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SOTHIS: The Making Of 'De Oppresso Liber' Video

November 10, 2009

U.S. symphonic black metallers SOTHIS have released two "making-of-the-video" clips outlining the creation of their epic video for "De Oppresso Liber", the title track of their debut album (released worldwide on Candlelight Records in September of last year). The interview footage for the clips was shot on a rooftop in downtown Los Angeles and features the video's director, Joe Suarez, and SOTHIS vocalist/visual FX artist Drogoth. Both clips were produced and edited by Drogoth.

Commented Drogoth: "After coming off tour, the band took a brief hiatus and it gave me the opportunity to go through some of the behind-the-scenes footage we had from the video shoot. I had a lot of people ask me about what went into making the music video for 'De Oppresso Liber', and so I decided to make this video for the fans who might be interested in what the process was like to make it."

"De Oppresso Liber" was mixed by KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque at his Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden.

SOTHIS drummer Dross says of "De Oppresso Liber", "If you are into aggressive, polished black metal that is well executed then you're going to love 'De Oppresso Liber'. We've been able to capture some incredible performances and couple them with some very talented engineers. We wanted to make a record that we would be genuinely proud of and we've accomplished that."

A fixture on the Los Angeles area, SOTHIS released through independent channels its four-song mini-album in late 2004. A regional tour was set up with performances throughout the Southwest; the shows inspiring two limited-release DVDs that capture the band's impressive stage personnae.

For more information, visit www.sothis.us.

Behind the scenes part 1:

Behind the scenes part 2:

"De Oppresso Liber" video:

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