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Kissing Candice - Inveterate (Official Music Video)

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The “Inveterate” video showcases a new look for the band brought to life by the legendary Tom Savini and special effects artist Jason Baker. The latest in a succession of singles from New York metal outlier Kissing Candice, “Inveterate” follows the arrival of  “Tapeworm”, “Raise Her” and “Brand New Low” -a track that included a guest spot from Jamie Madrox horrorcore champs, Twiztid.

Previewing the band’s forthcoming independent full length effort MANIFEST, the track offers a modern take on nu-metal, bridging elements of electronica, industrial and metal into one seamless presentation. Turning to producer  Zach Jones (Fever 333, Chelsea Grin), “Inveterate” highlights why Kissing Candice continues to thrive on a underground level.

Paired with the arrival of the latest track, Kissing Candice have unveiled a dynamically demented new look. Recruiting legendary prosthetic makeup artist and horror icon Tom Savini for the visual upgrade, Kissing Candice also brought on Jason Baker who created the masks used by frontman Aunt Donna, along with Jeff Koncor who made the masks worn by the rest of the band. The horrific new aesthetic underscores the eerie effect of the track.

Kissing Candice guitarist Dreamer spoke about the unveiling of their latest album preview. “Inveterate is about an experience through an often treacherous path in life, where you know the outcome will be the same and one nut you can’t quit. It always results in a negative result, you could have avoided it the whole time… but you gave in.”

Vocalist Aunt Donna offered some insight on how the visual came together and how working with director Tom Flynn ultimately propelled the project to reach it’s full artistic potential. “This video captured the vibe of the song very naturally. Beginning with a completely blank slate, we put our ideas in front of the camera and let Tom Flynn interpret them and bring them to life.”

Official Kissing Candice “Inveterate” Press Release:

“Inveterate” is the latest single from KISSING CANDICE’s forthcoming album “MANIFEST”. The album was produced by Zach Jones (Fever 333, Chelsea Grin) and will also include the previous singles “Tapeworm”, “Raise Her” and “Brand New Low” which featured Twiztid’s Jamie Madrox. Recording took place at the peak of the pandemic, with no label behind them at the time, the band emptied their own pockets and also turned to fans with a perk-packed crowdfunding campaign. Immediately after the recording process was complete, live music came to a halt, but KISSING CANDICE continued to work around the clock to roll out the new album throughout the pandemic to ensure the end product was something guaranteed to decimate the metal world.

The entire recording process was captured by King Zabb (Scythe Gang 666) and will be released in documentary form later this year. “For the recording of this album, we decided to record with Zach Jones once again. Zach really brought out the best in us and gave us a much more modern and unique sound to match our image,” commented Kissing Candice bassist Mike Grippo (AKA Grip). “Zach is also a master of pulling wild sounds out of his mind and manifesting them onto the track. He will drop in instruments people haven’t heard in years and drop them in the background of the music. Just enough to where if you listen carefully there’s always something interesting going on behind the normal instrumentation in the songs we have done with him.”

Combining the grooves of early nu-metal and the pulsing electronics of industrial, with a modern aggression and edge, the New York-based band is a horrific force to be reckoned with. ““Inveterate is about an experience through an often treacherous path in life, where you know the outcome will always be the same, but you can’t stop. It always results in a negative result that you could have avoided the whole time… but you give in.” says guitarist/vocalist Dreamer. “This video captured the vibe of the song very naturally. Beginning with a completely blank slate, we put our ideas in front of the camera and let Tom Flynn interpret them and bring them to life” Vocalist ‘Aunt Donna’ says about the music video.

VIDEO CREDITS: DIRECTOR – TOM FLYNN www.instagram.com/tom.j.flynn ADDITIONAL CAMERA – ROB WAGNER www.instagram.com/robthegrip MAKE UP ARTIST/ACTRESS/ARTWORK MODEL – ANGELA DEER www.instagram.com/angelaundead ADDITIONAL ACTRESSES – @NICOLERYANTATTOOS AND @MARISSAMURDER

 

 

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