The USA Ska Punks know what it feels like to be misfits - as do the awesome animators Mad Twins - watch this great video now!
Ska-Punk sensations The Interrupters have teamed up with Ukrainian sisters Olga & Vira “Mad Twins” Ishchuk to share an animated video for the track ‘Alien‘ from their fourth studio album ‘In The Wild’.
Well known in the punk scene for their animation works for punk bands such as Social Distortion, NOFX and Flogging Molly, Mad Twins created the ‘Alien‘ video based on a plot invented by Aimee Interrupter.
Mad Twins say: “The song ‘Alien‘ spoke to us strongly because we know what it is like to be an abandoned child and a weirdo. Aimee and the guys wanted the main character to be a skeleton, and that was a challenge. In punk rock and metal there are a lot of visuals of skeletons, we wanted the main character to be different and the audience to empathize with him. The value of the song ‘Alien‘ is precisely in the openness of the emotions of suffering due to the difficulty of finding one’s place in society, which are well known to those who come to the punk rock subculture. The “happy end” at the finale of the video is not so important as the story about that the character sincerely tried to find his path. This is not the time to lie down in the pit of death, life is precious even if you are feeling yourself as an alien.”
Fresh from a month-long US headline tour, The Interrupters will be back for a selection of festival and headline shows across the UK and Europe, starting at Slam Dunk this coming Saturday. The band will also be supporting Green Day in France and The Netherlands and The Hives in Italy. See below for the full list of dates.
Tickets & info are available HERE
May 25th – Hatfield, UK – Slam Dunk
May 26th – Leeds, UK – Slam Dunk
May 28th – Lille, France – Le Splendid *
May 30th – Santiago De Compostela, Spain – O Son Do Camino [SOLD OUT]May 31st – Lisbon, Portugal – Lisboa Ao Vivo *
Jun. 1st – Madrid, Spain – Road To Rio Babel [SOLD OUT]Jun. 3rd – Valencia, Spain – Repvblicca *
Jun. 4th – Bilbao, Spain – Santana 27 *
Jun. 5th – Lyon Decines, France – LDLC Arena # [SOLD OUT]Jun. 7th – Nürnberg, Germany – Rock Im Park
Jun. 8th – Nürburgring, Germany – Rock Am Ring
Jun. 9th – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique *
Jun. 10th – Hamburg, Germany – Grosse Freiheit * [SOLD OUT]Jun. 12th – Prague, Czech Republic – Lucerna Music Bar *
Jun. 13th – Nickelsdorf, Austria – Nova Rock
Jun. 15th – Interlaken, Switzerland – Greenfield
Jun. 16th – Luxembourg, Luxembourg – Den Atelier * [SOLD OUT]Jun. 18th – Paris, France – Accor Arena # [SOLD OUT]Jun. 19th – Arnhem, The Netherlands – GelreDome # [SOLD OUT]Jun. 21st – South Tyrol, Italy – Natz Alpen Flair
Jun. 22nd – Lyon, France – Slam Dunk
Jun. 23rd – Landgraaf, The Netherlands – Pinkpop
Jun. 25th – Bologna, Italy – Sequoie Music Park +
Jun. 27th – Berlin, Germany – Huxleys Neue Welt * [SOLD OUT]Jun. 28th – Munster, Germany – Vainstream
Jun. 29th – Clisson, France – Hellfest
Jul. 1st – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK*
* Headline Show
# Supporting Green Day
+ Supporting The Hives
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