OTTTO, who kick off their co-headlining North American tour with Bastardane on Saturday, have released a Paul Marchand-directed video for “Skyscraper” from the Venice Beach-based band’s recently released album, Life Is A Game.
Marchand, who is well known for his music documentaries, including “Jaco” and “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me,” directed the video that, in a nod to the album title, sees the trio playing a board game dubbed “Skyscraper” with each roll of the dice bringing chaos reigning down.
“OTTTO rocks,” says Marchand. “But man, to be honest we all had a lot of milk to drink that day. I just remember the swell was down and the surf zombies came inland. Someone brought a board game? This kinda stuff just happens in Topanga. I think it was a Tuesday.”
OTTTO have received widespread praise for their recently released debut studio album, Life Is A Game (listen here) with Consequence describing the 10-song album as “fun, unpretentious thrash,” and Metal Injection saying: “OTTTO are destined for stardom… this trio has massive talent that is undeniable…” The band previously released a pair of videos from the new album, including the elaborate, carnival-themed video for “Dance of the Dead” (https://youtu.be/JinvmhzID4o), and the Dogtown-infused clip for “My Pain” (https://youtu.be/vTlRumyfaM8).
OTTTO/Bastardane tour dates:
August 5 New York, NY The Gramercy Theatre *
August 6 Hartford, CT Webster Underground
August 8 Boston, MA Sonia
August 9 Portland, ME Geno’s Rock Club
August 11 Quebec City, QC Bar L’Anti
August 12 Montreal, QC Theatre Fairmont *
August 13 Toronto, ON Hard Luck Bar
August 15 Cincinnati, OH Madison Live!
August 16 Nashville, TN The Basement
August 17 Memphis, TN Growlers
August 19 Dallas, TX Three Links *
August 20 Lubbock, TX Jake’s Sports Café
August 22 Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep **
August 23 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge **
August 26 Los Angeles, CA The Viper Room *
August 27 Bakersfield, CA Temblor Brewing Company
August 28 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
August 30 Sacramento, CA Goldfield Trading Post
August 31 Fresno, CA Strummers
September 2 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom *
*-Metallica Weekend 2023 Takeover performances
**-Bastardane only
