Death / Thrash Metal band Revocation returns with a new album of masterful modern metal in Chaos of Forms. Unforgettable songs bend, stop, twist, and shred at virtuosic levels while exploding with frenetic energy. As future classics "Cradle Robber", "Dissolution Ritual", "No Funeral", "Cretin" and more show, each aspect of the band has been honed to deadly perfection and brings to fruition the promise that (the previous full-length) Existence Is Futile hinted at. Chaos of Forms proves beyond doubt that Revocation are masters of their craft and metal’s finest new band.
Guitarist David Davidson and bassist Anthony Buda offered LoudTrax.com an in depth song by song description. We are also proud, once again, to offer the exclusive lowest price online! Download the Chaos of Forms album here for only $6.66. As much as we hope you'll buy the download on our site, we should mention that this album also comes in a beautiful 2 LP set. You can buy that at the Relapse Records site here.
Below are the personal song notes by David and Anthony.
1. Cretin - Dave - We kick off the record with a really spidery riff and the shred doesn't let up till the end. There's a lot of cool twists and turns in this one, the riffage is reminiscent of bands like Anata and Gorod and the solo section sounds like Annihilator meets Motley Crue. Lyrically the song is about a deformed circus freak who is put on display and tormented in a twisted sideshow to the delight of the crowd. In a very general way it's about how members of our society tend to ostracize those who they deem to be "different" and once they've identified a scapegoat, how unrelentingly cruel they can be to that individual.
2. Cradle Robber - Dave - This song's a real headbanger and super fun to play. It thrashes, grinds, and most importantly rocks the fuck out! The solo section is again inspired by Annihilator ( What can I say? I'm a total Jeff Waters fanboy) and is the first song on the record to feature the shredding skills of our 2nd guitarist Dan. After the duel solo attack subsides there's some groovy riffs, a rad bass solo and then more rocking ensues. The lyrics for this song were inspired by a super creepy statue that I saw in Denmark when we were on tour in Europe last year. The statue is of Death cradling a child and a mother crying at his feet. We had the inscription on the statue translated and it came out to "Death took her child into unknown land" Yeah, I'd say that's good fodder for a heavy metal song.
3. Harlot - Dave -Super pissed and hateful throughout. The verse riff is in 7/8 but still manages to have a pretty straightforward groove. The chorus is totally crushing and to mix it up we threw a funky wah wah groove section in the middle to break up the aggression.
4. Dissolution Ritual - Dave - Dissonant and sexy, that's how I would describe this song. It starts off totally pissed but has little hints of Latin flavor in between the verses. For the solo we totally embrace that sound and go into an extended Latin section in 5/4
When we incorporate sections like this we really want it to sound sincere and not just thrown in there for the hell of it. We enjoy fusing other influences into our music, but at the end of the day it has to add something to the song otherwise it sounds forced or contrived.
5. Conjuring the Cataclysm - Dave - I wrote the intro to this one when I was studying counterpoint at Berklee. Funny how a little exercise evolved into a whole song. This is the slowest song we've ever done and adds a nice change of pace to the record. Musically it has hints of black metal and neoclassicism strewn throughout. Lyrically the song is about a necromancer raising an army of the damned. Metal.
6. No Funeral - Anthony - No Funeral is a high-energy, anthemic track that dissects the glorification of exploitation in a culture controlled by corporations, and proposes a defiant stance rooted in self-analysis and ego dissociation. Dave - It's also chock full of anger and harmonized tapping. Collectively this may be everyone in the band's favorite song.
7. Fractal Entity - Dave - This instrumental revolves around 1 riff that is constantly shifting and changing. We mix up the bass notes here and there and add different rhythmic variations to keep it interesting throughout. It was a fun challenge to try and come up with as many permutations as possible using only one riff and forming it into a song without making it sound like an exercise.
8. Chaos of Forms - Anthony - The lyrics to 'Chaos of Forms' narrate the bizarre tale of someone who has been unknowingly implanted with an extremely powerful chemical hallucinogen. The protagonist describes his vivid out-of-body experiences, strange distortions in visual perception, and feelings of physical dysmorphia. Dave - This is the craziest Revocation song ever written, period. The intro riff is totally off the wall and it's got some really cool syncopated drum parts in the verse. It also has a really beautiful sounding clean section that builds into an epic climax. There's a little something for everyone in this song.
9. The Watchers - Dave - This song takes the listener on a lot of twists and turns. The intro is death metal through and through and as the song develops we totally change the vibe and it turns into an all out rockfest. It's got a rad horn section, a ripping hammond organ solo and then a playful neo classical lead. By the time the listener knows whats happening we shift gears back to a death metal onslaught till the end. Anthony - The lyrics of 'The Watchers' are rooted in Lovecraft-ian mythology, describing a race of ancient incorporeal demon-mystics that act as intermediary between our world and the waiting Elder Gods, who plot their eventual return and dominance of human realms.
10. Beloved Horrifier - Dave - This song is an all out thrash assault. It has a little nod to Judas Priest in the main riff and then it kicks into high gear for the verse. The solo is total Slayer worship, with tons of whammy abuse and squeals. I figured what better subject matter for a song like this than total nuclear annihilation.
11. Dethroned - Dave - Another very diverse song with elements of hardcore and prog. The verse is driving and there's some acoustic layered parts to add a little texture. The outro has a super groovy riff in 7/8 that just keeps building and building until it culminates with a killer drum solo from Phil.
12. Reprogrammed - Anthony - Technological progress speeds forward at a rapid pace. Both simple and complex aspects of our daily activities and interactions are becoming ever-increasingly integrated with high-tech tools. Propagandizing media sources influence our consciousness with more power and more frequent interjections than ever before. We're becoming reprogrammed. Dave - This song is heavy.
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Thanks to Betsey, Bob and Pat at Relapse Records.
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