Editor’s Pick: Gutslit Explore the Serial Killer Psyche in ‘Altar of Putridity’ Video

Mumbai death metallers Gutslit level up with their latest music video off the new album Carnal, with vocalist Aditya Barve channeling a Jeffrey Dahmer-like sinister figure and his psyche for “Altar of Putridity.”

From eerie exposition to macabre elements like skulls, blood and demon-like figures enveloping the protagonist, the video is directed by filmmaker Avinash Jai Singh and produced by Gingerman Entertainment to a bone-chilling degree that’s interspersed with footage of Gutslit performing.

The band says in a statement about the song, “It seeks to shed light on the shocking reality of [Dahmer’s] perverse creativity, as he callously constructed an altar, an unholy sanctuary, fashioned from the remnants of his hapless victims.”

The video for “Altar of Putridity” follows their horror-inspired visual for “The Killing Joke,” with Carnal releasing in July this year. The album features music by outgoing members including guitarist-composer Prateek Rajagopal and lyrics by guitarist Vigneshkumar Venkatraman, plus artwork by drummer Aaron Pinto.