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.
Survivor
Dismantled Lyrics
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Awake the night
Blasts rip open
Scores of faceless masks
Afterburners
Scorch the charred remains
A shattered dawn
Blackened sun
Poisoned hope
Distant dreams
Forever lost
Distorted figures
Crumble to ash
Corroded structures
Dismember the past
Thermal heat
Scorches skin
Vision lost
Another corpse
Falls beneath
Nuclear fires
Blaze through concrete walls
Cities burn
No escape
From this final world
A final collision
Free from pain
Tormented shadows
Remind of the slain
Wasted skies
Bury all hope
A nuclear flash
Consumes the earth
The lyrics of Dismantled's song, Survivor, offer haunting imagery of the horrors of a nuclear apocalypse. The first verse sets the stage with searchlights piercing through the darkness of a devastated city, as explosions rip through anonymous and faceless victims, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. The aftermath of the attack is described with shattered, charred remains and a blackened sun that shows that no hope is left in this desolate scene. The next verse describes the disintegrating remnants of familiar landmarks, as corroded structures crumble into ash, leaving nothing but distorted figures and lost dreams.
The next verse describes the physical toll the apocalypse has taken, as the intense heat of the nuclear explosion burns the skin and the vision of the survivors. The lyrics then describe the final moments of the human race, as no escape is possible from the destruction that they have brought upon themselves. The last verse hints at the possibility of a future, but this is extinguished by a final catastrophic collision, causing widespread agony and pain. The lyrics conclude with an apocalyptic final image of a nuclear flash that consumes the earth.
Line by Line Meaning
Searchlights
Bright beams of light, shining in the darkness
Awake the night
Bringing life to the darkness, revealing what was once hidden
Blasts rip open
Explosions tear apart, destroy
Scores of faceless masks
Countless beings, unrecognizable and indistinguishable from each other
Afterburners
Jets or rockets emitting flames after being ignited
Scorch the charred remains
Burning away what is already burned, destroying remnants of what once existed
A shattered dawn
What should have been a new day, a new beginning, is instead broken and fragmented
Looms above the waste
Hovers over what is left behind, a barren and destroyed wasteland
Blackened sun
The life-giving star is now dark and ashen
Poisoned hope
Whatever aspirations remained have been corrupted, contaminated beyond repair
Distant dreams
Hopes and aspirations so far away they are impossible to reach
Forever lost
Gone forever, with no chance of retrieval
Distorted figures
Twisted and contorted beings, unrecognizable in form and shape
Crumble to ash
Disintegrating into a fine dust, leaving nothing behind
Corroded structures
Decaying and eroding buildings or systems, unable to withstand the test of time
Dismember the past
Breaking apart what once existed, leaving it unrecognizable and scattered
Thermal heat
Intense, scorching temperatures
Scorches skin
Burning and searing the outer layer of flesh
Vision lost
Sight, the ability to see, forever gone
Another corpse
Lifeless body
Falls beneath
Dropping down, sinking into the ground
Nuclear fires
Radioactive flames, capable of immense destruction
Blaze through concrete walls
Burning down structures once thought to be unyielding and permanent
Cities burn
Urban landscapes are engulfed in flames, residents fleeing or dying
No escape
Nowhere to go, no chance for survival
From this final world
From this planet devastated and left with no future
A final collision
Ending in a final, complete destruction
Free from pain
No longer feeling agony, and possibly no longer existing
Tormented shadows
Shapes without substance, reminders of those who suffered
Remind of the slain
Bringing to mind those who have been killed or who died
Wasted skies
Skies that offer no hope or future, empty of life
Bury all hope
Destroying all optimism and wishes for better things
A nuclear flash
A sudden burst of nuclear energy, obliterating anything in its path
Consumes the earth
Enveloping and burning, destroying the planet we once walked on
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stoneweather
such a great album <3