Band guitarist, engineer and producer Alec explains: “While our last album is still very new, and we may still release an official single or two from there, we wanted to put something brand new out to give our fans a feel for what we have been up to for the last six months or so. We had great fun with our last two covers [Beds are Burning and, before that, Depeche Mode’s Enjoy the Silence], but they are not at all indicative of where we are going creatively – and this single will show you just what I mean with that!”.
So, what does Alec mean with this? While the band’s last two covers were unique interpretations of songs not from metal stable, you should be reminded that Chaos Doctrine has quite recently given us shredders like Father Grigori and Black Friday Bedlam (featuring Swedish Metal giant Jörgen Sandström). The new single is said to pick up from here – it is called ‘Lifting the Veil’, a 200bpm thrasher promising to not only remind us that Chaos Doctrine is first and foremost about metal, but also to show us a more progressed, even heavier side of the band. The track brings the signature dark industrial edge blended with serious guitar riffs we have come to expect, together with a vocal barrage that will smash you in the face like a hammer.
Phil gives us some background: “Dr D and I penned the riffs and basic song structure for this track at the very end of 2021. I wanted to do something that is heavy and fast as hell, reminiscent of the death metal bands I grew up with. Alec brought his usual riff insanity to that and by the time D was done with the industrial elements and vocals, we knew that even though it is the last track we wrote for the new album, we wanted it to be the first single”.
lyrics
Verse 1
Consciousness corrupted for you
To obey my will and my great work, it's all to
Make sure you're oblivious to this facade
Oblivious the world will burn
Chorus
Kill them all let God sort them out as I fix your veil
It's Biblical they're trivial and it's your Holy Grail
My Holy Word the only will that you will obey
My mindless puppet warriors deliver judgment day
Verse 2
Your march to Hell is consecrated
Spill their blood my name demands it
Sacrifice them all - I show you myths you want to see
You will slaughter all - I tell you myths you need to hear
Bridge A
Kill them, kill them all
Their blood will set us free
The Gods of war spit on their graves
The Gods of mercy left this place
Bridge B
I am the way, the truth and the life
You'll have no other gods before me
Poison the well and burn all the priests
You will be reborn from slavery
Bridge A
Kill them, kill them all
Their blood will set us free
The Gods of war spit on their graves
The Gods of mercy left this place
Chorus
Kill them all let God sort them out as I fix your veil
It's Biblical they're trivial and it's your Holy Grail
My Holy Word the only will that you will obey
My mindless puppet warriors deliver judgment day
credits
from Lifting The Veil,
track released May 13, 2022
Written & Performed by Chaos Doctrine
Mixed & Mastered by Alec Surridge at Gemini AD Studios
Independent Release
PR by Devographic Music Agency
Chaos Doctrine is a metal band from Johannesburg, South Africa. The band creates a unique sound by blending classic thrash and death with newer waves of metal and industrial.
On the forthcoming Tombs album "All Empires Fall," the band expands their scope and range, balancing brutal riffs with melancholy melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 29, 2016
