Much to the chagrin of the music industry, MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE's first foray into the world of live DVDs, Our Pain, Your Gain (UCR/Metropolis Video) has debuted at an astounding chart position of Number Five on Billboard's "Top Music Video" chart. Selling 3,500 copies in the first week alone (release date: 9/11/07), the DVD chronicles performances that were filmed over three nights at NYC's Webster Hall just weeks after guitarist Steve, Righ? was hospitalized for partial hip replacement. What makes this significant is that he brings more danger and reckless abandon to the stage than most healthy teenagers in bands today.
There are over twenty songs plus videos and behind-the-scenes footage that fans don't usually get to see. The DVD was directed by Doug Spangenberg, most notable for his Lamb Of God DVD Killadephia that was certified Gold.
Formed in 1997, MSI has been storming the electronic and punk scenes, sweeping up many hardcore fans in its wake. With seminal albums as Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy and last year's You'll Rebel to Anything, the band has been building organically and completely independently (a pointless major label stint with Elektra proved even more telling that they should keep things in their own control). And earlier this year, their fierce determination paid off. Occupying two slots in Billboard's respected "Hot Dance Single Sales Chart" with their single "Shut Me Up" snagging the #1 spot and "Straight to Video" at #5 during the same second week of January 2007, MSI laid waste over Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, and even Madonna.
The band will be touring throughout Europe during the whole month of October and into the second week of November, supporting My Chemical Romance. They are also currently working on the follow-up to 2005's You'll Rebel to Anything, which is slated for release early 2008.
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