French melodic metalcore outfit Novelists have unveiled a new music video for their latest single “Ravage.”
Directed by Bastien Sablé, the video was developed from a concept created by vocalist Camille Contreras, with the band opting to handle much of the production themselves rather than hand the project over to a larger production company.
According to Novelists, that hands-on approach allowed them to bring their vision for the song and its accompanying visuals to life as closely as possible.
“‘Ravage’ was never meant to play it safe. We kept pushing the track further: Heavier, more melodic, wilder… until a baroque cello somehow felt like the most natural thing in the world. The video came from exactly the same impulse. We had the budget to make life easier and hand the project over to a big production company, but we chose to produce most of it ourselves, to make that budget go as far as possible, and achieve the most ambitious result we could. There’s something very Novelists about doing everything ourselves, even when it makes our lives unnecessarily complicated, simply because we’re obsessed with bringing what’s in our heads to life exactly as we imagine it.”
The release of “Ravage” comes just ahead of Novelists‘ upcoming North American fall tour with Bilmuri and Knuckle Puck, which kicks off tomorrow, September 4th, in Orlando, FL.
The currently announced dates are:
- 09/04 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
- 09/05 North Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues
- 09/06 Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company
- 09/08 Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
- 09/10 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
- 09/11 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
- 09/12 Buffalo, NY – Buffalo RiverWorks
- 09/13 Toronto, ON – HISTORY
- 09/15 Milwaukee, WI – Landmark Credit Union Live
- 09/16 Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
- 09/18 Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! Outdoor Amphitheater
- 09/20 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
- 09/22 Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha
- 09/23 Fayetteville, AR – Ozark Music Hall
- 09/25 Albuquerque, NM – Revel
- 09/26 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
- 09/27 Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues
- 09/30 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
- 10/01 Portland, OR – MODA Center – Theater of the Clouds
- 10/03 Reno, NV – Grand Theatre at the Grand Sierra Resort And Casino
- 10/04 San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
The new music video for “Ravage” can be viewed below.
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