Misery Index Releases "The Harrowing" Video

Baltimore death metal outfit Misery Index has released a new video for the track "The Harrowing," available below thanks to Lambgoat.com.

The clip was directed by David Hall/Handshake Inc. and "The Harrowing" is taken from the band's new album "The Killing Gods." Regarding the new video, Director David Hall comments:

"In February, Jason Netherton asked me if I would be interested in making a second video for 'The Killing Gods' for the track 'The Harrowing.' Of course, the answer was ‘yes’ and we started talking about ideas. Jason had the concept of some sort of nefarious cult or gang that kidnaps someone, tortures them, tries to indoctrinate them, and eventually kills their victim. After some research and thought we came up with the idea of a Zodiac style outfit, just because the associated meaning is kind of open ending, and honestly, it’s creepy as hell.

"So, while the costumes were being made, Jason and I did some location scouting and watched a bunch of weird cult videos and such and mapped the basic plot. The band also had some great footage filmed in Europe on their tour last summer, so we decided to incorporate that as well. After the initial cut, I felt something was missing a bit, so we had Jeff singer/guitarist Mark Kloeppel film some footage performing the song, which was shot by Jeff Grindstopher of Grindstopher productions, and we decided to incorporate some of the killer artwork Gary Ronaldson of Bite Radius Designs had created for 'The Killing Gods' album. I feel this video is a bit of a departure from some of the stuff I normally do, which I am really happy about.

"To me this feels like a classic metal video…some great shots of the bands performing, creative footage to mirror some of the meaning of the song, and a little bit of the old ultraviolence. On a side note, when we were filming some of the Zodiac dudes in a field, a concerned citizen called the police and reported “a bunch of big, masked dudes in a field wearing crosses are up to no good.” At least the cops had a sense of humor about it when they showed up."

Misery Index is currently embarked on a North American tour, with remaining dates as follows:

May 1 Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus
May 2 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
May 3 Clifton Park, NY @ Trick Shots
May 4 Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques
May 5 Ottawa, ON @ Maverick's
May 6 Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck Bar
May 7 Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall
May 8 Columbus, OH @ Northland Performing Arts
May 9 Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry
May 10 Chicago, IL @ Live Wire Lounge