Godsmack - Straight Out Of Line

What this video is

Released in March 2003 as the lead single from 'Faceless,' the video arrived at an inflection point in hard rock's commercial trajectory. Nu-metal's dominance was waning, and post-grunge acts like Godsmack were increasingly the standard-bearers of mainstream rock radio. The song debuted at #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart — the band's third chart-topper — and received a 2004 Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock…

Why it matters

A canonical example of early-2000s post-grunge music video production: performance-only format, dark-toned cinematography, rapid MTV-standard editing, and zero narrative distraction. The video's visual grammar — low brightness, warm sepia grade, high-motion performance cuts — became a template for…

The director

Dean Karr is a Seattle-born director and photographer who earned a BFA from Washington State University and later attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He began directing music videos in 1994 and rose to prominence via his work with Marilyn…