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[NSFW] Society 1 Releases A Seriously Controversial Video For ‘Kill Me’

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Society 1 has never really seen a point in steering away from controversy and their latest video for Kill Me proves that. Featuring singer Lord Zane as both Jesus AND Hitler, the video is a chaotic, frenzied montage of blood, breasts, swastikas, and sadomasochistic violence. In an interview with The Guantlet, Zane explains that his demise from crucifixion, auto-erotic asphyxiation, and blood-letting during an orgy are relevant to the theme of the song. As for his portrayal of Hitler? Apparently it’s a nod to an inside joke between him and several of his friends.
Check out the NSFW video below.

Okay, so here’s my issue with this video: I don’t care about the crucifixion. That isn’t necessarily something one can connect specifically with Jesus Christ. Countless people were crucified over time. All Jesus did was just make it really popular. 
I don’t care about the auto-erotic asphyxiation. Yes, David Carradine died that way. However, it’s part of a lifestyle that people embrace and, if they are safe about it and well informed, know how to control.
I don’t care about the blood-letting during an orgy. Blood play is a known fetish, so…whatever. Don’t be an idiot, get plenty of fluids in your body, and know your physical anatomy well enough to avoid hitting anything major. 
But Hitler? Really??? What was the point of portraying him in the video aside from causing controversy? Zane himself said that it was a representation of his bad karma over the past several years (source) but that doesn’t explain the need to portray him. Even if there is some greater message that I’m apparently not getting, why not change the swastika a little bit, change the appearance a tad (a full moustache wouldn’t make the image suddenly indecipherable), and there ya go! You’ve got the tyrannical dictator down pat and people can make their own associations. Trust that your audience can figure things out. People aren’t as dumb as the Internet makes them out to be. Quite the opposite actually.
Using Hitler to incite controversy and attract attention is a shallow move. Putting a bit of thought and effort into creating something that people have to think about is far more effective than shoving the obvious in their faces. 
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“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

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It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.

Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.

Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.

“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.

“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”

You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…

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