If you’re searching for a heavy track that lingers long after it ends, the OWLiNG’s latest music video for “Hollowed” deserves your attention. Blending crushing Doom with the grit of ’90s Alt-Metal, the Hollywood-based band delivers a hypnotic experience that fans of Black Sabbath, Faith No More, Melvins, Alice in Chains, and Rage Against the Machine will appreciate.
Featured on the band’s EP Intravenous Flow, “Hollowed” was written during a prolonged battle with insomnia. The song explores the emotional toll of sleepless nights, where exhaustion, anxiety, and isolation blur the line between reality and imagination. Its slow-burning groove immediately draws you in, while the commanding vocals and massive guitar tone make the chorus impossible to forget. A well-placed guitar solo near the end provides the perfect payoff, and the rhythm section stays locked in from beginning to end.
Filmed in Hollywood, California, the music video pairs intense performance footage with disorienting camera work that reflects the song’s unsettling themes. Frontman KaL MichaeL fully embraces the band’s “Cinematic Doom” identity, sporting striking face paint and striped pants while delivering a captivating performance.
Animated sequences weave throughout the video, following a child haunted by monsters while his parents race through a dark forest to reach him. As the story unfolds, the lines between fear and comfort begin to blur. By the end, the child appears to have made peace with the monsters, leaving viewers to decide who, or what, the real monsters are.
Directed and edited by KaL MichaeL, with cinematography by Memo Villaseñor, the video is an impressive independent production. Filmed on an iPhone 17 Pro, edited in Final Cut Pro, and featuring Midjourney animation, it proves that creativity matters more than a massive budget.
Released less than six months after the OWLiNG’s debut album, You Don’t Bow You Will Learn, Intravenous Flow continues the band’s momentum with another memorable release. Between its crushing riffs, hypnotic vocals, and thought-provoking visuals, “Hollowed” is a music video that invites repeat viewings.
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Bio:
“Formed in late 2022 by guitarist/vocalist KaL MichaeL in San Francisco, the OWLiNG was born from a vision: blending slow, doomy groove with cinematic riffs, abstract poetic vocals, and a gritty ’90s edge. After relocating to Hollywood, the band solidified with drummer Art Quanstrom, creating a heavy yet melodic sound that feels huge -balancing raw energy with orchestral intent.
Drawing from the spirit of Black Sabbath and the alt-metal grit of Faith No More, Melvins, Alice in Chains, and Rage Against the Machine, the OWLiNG delivers riff-driven, atmospheric music that is dark, melodic, and emotionally resonant.
High off the release of their debut album ‘You Don’t Bow, You Will Learn’, the OWLiNG maintains an active live presence in Los Angeles while expanding across the West Coast and throughout the U.S., appearing at select destination events and specialty festivals including SXSW. The latest release is an EP titled ‘Intravenous Flow’ which contains originals and a cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Mama I’m coming home’.”
