FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEGADETH SET TO FILM VIDEO FOR "MOTO PSYCHO,"
THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO
March 15, 2001
The long-awaited return of acclaimed metal legends Megadeth begins
when the
quartet’s new single, “Moto Psycho”, hits radio airwaves
on March 27. A
video for the song is being filmed in early April. “Moto Psycho”
will be
the first single from Megadeth’s Sanctuary Records debut The World
Needs A
Hero. This hard-hitting album is set for U.S. release on May 15, 2001.
The “Moto Psycho” video will be filmed on April 4. The video
will feature
live performance footage from the band with an action-packed storyline
featuring high-speed motorcycle racing filmed with intricate lighting
effects. The continuously flying camera shots, unconventional camera
angles
and special film effects will give the video a mesmerizing, unusual
feel.
Desert locations outside of Los Angeles will be utilized.
“Moto Psycho” will be directed by Nathan “Karman”
Cox. His previous
directing credits include Coal Chamber’s “Loco,” System
of a Down’s
“Sugar,” Disturbed’s “Stupify,” Strait Up’s
“Angel’s Song,” Videodrone
with Jonathan Davis’ “Ty Jonathan Down” and Spineshank’s
“Synthetic.”
Sheira Rees-Davies is producing the video.