Chthonic have shared a new version of “Supreme Pain For The Tyrant” featuring Trvium’s Matt Heafy. You can find a video for that below:
The following was said about the track in a press release:
“Peter Huang is a very important pioneer in Taiwan’s pro-democracy movement. He attempted to assassinate the late dictator Chiang Ching-kuo who visited New York in 1970. After failing the attempt, Peter became wanted, and was forced into exile. After Taiwan was democratized in the 1990s, Peter returned to Taiwan as a human rights advocate, helping many disadvantaged victims of repression. He held important positions in many human rights advocacy groups, including as chairman of Taiwan Association for Human Rights and Amnesty International Taiwan.”
Freddy Lim also commented:
“While being brave in resisting the authoritarian regime, Peter has a soft heart for the people and the land, and is an important source of inspiration for Chthonic. ‘Bú-tik‘ is one of the works inspired by Huang, and we wanted to continue honoring him which is where the idea for the remix originated. It was just the perfect project to work with Matt Heafy on.”
Heafy added:
“It is an absolute honor to be asked by one of my favorite bands on earth to be a part of their re-release of one of their greatest songs of all time. I can’t wait for people to hear this updated version and see the incredible music video.”
In other news, Chthonic are also planning to release a new album later this year and a new live album titled “Taiwan Victory” in May. The live effort was recorded during a December 2019 set in front of Taiwan’s Presidential Palace.
Metal Anarchy 