Chicago shock rockers Sinister Fate share new video
‘Meet Mister Scratch’ is the spooktacular new video-single from Chicago shock-rock outfit Sinister Fate, produced by Vito Marchese of RHQ Productions. Based around the 1922 classic Swedish silent horror film, Häxan, yesterday’s exclusive premiere of the ‘Meet Mister Scratch’ video, thanks to Rue Morgue, marks the 95th anniversary of Häxan being released in the US, on 27 May 1929. Asked why Häxan had inspired Sinister Fate to base their new video around the film, frontman David Bates told Rue Morgue:
“I’ve always dug old black and white silent movies like Häxan, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (and) Nosferatu... Initially, I had the idea to splice us in with the movie, a sort of hodgepodge of a video; whereas Vito suggested using his green screen and actually putting us IN the movie, and editing it to create our own story. It was fun and easy to film. I feel it’s our best video to date.”
Emerging from the darkest realms of Chicago, Sinister Fate have been terrifying the US Midwest since 2006. David Bates (vocals), Noel Divad (guitar), Leo Garcia (guitar), The Omen (bass), and DK (drums) combine their love for the macabre and freakshow aesthetics, with an intense shock rock /classic metal sound, to create Sinister Fate’s ghastly exhibition. Their mission statement: to keep the dead awake, and the living in fear…