METZ - Eraser

What this video is

Released January 2016 as a standalone 7" single co-issued by Three One G (San Diego) and Sub Pop (Seattle), 'Eraser' arrived in the wake of METZ's critically acclaimed second album II (2015), which entered the Billboard Top 200 at #98 and debuted at #27 on the Canadian Top 200. The single and its video represent METZ operating at the intersection of major indie infrastructure (Sub Pop) and underground hardcore…

Why it matters

The 'Eraser' video is a canonical example of 2010s noise-rock visual culture: a micro-budget, concept-driven work that weaponizes editing pace, distortion, and chromatic instability as formal equivalents of the genre's sonic violence. With 278 scene changes in under 3:11 and an average shot length…

The director

Nathan Joyner is a San Diego-based creative working as a graphic designer at Three One G Records and as a music video director. He is also a member and frontman of San Diego noise rock band Hot Nerds. His video work is characterized by distorted,…