As you all know, Black Metal Friday is our weekly celebration of the worship of “The Dark Side” in heavy metal music. Well, in honor of today’s long-awaited premiere of Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens, we here at Geeks of Doom present to you a video from the folks over at Galactic Empire. In the clip, we get to check out a metal rendition of John Williams’ iconic Star Wars theme performed not for the dark side but rather by the dark side.

That’s right kiddies, Darth Vader, a shadow guard, and an imperial guard on lead guitars; a run of the mill storm trooper on bass (hey, are they implying that bass players are non-descript?); everyone’s favorite bounty hunter Boba Fett on drums; and one very unlucky guitar tech. So take the advice of a very wise master: “Watch it below, you must… Enjoy it, you will.”

P.S. Anyone who puts spoilers for this film on the internet should be thrown into the Sarlac Pit. Also, am I the only one who thinks the video should have ended with that stormtrooper who asked to go to the bathroom just completely missing the urinal?

Oh and “may the force be with you.”

Video

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Starring
Boba Fett, drums – Grant McFarland
Stormtrooper, bass – Carson Slovak
Darth Vader, lead guitar – Chris Kelly
Shadow Trooper, guitar – CJ Masciantonio
Imperial Guard, guitar – Josh Willis

Co-Starring
Imperial Officer drum tech – Nash Doud
Imperial Officer guitar tech – Eric Forberger
Imperial Guard crew member – Drew Shumaker

Written and Directed by Carson Slovak & Grant McFarland
Produced by Aurora Films
Executive Producer: Bob Black
Director of Photography: Brad Kenyon
Editor: Carson Slovak
Visual Effects and Animation: Darren Iovino
Sound Design: Grant McFarland
Voice Acting: James Dorton, Matt Murr, Carson Slovak, Grant McFarland
3D Set Construction: Cosedimarco
Practical Set Construction: Carson Slovak
Gaffer: Dan Joyce
Key Grip: Nash Doud
Grip: Anthony Stock
Still Photography: Eric Forberger
Wardrobe: Janet Slovak
Production Assistants: Gina Melasecca, Rich Abraham, Ryan Adams
Intern: Malei Walton

Music originally written by John Williams
Music Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Atrium Audio
Management: Dave Shapiro, Velocity Artist Management

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This video is a parody and is not affiliated with Lucasfilm or Disney, nor are any lens flares affiliated with JJ Abrams.

[Source: Galactic Empire]