Cryptopsy Premiere Short Film for An Insatiable Violence

While only a year removed from winning a JUNO Award, Cryptopsy are already outdoing themselves. The most vile band in death metal have graced the cover of Decibel and snatched Metal Injection’s Artist of the Month, leading metal maniacs to quickly devour their latest offering. An Insatiable Violence has amassed more than one million streams while vaulting to #6 on the Billboard Current Hard Music Album chart in the U.S. So of course, they still have another shocking treat hidden up their longsleeves.

Over the past four months, Cryptopsy have been revealing their new album’s eerily prescient vision through a steady, albeit unsettling stream of cryptic video clips. “When we were thinking of a unique way to promote An Insatiable Violence, Flo came up with a killer concept of sharing one part from each song before the album came out”, says the band’s vocalist Matt McGachy. “We ended up expanding on that idea by using those pieces to create a short film”.

Today, in honor of their latest malicious mutation, the band are premiering the full short film for An Insatiable Violence with their fellow Canadian horror fiends at Rue Morgue.

“The concept of the film for An Insatiable Violence is about a person that desperately wants to be a popular social media influencer”, McGachy continues. “The scenes dance through the protagonist’s day-to-day relationship with content creation and how their audience reacts to it. It’s an insatiable violence and a truly saddening reality of humanity’s relationship with social media”.

Watch the short film for An Insatiable Violence on Rue Morgue’s website.

https://rue-morgue.com/cryptopsy-short-film-an-insatiable-violence.

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The concept behind Cryptopsy’s ninth album appeared to vocalist Matt McGachy in a dream. But An Insatiable Violence mirrors our all-too-real addiction to social media. The short film documents the blistering rise and brutal downfall of an influencer. As the band tear through a medley composed from the many headbanging grooves that highlight all eight new tracks, our heroine stomachs the rising cost of fame, only to end up paying the ultimate price.

“The life of content creators can be far more detrimental compared to day-to-day social media users” McGachy says. “The short film weaves between the audience worshiping the protagonist, losing interest, turning against her and eventually just ignoring her efforts. In a last ditch effort for attention the protagonist takes her own life in the search of eternal fame”.

The short film for An Insatiable Violence was written and directed by Christopher Kells.

“Creating an 8-part mini series for Cryptopsy’s An Insatiable Violence was no easy task”, Kells says. “Matt and I cultivated stories based off of his lyrics and decided to give an awkward and uncomfortable view into a fictitious influencer’s mind.

“The videos explore the grotesque and isolating effects of digital culture, influencer obsession and the decay of self-worth in a hyper-connected world. Actress Lisa McCormack dove right into the character development and gave it her all as our influencer. The fast-paced imagery and visuals mirror the psychological descent of an online persona from idolized content creator to digital burnout and eventual madness.

“Everyone involved — from the crew to the cast — brought an incredible level of focus and professionalism to the shoot. There was a shared understanding that we were there and focused to create something truly strange, visceral and creatively unhinged. That energy was essential to me not only as a director but as a  fan of the band and it mirrored the chaotic intensity and experimental spirit of Cryptopsy’s music”.

Additional video credits

Cryptopsy
Matt McGachy
Flo Mounier
Christian Donaldson
Oli Pinard

Actress
Lisa McCormack

Steadycam
Franz Stapelberg

Lighting
Giuseppe Calvinisti

Makeup
Ruby Pearls

Recording, Mixing & Mastering
Christian Donaldson

Assistant Mixing
Dominic Grimard

Extras
Stéphane Dèls
Philippe Langelier
Odin Langelier
Paul Zinay
Jean-Francois Boivin
Jeff Mott
Naenia Lavoie
Philippe Brousseau
Liz Imperiale
Mihaela Petrescu
Christophe Gagné
Jason Greenberg
Martin Gendreau
Nicolas Lauzon
Philippe McGinnis
Timothy Liam Gallaher-Maselli
Tina Gallaher
Caleb Purtell
Maxime St-Pierre
Guillaume N.
Charly
Pras
Andrew Paré
Pierre-François Bouchard

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