Zombie Ghost Train, the psychobilly monsters from Sydney filmed their first video on the 12th and 13th of August. On location on Saturday and on set on Sunday. Keep your eyes on Rage and the music show on TVS. It is being edited right now and should be out soon. Stu has graciously lifted the embargo on the pics early so I can show them off a bit.
They are heading back to the U.S. for a second tour, followed by Europe so catch 'em soon on the east coast tour before they are away for a couple of months.
I was given the job of taking the production photos for them. As if they had to negotiate!
The set was constructed at Balmain Town Hall with Gyspy Taylor (The Living End, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Alexander the Great, Matrix Reloaded) the production manager/designer/director. If you didn't like the band or the song, doing a film clip would be awful... listening to the same 15 seconds over and over again. Thankfully, I like the band - however the song has been stuck in my head ever since.
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"lonely skeleton lobotomized by fear"
"marionette of sorrow"
"i'm breaking the strings"
"won't be your zombie no more"
"a twisted vision of hell in your eyes"
"vanished in the night, now a ghost in my mind"
Izzy (make up) and her zombies...
All up what a fun day! Such a tedious but enjoyable process. I can't wait to work with ZGT again and on future videos with Gypsy.
Captain Reckless
Azzy T
Stu Arkoff
[ Edited on 25-10-2006 by HotRodMatt ]
TCB_GHIA ·
do you really like there sound matt caught them down here recently and was a little disappointed great visually though and your pics are tight as always
beelzebug ·
For us oldies....looks like Split Enz meets the house of Hammer.
baybuscamperkid ·
gotta love those phychobilly boys... Long live the Double Bass!! 😀
TCB_GHIA ·
some of us still fly the rock n roll
otanica ·
They are playing at the Arthouse on sat night in Melbourne.
great live band.
seeya there
Brad
ColumBUS ·
awesome band, awesome photos. have to see them again very soon.
my cousin james has just scored a spot in the backy skank lineup as a drummer for all the ska fans out there. check them out at the empire in sydney on saturday night.
pete wood ·
what's their bassplayer's name? he looks awful familiar. Is he a recent addition or has he been in hte band for years?
HotRodMatt ·
pete wood wrote:what's their bassplayer's name? he looks awful familiar. Is he a recent addition or has he been in hte band for years?
Aaron. Always been the same line-up. They also play as The Bone Daddies (rockabilly covers). He turns up now and then slapping the bass for other bands as a fill in...
His partner though will be recognisable soon. She's the new face of McDiddlymurder.
pete wood ·
Cool, He just look alot like a young guy I know called Jordan. I'd rate Jordan as one of best slap upright players I've ever heard, and he's playing rockabilly here in Sydney. I guess Aaron must be pretty hot too.
wacked1 ·
those are truly awsome shots matt, must of been a cool day out.
cheers
mate