Antrvm was created to move the national extreme metal scene with a simple but bold proposal. Following its successful debut, the band returns with its second half, titled “A Pound Of Flesh”. The new single marks a fusion of influences, combining elements of death metal with modern thrash metal, resulting in a sound that brings more groove and weight to the Defiler EP, which is scheduled to be released at the end of November.
The music video was directed by comedian Rodrigo Fernandes, better known as Jacaré Banguela, with photography and movement direction by Leonardo Benaci.
The lyrics of the song are inspired by “The Merchant Of Venice”, one of the most famous works by William Shakespeare, which addresses themes such as harm, revenge, justice and love.
About the music video, director Jacaré Banguela comments: "When Cutrale told me that the lyrics were based on 'El mercader de Venecia', we began to imagine what the contemporary version of this 'deal for a pound of flesh' would be like and we looked at the relationship between manager and employee, as well as models on sexy websites. Son of universes that, even though they may seem distant, are philosophically similar. It was in this context that we conceived the narrative of the music video."
Antrvm vocalist Victor Cutrale comments: "One of the real challenges was to tell this story without falling into vulgarity and at the same time emphasizing the similarity between these types of 'markets.' Both the business world and professional modeling seek to extract something from their 'clients.' This is the moment in which we can observe who is willing to pay the price."
Antrvm (“An-trum” from Latin) means cavity or cave. The project was conceived in November 2020, during a reunion between friends Victor Cutrale and Victor Henrique, who had known each other for 17 years and had already played together, but never managed to produce original music. In the midst of the pandemic, work meetings were always very cautious and many things were done at a distance. All musicians recorded their parts in their respective homes for safety reasons. Only the vocals, by Victor Cutrale, were made in the Loud Factory studio.
The debut EP, Defiler, was recorded in September 2021 and will be officially released soon. The songs were composed by Victor Cutrale and Victor Henrique, with the participation of Yohan Kisser. The lyrics were written by Victor Cutrale, Victor Henrique and Thiago Martins (Hatematter). The drums were recorded by Mauricio Weimar and the bass by Ayka Pilli.
Today the lineup features Victor Cutrale (Furia Inc) on vocals, Yohan Kisser (Sioux66) and Victor Henrique on guitars, Matt Carrilho (Kryour) on drums, and BrunoNicolozzi (Worst) on bass.
(Photos: Léo Xavier)
