Silversun Pickups Win Over Metallica Fans, Make Their 'Darkest Video'
Frontman Brian Aubert calls upcoming 'Substitution' clip 'sort of depressing.'By James Montgomery
The Silversun Pickups
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Earlier this year, before Metallica thundered onstage at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, the Silversun Pickups were given the unenviable task of warming up an audience of over-served, overheated, die-hard metal fans.
It seemed like an odd choice for an opener: the swoony, alt-leaning Pickups yanking the curtain for Metallica, one of the hugest, ...
MTV.com News — Frontman Brian Aubert calls upcoming 'Substitution' clip 'sort of depressing.'By James Montgomery
The Silversun Pickups
Photo: MTV News
Earlier this year, befo... more info
VH1 News — The Silversun Pickups have won over Metallica fans and made their "darkest video" yet. Frontman Brian Aubert calls the upcoming "Substitution" clip "sort of depressing." more info
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