Rotten Sound is a grindcore band which was formed in 1993 in Finland. After… Read Full Bio ↴Rotten Sound is a grindcore band which was formed in 1993 in Finland. After a slew of underground releases, singles and EPs, the band unleashed their debut album "Under Pressure" in 1997 on Repulse Records and "Drain" followed in 1998. On year 2002 Rotten Sound released the genre-defining Murderworks (Necropolis/Century Media), one of the corner-stones of modern grindcore and after the release, Rotten Sound found themselves headlining a European tour.
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On January 2005 Spinefarm released "Exit"-album, which went immediately to the Finnish charts and stayed for three weeks. "Exit" also received praising reviews from different medias around the world and was claimed as one of the most important extreme releases of the year 2005. After the release of "Exit" Rotten Sound toured in Scandinavia, U.S. and went on a second headlining tour in Europe during January 2006.

Sami Latva joined Rotten Sound in February 2006 to replace long-time drummer, Kai Hahto. The band was expecting to go on a hiatus in 2006, but, thanks to Sami, could start to prepare for the next studio session immediately. They recorded eight new songs for "Consume to Contaminate"-MCD during April 2006. Lyrical content of "Consume to Contaminate" is handling again difficult issues on this globe with loads of cynisism and a touch of death.

Rotten Sound has made four full length albums, ten shorter releases, five European tours, two U.S.-tours, three scandinavian tours and is one of the leading bands in grind-core. Now "Consume to Contaminate" introduces the new heavy, aggressive and insane Rotten Sound: a band which is prepared to take destructive powers of grind-core a few big leaps ahead.

enigma
Rotten Sound Lyrics

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Alone in my mind I know
That someone else is in control
My will was altered for the first time
Before I learned how to doubt

My will to live is almost gone
There is no need to suffer anymore
Deep down in my brain

I am becoming more afraid

There must be someone else
In charge of my inner self
My will to live is almost gone
There is no need to suffer anymore

Lies inside my pitiful head
Are what I need to go on
My will to give has gone
And I am alone
In this oppressing world

Demons from the past
Shall eat me alive at last
My will to live is almost gone
There is no need to suffer anymore

Lies inside my pitiful head
Are what I need to go on
My will to give has gone
And I am alone
In this oppressing world

Demons from the past
Shall eat me alive at last
Who took over my mind?

Who's controlling my head?
Who is in charge of my brain?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Rotten Sound's song "Enigma" speak to the feeling of being out of control, of feeling as though someone else is in charge of our thoughts and actions. The opening lines suggest that the singer is aware that they are not fully in control of themselves, that there is another force at work within them. They reflect on how their will was altered before they even had a chance to understand doubt or question their own autonomy.

As the song progresses, the lyrics become more despairing. The singer speaks of having almost no will to live, of feeling overtaken by fear and misery. They talk about needing lies to sustain themselves, of feeling alone and oppressed. In the final lines, the singer asks a series of questions, wondering who is really in control of their mind and their thoughts.

The overall effect of the song is one of despair and hopelessness. The lyrics suggest that the singer feels completely overpowered by outside forces and has lost all sense of agency in their own life. The repetition of the line "My will to live is almost gone, there is no need to suffer anymore" reinforces this sense of resignation and despair.

Line by Line Meaning

Alone in my mind I know
I am aware that I am isolated within my own thoughts

That someone else is in control
I believe that another entity has taken control of me

My will was altered for the first time
My ability to make decisions was changed initially and irreversibly

Before I learned how to doubt
It happened so early in my life that I didn't even have a chance to question it

My will to live is almost gone
I am losing the desire to continue living

There is no need to suffer anymore
It feels like it would be better to stop experiencing pain and struggle

Deep down in my brain
Within my subconscious mind

I am becoming more afraid
I am growing increasingly scared of my current situation

There must be someone else
I believe there is an external force acting upon me

In charge of my inner self
Who determines my thoughts, feelings, and actions

Lies inside my pitiful head
Falsehoods reside in my sorrowful mind