Nice Hooves are a band that I have known existed for less than three hours, but I am quickly becoming a fan of their frenzied take on the place where modern hard rock meets punk.

Today, Nice Hooves released the official video for their latest single, “Warpaint Is Not A Mask.” It’s the type of song that offers the kind of in-your-face take on rock that made bands like The Refused a household name, only this time it’s channeled through a slew of post-Y2k influences that give the entire production a nice modern edge. In fact, one UTG writer described their sound as “Every Time I Dillinger Escape Plan.”

What captured my imagination even more than the music, however, was the approach Nice Hooves took in creating the song’s official video. The clip, which you can view below, features the band performing in a room lit solely by laser lights. As they play, the lights dance and flicker along with the sound, creating a unique and, at times, gorgeous visual effect. Check it out:

Tony Wolski, drummer and member of both Nice Hooves and The Armed, told ThrashHits that this video would probably be the last thing the band did in connection to their debut album, so they asked him what the deal is with new material:

We already recorded half of the record in the beginning of the year at GodCity with Kurt Ballou with the intentions of making an EP. As we were working however, it really felt as though there was more to say, and as more and more material was written, the body of work just kind of organically became a full-length. With most of the band already planning to go back at some point do the new The Armed record, we decided to book a longer session, make it a party, and record the second half of the Hooves record too. So we’re gonna get on that in a few weeks, starting in late August.

The material itself is considerably darker and noisier as a whole than our first record. We wrote and recorded the first one before we ever actually started playing any shows, so the band was still kind of taking form. Since then, we’ve played a lot and the whole live thing has sort of become this really aggressive, noisy, really dark kind of experience. There’s still a lot of catchy stuff, but as a whole, this one feels a bit more unhinged.

We’ll continue to follow Nice Hooves and bring you any additional information they release about regarding new music and shows. Follow UTG on Twitter for updates.

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James Shotwell is the founder of Under The Gun Review. He loves writing about music and movies almost as much as he loves his two fat cats. He's also the co-founder of Antique Records and the Marketing Coordinator for Haulix. You should probably follow him on Twitter.

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