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“CLOUDS OVER CALIFORNIA” IS NO “REVOLUTION IS MY NAME”

 Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 at 2:27pm by

Phil Anselmo has allegedly referred to DevilDriver as “the next Pantera,” but DD’s new video for “Clouds Over California” is still second to Pantera’s clip for “Revolution is My Name” when it comes to kids substituting for the actual band. Don’t get me wrong – I really like DevilDriver, and “Clouds” is probably by second favorite song from The Last Kind Words (“These Fighting Words,” in all its glorious Gothenburginess, is still tops in my book). But, c’mon – those kids aping the band in “Revolution” (especially the one playing Dime) are so fuckin’ great, I don’t even know where to start.

Watch both clips below and decide for yourself.

-AR

P.S. Best part about “Revolution?” Why, the cowbell, of course.


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  • http://www.myspace.com/productofsociety1 rohit

    DD’s video would be better(still not better than Pantera’s of course) if the kids actually had long hair and not scene, emo haircuts.

    The most evil kid in the video is the 6 year old kid with golden blonde hair.

    • metalguy

      its a girl too

  • http://www.benapatoff.blogspot.com Ben

    You forgot two classics–the videos for ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’ by Megadeth and ‘King’ by King’s X both feature kid versions of the bands. Still, out of all of them Pantera’s is the best.

  • http://www.consequenceofsound.net Jay

    Goddamn, Revolution Is My Name was the theme for me junior year of high school. Damn Dime was the shit!

    I dunno, I’m not really diggin’ on DevilDriver though, especially after the balls-to-the-wall serving of Rev Is My Name on here.

  • dudemandude

    I think the DD works because those kids have just as much cred as the real band. big truck-loco Dez would still be singing coal chamber songs if it would get him paid or laid.

  • http://www.conorschaefer.com/blog/ Conor

    I know it’s not exactly metal, but one of my favorite videos with fans playing is RHCP’s Tell Me Baby.

  • Joe A.

    Total agreement with dudemandude. DevilDriver are a joke! You know things are screwed up when kids go to shows to see Black Dahlia Murder and DevilDriver over Cannibal Corpse and Napalm Death. Just plain sad!

  • Dr. John Zoidberg

    New DevilDriver song: “Bradley Is My Name”

  • http://www.davefilmguy.com Davefilmguy

    I know the guy and the DP of the Pantera Video. Cool Kats. Much better than Devil Driver.

  • http://hookssobig.blogspot.com Wayne

    Between the two, obviously “Revolution” is the best. I love that video, although Rex got shortchanged a bit, don’t you think?

  • Joe

    I like the devildriver video.

    Everyone that is above the age of 18 can remember doing something like those kids are doing at one time or another.