Million Dead - 'Breaking The Back'

What this video is

Released 11 August 2003 on Integrity Records / Xtra Mile Recordings, 'Breaking The Back' preceded Million Dead's debut album 'A Song To Ruin' and became a touchstone of the early-2000s British post-hardcore underground. The single received airplay from John Peel, Mary Anne Hobbs, Steve Lamacq and Zane Lowe, signalling the band's credibility across both alternative and mainstream BBC Radio 1 circles. The video's…

Why it matters

A primary artefact of the British post-hardcore wave of 2003, sitting alongside peers such as Hundred Reasons, Funeral For A Friend and Biffy Clyro. The single charted on the OCC Independent Chart and helped establish Xtra Mile Recordings as a key UK underground label. The video's raw aesthetic…