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Buy here: “Jonny and I delved extensively over the past few years into the conceptual aspects of “Moon Healer“, and there was naturally a wide array of visual imagery invoked by the subject matter. We really wanted to bring the experiences of the character in Sun Eater/Moon Healer to life. The thematic elements represented are uniquely interesting to me so I was quite enthused to be able to take on the videos for “The Agony Seeping Storm“, and now, “The Forever Rot“. I've been pretty extensively diving into video production over the last few year with director Kyle Lamar from Digital Myle on other projects, so there's a synergy that's there with us already. His camera work is incredible and he's got such a great grasp on every element of the process. Jonny, Kyle, and I really gelled (ha) together, and I think it shows in the final product. Extracting the raw, authentic elements of the song's narrative, melody, and emotion, and translating them into a visual composition has been vastly artistically fulfilling and I look forward to creating brainstorming, to filming, all the way through editing, it's such a fun process to see our ideas come to fruition. It's quite the hope you enjoy the trip!“ - Nick Schendzielos Produced by: Nick Shinz Jonny Davy Actors: Gabriel Brent Rolfson Nick Shinz Ryan Wilkes Oscar Aguilar Directed by : Nick Shinz K. Hunter Lamar Jonny Davy Special Effects: Alicia Kuiken Nick Shinz Landon Meier Key Makeup Artist: Alicia Kuiken Cinematography: Kyle Lamar Digital Myle “Moon Healer“ is a vivid illustration of what happens when creativity, aggression, and volatility tangle for the first time in years. Like the band’s critically adored, 2014-released “Sun Eater“ full-length, “Moon Healer“ is musically multifaceted, unabashedly brutal, and compellingly conceptual. Featuring a newly refreshed and reinspired lineup of frontman and co-founder Jonny Davy, guitarists Tony Sannicandro and Al Glassman, bassist Nick Schendzielos, and drummer (since 2020) Navene Koperweis, the band seamlessly picks up the mantle where Sun Eater left off. Davy furthers elaborates, “On MoonHealer, we explore a concept centered around a close friend who embarked on a relentless quest for profound enlightenment through the incessant abuse of hallucinogenic drugs, leading to a severe disconnection from reality due to the toll it took on their mental health. The song 'The Forever Rot' touches on their beliefs that human evolution and development have somehow led to the restriction of perceiving otherworldly or inter-dimensional realities and religious entities. It delves into their disconnection from the physical world and the notion that true vitality may be found in the ability to self-destruct and recreate. That some of the drugs they consumed opened these realities that evolution has closed the door on.” #jobforacowboy #progressivemetal #techdeath
