Sherine Amr, lead vocalist/guitarist of Egypt’s Massive Scar Era, shed light on everything from revolution songs to street rap when we spoke to her in the midst of the Arab Spring this May. Now we get to learn more about Amr’s own music from the post-hardcore band’s newly-released video for their song, “Pray.” Off the band’s latest EP Comes Around You, the video plays up their DIY ethics and punk ideology with minimal light, silhouettes and raw shots of the quartet rocking out.

The band serves as an influential platform for Egyptian youth, and accordingly their lyrics are simple yet poignant: “You’re pushing me/To be someone I hate to see.”  With Amr on vocals and guitar and Nancy Mourir as violinist, Massive Scar Era adds a femininity to an otherwise male-dominated genre, flawlessly switching from cathartic screams to melodic croons from both Amr and the violin.

Check the video here.