Viral Tyrant - “Blunt Force and Sheer Ignorance“ (Official Music Video) | Ripple Music - 2023

A new breed of sonic, sludge-laden force from the mixed temperate rainforest and concrete jungle of Portland, Oregon has arrived! With a love for all that is brutal and nerdy from Dungeons & Dragons to cult horror films, extreme metal and video games, and a shared hatred of dehumanization and groupthink, VIRAL TYRANT’s influences of classic Pacific Northwestern doom, sludge, thrash, black metal, doom, grunge, prog, and more have been woven cohesively together to forge a sound of complex, yet grounded blackened, psychedelic sludge. Sure to satisfy any headbanger, their goal is simple: spread their strain of metal for all to enjoy. Ripple Music is beyond stoked to be bringing Viral Tyrant’s debut full-length to the ears of the masses. “Vultures Like You“ will be available July 21, 2023 on Vinyl/CD/Digital formats. We’re excited to premier the second single from the upcoming album - this is “Blunt Force and Sheer Ignorance“! About the video, the band says: “This video is our homage to classic early 90s thrash and skate videos! It was made by a couple dudes coming up in the local Portland skate scene and is a combo of footage from a couple of our recent live performances as well as their recent skate footage! Portland has always had a killer skate culture and a couple of us are skaters from way back (Eric and Mitch specifically). This video is all about featuring some of the local skate scene, and the hijinks and gnarly bails that are always a part of skate culture. Combine that with some more live footage of the Tyrant, and we felt it was an appropriately old-school vibe! This song was once described as “a punk 45 played on 33 speed“ and we love and agree with that assessment. The start of this video features a clip of our bass player Casey laying a savage chairshot on local wrester Evin Archanos “The Non Prophet“, taken from a combined heavy metal/pro wrestling show here in Portland called MetalMania - amazing event!“ Pre-Order Physical/Digital @ Physical only @ UK Orders @ ________________________________________________________________________ Viral Tyrant on Facebook: Viral Tyrant on Bandcamp: Ripple Music Home: Ripple Music on Facebook: Ripple Music on Spotify: Ripple Music on Bandcamp: Ripple Music on Instagram: ________________________________________________________________________