The Overseer - Amend

What this video is

Released June 2012 as a promotional video for The Overseer's debut album *We Search, We Dig* (Solid State Records), 'Amend' entered during a transitional moment for Christian heavy music. Solid State Records was repositioning itself with a 'New Breed' marketing push, elevating The Overseer and peers like Wolves at the Gate as next-generation post-metalcore acts drawing on Underoath, Thrice, and Cave In as aesthetic…

Why it matters

Represents the maturation of Christian post-metalcore video aesthetics into professional HD production, bridging underground CCM and mainstream alternative visual languages. Davison's direction — drawn from his insider knowledge of metalcore performance culture — produces a video that…

The director

Daniel Travis Davison (b. January 28, 1983, Douglasville, GA) is an American filmmaker, editor, VFX artist, and musician. Co-founder and former drummer of Norma Jean (1997–2007), former drummer of Underoath (2010–2013) and Every Time I Die (2015–2017).…