videos that begin with an apology, but the recent single by New Zealand-based Polynesian groove metallers Shepherds Reign, does, and with good reason. It’s harrowing. tells the story of singer Filiva’a James’s sister, who was reportedly subjected to abuse and murdered by her spouse. As he sings, Filiva’a puts himself in his sister’s place, and faces the man who’s about to take her life. There’s anguish, and terror, and fury, and it’s no less chilling for being sung in Samoan. The emotion is palpable, the anger confronting. And for Filiva’a, the song’s first live performance was
