We obviously have a deep appreciation for gory and/or twisted music videos on Bloody-Disgusting, as evidenced by our Twisted Music Video of the Week series. But we’re not the only ones who appreciate them. It turns out that electronic musician Ghastly also has a soft spot for these kinds of videos and he’s all about bringing ones that will make you go, “What the fuck?”
Below you’ll see several videos that fit the above description as well as get a chance to see what Ghastly is all about. Have fun and make sure to be careful where you watch these as they’re most certainly NSFW!
Also, make sure to pick up some of Ghastly’s tracks via iTunes.
5. Suicide Silence – “You Only Live Once”
Suicide Silence is one of the best metal bands in my opinion. The almighty Mitch Lucker appears in his final Suicide Silence music video for the song “You Only Live Once” where he and the rest of the band are placed in front of a shooting range and riddled with bullets. If you like guns, blood, metal music, and bazooka wielding priests – – then this video was made for you.
4. Renaldo and the Loaf – “Songs for Singling Larvae”
Anyone else remember taking five hits of acid and being kidnapped by a crackhead when you were about 6 years old? Me either, but holy hell somebody save that kid!
3. Health – “We Are Water”
The song by itself is almost too much noise for most people (not yours truly and hopefully not mine truly) but paired with this video, it is given a definite meaning. I’m not sure what the hell that meaning is but I can’t lie and say that the ending of this video doesn’t give me the chills every, single, time. Witness what appears to be a red dress wearing damsel in distress running from a man wearing nothing but his bloody underwear and a machete. Once again this ending, it will make you feel something, an emotion I believe is cross blended with happiness, fear, bloodlust, and just a dash of beauty.
2. Waking The Cadaver – “Blood Splattered Satisfaction” AND Putrid Pile – “Blood Fetish”
Why did I choose 2 videos for 2nd place? Well, cause they’re the same exact music video. Describing one describes the other, for example:
This is one for those who like when the bad guy wins and really don’t like teenage girls. The narrator chimes in at the intro with a cryptic message about a killer and a young girl is kidnapped and slaughtered by a man with an exceptional chin beard in some dark and hazy shack and victoriously gets away with it. But I think my personal favorite part of the music video is the bands awkward stances and the frozen camera angles while they headbang in front of their friends hi-8 camcorder. Jam packed with plenty of inhale pig squeals, bludgeoning guitar licks, and intestines, why not?
1. Aphex twin – “Come to Daddy”
Aphex Twin is one of the best musicians of all time, yes it’s a fact. I was smoking a bowl of some really strong stuff when I witnessed the “Come To Daddy” video for the very first time and I couldn’t look at televisions or kids the same ever again. There’s something very primal and primitive about humans enjoying fear, it lets us know we aren’t safe and that darkness is alive and well and even if we don’t see it in our day to day lives, it’s there, inside the TV, in alley ways, and even in the children were raising, waiting for you to drop your guard. If you pause the video and don’t finish it, you might skip a nightmare or ten but stop hiding from fear, embrace it and enjoy it, become it’s friend, monsters are a lot less scary when they’re on your team.
Ghastly online:
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Tour dates:
Fri 09 Oct 2015 Foundation Nightclub Seattle, WA, US
Wed 21 Oct 2015 Cassette Number Nine Auckland, New Zealand
Fri 30 Oct 2015 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA, US
Sat 31 Oct 2015 Shaw Conference Centre Edmonton, AB, Canada
Sun 01 Nov 2015 Day Of The Dead Festival 2015 Pomona, CA, US
Fri 13 Nov 2015 Swaxx Spokane, WA, US
Wed 18 Nov 2015 Westcott Theater Syracuse, NY, US
Thu 19 Nov 2015 Upstate Concert Hall Clifton Park, NY, US
Fri 20 Nov 2015 Tuxedo Junction Danbury, CT, US
Sat 21 Nov 2015 Webster Hall New York, NY, US
Fri 27 Nov 2015 9:30 Club Washington, DC, US
Sat 28 Nov 2015 Soundgarden Hall Philadelphia, PA, US
Tue 01 Dec 2015 Rex Theater Pittsburgh, PA, US
Wed 02 Dec 2015 The Broadberry Richmond, VA, US
Thu 03 Dec 2015 The International Knoxville, TN, US
Fri 04 Dec 2015 The Fillmore Charlotte, NC, US
Sat 05 Dec 2015 Peabody’s Virginia Beach, VA, US
Wed 27 Jan 2016 Republic New Orleans, LA, US
Thu 28 Jan 2016 The Marc San Marcos, TX, US
Sat 30 Jan 2016 The Lizard Lounge Dallas, TX, US
Sat 06 Feb 2016 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO, US
Fri 11 Mar 2016 Skyway Theatre Minneapolis, MN, US
