FROZEN SOUL - Glacial Domination (feat. Matthew K. Heafy of Trivium)

What this video is

Released April 12, 2023 as the lead single for Frozen Soul's second album 'Glacial Domination' (Century Media, May 19, 2023), this video represents the maturation of the Texas death metal quintet's aesthetic vision. The collaboration with Trivium's Matthew K. Heafy — who produced the album, co-wrote the title track, and cameos in the video — signals a cross-pollination between modern metalcore's mainstream…

Why it matters

A landmark artifact of the 2020s death metal revival documenting the convergence of old-school OSDM aesthetics with modern production values and cross-genre collaboration. The Heafy co-production and guest appearance bridges underground death metal and mainstream heavy metal audiences, while the…

The director

Brendan McGowen is a New York-based film and music video director, cinematographer, and actor. His music video credits span extreme metal and rock, including Ghost's 'Square Hammer' (2016), Imperial Triumphant, Tribulation, Vitriol, and Folterkammer. He…