ABUSEMENTS are an all-original punk rock band from Montgomery, AL, founded 2017. Members (L-R): Wil Evans/guitar, Lyra Lyricat/bass+vocals, DJ Fake Name/mouth, Dominique Bradley/drums, Jay Hensley/guitar. See our complete collection of music videos below; stream Abusements music at all major online services including Spotify. Shop at ABUSEMART, below, our online store for Vinyl 7-inchers, tee-shirts, badges and more.
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VIDEOS
HOWARD is a psychedelic film noir about the reclusive billionaire industrialist. Made using generative AI.
HEAVEN features all AI-generated imagery.
EVEL stars custom action figures by Joe Megna and Angel Brooks. The song is music by Rhoades D'Ablo and lyrics by DJ Fake Name.
ADDERALL features Ali Fisher, Summer Banks & Shannon Taft, shot/edited by Mikhail Tot of Tot Films. Includes sequences at Leroy and The Nick.
ALABAMASTAN is the first clip by lineup v7, featuring Lyra Lyricat & Jay Hensley. Shot by Stephen Poff, edit by Poff & Lyricat.
ZERO MILLION stars machines by Vincent Buwalda. From the "Supersized & Weaponized" EP, keyboards by Morrell Pruitte.
RAT features the version 5 lineup, video shot and directed by Stephen Poff. From the "Bomber" EP, done the same day as Haircut.
HAIRCUT showcases the guitar stylings of Unlockable Character. Lensed and directed by Stephen Poff, from the "Bomber" EP.
SPACE NAZIS & IRRITAINMENT LIVE from the "MASKBREATH 2020" DVD/Blu-ray. Directed & produced by Stephen Poff. Filmed 7/11/20, last appearance by Version 4 lineup.
F. IT features engineer Robert Shimp and the facilities of Technical Earth Recorders, Montgomery AL. Directed/produced by Stephen Poff. Shot in tandem with the Done video.
DONE Filmed during sessions at Technical Earth, featuring Robert Shimp on the boards. Directed/produced by Stephen Poff. We set up drums in the chapel, used video monitors for visual cues.
STICK Produced & directed by Stephen Poff. From the 2020 EP "Supersized & Weaponized". Includes actual waterboarding sequence.
UNCLE DUDE 360-degree VR music video, directed by the great Stephen Poff. From the "Supersized & Weaponized" EP. Thought we'd get hassled at Walmart; instead they all ran the other way when we showed up.
THE MALL animated video featuring that great lip-syncher Judge Roy Moore. Plus Montgomery's lamented, now-shuttered Hot Topic.
NIXON'S BRAIN animated video featuring Jane Crow and introducing Coach Mad Skwez; from the album "Irritainment!"
ABUSEMENAUT animated video from the album "Irritainment!" loaded with AL punk band easter eggs.
SPACE NAZIS animated video, first part of our science trilogy, from the album "Irritainment!"
