In French, the chorus repeats with chilling insistence:

“Je veux que tu crèves,” which translates to “I want you to die.”

Lines like “J’éteindrai ton âme, Boirai ta souffrance,” meaning “I will extinguish your soul, I will drink your suffering,” turn the song into a dark manifesto, transforming anger and despair into a precise, almost hypnotic incantation. Even in its brutality, there’s a strange elegance: every threat, every declaration of vengeance, feels deliberate, as if pain itself has been sculpted into art.

The band’s self-produced, live-engineered sound gives every riff, every drum hit, and every growl an immediate, almost physical presence. “Crève” doesn’t simply depict rage; it shapes it into a cathartic experience, a liberation ritual where violence and vision coexist. In the universe of Jon De Grimpclat,  the tortured figure Mindlag Project has explored since 1999, destruction becomes a path to transcendence, and despair is never without purpose.

For fans of Pantera, Deftones, and Fear Factory, “Crève” is more than a song. It’s a cinematic plunge into darkness, where chaos, precision, and lyrical ferocity converge to create something both terrifying and oddly freeing..

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The Latin American journey kicks off with what promises to be an explosive night at Bogotá’s Estadio El Campin on April 24. From there, they’ll tear through some of South America’s most iconic venues: Lima’s Estadio Nacional, Santiago’s Parque Estadio Nacional, and Buenos Aires’ legendary Estadio Velez Sarsfield. The Brazilian leg is particularly massive, with shows at Curitiba’s Estadio Couto Pereira, Rio’s Estadio Nilton Santos, before the grand finale at São Paulo’s Allianz Parque on May 10.

But North America’s getting its own slice of chaos too, and the supporting lineup is nothing short of incredible. MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford will host a dream pairing with Korn on August 27 – imagine the energy when both bands are firing on all cylinders. Chicago’s Soldier Field gets Avenged Sevenfold on September 1, promising a night of technical brilliance and raw power.

The crown jewel might be their historic two-night stand at Toronto’s Rogers Stadium with Deftones on September 5. The band also added Polyphia and Wisp as openers for all North American shows.

The schedule’s carefully crafted to align with Serj Tankian’s touring preferences, focusing on select, high-impact shows rather than grueling months on the road. It’s a smart move that ensures fans get the full System experience – the political fury, the technical precision, the raw energy that made them legends – without the band burning out.

Now if you are wondering about the tour’s setlist, well, anything can be expected, but definitely some classics like Chop Suey! and Toxicity.

With concerts scheduled for the Americas, the rest of the World still wonders, when System of a Down is coming, and the good news is that there’s a good chance that the metal band might go to Europe and Asia as well. For now, let’s wait and see!

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The song talks about – obviously – desires! When you want to keep your loved ones close, should you change, let go of the past, or let them go instead? Does the hurt you carry affect such a relationship so negatively to the point that you have to let go of all of your desires? 

Taking inspiration from the likes of Porcupine Tree, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Deftones, Leprous, and Karnivool, the song commences with an instrumental session before the lyrics dive deep into the heartfelt meaning behind the song. The echo of the harmonies in the vocals carry the signature style of Black Idol’s sound, which flips into falsetto so effortlessly. The djent sound is undeniable, and the song takes a slow pace in the middle, before exploding in full throttle once again to fill your ears with impeccable pacing, electric guitar riffs, and eargasmic vocalization. 

“Disintegrate, feel the urge to give up faith. And then glue the pieces back again, glue them once again. To hesitate is to die of self-disdain. Never to see the thought manifest,” sings the band in the first verse, which shows hesitation to abandon a certain connection, only to find yourself back into it at full force. 

“”Black Idol” embodies everything we would rather not think about or admit to ourselves—the division between our irreconcilable desires, past and present, and between others and ourselves,” shared the band. “The band’s sound captures this dynamic using all the tools available to them, such as whispers, screams, distortion, and orchestration, to convey these complex emotions. – Uros, as the band’s lyricist, on the concept behind the band’s name and sound.”

Longing to meet the faces behind the madness? The band is composed of Timur Barsukov on drums, Vasily Shabrov on bass, Aleksandar Bojkovic and Uros Savic Kain on guitars, and Aleksa Matic on vocals. Together, they managed to snag the award for 3rd place in the Art-Waves international song contest with their latest single “Son of No Desire” before it was released. Impressive! 

The music video is sinister, to say the least. The black and white tone sets the scene for something eerie, as the band is pictured in the middle of an abandoned forest, with masks hung around the trees. It follows an anonymous murderer, who makes an appearance at the end of the music video with the same scary but now bloodstained mask. Not for the faint of heart! 

Hello This Silent Divide, we’re happy to have you here with us on Rock Era Magazine,

• First of all, your sound shows great chemistry, how did you guys meet? And what’s the story behind the name This Silent Divide?

This Silent Divide began in 2018 when I (Shaun, vocals, guitar) was looking to get back into making music. I’d taken a break from being in a band for quite a few years but stayed close to live music as I’d been focusing my creative energy on gig photography and got to photograph a bunch of my musical heroes onstage in London and New Zealand.

So when I wanted to get back into playing music, I used the old-school musician-wanted ads here in Wellington, New Zealand and online. Through that process I met Sunil, our drummer and a couple of other past members of the band. Kieran (lead guitar) had come to some of our early shows and later ended up joining the band. Jonatan (bass) is working at the same place as Sunil and joined this year as part of a line up change. In terms of the band name, This Silent Divide is whatever the listener makes of it! It’s just a phrase we came up with, after a lot of debate. Coming up with a band name everyone liked proved to be harder than actually writing songs!

The band is: Shaun Jones (vocals, guitar), Kieran Williams (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jonatan Jaworski (Bass) and Sunil Jolly (drums)

Find ‘Morning’ on BandCamp

• Your sound mixes diverse alternative and heavy elements, what are your early influences? And which ones steer your writing now?

All the band members have fairly different and diverse interests in music, across rock, alternative, metal, punk, indie and pop. Together we’re looking to make melodic rock with big guitars and drums and soaring vocals. Bands like Deftones, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins and Shihad (NZ rock band) are all reference points for us.

• You have layered sound with diverse structures, how usually does your writing process go?

We have a collaborative approach to songwriting – it’s something that’s grown over time as we’ve jammed more together and built our connection with each other. All band members contribute song ideas which we then jam on and shape together in the practice room, adding things, pulling things apart and taking things in different directions until we’re happy with the song.

• What usually inspires you? And what inspired writing Beautiful Creature and Morning?

Lyrically our songs are typically inspired by the stories of people we’ve met along the way. They’re songs of inspiration and reflection really, in terms of themes.

Lyrically ‘Beautiful Creature’ is a commentary on society’s desire to write-off and punish people who lash out when pushed beyond their limits.

We’ve had some great reviews, good support from indie radio in NZ and the track has been played by rock radio shows in the US, UK and Germany. We worked with a really great NZ producer called Toby Lloyd from Tiny Triumph Recordings on the studio recording of it and had it mastered by Robin Schmidt in Germany (Royal Blood, Pixies, Placebo). It sounds huge and we’re stoked with how it turned out.

The music video for ‘Beautiful Creature‘ has also been well received and was a lot of fun to make…lugging our gear up a big hill to film the band in some old, graffitied bunkers and casting a few friends as actors to bring the rest of the video’s story to life. There’s a bit of mystery in the video storytelling.

Lyrically our new single ‘Morning‘ touches on themes of vulnerability and navigating personal relationships in the face of an uncertain future. It’s a blend of the stories of a few people.

• Are you planning on dropping a full-length or an EP or you’re going to take things slow with a bunch of singles?

We’re actually writing more new songs currently and heading back into the recording studio in October to record two new tracks. We’re pretty excited about the directions the new songs are taking and are looking forward to the studio time. The plan is to release the new songs as singles. We’d love to do another EP or record an album at some point though!

• You’re known for your tight performance and from your music I can feel the energy, do you have any gigs planned in 2023/2024?

We always have a heap of fun playing live. We’ve got a bunch of shows coming up in the months ahead, before the end of 2023. We’ll be getting on the road and playing at some different venues and with some bands we’re yet to share the stage with, which is great! The gigs are in Wellington, Napier, New Plymouth and Auckland, within New Zealand.

• What are your future plans for This Silent Divide? Got anything exclusive for us?

Well, after we complete our upcoming time in the studio recording new music, we’ll be looking to release a new single late in November.

• Anything else you’d like people to know about This Silent Divide/your music?

We’d love people to check out the tunes (we’re on all music streaming platforms, as well as YouTube etc) follow us on instagram or facebook and let us know what you think about the new single. We love hearing from new fans all over the world!

This Silent Divide‘s music is available on your favourite music streaming platform.

Thanks for your time guys, wishing you the best. Cheers!