Death in June - Behind the Mask (Audio From DVD) (2006)

GENRE..... Industrial, Folk
LABEL...... S6K/Voidstar Prod.
MODE....... VBRkbps / Joint-Stereo
REL.DATE.. Jun-24-2008

Death In June: Behind The Mask is a recently released DVD / VHS recorded interview with
Douglas Pierce of Death In June. Created by American based Voidstar Productions in
cooperation with Sektor 6 Kommunikations Behind The Mask offers a glimpse into the personal
life of Douglas Pierce as well as a meandering history of Death In June. Behind The Mask was
filmed during a day long interview that took place in the basement of a skyscraper in
downtown NYC during the winter of 2004. This very unique odyssey into the life and times of
Douglas Pierce and the infamous Death In June was organized and headed by Darryl Hell.

Behind The Mask is unlike other interviews in which both the artists and the interviewer are
represented. Behind The Mask was conducted and edited in such a manner as to remove almost
all trace of the interviewer Darryl Hell. This approach allows Douglas to elaborate on the
various subjects that are breeched within the interview without limitation or obstruction.

The interview was filmed forty feet below the surface in the abandoned basement of a NYC
skyscraper while a blizzard raged outside in the city. Douglas Pierce appears in classic
Death In June regalia complete with combat boots, colored camouflage clothing and the white
mask which has become such a part of his public persona. The interview is conducted and
filmed with Douglas seated alone amidst the cold and unflattering bowels of an
industrialized basement. Concrete, electric wires and metal fixtures surround Douglas on all
sides. The camera remains focused on Douglas and the interviewer Darryl Hall is never seen.
The room looks cold and deserted all but for the presence of Douglas.

The viewer never hears the questions Douglas is asked but rather the interview has been
edited to only include Douglass lengthy responses. The tone is conversational and Douglas
speaks at length about very personal issues. Numerous aspects of Douglas Pierces life are
thoroughly discussed such as his family, childhood, and his current relationship to his
family members. In addition the interview covers in detail the beginnings of Douglas
Pierces career as a musician. Douglas explains his involvement with music and traces his
personal history back to the European punk rock movement of the 70s and his first band
Crisis. The interview meanders through other areas of interest as well including Douglas
Pierces use of hallucinogenic drugs earlier in life and his coming out as a gay male amidst
his friends and family.

The video is enhanced with numerous camera angels that include close up shots as well as
some experimental angels such as Douglass image being captured in the fractured remnants of
a mirror or shots taken through metal grating. There is an emphasis on Douglas being
presented in the cold industrial interior that retains the aesthetic of the industrial music
genre. Though the majority of the interview is filmed within the basement of an unidentified
skyscraper footage also appears of Douglas roaming the rooftop of a building and relaxing
unmasked behind a table. Bonus footage also includes glimpses of Douglas backstage and
during a sound check before a live performance.

The interview is accompanied by a muted soundtrack with songs taken from the Death In June
albums Operation Hummingbird & All Pigs Must Die, and Crisis Holocaust Hymes. The
interview is also interspersed with brief video montages that help break up the individual
chapters. The video also features some exclusive tracks and the DVD includes a nice B & W
poster of Douglas.

Behind The Mask represents the most personal and unobstructed interview ever given by
Douglas Pierce during his lengthy career as Death In June. Death In June fans will be
gripped by the intimate details of Douglass life and will find the answers to so many
burning questions that have until know remained the private domain of Douglass close
friends and companions.

Fans of Death In June will find Behind The Mask to be an illuminating journey worth owning.
Never before has Death In June or Douglas Pierce been so open and forthright. From his
obsession with militaristic dress and artifacts to his relationship with his mother and
father Douglas Pierce shares his thoughts and feelings with unexpected honesty and openness.
If you are one of the many who have been mesmerized, entertained, and elevated by the music
of Death In June then I highly recommend that you invest in a copy of Behind The Mask and
partake in this unprecedented glimpse into the life and mind of the man behind the white
mask!

Tracklist:

01 Behind the Mask
02 BNS TRK 1
03 BNS TRK 2

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