Having the opportunity, 25 years later, to create a piece of art that will represent the band is an amazing example of how creativity can come full circle. “So much of what Stabbing Westward’s music meant to me as a young art school student in the 90s is echoed in my work today. “After hearing the song ‘Ghost’, I instantly fell in love with the line, ‘trapped in the wreckage of our lives,’ and built the cover image around that idea…Ī lone figure in a window, surrounded by the death and destruction that comes from chasing a reality that is constantly pulling away,” he added. “That’s why, when Chris Hall approached me with the idea of creating artwork for the new album, I felt as if I had been preparing for this project for the last 25 years. “As a fan of Stabbing Westward since the mid-90s, the dark emotional themes that run through their music became building blocks for my own work,” Seidman tells Bloody Disgusting. is part of a trilogy that acts as a prequel to the videos for songs This Is Gospel. Panic At The Disco - The Calendar, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out Medley, New Perspective, Party Tyme Karaoke - Ballad of Mona Lisa (Made Popular By Panic at the Disco) Vocal Version, Panic At. Oh, and did I mention that the band got back together with their original producer ( John Fryer Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, 4AD, Cocteau Twins) and masterer ( Tom Baker) so it really brings back that chemistry that made them big ’90s mainstays?! Fuck yeah.Įven cooler, Chasing Ghosts features artwork by David Seidman, the artist who has also worked with Coheed and Cambria and is known for his ethereal and surrealistic imagery that calls to mind Salvador Dalí.īloody Disgusting has an exclusive look at all of Seidman’s absolutely stunning art that completes Stabbing Westward’s Chasing Ghosts, with the cover art directly inspired by the track “Ghost”: Panic At The Disco also released a video for the album’s first single, Say Amen (Saturday Night). The album features 10 tracks that have the industrial rock band’s characteristic sound with a modern sheen that picks up right where they left off. Now, as promised, Stabbing Westward is officially back with their first full-length LP in 20 years, Chasing Ghosts, which is set to drop on March 18, 2022, via COP International Records. Then, out of nowhere, the band returned with their first proper release in two decades, the three-song EP Dead & Gone, the first official new music since 2001. In 2015, frontman Christopher Hall reformed the band, which began touring to celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary, which eventually led to the release of a (very hard to get) new song on the Cold Waves VI compilation back in 2017.
Check out the band’s recent, unforgettable live performance of ‘Say Amen (Saturday Night)’ on The Ellen DeGeneres Show here.It’s been 20 years since Chicago-based industrial rock band Stabbing Westward released their self-titled LP that led to their eventual breakup and forming of The Dreaming (if you enjoy Stabbing Westward, there are some fantastic songs in their discography). Now, anticipation for Pray For The Wicked is high – just witness the video for rousing first single ‘Say Amen (Saturday Night)’ (the final instalment of a trilogy, following earlier clips ‘This Is Gospel’ and ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’). Panic! return 13 years after they first burst onto the scene with 2005’s platinum, emo-fuelled debut, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out. The video for the song acts as a prequel to This is Gospel and Emperor’s New Clothes in a music video trilogy directed by Daniel Cloud Campos. Panic At The Disco are heading back down under for a fresh run of arena shows. Brendon Urie leads Panic back to Australia for a full arena tour this October. This is a medium close up shot which is used to show that he is the main person in the video as he’s the performer. Panic At The Disco announce new arena tour. vThe music video starts with a long panning shot of the singer, up his body towards his head, when the camera reaches his head he starts singing. He recorded the cover for the Suicide Squad soundtrack and has performed it live before, but nailed it… hitting notes that would make any Queen fan’s jaw drop.’ – Variety, May 2018 Panic At The Disco: This Is Gospel: Music video analysis. ‘Panic! At The Disco wowed… Brendon Urie rocked through a medley of career-spanning hits, from ‘Say Amen (Saturday Night)’ to ‘I Write Sins, Not Tragedies’ – although the most memorable moment came with his rendition of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. Making their return to Australia this October for Frontier Touring and performing arena shows off the back of their most ambitious release to date, two-time Grammy nominees Panic! At The Disco are back! Led by frontman Brendon Urie, their long-awaited sixth album Pray For The Wicked drops next week, and now they’re headed down under.
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