I know we’ve gone back in time for at least a few times for our Visions ov Hell in the past. And, well, given the lack of new videos that I really give a shit about during the last week, I’ve decided to take the chance to discuss an oldie but goodie from Fleshgod Apocalypse. The video I am referring to, of course, is “The Forsaking.”

This should be a clip you have all seen (I hope), as it is as wonderfully eerie as the music that surrounds it. We’re all familiar with Fleshgod at this point; the Italian melodic/symphonic death metal outfit has seen a huge spike in popularity as a result of 2013’s Labyrinth. Personally, it was one of my favorite albums of that year. “The Forsaking” was actually featured on that album’s predecessor — 2011’s Agony — which, to be completely fair, isn’t nearly as solid from start to finish. The symphonic elements were just a bit too over the top at time, and it just didn’t amount to an album worth going back to frequently. That said, “The Forsaking” is an absolute gem. The slower, darker tempo works incredibly well with just how theatrical their sound is. It’s depressingly haunting. And having it as the closer to their live sets in recent years? Only makes it even more memorable.

But what about this video? We start in an empty ballet hall: a circular floor surrounded by level upon level of seats. On the floor we have a young, attractive, female dancer and her male companion. He puts on a record (“The Forsaking” symphony, of course) and they begin their dance. A miscue leads to the girl being dropped on the hard wood floor, leading to her pushing him away in anger. From there, a yellowish demonic figure enters and joins her for a far superior dance. So at this point, this video is already really fucked up, just from the whole context. But once this demon-figure thing leaves, it gets really messed up.

The young girl collapses to the floor and begins vomiting up her own blood in massive quantities, just as the main musical riff kicks in, followed by a guitar solo. I mean, the blood is everywhere. The guy races back over in an attempt to save her, but fails miserably. What does he do? He starts licking the fucking blood off the floor and eventually dies alongside her. I guess he didn’t take her loss all that well. Maybe if he didn’t suck at dancing, none of this would have happened. Speculation I suppose. Anyway, take a look below. It’s fucked up.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
-Corey