Castiel release new music video for ‘Act II: A Festering Wound’

CASTIEL have released a new music video!

The Austrian deathcore collective have unveiled the video for Act II: A Festering Wound, the second chapter taken from their forthcoming EP All Returns to Hollow and Silence, which is scheduled for release on July 24th via Seek and Strike.

Speaking about the new single, the band comments, “Act II focuses heavily on the gradual loss of a person within a relationship. The lyrics describe emotional distance, a sense of speechlessness, and the feeling of watching someone mentally disappear even though they are still physically present. Recurring themes include silence, emptiness, coldness, and the breakdown of a shared reality. The song itself is still somewhat calm in the first half and then becomes faster and more aggressive with the breakdown. This is also shown very well in the video with effects.

The video itself also has a darker colour palette. We wore black makeup and used ‘black blood’ pills to visually illustrate just how dark this song is. In the video, you see two actors who helped us bring the lyrics to life visually. The setting is a forest, which is usually associated with tranquility; we wanted to use that very contrast to frame the scene.”

Watch the official music video for Act II: A Festering Wound here:

All Returns to Hollow and Silence is set for release on July 24th via Seek and Strike Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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