{"id":61976,"date":"2025-08-19T12:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/?p=61976"},"modified":"2025-08-19T12:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:14:42","slug":"nothing-more-estrena-video-existential-dread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/nothing-more-estrena-video-existential-dread\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing More releases \u201cExistential Dread\u201d sparking debate on AI and art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\" translation-block\">Three-time Grammy nominees and four-time #1 rock outfit Nothing More released their newest video Existential Dread on August 18, and it immediately stirred debate across the rock community. Even before its official premiere, the project was already controversial due to its creative use of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">The video was directed and edited by Jurassic Smoothie, who used AI tools as a starting point for imagery that was then refined, reworked, and edited into the final version. However, after a teaser trailer dropped on August 15, online discussions quickly escalated over the role of AI in music and visual art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"NOTHING MORE - EXISTENTIAL DREAD (Official Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yPsM-NLVfVc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"NOTHING MORE - EXISTENTIAL DREAD (Official Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yPsM-NLVfVc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">Frontman Jonny Hawkins addressed the backlash in an interview with RockFeed and through the band\u2019s Instagram account. \u201cAI didn\u2019t make a video for us. We hired an artist, I plotted out a vision, theme and visuals. Then that artist used AI to generate initial images that he edited together through multiple versions with notes until it became a visual experience. There is a huge difference between letting a machine create something and using a machine to create something,\u201d he explained. Hawkins further noted: \u201cNine Inch Nails is a perfect example of a prolific artist who used machines to sculpt their sound. It\u2019s all about how you use the tool that determines art, not which tools you are using.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">The release follows Nothing More\u2019s latest chart success, as their song Freefall featuring Chris Daughtry recently reached #1 on both Billboard\u2019s Mainstream Rock Airplay and Mediabase\u2019s Active Rock charts. A new version of the track dropped in March alongside an emotional video telling the story of a firefighter battling mental health issues who finds new direction after bonding with a stray dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">With Existential Dread, Nothing More once again proves themselves as boundary-pushers, daring to merge human creativity and emerging technology in ways that both challenge and captivate audiences worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cover-Deluxe.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61977\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cover-Deluxe.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61977\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La banda estadounidense Nothing More estren\u00f3 el 18 de agosto su m\u00e1s reciente video, Existential Dread. Antes incluso de su lanzamiento oficial, la producci\u00f3n ya hab\u00eda provocado controversia entre fans y cr\u00edticos debido a su innovador uso de herramientas de inteligencia artificial. El clip fue realizado en colaboraci\u00f3n con el artista y editor Jurassic Smoothie, quien utiliz\u00f3 IA como punto de partida para generar im\u00e1genes que luego fueron modificadas y editadas hasta dar forma al resultado final. 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