Wicked Wisdom - Bleed All Over Me

What this video is

Released in April 2006 to promote Wicked Wisdom's self-titled second album (Suburban Noize/100% Womon, February 21, 2006), 'Bleed All Over Me' arrived at the tail end of nu metal's commercial dominance. The band, fronted by actress Jada Pinkett Smith and formed in Los Angeles in 2002, had navigated significant cultural friction — including hostility from metal audiences at the 2005 Ozzfest — before releasing this,…

Why it matters

A late-period nu metal artifact capturing the genre's collision with celebrity culture, the video is notable as a document of female-fronted metal in an era when it remained uncommon on mainstream platforms. The Headbanger's Ball premiere context, the Ozzfest association, and Dean Karr's…

The director

Dean Karr (born February 22, 1965, Seattle, WA) is a Los Angeles-based American photographer and director. He holds a BFA from Washington State University and studied at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He rose to prominence directing Marilyn…