| "Welcome to Hell" | ||||
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| Single by Black Midi | ||||
| from the album Hellfire | ||||
| Released | 9 May 2022 | |||
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| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Geordie Greep, Cameron Picton, Morgan Simpson | |||
| Producer(s) | Marta Salogni | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Welcome to Hell" on YouTube | ||||
"Welcome to Hell" is a song by English rock band Black Midi, released in 2022 as the lead single from their third studio album, Hellfire. A satirical anti-war song, "Welcome to Hell" tells the story of Tristan Bongo, a soldier who engages in hedonistic acts while on shore leave to dull the trauma he has endured during war.[1]
The song was first teased with a cryptic video on the band's youtube channel on 8 May 2022. It released a day later on 9 May 2022, coinciding with the announcement of Hellfire, with a surreal music video by Gustaf Holtenäs whom previously directed the video for "Slow" from Cavalcade.[2] The music video shares the same protagonist featured in "Slow", depicted as an incel stalking a lagomorphic woman.
- ^ Sanchez, Patricia. "black midi Announce Tour Dates with L.A. gig at the Witern Sept. 24 — Drop Face Melting New Single "Welcome to Hell" with Visually Entrancing Music Video". Grimy Goods. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Wahlbom, Gustaf or Johan Gustaf. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011.