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Monster Truck reveal new video shot on an oil rig in a snowstorm
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Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 18:11
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Canada's Monster Truck will release their new album "Sittin’ Heavy" on 19 February 2016 via their new home of Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group for Europe and Dine Alone Records for the rest of the World.

Ahead of this they have put togeher an epic storm of a video for "Don’t Tell Me How To Live". The song is inspired by a comment made by singer and bassist Jon Harvey’s girlfriend – “She started giving me trouble for playing guitar every day and I replied, ‘This is my job, don’t tell me how to live’” – its message holds true in a variety of situations. “The song is about being independent in one’s life, rather than worrying about what people think or the expectations of other people; just be true to yourself.”

The stadium sized track needed a fitting location and they pitched up to the middle of nowhere at Caledon, Ontario, Canada on an oil rig with drone cameras and captured the band playing in the middle of a snowstorm. Talking about the video guitarist Jeremy Widerman remembers "When it comes to music videos It seems that the bigger a pain in the ass it is to film the better it turns out. Between an improbable 5 story industrial load in and numerous warnings that the drones flight path was too dangerous….. the entire video shoot balanced on knifes edge.  Luckily with some unexpected help from Mother Nature we were able to get exactly what we wanted and come out unscathed.”

The result is both epic and beautiful. Or as singer/bassist Jon Harvey laughs "It was cold, it was wet and it was tiring, but it looks awesome. Next time someone says, 'drones', I'm all ears." Don't take our word for it, have a look for yourself!