MIRED
Project Type: Concert Visual Package
Duration: 30:00
Light, texture, pattern.
This versatile campaign transports Savannah black metal band Mired to an even darker, immersive & surreal space.
Created for their 2025 fall tour, which they are currently on. Footage to come.
Relentless momentum.
To get ahead of the obvious, black metal is a very silly genre. The evil pseudonyms, the corpse paint... what can I say? I love this stuff. At the end of the day, though, the important part is this: The music bites hard enough to hit bone.
It's best to leave the pontificating to Set, but from their very first show, Mired lit up my brain like little else. Their sound inspires the hell out of me, so the imagery and ideation came to me easily. Oh, and the fact they're all very good, sweet dudes doesn't hurt either.
Devouring the space with joy.
Through this project, I explored possibilities of databending, geometry nodes, and real-time visual programming - all in service of symbiotically connecting to the music and movement.
Further brainstorming with the guys was excellent - their creative perspectives are a big part of why they rise above common tropes of mediocre black metal.
Illustration by Zach Machado
"...the magical ethos of black metal..."
I was given a great amount of free rein on this project, and it means a lot that they trusted me to execute on their vision. Actually, I feel super grateful that I know these lovely people at all!
I was introduced in early 2025, and (to my utmost surprise) subsequently fell in love with the music their community is centered around.
Being boring is an
unforgivable crime.
unforgivable crime.
At every Mired show, you can find me dancing stiffly and wiggling my hands - that's what I look like when I'm coming up with my little ideas. As they go off on their tour throughout the Bible Belt, I'm thrilled that my work gets to join them.
Credits:
Creative Direction, Design & Animation
Viviane Tirone
MIRED isZach Tyler
Jake Swaney
Zach Machado
Josh [Lastname]
Special Thanks to
Jake Swaney
Zach Machado
Josh [Lastname]
Special Thanks to
Jake Greydanus
Sarah [Lastname]
The Black Metal Book Club (RIP... for now, I hope)
Sarah [Lastname]
The Black Metal Book Club (RIP... for now, I hope)
