Canadian dark alt-rock titans A Primitive Evolution have dropped a new video for Dead Skies, and it hits like a warning shot across the present. Originally featured on their 2018 Metropolis Records album ‘Becoming,’ the track has been resurrected with a chilling new visual companion that feels more relevant than ever.
The video, directed by Owen Mackinder of The Birthday Massacre, is a striking mix of footage. Live shots filmed by longtime collaborator Jonathan Craig pulse with sweat and grit, spliced against harrowing archival clips of nuclear detonations. It’s a collision of raw performance and apocalyptic history—echoing the song’s themes of devastation, resilience, and the razor’s edge between ruin and hope.
Dead Skies itself is a brooding anthem drenched in riffs, industrial textures, and anthemic weight. It’s heavy and unrelenting, but also hauntingly melodic—a distillation of A Primitive Evolution’s knack for merging grit with beauty. Releasing the video on August 6th, 2025—the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima—only deepens its urgency.
Frontman Brett Carruthers reflects: “We wrote ‘Dead Skies’ seven years ago, but watching the world teeter under new threats and old fears, it felt like the right moment to revisit it. The nuclear footage isn’t just a look back. It’s also a stark reminder of how close humanity still stands to the edge.”
Their album Becoming—a ferocious yet soul-stirring collection spanning rock, metal, and electronica—draws on influences as diverse as Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Tool, The Prodigy, Ministry, Radiohead, Alice in Chains, and even Guns N’ Roses. Across its 13 tracks, A Primitive Evolution build a sound that is as raw and visceral as it is unexpectedly beautiful.
Dive into Dead Skies, revisit ‘Becoming,’ and let yourself be pulled into A Primitive Evolution’s shadowy world.
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