Sylosis Releases "Leech" Animated Music Video

Despite the name, Sylosis' forthcoming release "Dormant Heart" is not a peaceful album: it’s about a powerful force unleashing anger against everyday injustice and a sleeping society that lets these things wash over them, which is highlighted by the band's graphic new video for the track "Leech."

Although the video is animated, the content is not for the faint hearted. Due to the nature of the video, it won't be available on YouTube - fans can however watch it at Kerrang here.

The video was animated by Oliver Jones of Better Feeling Films in the U.K. It took five hours to film the band and story footage and roughly 60 days to animate. Oliver was the only person working on the project, from shooting the live action footage to animating the entire video. The process he used is called "rotoscoping," which involves tracing over footage, frame by frame.

Sylosis frontman Josh commented: "Leech is the second single off the new album. I would say the album is probably our heaviest to date but this song showcases a more melodic and stripped back side to what we do. It's a really dark, sinister doomy sounding song and we thought it would be cool to try something a bit different for the video and have it reflect the vibe of the music. We've always wanted to have an animated music video and it allows for a bit more creativity and makes it stand out."