American hard rock / metal band VANTE have released their latest video for the Song “Paint It Red”.
The song comes from their self-titled debut album “Vante” released in June 2022 via American record label Dark Star Records.
VANTE vocalist Brian Troch comments:
“I made this video because of my combat vet friends. I graduated from Northwestern Military and Naval Academy as a platoon leader but did not go further as my music career took off at that time. However, I have plenty of close friends that did end up seeing a lot of combat. The level of PTSD in a couple of them was very bad and they had an incredibly hard time and one of them is no longer with us. I hired my friend who was in Fallujah and sustained substantial injuries.
He worked for me after we became friends and had just had a child and tried to hold it together but life was just too much for him.
I had him and his wife and baby over for Thanksgiving and that would be the last time I would see him.
One particular time I asked him what I could do to help and he replied “Nothing, everything’s shit!” With tears in his eyes.
I asked what do want you to do man? (Call hospital)
He said “I just want to paint it all red”
“I’m sick of fighting these demons”
The VA was also messing with him about treatment etc. and he ran into troubles with military law enforcement.
I usually don’t like to talk about this because it’s really difficult, but it is in fact where the inspiration to write this and to create this video came from”.
Song “Paint it Red” by VANTE.
Video created, directed and edited by Brian Troch.
Music by Scott McClellan and Brian Troch.
Lyrics by Brian Troch.
VANTE band members in the video
Brian Troch – vocals
Scott McClellan – guitar
Rev Jones – bass
Jeff Tortora – drums
VANTE – “Going with the Flow” video link
VANTE – “Watch The Sunrise” video link
VANTE – “Why Is It So Cold” video link
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Biography
VANTE acutely feels the existential threat of a world consumed by materialism and greed and seeks a compassionate soul in the barren wasteland of the sleeping collective mind. Revelation can be found in altered states, where pleasure provides a temporary answer in a world filled with confusion. Channeling their outrage at the mass apathy that has created a chaotic, out of control world, Vante delivers a taste of hope for rebirth into a more loving and compassionate world. Vante reclaims the animal within, in an apocalyptic vision that prophesies a spiritual rebirth through all-out rebellion. They see that the sky is painted red and we refuse to submit.
With serious metal credentials, Vante brings together five legendary musicians Brian Troch, Scott McClellan, Rev Jones, Chris Moore, and Jeff Tortora who have toured the globe and recorded with mega metal acts such as Hammeron, Cyclone Temple, Michael Schenker Group, Steelheart, Tony Martin.
Guitarist Scott McClellan picked up his first guitar at age nine and began composing music at age fourteen. Spending his formative years in Long Beach, California, where the streets were dirty and rife with trouble, McClellan found his salvation in music. After relocating to Illinois and becoming a dedicated tradesman, he spent twenty-five years in Pantera tribute bands (Cemetery Gatez, Domination), where he mastered the singing virtuosic guitar riffs of Dimebag Darrell. McClellan wields his soaring guitar lines like a knife in a bar fight, but he writes with the soul of a poet. For him, Vante’s debut album comes fresh on the heels of an album release with Black Sabbath’s Tony Martin titled ‘Thorns’ and the completion of ‘This is My War’ with Breed of Aggression.
Singer/ multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Brian Troch reaches deep into the eternal void and draws us in with him. Rich with meaning and heavy with the spirit of catharsis, Troch’s vocals promise to wake a sleeping generation from its deathly slumber. Joining Hammeron, Troch performed at the MTV Halloween Horror Show with Motley Crue at The Limelight in Chicago. Troch then joined Cyclone Temple and signed with Combat/ Relativity records, opening for Death Angel at Metal Fest in Milwaukee and touring with Napalm Death and Obituary. Leading the helm for Shooting Hemlock, his band played to capacity crowds where the singer found his groove, feeding on the pure electricity of the manic fans.
Bassist Rev Jones comes from Oklahoma’s Tornado Alley playing with the energy of a violent storm. Rev is known not only for his unconventional techniques, but also for the unforgettable visual experience that he brings to every performance. With his two-handed tapping style and over-the-neck fingering technique, he riffs like a madman both onstage and offstage. He has toured with Michael Schenker Group, Steelheart, Mountain, Fuel, Black Symphony, Rev Jones band and many other prestigious acts.
Drummer Jeff Tortora has a musical history with singer Brian Troch as both answered the call in 1996 to form Shooting Hemlock. Troch and Tortora reunited to record Vante’s self-titled debut album in 2021, their easy chemistry returned. Jeff Totora is right at home on the big stage as well as in the recording studio. In 2000, he was chosen to play with the mind-blowing, explosive Blue Man Group and he accepted this percussionist’s dream job to play to adoring crowds around the world and even at the Super Bowl halftime show. A true virtuoso, Tortora brings versatility, innovation and most of all, hard-hitting energy to all of his performances.
Percussion took root in drummer Chris Moore’s soul from an early age. Known as “Music’s Best Kept Secret”, Chris Moore has recorded with Ultraphonix (with Corey Glover of Living Colour) and Project Nfidelikah (with Angelo Moore of Fishbone). He has most recently played the role of an 80’s metal drummer for the Rock of Ages 10th Anniversary Tour.
Vante’s self-titled debut album was released on Dark Star Records/Sony/Universal in early June 2022.
