Jamie Campbell Bower, the actor from Stranger Things 4 who — spoiler art — plays both the murderous “Upside Down” creature Vecna and its human counterpart Henry Creel, is also a musician. On Friday (Aug. 12), he released his latest dark and folky rock number, the single “I Am.”
But it’s not his music debut. Bower has worked on music for quite a while, releasing the EP Prologue (Live From the Alter) in 2020. He followed that with the singles “Run On” and “Devil in Me” earlier this year. Before that, the English entertainer led the band COUNTERFEIT.
Listen to “I Am” near the bottom of this post.
The fourth season of Netflix’s Stranger Things, which premiered this spring, culminated last month with a Metallica song inclusion that boosted the metal band’s popularity. On the show, the character Eddie Munson plays the act’s “Master of Puppets” in a pivotal scene. Metallica subsequently welcomed new fans before some of them seemingly attempted to “cancel” the group after learning more about their past.
Below, read a description of the music video for Bower’s “I Am” and watch the clip. The song is now available to stream. Metallica are currently wrapping up their summer 2022 tour dates and will play New York’s Global Citizen Festival in September. Check for Metallica tickets here.
The ‘I Am’ music video finds Jamie playing two alternate roles — a preacher at the pulpit, delivering an impassioned liturgy, and a wayward congregant who stumbles into the chapel. Jamie’s preacher self is in the midst of an earnest chant, which includes the lyrics ‘I’m the angel / I’m the devil / And I’m coming inside.’ At the very end of the video, both of Jamie’s selves meet together in the aisle of the church. It’s a haunting display of being confronted by your inner self.
Jamie Bower, “I Am” (Music Video)
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“I Am” Single Artwork
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