Deaf Wish - Metal Carnage

What this video is

Released July 27, 2018, 'Metal Carnage' is the third track on Deaf Wish's fifth album Lithium Zion, their second for Sub Pop Records and their first recorded in a professional studio (Head Gap Recording, Melbourne, with engineer Nao Anzai, mixed by Mikey Young of Total Control). The video arrives during a critical moment for Melbourne's DIY underground scene, which was achieving significant international press…

Why it matters

Represents the 2018 peak of Australian noise-rock's Sub Pop moment, where Melbourne underground acts gained international critical traction. 'Metal Carnage' is written by bassist Lee Parker and typifies the band's multi-vocalist, democratically authored approach to noise-punk songwriting. The…

The director

Jensen Tjhung is the guitarist and vocalist of Melbourne noise-rock quartet Deaf Wish, signed to Sub Pop Records. Daniel Twomey is the drummer of Deaf Wish. Both are members of the band since its reformation era. Tjhung and Twomey co-directed multiple videos…