SAMAEL Release Music Video For Cover Of THE BEATLES’ ‘Helter Skelter’
December 13th, 2021
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Sion, Switzerland-based metal band Samael have filmed a music video for their rendition of The Beatles’ ‘Helter Skelter’, which can be viewed below. The original version of ‘Helter Skelter’ appeared on The Beatles November 1968 self-titled studio album (aka The White Album).
Regarding the song and video, Samael stated: “To the question ‘what is the first metal song ever recorded’, we’ve decided to answer ‘Helter Skelter’ from The Beatles! To commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the first release of ‘Helter Skelter’ and consequently the birth of heavy metal, we present you with a video of our own version of the song. The video exposes the dark side of technology and spirituality with numerous references to the time frame in which the song was originally released. Musicwise, we’ve tried to stay true to the original version of the track but we’ve approached it like it is our own composition. The song appears on our latest album, Hegemony.”
Samael issued tenth full-length studio album Hegemony on October 13th, 2017 through Napalm Records.
The band commented: “The creative process that leads to the completion of Hegemony took over four years. Throughout that time we lived with and saw each song growing into what they finally became.
“Hegemony is an album that acknowledges the world we’re living in, and emphasized on the effort to take control of that world. It’s all about change and evolution. It’s a strong statement, a testament of our time and a call for revolution.”
Hegemony marks the band’s first album to be released through Napalm Records. Details of Samael’s worldwide deal with the Austrian record company were revealed on January 23rd.
The track listing is as follows:
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01. ‘Hegemony’
02. ‘Samael’
03. ‘Angel Of Wrath’
04. ‘Rite Of Renewal’
05. ‘Red Planet’
06. ‘Black Supremacy’
07. ‘Murder Or Suicide’
08. ‘This World’
09. ‘Against All Enemies’
10. ‘Land Of The Living’
11. ‘Dictate of Transparency’
12. ‘Helter Skelter’ (The Beatles cover)
13. ‘Storm Of Fire’ (bonus track)
Samael’s recording line-up was as follows:
Vorph (vocals and guitar)
Makro (guitar)
Drop (bass)
Xy (keyboards and programming)
Hegemony was also made available as a limited edition box set. Limited to 500 copies, the set included; a four-page digipack CD, a flag, a 10x10cm logo patch and logo pendant.
Music videos were filmed for the title track, the song ‘Black Supremacy’, and namesake track ‘Samael’, while a live performance video was released for the song ‘Rite Of Renewal’. In addition, an official 360º animated video was created for the title track. And as well, official lyric videos were issued for the songs ‘Angel Of Wrath’ and ‘Red Planet’. All seven clips can also be viewed below.
Ninth studio record Lux Mundi was released in April 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Promotional photograph by Johi Vergères.
