British industrial/EBM artist ESA is proud to release a video for the song "Pound Of Flesh", taken from their latest album, Sounds For Your Happiness, out on 5 July via Negative Gain Productions.
"Pound Of Flesh" is the most ambitious cinematic journey from ESA to date. Shot on location in Bangkok (Thailand) during July 2025, with additional scenes filmed in Manchester, UK, the video sees the participation of Tan Toafa Maneepasopchock (Gotham, Oceans 10) and Panita Hutacharern, along with three other native Thai actors. "Pound Of Flesh" is, in part, a powerful and compelling narrative experience, alongside a love letter to Thailand. A country that has meant a lot to Blacker over the years.
The story follows a troubled soul, tormented by inner demons, trapped within their own mental prison, happening upon a vehicle to allow astral projection from one body to another in a vain attempt to escape their own pain and anguish. From body to body, it soon becomes apparent that dwelling within a new host body is not the solution it might first appear to be. As time passes within the host, breakdowns begin to emerge and the demons that are tethered to the troubled now take up chase, culminating in a powerful and incredibly cinematic exorcism experience.
"Pound Of Flesh" is a music film in three parts, both adventurous in script and energetic in its execution. The acting of Tan and Panita further levels up the Universe that Blacker is trying to achieve with the ESA multimedia experience.
"I'm moving into the place between the walls you made for me."
ESA's recent effort, Sounds For Your Happiness, is a bleak and furious slab of electronic meat. The album is as ambitious as it is exhilarating, and genres merge seamlessly into an energetic free-fall of sonic chaos. Link
ESA - Releases 3-Part Music Film For "Pound Of Flesh", Story About Troubled Souls And Inner Demons
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