Formed in late 2000 as an experiment, the project became successful when introduced online with its over-processed vocals and intense melodic sequences. In only a short year, Dismantled was signed to both Metropolis Records in the US and Dependent Records in Europe and released the single "Dystopia" and the self-titlted album to highly positive reviews, hailing Dismantled as the newcomer of the year and as "Album of The Month" in three major German alternative magazines: Zillo, Sonic Seducer, and Orkus.
After a series of shows in the Northwest with such acts as Pigface, Hanzel und Gretyl, and Dita Von Teese, the end of 2003 saw the release of the Exit EP on Dependent Records, a somber ballad with clear vocals and a memorable piano. Included were a haunting cover of AFI's Morningstar approved by Davey Havok himself and a remix by Christian Antkow of id Software (Quake, Doom series), both long-time fans and supporters of the project. The full-length, PostNuclear, followed in 2004, upgrading the sound to be more rock-oriented and unusual with its mesh of pop and moody electronics, earning praise from industrial legends Rudy Ratzinger from Wumpscut and Daniel Myer of Haujobb.
To fully realize the vision of PostNuclear, the band set out on its first nationwide tour in 2004 with Adrian White on drums whose previous work included Delerium, Front Line Assembly, and Strapping Young Lad. The success of the tour had prompted the release of the third album in 2006, titled, Standard Issue, a sarcastic take on the simplicity and emptiness of the current musical climate. Finally getting to play in Europe at the Wave Gothic Festival after Standard Issue commercially failed in the US yet succeeded in Europe, Dismantled recorded one more album for the closing label Dependent titled "When I'm Dead," slated for 2007 and parted ways with Metropolis Records. As a result, Gary Zon is busy pursuing other projects, including the indie pop rock electro outfit Aerodrone and the female fronted electro / synth / rock band No Not Never.
Backwards
Dismantled Lyrics
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Decisions frozen in vain
The fate grows colder
Illusion of power prevails
No conscience left
They'll die to resurrect their fallen
As long as the faith holds
Cut them off from the tubes they feed you
In to keep the worms from crawling out
Faith on concrete
Their meltdown is as predictable
As all these strings they pull
To keep their faith in line
Face down
The mind rips open
Open core
The lyrics of Dismantled's song Backwards speak of a bleak future where people's decision-making abilities are compromised, and they are blinded by the illusion of power. The lines "Their heads on backwards, Decisions frozen in vain" paint a picture of a society that retards logical thinking and reason because of powerful people's selfish objectives.
The lyrics suggest that people are brainwashed and go through the motions of resurrection merely on faith. "No conscience left, they'll die to resurrect their fallen. As long as the faith holds, the outcome will never change." The song encourages people to cut themselves off from sources of false information that are meant to manipulate them. The line "Cut them off from the tubes they feed you, In to keep the worms from crawling out, Faith on concrete" suggests the idea of breaking free from the propaganda fed to them.
The lyrics suggest that people's meltdown is as predictable as the strings they pull to keep their faith in line. "Their meltdown is as predictable as all these strings they pull to keep their faith in line." The last two lines "Face down, The mind rips open, Open core" reveal the emptiness and depth of despair that awaits people in a society where the powers that be have consumed their minds and have controlling over their actions.
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