A good friend of mine, Gary LaChance, has been working his bag off for the past three years to put out this incredible epic documentary about a metal band that went into their own pockets to complete the most ambitious world tour ever. If you're into metal, Nintendo, laughing, crying, rage, slipping into insanity, sleep deprivation or Transnistria, check this thing out. It's available for donation/no donation.
From the video:
"Polarizing art-metal weirdos HORSE the band grow tired of life in the American underground music scene and decide to book and fund a 45-countries-in-90-days, round-the-world tour, all by themselves. Unprecedented in its scope and bravery, it is the most ambitious nonstop tour ever attempted. $60,000 of credit card debt later, hilarity, chaos, and metaphysical crises begin to ensue as the band strays far from the tourist-trodden path into the homes, underground clubs, and hangouts of real and driven people from some of Earth's most exotic locales. Sleep deprivation and non-stop travel eventually take their toll, snowballing into an absurd and meaningless seven-and-a-half-hour climax of binge-drinking, fear, thoughtful reflection, hatred, literary criticism, severe depression, and infantile behavior. Moving at a very fast pace and laughing their way through CIA-inadvisable, communist/Muslim/anti-American/human-trafficking/terrorist-laden countries and/or dictatorships including but not limited to China, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Serbia, Belarus, as well as the rogue nation of Transnistria, experiences boil down to one of two possibilities: the highest of highs or the lowest of lows. Later: The lead singer breaks his shoulder onstage with over a week left of tour. The female photographer becomes fat. People playing music, and selling t-shirts, and changing locations. A modern day Heart of Darkness taking a decidedly frank, open, and honest look at the classic misgivings of a terrible life: What the fuck are we doing? and What happened to me?
Gary LaChance directs and produces a visionary and moving touchstone in Cinema Frank."
Check out the website here, and download the torrent. It's fuckin free! I was lucky enough to be a small part of the EARTH tour by editing this live piece from their set in Ningbo, China.
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