I gave up after the crew nailed the video's initial scene, although I was curious to see how the entire video would take shape. Moore told me that he heard that the video would be ready by the end of May - a deadline I knew to be rather aggressive - and it surprised me when I found out last week that Pale was holding a premiere of the "Catastrophic Skies" video at River Oaks Theater. I hadn't returned for the second day (and night) of filming, so I didn't know what to expect.

"I was very surprised it came together so quickly after filming," Stanley says. "Chase Rees, who shot the video, also edited the entire project. He was so in love with what we had achieved, his impatience level met mine, and that's a beautiful thing. With this band, I want it now, I want it fast. Everyone worked hard and wanted to be able to see their work, so yeah, it was fast.

"Personally, I'm thrilled with the final product," he says. "The band is thrilled with the final product, which is highly satisfying considering I had to build this thing so quickly. I've gotten to where sometimes I don't inform them properly. It's a bad habit, but there's a motivation that comes with that.

"After we had finished the song for the Twilight film people, they didn't get back in touch with us. Our record label was dragging its feet doing anything. Our manager had just committed suicide. My philosophy for surviving in this business and keeping the band inspired to rise above the many heartbreaks we've been put through is to always outdo ourselves whether anyone is paying attention or not.

"My first priority was to reward the guys for all their sacrifices and perseverance with something a bit eternal; a great concept on the big screen - and trust me, when our parents saw this with glowing approval for once- that's a hell of an accomplishment."

Despite its theme, the video for "Catastrophic Skies" is not all serious. Between Schyma's eye patch and Southern drawl, Stanley's Texas fetish and Moore's joke about his guitar, the video contains plenty of humor.

"My favorite part of the video has to be Robb's solo," Stanley says. "I practically lived with this man for almost a decade and still geek out with fan boy lust when watching him play. He's going to be a legend whether he knows it or not."

"Catastrophic Skies" seems to be laying the groundwork for another film, and Stanley says he has plans for a trilogy: "I'm already writing what would be the prequel and then will move on to the finale. If we manage to obtain and expand this team and (hopefully) pay them, I'd like to go bigger and more intense with both projects. I'm also considering writing a feature-length film under this concept."

Stanley says the band has recorded more than 20 new songs for an upcoming release, but wants to spend some time focusing on spreading the word about Pale's new video. "We have a lot of plans to get this video out," he says. "It's gonna cost some money but that's the game and we're done screwing around..."

"Much like this video, we are expecting a masterpiece in a very thorough story that I think everyone will want to hear," he says. "Stay tuned at Palerocks.com and please join us in our fight to get Houston recognized internationally for what it is: An incredible artistic community."

View the edited version of "Catastrophic Skies" here. The extended cut is also available here.