HELSINKI, FINLAND - Helsinki vampire rock outfit The 69 Eyes recently shot a video for the hit single "Borderline" together with famous producer Patric Ullaeus over in New Orleans. The song comes off the band's most recent album X, and the clip will be premiere next week.
Commented lead vampire Jyrki9, "It's like our 'Love Me Tender' - a soft, timeless ballad. But it also has that dark, mystic Southern vibe (some said 'True Blood'), so naturally we had to go to Louisiana to shoot the video! Mark Twain's books, Elvis, 'King Creole,' 'Easy Rider,' blues, jazz, voodoo, vampires - so many reasons for The 69 Eyes go to N'awlins. We've played there twice; I've hosted two DJ club nights there called "Fangtasia" over the last two summers. The leading rock/metal video director of these latter days, Swedish Patric Ullaeus was also interested in coming to NOLA to make this masterpiece, so all was set for it! The mid-October was perfect for a long-lost weekend in the South."
The video starts with a scene in which the local vampire tour legend Lord Chaz draws five X's on the crypt door of the Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau's resting place in Saint Louis Cemetery #1. "Easy Rider's" famous psychedelic scene was also filmed there.
The 69 Eyes released its 10th studio album X last month in North America via Nuclear Blast.
Fans can order X online via iTunes at: http://bit.ly/69xitun, complete with the bonus track "Rosary Blue" featuring Kat Von D, the "Red" music video plus digital booklet. Physical copies of X can be ordered via the Nuclear Blast web-store at: http://bit.ly/69eyesxlp.
To purchase X in person, head over to: http://www.facebook.com/the69eyes/app_190322544333196 for more information on how to find a local retailer.
1. Love Runs Away
2. Tonight
3. Black
4. If You Love Me The Morning After
5. Red
6. I Love The Darkness In You
7. Borderline
8. I'm Ready
9. I Know What You Did Last Summer
10. When A Love Comes To An End
Bonus DVD *Digi Edition*
- "Red" (video single)
- Made In Sweden - Stockholm and The 69 Eyes (documentary)
Check out the recently released "Red" music video, filmed with renowned producer, Patric Ullaeus, and complete with a special message from the Mistress of the Dark herself, Elvira, online at: http://youtu.be/hVLMZEFXWxA.
Also, stream "Borderline" on the Nuclear Blast website at: http://bit.ly/69eyesxlp. Click on the appropriate track icon at the top of the page to access the Soundcloud stream.
A preview video featuring audio samples of each of the album's tracks, plus commentary from lead vampire, Jyrki69, can be seen on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtBjQ9P1LG8.
A series of album trailers providing further insight into the release can be seen at: http://youtu.be/s-SVq2hK1e4 (Part I), http://youtu.be/TEMvkQvfsWg (Part II) and http://youtu.be/ch7Y3CPS2iM (Part III).