On Thursday, Massachusetts thrash masters, Shadows Fall, will unveil their new video for "Another Hero Lost" right here on the Headbangers Ball Blog. On Saturday, the clip will hit the big screen on Headbangers Ball on MTV2.
"Everyone in Shadows Fall is extremely proud of our new video for the song, "Another Hero Lost," Fair said in a statement to Headbangers Ball Blog. "This is the most personal song we have ever written and I wanted the video to be a reflection of that. The video
combines some intimate performance footage of the band contrasted by stark black and white images of everyday people paying tribute to loved ones who left this world before their time."
In an interview with Revolver, Fair said the song was inspired by the death of his cousin, a soldier who was killed in Iraq.
“He was a 25 year old marine who left behind a two year old kid,” Fair said. “The reason he went into the service was our other cousin, his close friend, was killed in the Twin Towers, which inspired him to go in, and now these two families are dealing with another loss. But he really believed in fighting for his country. And I support everyone who’s over there so much because the situation they’re in, whether I politically agree with it or not, it’s their reality, and these are the people who are on the wall for you.”
Fair’s cousin wasn’t killed in combat, he lost his life in a humanitarian effort, which, in some ways, was even more painful for the singer. “He didn’t even think what he was doing was life threatening,” Fair said. “There was a tremendous flash flood and the Marines were trying to evacuate civilians. Then all hell broke loose. So, at least it wasn’t some bizarre friendly fire. It was a crazy accident. But any loss is just as sad. At least it wasn’t something that could have been avoided.”
Look for the full video for "Another Hero Lost" on Thursday. For now, here's Shadows Fall's video for "Redemption":
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