1. Hailing from Perth, West… Read Full Bio ↴There are two bands called Chaos Divine:
1. Hailing from Perth, Western Australia.
The resume speaks for itself – two critically acclaimed releases, domestic and international tours and festival appearances, and a bag of music gongs from Triple J, the West Australian Music Industry and the Australian Heavy Music Awards.
In 2011, Perth’s Chaos Divine are without peer in Australian metal. Their intricate and melodic brand is pregnant with a progressive ambition that challenges both fans and band members alike. Now, with a world of possibility before them, Chaos Divine deliver The Human Connection – the band’s most accomplished album to date.
Engineered by Chaos guitarist, Simon Mitchell and mixed and mastered by Swedish metal guru Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Symphony X), The Human Connection is an aggressively adventurous canvas consisting of nine epic tracks that will satiate the most fervent fans of intelligent metal.
Like the band’s Avalon and Ratio releases before it, the new work is a fierce display of musical virtuosity and bludgeoning force. But where its predecessors served to establish the band’s formidable sound, Chaos Divine’s sophomore album is an exercise in evolution.
While the highly successful collaboration with Bogren has endowed the new record with a lustre rarely achieved by Australian metal acts, it’s the material that must be credited with the album’s maturity. Abrasive yet refined, organic yet tempered, The Human Connection is an exploration of the band’s abilities to create music capable of transcending genres and scenes.
While the driven five-piece have constructed the most inimitable musical statement of their career, it’s the live realm in which these new sonic formulas will be proven. Having graced stages with giants such as Slayer, Mastodon and Trivium, Chaos Divine have carved a reputation as one of Australia’s most devastating live acts - a reputation that precedes them at home and abroad.
With their dues paid up and an inferno in their gut, Chaos Divine are poised, ready to realise the next chapter in their ascension through the ranks of international metal.
The Human Connection is due for release in Australia through Firestarter Music & Distribution on March 25 early 2011. In all other regions the album will be available digitally through iTunes International.
2. Chaos Divine was a short lived Colombian power metal band. They released two demos.
Refuse The Sickness
Chaos Divine Lyrics
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The wheel that breaks is within your mind
Susceptible to lose control
If you lose your mind
Have you lost your soul?
Fate of your life, so insecure
Fate determined by chemicals
[chorus]Refuse the sickness
Overcoming
You and me, we will cry
For the process has gone awry
And the fallout is pain
Suffer the pain
Swallow this change
Suffer the pain
Resent your mind
Serotonin concentrations dropping
The synaptic dysfunction distorts the realisation
That we're engaging a mood swing alternation
Faces of loved ones transform to enemies
Now witness your moral depreciation
Forget about your cerebral limitation
A slave to the neurotransmitter malfunction
Condemning yourself to this personality destruction
Mechanical loss of control
Within the mind will take its toll
[chorus]
In Chaos Divine's song Refuse The Sickness, the lyrics explore the fragility of the human mind and how it can be affected by chemical imbalances that can lead to a loss of control and ultimately a loss of one's soul. The opening lines "Your mental state, a fantasy/The wheel that breaks is within your mind" suggest that one's perceptions of reality are not always reliable and can betray one's stability. The lyrics further imply that the mind is susceptible to losing control, and the chorus "Refuse the sickness/Overcoming/You and me, we will cry/For the process has gone awry/And the fallout is pain" speaks to the necessity to resist the negative forces that threaten to overwhelm and destroy one's mental well-being. The imagery of the "faces of loved ones transform[ing] to enemies" is particularly poignant, as it captures the sense of betrayal and confusion that can accompany a psychological breakdown.
In the second verse, the lyrics delve deeper into the physiological basis of mental illness, with references to "serotonin concentrations dropping" and "synaptic dysfunction" that "distorts the realisation." The imagery of the "slave to the neurotransmitter malfunction" and "personality destruction" further illustrates the idea that one's mental state can be hijacked by forces beyond one's control. The lyrics conclude on a somber note, with the lines "Mechanical loss of control/Within the mind will take its toll," suggesting that the ultimate outcome of a mental breakdown is a loss of agency and a descent into chaos.
Line by Line Meaning
Your mental state, a fantasy
Your current state of mind is not grounded in reality
The wheel that breaks is within your mind
The source of your mental health issues comes from within yourself
Susceptible to lose control
You are vulnerable to losing control of yourself
If you lose your mind
If you become mentally unstable
Have you lost your soul?
Have you completely lost your sense of self?
Fate of your life, so insecure
The outcome of your life is uncertain
Fate determined by chemicals
Your mental and emotional state is heavily influenced by chemical imbalances in your brain
Refuse the sickness
Do not let your mental illness control you
Overcoming
Pushing past your struggles with mental health
You and me, we will cry
We will both suffer the consequences of mental illness
For the process has gone awry
The illness has taken a turn for the worse
And the fallout is pain
The consequences of mental illness are often painful
Suffer the pain
Endure the suffering that comes with mental illness
Swallow this change
Accept the need for change in your life and mindset
Resent your mind
Blame and feel anger towards yourself for your mental struggles
Serotonin concentrations dropping
Your levels of serotonin are decreasing
The synaptic dysfunction distorts the realisation
Mental illness causes a disconnect from reality
That we're engaging a mood swing alternation
Your mood is unpredictable and rapidly shifts
Faces of loved ones transform to enemies
Your perception of others around you may change negatively due to your mental state
Now witness your moral depreciation
You are aware of how your mental illness is affecting your values and morals
Forget about your cerebral limitation
Stop letting your mental struggles hold you back
A slave to the neurotransmitter malfunction
Your mind is controlled by the imbalance of chemicals in your brain
Condemning yourself to this personality destruction
Mental illness can cause you to feel like you are losing your sense of self
Mechanical loss of control
Mental illness can manifest physically as a loss of control
Within the mind will take its toll
The damage caused by mental illness will have long-term effects on your mental wellbeing
Contributed by Xavier M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
RemnantsOfBeauty
he's got a great singing voice, its a shame about the screaming.
sickofbullshit
kickass lyrics!!! and music of course
Niklas Andersson
kickass song!
PerfectIn3anity
Awsome