STARRING JANET LEIGH’S “EX YOU” IS ME

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 at 10:30am by

I suppose you’d call Canadian metal act Starring Janet Leigh “math metal” or “tech metal” or something of the like; I prefer to call them “this stuff makes my fucking head spin” metal because that’s what it does… shit’s insane, like that time I walked in on Kip W. fellating one of the MS Mansion Monkeys in the downstairs bathroom. But insane good, not insane bad like in the aforementioned awkward encounter.

So Starring Janet Leigh have a new video for their song “Ex You.” I really like the visual for its stark simplicity; it’s super clear, crisp, and I really like the colors. Perhaps one of you film geeks out there will be able to tell me that it was shot with such-and-such film or treated in such-and-such way, and that’s fine and dandy whatever it may be… I just like it, and the aesthetic fits the band perfectly. Here it go:

-VN

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Uber/169800969 Chris Uber

    This is just like Dillinger Escape Plan….

  • Chris D.

    Wow, those guys are awesome. Definitely inspired by early Dillinger.

  • Patrick

    sounds like Origin meets Psyopus/Ion Dissonance

  • http://john@metalsucks.gov John

    I thrash it.

    • http://john@metalsucks.gov John

      Haha, I meant trash it, cause that’s what this shit sounds like, like a fucking trash can being emptied.

  • James..

    Love the music, not a HUGE fan of the tone, hate the vocals….

  • deanerhead

    Should these guys or that Tony Danza Dancing Bears band reach a popularity level of mainstream obscurity, they ought to prepare themselves for the estates of their namesakes serving them with papers (and not the rolling kind).

  • http://www.flamingtusk.com Zosimus

    Nice job on the video but I couldn’t help but be distracted the whole time by the hella triggery-sounding kick drum spazzing. Not really my thingggggggggggggggggggggggggg.

  • Sammy

    They’re called Starring Janet Leigh? I thought they were possibly called “Five Guys Each Playing a Different Song….Really Fast”.

    • http://stuffyouwillhate.com SergeantD

      LOLOLOLOLOL A+

  • Nate L.

    cool song, cool video

  • Thrashbuster

    My old band played with these guys last year and they fucking blew me away. The recorded versions of the same songs not so much. Way better live.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Keith-Brown/537636633 Keith Brown

    It’s like lame Dillinger, sorry

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrea-Voulgaris/663407462 Andrea Voulgaris

    i thought janet leigh was that one asian pool player chick….

  • nifkin

    never understood this type of metal. I love technical shit and this was definitely technical but its just really spastic playing with horrible screaming. no memorable riffs – nothing. pleh.

  • some ass

    didn’t i hear this once? but better?
    oh yeah, calculating infinity. my bad.

  • Benjamin

    And next they will perform a rousing rendition of
    ‘Souls of Black’ by Testament.

    Not.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Brad-Whiteside/857390297 Brad Whiteside

    I’ve heard this band before…they’re called INTO THE MOAT.