The Interrupters Reveal “Alien” Video Ahead Of European Tour

LA’s The Interrupters, have shared an animated video for Alien, a track taken from their fourth studio album, In The Wild. Ukrainian sisters Olga & Vira Ishchuk, Better known as the MadTwins who are known in the punk scene for their animation works for punk bands such as Social Distortion, NOFX and Flogging Molly, created the Alien video based on a plot invented by Aimee Interrupter.

“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.” (Mad Twins)

Fresh of 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 in the UK this weekend. The band will also be supporting Green Day in France and The Netherlands and The Hives in Italy. Tickets are available here.