which song to choose? How do I know what works best for this format? Well, I don’t. I picked a song from the record that has a strong chorus. Slightly old-school way of thinking, I guess, but ultimately it didn’t matter all that much to me.

“The video is nice. I dig it. It’s slightly on the pretentious side, but hey, works for me! And like I said, it really works with the overall vibe of the song. Lyrically and musically and definitely emotionally.”

“Era” is taken from OPETH‘s twelfth album, “Sorceress”, which was released at the end of September.

For the band’s first effort for Nuclear Blast via OPETH‘s imprint label Moderbolaget Records, the group returned to Rockfield Studios in Wales, also home to pivotal releases from QUEEN, RUSH and JUDAS PRIEST, where the Swedes had tracked “Pale Communion” in 2014 with Tom Dalgety

“It’s got a little bit of everything,” Åkerfeldt told Guitar World about the album’s musical direction. “There are some progressive moments, some jazz moments, some acoustic things. And even though it’s not a death-metal record, it’s still got some really heavy moments in there as well.”

Fonte: Blabbermouth.net