Reel Wolf brings in a group for the Vicious Cycle lead single that literally helped invent the genre in 1994: The Flatlinerz. The New York trio led by Redrum (Jamel Simmons, nephew of Russell Simmons), Gravedigger, and Tempest was responsible for U.S.A. (Under Satan's Authority), the first major-label horrorcore album, released on Def Jam Recordings on September 6, 1994. The album, produced by Tempest, Rockwilder, and others, was designed according to Def Jam's strategy to create an alternative to gangsta rap. The controversy surrounding the videos for "Live Evil" and "Satanic Verses" Redrum rapping from a noose, Gravedigger from a crucifix resulted in the clips receiving minimal airplay. The album sold just under 200,000 copies before the group was dropped. The Flatlinerz are responsible for introducing the term "horrorcore" with their 1994 release *U.S.A. (Under Satan's Authority)*. In the current horrorcore landscape, they are not simply a reference they are the origin. Reel Wolf understands this precisely. With Tom Vujcic directing, Delaney Siren on cinematography, and Amir Radi as production manager, the clip was filmed in Buffalo, New York. The beat arrives as a collaboration between Portugal's Cotardz and Canada's Sentury Status, with Sentury Status also handling mix and master. *Vicious Cycle* now has an opening statement: not a horror-rap sound that ignores the scene's roots, but one that reaches directly back to them.
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