"Chemicals" is the debut single from
Love and Death
''Love and Death'' is a 1975 American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. It is a satire on Russian literature starring Allen and Diane Keaton as Boris and Sonja, Russians living during the Napoleonic Era who engage in mock-serious p ...
("Paralyzed" was released under the name 'Brian "Head" Welch'). The song is included on both ''
Chemicals
A chemical substance is a form of matter having constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. Some references add that chemical substance cannot be separated into its constituent elements by physical separation methods, i.e., wit ...
'' and ''
Between Here & Lost
''Between Here & Lost'' is the debut album by American Christian metal band Love and Death. It was released January 22, 2013 through Tooth & Nail Records.
History
An album was announced to be in progress with the official re-branding announce ...
'', and was ranked No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Singles Sales chart.
Premise
According to JesusFreakHideout, the song seems to talk about Welch's substance addiction. Welch states that the composition refers to battling depression, chemical warfare and the cage that is drug addiction.
Reviews
Liz Ramanand of
Loudwire
''Loudwire'' is an American online media magazine that covers news of hard rock and heavy metal artists. It is owned by media and entertainment business Townsquare Media. Since its launch in August of 2011, ''Loudwire'' has secured exclusive ...
describes the song as being one of the strongest songs on ''Between Here & Lost'', in that it leans toward being melodic and is catchy with ear shattering guitar verses.
Video
The video begins with lead vocalist
Brian Welch
Brian Philip Welch (born June 19, 1970), also known by his stage name Head, is an American musician. He is one of the guitarists and founding member of the nu metal band Korn and his solo project Love and Death, where he also provides vocals. ...
running from a man in a black hooded sweatshirt wearing a grotesque mask. The video then switches between various scenes of the band members having ropes tied around their hands. Bassist Michael Valentine is then captured by the man in the mask and taken into the alley.
After Valentine is captured, guitarist JR Bareis is then seen running from the masked man.
Dan Johnson is subsequently chased, tipping a trash container down to try to trip the masked man. Bareis, Johnson, Valentine and Welch are seen seated in a dark room tied about the hands. Four masked men then place masks on the faces of Bareis, Johnson, Valentine and Welch, symbolic of the latter four joining the ranks of the original masked men.
At the end of the video, Welch removes his mask, followed by the other band members being shown without their masks on. The members are then seen ripping holes in the wall of the graffiti covered room in which they played music during the video, allegorical of freeing themselves from the figurative cages surrounding them.
Personnel
; Love and Death
*
Brian 'Head' Welch – vocals, rhythm guitar
* JR Bareis - lead guitar, backing vocals
* Michael Valentine - bass guitar, backing vocals
*
Dan Johnson - drums
; production personnel
*
Jasen Rauch
Jasen Ryan Rauch () (born April 24, 1981) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He is the current lead guitarist of the rock band Breaking Benjamin and was the former lead guitarist of the Christian rock band Red. Rauch was al ...
- producer
* Paul Pavao - mixer
* Ben Grosse - mixer
* Jim Monti - mixer
Chart performance
References
External links
Official music video
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2012 singles
Love and Death (band) songs
2012 songs
Tooth & Nail Records singles
Songs written by Jasen Rauch
Songs written by Brian Welch