B.A.N Digs...Fan Videos That REALLY Do Work!

Search for any moderately well known band on Youtube and you will finds a huge amount of music videos, made by fans for certain songs. Now, 99 out of 100 of these tend to be rubbish. The footage doesn't flow with the music, it doesn't capture the mood and may just be simply inappropriate to the song. I don't want to put a downer on the people who like to make these videos at all, I think it's a lovely demonstration of a labour of love. Some of these, however, stand out against the rest. Videos that have been inspired and well thought out, and I'm going to show you a few personal favourites now.

First up is ALEATTITUDE's video for Melvins 'A History of Bad Men', featuring footage from the film 'Sin City'.

The 'music-meets-movie' is probably the most common kind of fan-made video. Here's another, this one from CubicleWarfare666: High on Fires' 'Turk' meets 'Braveheart'.

I'm not the biggest fan of Braveheart but High on Fire music set to scenes of war is just gorgeous!

Next is The Hidden Hand's 'Vulcans Children' by Akultra, reposted by WINORULES, a channel that's always a joy to visit! A psychedelic, colourful sci-fi mind rush!

The oddly named scuranima made this stunning video for the Oceansize track 'Savant'. Taken from a scene from Disney's 'Fantasia'.

Finally, my personal best, fuzzjunky's video for Kyuss' 'Molten Universe'. Lovers of the majesty and sheer fuckin' BIGNESS of nature will love this one. A perfect example of getting the flow of the footage to match that of the music, therefore complimenting it and making for a fuller experience.

Well that's it for this B.A.N Digs. Savour these videos now because many have already been taken down since YouTube began cracking down on copyright infringement. Love them while you can!

Edward Gerard Brophy digs Born Again Nihilist...that's why he writes for it! :)

You Should Be Listening To...Keith Merrow

OK, so the name doesn't suggest what you're gonna get so I'll flesh it out. Keith Merrow is one of the best Tech Metal players going. A studio musician, he's something of a YouTube hero in the tech circles but, hype aside, his music is whopper! He made two self-produced EPs before releasing his first full length record on January 1st this year, 'Awaken the Stone King'. The first two records are mostly tech riff flare and groove, whereas with Stone King he goes for a more atmospheric vibe. Here's a taste from the second release, 'The Arrival':

Listen to more stuff and download his first two releases here for free: http://www.keithmerrow.com/fr_home.cfm

Edward out...

You Should Be Listening To... Truckfighters!

Sweden is the current source of the bulk of the best stoner rock going. The Swedish bands tend to a more involved and progressive style rather than simple ode-to-Sabbath fuzzery. One of the best of these is Truckfighters, who mix traditional heavy stoner rock with desert rock slickness and construct their songs with thought out tones from each instrument (even the vocals, often neglected by such bands) and wonderfully unique guitar harmonies.

See the Born Again Nihilist Youtube channel for a full playlist of 'You Should Be Listening To...' videos.

To keep up-to-date with Truckfighters: http://www.truckfighters.com/

Edward Gerard Brophy :)

B.A.N. and Things that Happen on YouTube

Just for a bitta fun, this is the very first video that appears when you search for 'bornagainnihilist' in YouTube.

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised really. Just imagine it's myself or Ste sitting behind the desk and substitute 'God' or 'Christian' with 'Nihilist'.

Edward.