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Ashes of Iron Post Stop-Motion Video for “Dances of Vanity”


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I don’t know much about anything and I know next to nothing about most things, but I do know that stop-motion animation is hard as hell. My understanding is it’s hard as hell when you have a big-time corporate budget behind you, so, like everything, one imagines it’s even more difficult for an independent band — or, in the case of UK psych-prog rockers Ashes of Iron, for guitarist Tom Hoad — to dedicate the necessary time to such an endeavor. That only makes the results in the new Ashes of Iron video for “Dances of Vanity” more impressive.

The track comes from the band’s upcoming EP. When that’s expected out, I don’t know. What’s it called? How many songs are on it? Self-release? Physical pressing? I don’t know. I told you, not much about anything. But “Dances of Vanity” is the first audio from the Sunderland five-piece since the single “Idiot” followed up their self-titled debut in 2012, and while their moniker is deathcore-confrontational, or at very least ultra-dudely-doom, a progressive psychedelic rock pervades the track itself, smoothly textured and engagingly atmospheric across a six-plus-minute span as we see a body come together in the video to likewise hypnotic effect.

More to come on the Ashes of Iron EP when I hear it, but if you don’t know the band, the clip came out the other day and is a suitable introduction. As always, I hope you enjoy:

Ashes of Iron, “Dances of Vanity” official video

Ladies & Gentlemen, Many 100s of hours in the making and something us all in Ashes Of Iron are very proud of creating.

Please take a moment to wrap your eyes & ears around our new song and video from our forthcoming EP.

Dances Of Vanity is off our forthcoming EP. Video created by Tom Hoad. Thanks to Neil “The Beast” Bassett for recording & mixing and Tom Fletcher for playing the Lapsteel.

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One Response to “Ashes of Iron Post Stop-Motion Video for “Dances of Vanity””

  1. Tom Hoad says:

    Cheers JJ, thanks for sharing. \m/

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