Papercut Massacre ‘Left 4 Dead’ — Video Premiere

Being from Mississippi, Papercut Massacre singer Joey Culver isn't used to the intense heat of the western U.S. And it wasn't something he easily adjusted to during the making of his rock band's video 'Left 4 Dead.'

"I'd been to California a couple times, but the rest of the band members hadn't," Culver told Noisecreep. "The desert shots weren't the most fun part of the video shoot. Actually running around L.A. and being stupid -- that was the most fun part.

"But we started out at 7 AM, and it was actually quite comfortable weather, still kind of cool. By noon, it was about 110 degrees. It was horrible. As you see in the video, I'm carrying a body. That's a real body. That's not a dummy. I had to carry that grown man around for like 5½ hours. My arms were so sore I couldn't get dressed the next day," he added with a laugh.

Carrying around a grown man in the baking heat for the Adam Rothlein-helmed video was "an incredibly tough chore to do."

"They kept going, 'OK Joey, we need you to pick him up and act like it's really hard. Act like you're struggling, Joey.' I'm like, 'I am struggling,'" recalled Culver, the former frontman for Atomship.

'Left 4 Dead' is the most poignant tale on Papercut Massacre's debut album, 'If These Scars Could Talk.' It's an autobiographical story about Culver's childhood.

"I grew up in boys' homes and mental institutions and behavioral hospitals," Culver said. "Growing up, I always blamed my mother for sending me off to these places. As I got older, I realized I was just a bit of an asshole kid. It really wasn't my mother's fault. She was trying to do what she thought was best for me and best for the family at the time. That's what 'Left 4 Dead's' about -- me opening up to my mom saying, 'Hey, I don't blame you for it. You did the best you could with me. You raised me as best you could.' There were just things wrong with me and it took me a while to figure it out."

Culver admitted that his mother, whom he recently spoke to after a two-to-three-month break, doesn't care for the song.

"My mother still hates it," said Culver, whose band is on tour. "I told my mom, 'You're not listening to the lyrics. I don't blame you for it.' She hates the song. She still doesn't get it. I think it's a good story."