Mutagen
Style: industrial metal
Color: green
Theme: the harmful influence of society on the individual
Foreword
Anthropogenic poison is an honest enemy who plays by the rules. Human poison does not play by the rules, and in terms of its destructive effect, it can sometimes be more destructive than any biological weapon. People intoxicate each other unintentionally and passionately, indirectly and straightforwardly, experiencing pain and getting pleasure from it. The psychological deformities of the crowd are transmitting with amazing speed and penetrate into the deepest depths of the individual’s consciousness. Society spits out a product of processing and carriers are ready to act alone. The personality is transformed, moving farther and farther away from the point of original uniqueness. On the other hand, maybe this is just another form of natural selection?
Lyrics
Afraid for GMO
For exhaust, radiation
But the danger is much closer
High risk of change –
Keep strict enclosure
Socially infected
Mentally disabled
DNA assumes an odd shape
Carriers are everywhere
No escape
Irreversible changes come
Good man before
Now poor scum
Hidden enemy
Mental bane
Psychological mutagen
A reason of abandoned life
Human poison in the mind
The heritage – hard complexes
Genome is fixed, have fun in next years
Mixtories
The green man is torturing the drums. But the aggressive rhythms abruptly break off and are replaced by an creepy knock. Who so persistently knocks on the cranium in the hope of reaching the very depths of the brain in order to infect it psychologically?..
The strings are taut like nerves. Six strings as six senses. Raised fingers frantically pull the strings down and the face contorts into a grimace full of pain. The thickest nerve, which is responsible for vision, suffers the most, and takes the first blow in the battle for the mutating mentality.
A huge flask with psychological chemicals inside burst and the acid mass of human influence rushed out and poured everything around. A humanoid creature emits the cries of despair, trying to get out of the fetid environment and preserve the inner core of individualism. The chances are small, but the resistance has already begun to bear fruit.
Pure madness. The mutagen launched transformational processes and led to irreversible consequences in the psyche and behavior. Eyes are hermetically closed, the wood-metal monster has grown into human flesh. Improvisation gives way to degradation, fingers get tangled in the strings, and blood-poisoning sounds are born in the basement.
Credits
Behind the song
The backstory of Mutagen is quite amusing: it is a classic example of a song where practically nothing remains of its original form. The musical idea was born in the summer of 2020 when Sven, Mixte’s guitarist at the time, brought in the first version of the track. Anton Ra immediately suggested adding some variety to the verse, changed the chords in it, and added a short solo. After that, the lyrics were written, and the song became a staple of rehearsal sessions. Following all these modifications, only the opening riff and the simple structure remained from the original track. Then, after Sven left the band in August 2021, even that opening riff was replaced. As a result, while structurally a close relative of Massive and Grayscale (quiet verse / loud chorus, mid-tempo, simple structure, short runtime), Mutagen stylistically leans more toward industrial metal rather than alternative metal.
During the second incarnation of Mixte’s lineup, with Luc on drums, the music video shoot began in February 2023. The band was rehearsing in the basement of Luc’s house at the time, which is where the video was captured. It was later processed by Anton Ra using artificial intelligence, which was just beginning to gain momentum back then. The intentionally gritty, creepy setting of toxic clay monsters perfectly fit the music and lyrics. Once the video was fully ready in May of that same year, the song was officially released.