Flogging Molly release new music video for ‘A Song Of Liberty’
FLOGGING MOLLY have released a new music video!
The new music video, for the track A Song Of Liberty, is taken iconic Celtic punk band’s upcoming album Anthem, which is scheduled to be released this Friday via Rise Records. The video sees the band join forces with renowned Ukrainian animators/filmmakers, The Mad Twins, who have created award winning videos for SOCIAL DISTORTION, NOFX, JOSH FREESE and more.
Speaking about the video, The Mad Twins explain, “We were working on this video for three months under air alerts and constant shelling of our country. Dave and Bridget got in touch with us for this very special song, which is meant to tell the Easter Rising story and highlight the universal message of nations who fought for their independence and identity. These are idealists who will fight and die for their ideas. We connected the story with the reality we are experiencing in Ukraine. Generations who went through two world wars paid with their blood for peace. Modern generations have grown up in a world where it is easy to take things for granted. We had calls with Dave talking about the video development where Dave exclaimed indignantly ‘What?! Again?! People have to go through war again?!’ We’ve been going through this for over six months now: life plans stopped, our friends were drafted, some of them have already been killed, friends’ homes have been destroyed or looted, the lucky ones have been evacuated to a safer region or abroad. Generations of Ukrainians have been traumatised for a lifetime.”
FLOGGING MOLLY guitarist/vocalist Dave King adds, “It’s a song of freedom, which I wrote as a recounting of a dark period in Irish history. But suddenly the injustice, and the fight against it, became current events. And so our Ukrainian friends, who’ve had their freedom taken away from them, created something with it that seeks to inspire hope in everyone.”
Watch the official video for A Song Of Liberty here:
Anthem is set for release on September 9th via Rise Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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