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Ashnikko teams up with Employed To Serve for metal version of ‘Cry’
Check out the new vid filmed inside of a crypt!
After sharing her new banger ‘Cry’ featuring Grimes last month, Ashnikko has decided to give it a bit of a metal reworking, teaming up with Employed To Serve in a crypt to do just that. Because why not, eh?
“Ashnikko films a lot of different themed videos for her YouTube channel and for the latest one she wanted to reimagine her latest single ‘Cry’ ft. Grimes and make it more metal,” Employed To Serve’s Justine explains. “As part of it, I taught her the basics of screaming and Sammy reworked the song in our backroom makeshift studio to make it more suitable for guitar. The crypt we filmed in was possibly the coolest place I’ve ever been in and there were family graves that have been there since the 1800s. When we arrived the first thing we were told was not to sit on or put our gear on the ledges as it was crumbling and below was a 50ft drop into over 500 dead bodies! That would be a horrible way to go. We filmed the whole thing live and it was all filmed on one continuous shot, we’re really pleased with how it came out and really enjoyed working with Ash on this. I’ve enjoyed how other genres collaborate more frequently with other artists and I always thought that it would be great if metal bands did the same.”
Check it out below.
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