Synopsis
Saints Alight perform "Dice, Heart or Bust" in a live festival setting, with the video focused on the band's energetic stage presence and the crowd's response. Performance footage captures the post-hardcore group playing to an enthusiastic audience, emphasizing the communal intensity of the song rather than following a separate narrative. Quick cuts between the musicians and concertgoers give the clip the feel of a compact live document and introduce the band through the atmosphere of one of its early public performances.
Factoids & Trivia
- "Dice, Heart or Bust" was Saints Alight's first music video, released in 2012.
- The song appeared on the band's independently released 2011 EP, "Seeing Is Believing."
- Saints Alight came from Mackay in North Queensland, Australia, and were associated with post-hardcore, metalcore, and electronic-influenced hardcore.
- The footage was recorded at River Sessions, a live music event whose audience appears throughout the performance.
- Comments from people connected with the event indicate that several audience members recognized themselves in the video.
- At the time, the band was planning to record additional material and relocate to one of Australia's larger state capitals.