Zed Premiere Video for “Royale”; Trouble in Eden out Aug. 26
San Jose aggro heavy rockers Zed will head out this October on a run down the West Coast in order to promote their new album, Trouble in Eden. The record drops Aug. 26 via Ripple Music, and the four-piece of guitarist/vocalist Peter Sattari, guitarist Greg Lopez, bassist Mark Aceves and drummer Rich Harris have a new video for the track “Royale,” which leads off the album, providing and opening punch from which they can build moving through the tracks. Like a lot of what they do, it has a straightforward, stripped-down appeal driven by its energetic delivery and rhythmic thrust, which comes accompanied by a solid chorus.
The circumstances of the “Royale” video’s arrival are also pretty true to who they are as players. Comprised of performance footage filmed on an iPhone, a DSLR and a GoPro and edited in Final Cut Pro X, Aceves describes it below as “fully DIY,” the band having hired a director who wound up unable to make the gig. Fair enough for making the most of what they had to work with. The clip winds up benefiting from the change in camera-type, and in the spirit of Zed‘s music, it offers more than a superficial glance can really tell. Doesn’t hurt either that the track is so damn catchy.
Zed play the release show for Trouble in Eden on Aug. 19 in San Francisco at Bottom of the Hill. Info for the rest of their dates and the aforementioned comment from Aceves follow the “Royale” video, which you’ll find below.
Please enjoy:
Zed, “Royale” official video
Mark Aceves on “Royale”
“The video was filmed in mid-July and it was a fully DIY effort in that we were slated to work with a producer/director who at the last minute had some family issues come up and he just disappeared, so we decided to take things into our own hands. We had the room booked, so we invited some friends to come hang out who help set up and we filmed it in one afternoon, and I think it came out pretty good! We chose this song as it is the opening song on the album and it comes out with a bang! I think it really captures the essence of ZED, which is big riffs and hooks, being both heavy and groove oriented at the same time. This one’s a real head bobber and ass shaker!”
Trouble In Eden will be officially released on 26th August through Ripple Music.
Zed live:
19 August Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA (RECORD RELEASE PARTY!)
10 September The Uptown Oakland CA
2 October The Caravan San Jose, CA
13 October Black Water Portland, OR
14 October Skylark Seattle, WA
15 October Black Forest Eugene, OR
20 October Viper Room Los Angeles, CA
21 October Til Two San Diego, CA
22 October Dive Bar Las Vegas, NV
19 November Uptown Oakland, CA
