Cassandra Syndrome - "Shackles" Official Video

[YhudizOwlceanborn]

reminds me of 'HILLS RUN RED' movie...

[TomDarkwulf87]

Awesome band Joe! lml,

[corybiro]

i just found these guys and gals,,great band,love it

[hissingatrocity]

i'm really impressed, congrats guys! only bad note is that you're american - and i mean from a musical point of view, hope you'll understand what i mean! if you were from the netherlands you'd be as famous as many other acts who don't deserve half of what you'd deserve ;)

[thebenevolentsun]

I am curious about the synth drum / possible looping? Is it similar to the sample drum sets on many keyboards? do you also use samples?

[cassandrasyndrome]

@thebenevolentsun I'm Jay, the percussionist. What I'm playing is called a Zendrum. It is a MIDI controller that can be used to control various sounds. Live I use a drum brain, like used for an electronic drum set. Each of the various pads are mapped to a specific sound. While I myself don't have a background in looping or samples and each "hit" is played individually, you could certainly use it to trigger either.

[PeachesRabbet]

Congratulations. Well done. Gave me chills!

[pandora6565]

wow, it`s amazing!!!!

[GothEvaMetal]

¬¬..

[horrorview]

Extremely cool. We just published an interview with Irene Jericho, the singer, over at Horrorview(dot)com. Check it out! horrorview(dot)com/interviews/­irene-jericho-interview

[greekmaria]

Wow that was interesting. Metal opera?

[cassandrasyndrome]

@greekmaria Yes. We're a kind of symphonic metal. The sound is more common and popular in Europe and the Netherlands than in the States, but it is starting to gain a foothold here. If you liked what you heard, you may want to check out bands like Nightwish, Within Temptation and Epica. They have a similar operatic quality to their lead vocals. Thanks for watching the video! :D

[PaganArwen]

@cassandrasyndrome Also Tarja Turunen is another amazing example. She used to be the lead singer of Nightwish, but now has her own solo career.

[boojukie602]

The bomb

[spiralshell1]

Wow guys! Great video!!! Hotness!

[1davidabell]

Great song & Video! 

[XxTravelingManxX]

100% pure awesome sauce!

[Fernaando0]

<3

[seraphbriar]

If it's not too much trouble, lyrics posted with the video for your half-deaf listeners like me would be wonderful. <3 I love this video so very much!

[cassandrasyndrome]

@seraphbriar Updated with lyrics :)