ABUSEMENTS are an all-original punk rock band from Montgomery, AL, founded 2017. Abusements are American Leather recording artists; their third album "Grievance Beerwater Reprisal" is now available on vinyl LP and all online platforms. Members (L-R): Wil Evans/guitar, Lyra Lyricat/bass+vocals, DJ Fake Name/mouth, Dominique Bradley/drums, Jay Hensley/guitar. Photo: Juanita Nessinger
VIDEOS
BANNED directed by Lyra Lyricat featuring live footage from beloved clubs & radical houseparties across the deep South. From the album Grievance Beerwater Reprisal, on American Leather Records.
MIND, the next single from
"Grievance Beerwater Reprisal" is a change of pace. Directed by Mikhail Tot and produced by Tot Films, in our Montgomery studio backlot.
BUZZKILL is the lead single from Abusements' third album "Grievance Beerwater Reprisal" on American Leather Records. Video directed by DJ Fake Name.
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 by Stephen Poff. From the "Bomber" EP, shot 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 Directed/produced by Stephen Poff. Shot in tandem with the Done video, while we were actually recording the songs.
DONE Directed/produced by Stephen Poff. We set up drums in the chapel next door to the studio, used video monitors for visual cues.
STICK Produced & directed by Stephen Poff. From the 2020 EP "Supersized & Weaponized". Inspired by enhanced interrogation techniques; 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 everyone 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!"
IRRITAINMENT 360-degree VR video produced and directed by Stephen Poff, made the same night as the Wagon shoot, from the album "irritainment!"
WAGON produced and directed by Stephen Poff, from the album "irritainment!" It's Wil Evans' on-screen debut; features Krystal, Lydia, Megan and Kelli.
MEDS shot & edited by Steven Hines. Made from hundreds of still images, painstakingly put together. Banned by Vimeo.
TROLL FARM produced & directed by Stephen Poff. Filmed (in part) at Bomber's Pub, Montgomery AL. Includes real Russian subtitles; did not win the NPR Tiny Desk Contest.
CHEATED produced & directed by Stephen Poff, featuring Jen Powell as "Mrs. Powell" and ol' Bonham the watchdog.
SEX CULT produced & directed by Stephen Poff. Target of an Internet censorship campaign. Fake Name hyperextended his knee on that fall; months of physical therapy ensued.
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