Weedeater: Mancoon & Turkey Warlock – new video

 

WEEDEATER's new video for ‘Mancoon’ and ‘Turkey Warlock’, tunes taken from the band's latest effort entitled ‘Jason… The Dragon’, released in March 2011 through Southern Lord Records, was imagined by director David Brodsky “as a heavy metal fairy tale that takes a nightmarish turn. The story begins when a smug, well-dressed gentleman and a man in a raccoon mask steal the band members from their couch-slumber. It doesn’t end well for them.” ‘Jason… The Dragon’ was recorded and mixed by the legendary Steve Albini at Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago, and mastered by the equally legendary John Golden at Golden Studios in Southern California.

“Oh, and don’t forget physical abuse, because over the two years they spent touring, off and on, in support of 2007's ‘God Luck And Good Speed’, WEEDEATER's accident-prone musicians managed to tear themselves some knee ligaments (drummer Keith “Keko” Kirkum), break pinky fingers (bassist Dave Shepherd) and, best of all, blow off a few toes with a shotgun (vocalist and bassist “Dixie” Dave Collins)! All of which begs the question: does Southern Lord offer its acts health insurance?” asks Eduardo Rivadavia in his witty review of ‘Jason… The Dragon’. “Don’t panic, now, the new material still comes familiarly slathered in the grimiest of guitar tones, fuzziest feedback, growliest bass, rowdiest drum work, not to mention Dixie's inimitable alligator croak, all of which wrestle for supremacy both on their trademark zombie marches (‘Hammerhandle’, ‘Turkey Warlock’, ‘Long Gone’, etc.) and occasional grinds in double time ( ‘Mancoon’, ‘Homecoming’, the title track) … and the album-closing ‘Whiskey Creek’ amusingly sounds like a banjo taking a shower. Funny guys, WEEDEATER, and we’re not just laughing at their various injuries, either, but rather ‘Jason… The Dragon’s admirable musical merits, of course. That’s entertainment.”

WEEDEATER features: Dave “Dixie” Collins – vocals and bass, Dave Shepherd – guitar and Keith Kirkum – drums.