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SHVPES release new music video for ‘Pain. Joy. Ecstasy. Despair.’

British alternative rock outfit SHVPES have released a brand new music video!

The new music video, for the track Pain. Joy. Ecstasy. Despair., is taken from the album of the same name. Speaking about the music video, vocalist Griffin Dickinson says, “as the title-track to our debut album, we wanted the video to tie everything we’ve been working on together and really bring the album artwork to life. From the 1920’s apothecary style aesthetic to us physically drinking from the bottles on the artwork I think we’ve managed to do just that. Throughout the video you see the band sat round a table, blindfolded, playing Russian roulette with bottles marked ‘Pain’, ‘Joy’, ‘Ecstasy’ and ‘Despair’. Pain. Joy. Ecstasy. Despair represents the emotional circle of life, it’s a statement of acceptance that we live in complete chaos and no one knows what’s coming next. We had such a great time shooting this vid because it’s just metal as fuck. I thought I was on fire after every take, but the important thing is that I wasn’t. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!”

Watch the official music video for Pain. Joy. Ecstasy. Despair. here:

The release of the new music video comes as the band are gearing up for their European and UK tour in support to metal giants TRIVIUM. UK and Ireland dates are as follows:

Feb 11: Dublin Academy, Ireland
Feb 12: Belfast Limelight, UK
Feb 14: Birmingham Institute, UK
Feb 15: Manchester Academy, UK
Feb 16: Glasgow Barrowlands, UK
Feb 17: LondonRoundhouse, UK
Feb 18: Nottingham Rock City, UK

Pain. Joy. Ecstasy. Despair. is out now via Search And Destroy/Spinefarm Records.

For more information on SHVPES like their official page on Facebook.

James Weaver

Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Distorted Sound Magazine; established in 2015. Reporting on riffs since 2012.

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