Shadow Academy - White Whale (Official Music Video)
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- Опубликовано: 27 янв 2022
- The official music video for "White Whale" by Shadow Academy
Written by Dan Avidan and Jim Roach
Animation by Simon Macko
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Credits:
Produced and Engineered by Jim Roach
Additional Engineering by Jerik Centeno
Mixed by Jay Ruston
Mastered by Justin Schturtz at Sterling Sound
Recorded at Sonic Ranch in El Paso TX and Santa Monica Recordings in Los Angeles.
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Performance:
Dan Avidan - Vocals
Jim Roach - Bass / Guitars / Synths / Vocals
Nate VanDerPol - Drums
Lyrics:
So, silent tide
Tell me which face do I show the world
And which one do I hide
With a crow’s demon eyes
I can look beneath the surface
And over horizon lines
Oh! White whale
Dragging me down under
A coffin with no nail
Now I go, set sail
Through the endless waters
I’ve lost the last blue trail
Fading from home, so…
I have no way to know
Unless you’ve seen a ghost
I don’t know where to go
Unless you’ve seen it, seen it
Dive, vicious dance
Tell me poison pouring from my heart
Can burn into the lance
Oh! White Whale
Dragging me down under
A sentence with no jail
Now I go, raise sail
Stand before the altar
A death bride with no veil
Waiting below, so….
I have no way to know
Unless you’ve seen a ghost
I wander waves alone
Unless you mean it, mean it
I have no way to know
Unless you mean it, mean it
Oh! White Whale
Dragging me down under
A crusade with no grail
Hanging my own rope
I have no way to know
Unless you’ve seen a ghost
I wander waves alone
Unless you’ve seen it
I don’t know where to go
Unless you mean it, mean it
certified banger
For real.
Agreed
Bussin.
Def
This song is going to fit right next to Mastodon for songs about Moby Dick nicely! Metal stamp of awesome from me!
Danny finally learning the Dark Arts
Durk urts
Dork Orts
Drik wrts
Derk Erts
I didn't recognize till I listened to it multiple times
WE'RE SPLITTING OUR LUNGS WITH BLOOD AND THUNDER WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥
THE FAULT LIES WITH YOU, ISHMAEL!
Personally, I've always wanted to hear what Danny's voice could do with a song that isn't about him trying to get laid and failing. I'm not knocking NSP or Starbomb but I want to hear what else Danny can do that isn't comedy or parody.
This is exactly what I was hoping for. Fucking epic. It's like if Bruce Dickinson cameo'd on a Rush single~
You could always check out his early bands Northern Hues and Skyhill, but this is WAY better than those
Skyhill has some great tracks. Run with the Hunted is a solid song
dan’s also done some stuff with TWRP, things like starlight brigade and black swan really lean into his vocal ability. you can also check out his collaboration with Super Guitar Bros, his voice is oddly fitting with the softer sound of the acoustic guitar
I mean his 80's covers in the Under the Covers albums are solid, though I could be biased as a huge fan of the 80's haha.
The Rush comparison is DEAD ON, I thought the exact same thing
WHITE WHALE HOLY GRAIL
WE'RE MAKING OUT OF THE CANTO V WITH THIS ONE 🎣🎣🐳🐳🐋🐋🌊🌊
Real, i just hope the Indigo elder survives
I wondered why I was recommended this video...
WHITE WHALE HOLY GRAIL
ISHMAEL ISHMAEL
Bon Voyage
Your mermaid's setting sail
project moon brainrot spotted!!
why do i feel like Dan has finally found his soul.
He LOVES this kind of music and i can feel it in this song.
Fucking awesome single!
Heavy rush vibes and I fucking love it
A lot of Rush and a bit of Billy Talent.. Danny belongs in Toronto calling it now lol.
I'd bop to this in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
You can't say Tony hawk. You have to bleep it out remember?
Any day of the week bro.
This is the highest praise one can give.
Dan rocks out, now Moby Dick's done; Tony Hawk's Pro Skater One.
The ultimate compliment
I don't think Shadow Academy could've gotten off to a better start. You guys hit the ground sprinting full tilt, and I can't wait to see what comes next!
100%. This song and album need to blow up and take over the rock world.
Couldn't agree more. Incredible song, incredible sound. Can't wait to see what they cook up next in that nasty sexy oven.
I always adore how the captain and the whale are the only ones in the heaviest detail, putting you in his mind. The crew are just bodies. But the whale. It and he are at war, and he is vowing to hunt it down, no matter the cost, which Is seen through his ageing face. that he has devoted everything to this hunt
Suddenly, Dan's discussions of reading Moby Dick come full circle. It's an amazing talent and a true gift to read a work of literature and spin out another piece from the tendons. Well done!
I was thinking the same thing. I normally hear after the fact how a song was conceived and produced. It kinda felt like I was low key along for the ride this time while they created killer sonic pyrotechnics.
He read Moby Dick? But that's the most boring book ever! Right next to Catcher and the Rye. No one even dies in that book yet somehow it inspired a school shooting.
@@theadventurer2628Moby Dick isn't any boring, it just that haf of the book is about adventures and half is encyclopedia for whale hunters. If you skip the encyclopedia parts(I didn't😎) you won't be bored, something always happens there
@@theadventurer2628man this is the best book I’ve read, (for some reason it’s way sillier than I imagined) it’s just peak writing, and I’m not even a big book worm
@@Piece-Of-Time and then there's me who picked the book up FOR the taxonomy of whales. .. I'm a cetacean nerd ... XD
I don't know if i've ever been more excited for an album, let alone a single, than i am for this
Yo I totally agree never in my life have I’ve been more excited for anything album to drop this single was 🔥🔥🔥
I am shook... This is such a great song. Deep metaphors, great riffs, and Dan's perfect voice combined with serious themes and epic feels..... Perfect.
"Nice meeting you again.... YOU F**KING WHALE"- Some Ginger Woman(Limbus Company 2023)
THE FAULT LIES WITH YOU
*ISHMAEL*
ALL HANDS, LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO
OARSMEN!!!!!
I JUST CAME FROM PLAYING LIMBUS COMPANY TO LISTEN TO THIS SONG AND THIS WAS THE THIRD COMMENT I SAW WHEEZE
WE FINNA GET BLIND OBSESSION WITH THIS ONE!!!!🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
OARSMEEEEEEEEEN
Captain Ahab grindset.
I love hearing Dan's voice tackle some cryptic and more aggressive melodies! This project has me super pumped and can't wait to see the new dimensions of his artistry being added to the worlds of Skyhill and The Northern Hues.
02:10 I love how the bottom of his trench coat morphs into a whale tail! Animated well and some badass symbolism.
I love mobey dick but I love the idea of a very almost demonically possessed old man who mistook Cthulhu for a whale and through nothing but a alcohol and hate fueled frenzy is keeping the end times at bay. It could be a king in yellow style unreliable narrator story and this type of art work would be so perfect. Like yea Howard old octopus face is scary but that captain would be legally blind today and hasn’t seen a sober day since he was 15 and worked his first whaler and he REALLY hates that “whale” it also helps that the tribes men (they are the only ones crazy enough to work with him these days) that he employ come from the islands that purged the fish men on the island next to theirs and engraved the harpoons with runes.
I have always loved Shoocharu’s work, but this animation really shows how much he’s grown since I first started following his stuff… it’s incredible. Well done.
I can’t help but think this video in theme and story would work for blood and thunder by mastodon
@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus well, they’re both about Moby Dick, so that makes sense
Altho the stickman comic will always be what I associate with that song
@@too_blatant true you can’t bear the stick man one but this would be a close second. Think I might run a call of Cthulhu with a moby-dick theme to it now.
This song is so cool . Feels like a grunge band found synthesizers and also a key to my heart
so.,... rush?
Yes 🥰
Me when the funny long haired ginger with ptsd kills a big fish (idk I didn’t finish canto 5)
WHITE WHALE, HOLY GRAIL
After hearing this I want a classic novels soundtrack, hopefully Danny has been working on his reading list
I know that he read Frankenstein awhile back. I'd absolutely love to hear a song inspired by that.
@@xaratherus show me how to live by audioslave is a good example of that. Couldn’t hurt to hear a heavier interpretation though…one of my favorite novels.
kid named the limbus company ost:
fishmael
Song just went up on Spotify and totally slaps. Gives me some Duran Duran meets Motley Crue vibes with a dash of popsynth and Dan's incredible vocals are stellar as always!
I get some Jane's Addiction in there too
What it reminded me of was Siva by Smashing Pumpkins
It's not on Spoofy for me 😢
@@mitchstacey2860 isn't on there for me either
@@caspianbydefault I got the same feeling, a good mix of Jane's addiction, Chevelle, throw in a little bit of that post '80s rock and sprinkle some good old-fashioned NSP on it
I love the imagery constantly comparing Ahab to the whale, before finally seeing eachother as oneself, such a neat visual theme
Call me Ishmael, but this slaps hard af.
How does Dan keep doing this? How can one man's voice perfectly work with every genre of music he tries? LEGENDARY!
He’s the true DJ Music Man 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Man, this is so good! Always love when Danny and company venture into more "serious" music. Parts of this remind me of The Bravery, but also super 80's metal/synth goodness!
Love the username ✨
@@user-di9wo4qy1o haha thanks!
@@DokiDokiGuitarClub I concur
THE FAULT LIES WITH YOU ISHMAEL!
Listening to Danny's voice singing more serious topics to heavier music has me in absolute awe. Like I am absolutely in love with this song. I can't wait to see what you guys create. What an incredible song...
This is right up there with Magnum Bullets for me. He nails both songs perfectly.
@@DustInTime Absolutely, 1000% agree
Ditto
I don’t know if I’ve ever cranked the volume up on a song so fast. Those high notes Dan is hitting gives me some awesome rush vibes, that guitar tone is so crunchy and groove inducing, and that synth is tasty!
Holy shit, Dan's vocals go so well with this style. I need more ASAP. Shoocharu's animation is on point too, love the vibes!!
WHITE WHALE! HOLY GRAIL!
You can really see his every emotion: rage, hatred, resolve, surprise. It's a beautifully animated video for a great song.
I have no words to describe how amazing the song and the animation are, I'm astonished.
I can't wait to listen to the full album!
OH MY GOD I CANT WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIT
Hearing Danny talk about Moby Dick on Game Grumps and how he's got into reading classic novels it doesn't surprise me that this is the first single he chose for Shadow Academy. LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! Can't wait for the full album to come out!
Maybe there’ll be other tracks based on Dracula and whatnot
I love how at 3:05-3:08 the frame starts to tilt as he begins to panic, but snaps back when he steels himself. Even the wind changes directions and lightning flashes to emphasize his shift. Really nice details!
This is brilliant, I can’t WAIT for a whole album of this!
I was so hyped for this, and you didn't disapoint one single bit. This is awesome. Welcome Shadow Academy
I'm so happy that this was on my recommendations
I love that Shoocharu didn't give anyone eyes but the captain and the whale, crew may as well be the boat for all the captain cares.
YESSSSS! This is awesome! I knew Danny was super into Moby Dick, so this makes sense it's the first release for the new band. Looking forward for the album release!
Oooh I see reading Moby Dick has been a little inspirational for Dan. Can't wait!
When Dan first announced Shadow Academy I knew it would be good, but even I didn't expect it to be THIS good. This completely blew me out of the water and I am HERE for it! Hurry up and release the album so you can go on tour goddammit! I need a band tee with that sick nasty Shoocharu art on it!!!
Danny! This shit is a fuckin' bop dude! You and Jim did absolutely excellent and I can't wait until the album drops 💙💙💙💙
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@@anniequestions5228 you can like it now, someone messed it up already lmao
I like how this song doesn't have like a secret meaning, it's straight up a song about Moby Dick, it's so cool!
It’s amazing when you can almost feel the passion coming out of a person’s voice when they sing. It’s especially true with Dan in my opinion.
ФАНАТЫ ПРОЖМУНОВ, ОТЗОВИТЕСЬ! ИДЁМ В ПОГОНЮ ЗА КИТОМ?
I've watched this twice already and i still just. cannot process how EPIC this is
Can't stop listening to it lol... 6 times now.
Man, I love this. The music video, the key changes, Danny's voice. Wow.
i love that animation.
It shows a lot about the obsession of the captain for his hunt against the ghost of the seas.
i personnaly love this story. i hope this captain finally found what he spend his lifetime for and finally defeating his inner demons.
The shot of the whale silhouette in the water with Dan's faint scream in the background just sends chills through me every time. Masterful weaving of visuals and music showcasing the primal, hate-filled, insane obsession of Ahab. This entire video gives me goosebumps and scratches an itch in my head I didn't know I had. Amazing work both Shoocharu and Shadow Academy. I'm gonna go watch this for the 20th time now.
beyond excited for what you guys do next !! everything about this single is amazing
This is incredible. The music is stellar and major props to Shoocharu for all of the imagery. All of it with the flashes of lightning, the damned souls grasping at the hull of the ship as if they were crossing th eriver styx into the land of the dead, the mad look in Ahab's eyes and the blood of his sworn enemy flooding down into his hand. Incredible work by everyone involved.
I agree but I have no idea what you are saying Is it biblical?
@@theverymediocreguy7544 oh uh, vaguely. The lightning and eyes and blood I just thought looked cool. The other thing just really reminded me of an image from Dante's Inferno. The inferno isn't like, part of the Bible but it's heavily influenced by it. There was a copy of it in my house when I was growing up and the cover art was of people on a boat crossing a river as sinners were grasping at the sides of their boat from the water.
Tl,dr: It's not biblical, just referencing something heavily influenced by christianity.
Yo I thought the red moon at 1:40 was just for aesthetic but it looks like the whale's eye is staring at the boat, I love badass music videos
Ive had this on repeat for WEEKS now, I love hearing Dan go so hard on music that he loves with such a passion. It translates through and it's SUCH a banger fr
I'm simply amazed. To be a single and the first song shown by the band it's too wonderful, and being accompanied by the animation makes it much better.
4 in the morn is sadly a bit early but you know ima put this on repeat with spoofy and than binge watch the music video when I get up in the morning. Such a good jam. Big fan of it all so far :D
Edit: I have now been watching the music video for at least 15 minutes. It’s so well made! :D good job Simon for the amazing video and thank you Jim and Dan for this song. It’s some of the most amazing art I have seen
Awesome animation,
The lyrics are beautifully woven,
I’m hyped for this to continue
This is criminally under-viewed! The music is fantastic, and the animation/visuals are breathtaking!!
wow, wow, wow. absolutely fucking incredible. i love every single bit of this and i am so excited to hear the next single and the album!
jesus christ this is so cool. the visuals! the music! absolute perfection.
Man, this song gives off "The Lighthouse" vibes. The black and white visuals with splashes of color when the story calls for it. You can feel the mission this hunter's on and it's deep and amazing!!
Curse you Bayle!
I hereby vow! You will rue this day!
Behold, a true drake warrior! And I, Igon!
Your fear made flesh!
Solid of scale you might be, foul dragon...
But i will riddle with holes your rotten hide!
With a hail of harpoons!
With every last drop of my being!
Oh, this fits into my rock and roll playlist on Spotify EXTREMELY nicely. My ears will never recover from this.
I love this so much: I miss guitar forward rock!
The sound production is interesting, the vocals are treated as another instrument almost blending entirely in the mix.
Amazingly well done, I'll be watching this closely
Currently sitting at a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game, and they just played the song as part of the replay footage! Love the song, so I had to share.
The hi-hat at 00:28 hits the pocket so unbelievably well, so fresh!
It perfectly gives the vocals something to explode off of. That whole section has such a gnarly groove!!
that last frame of ahab's face...
I've come to expect this of Shoo at this point, but his animation alone makes me feel so much
and then this absolute *BANGER* of a track!!!!
I hope you guys think about going live with this, cause I really want to see and hear this live!!
Dude this fucking rules! The tone, the music, the singing, the animation! Everything perfectly formed together to make one of the most awesome music videos I've ever seen! I am fucking pumped for more!
This is like hearing Vinny do the serious vocals for Red Vox. I know who it is, but it's so alien at the same time.
ngl i was half expecting this to be a cover of "white wail holy grail"
This was so good! I can’t wait for more shadow academy music!
From the music to visuals, it was totally groovy! I can't wait to hear more from Dan's new band.
Holy grail?
When the recommended hits just right.
Shout-out to the live chat, what a blast! So excited for the rest of this album
I can’t wait 🤩
*HO L Y G R A I L ! ! ! !*
“Just a good simple tale about a man who hates an animal.”
-Ron Swanson
Hell yeah!!!!!
I come back to this, and it is a certified banger to the max
Danny got a voice to make the heavens jealous.
This song kicks ass, the buzzing of the guitar reminded me of listening to Muse and I really love the hard rock sort of sound it has going for it. Can't wait to see more of what's to come
It feels so weird to hear a man who's only characteristic in my head is being goofy be so badass
The drums. Dan's vocals. The choice of the old-timey square frame ratio. The portrayal of only showing the sailor's face as opposed to the others. The freaking visuals. This is stunning and awesome.
This is incredible, if you keep this up, Shadow Academy is sure to become one of my favorite bands of all time. Excited for what's coming!
Nothing more sinister and badass than greeting a gods wrath as an equal
Danny's voice has such a classic prog rock quality to it, it works amazingly with this style
This will be my first time hear Jim perform so I'm excited to see what his style is like.
Cant wait for this
I just keep coming back to this song. The music video is awesome - And Dan's vocals and the synth in the background are so addicting.
I’m gonna hide somewhere at work so I can peacefully enjoy this fuck yeah
Me at work watching the countdown rn 😂
Shoocharu did a fantastic job with this MV. I’m so used to his bright neons that seeing the gray scale and use of red is so different! Not to mention the song is so bad ass!! Can’t wait to see more stuff from Dan and Jim!
When he gets on the raft, the pose, the way he’s shifting his weight with the waves, the way he ready’s the spear. Animation is so crisp, chefs kiss 😗👌🏼
Wondrous riffs from every instrument on the track. And Dannys voice, still one of my top 3 ever.
Absolutely phenomenal work guys. Fantastic animation from the man Shoocharu and an amazing song to go along with it! Can’t wait to see what you guys have in store for the future!
Dammit Dan, why you gotta make an album that I can't stop listening to! It's just so damn good! Thank you for the entire album dude, your voice is so awesome to listen to and I assume Jim did all the instruments so great job to you dude!
If there's another album of musical wizardry from you, don't make us wait too long!