Anyone who has followed Chaos Rules for a while knows the mutant nature of Mestizia CRK well. Used to his pounding Hard Techno productions, we already knew that the borders of a single genre were too tight for an artistic project that has always been allergic to market rules. This leaning towards unpredictability and radical experimentation now finds its fullest expression in «Fracture of Mestizia CRK», a parallel sub-project that briefly unplugs from the synthesizers to embrace the steel of metal with a new album, «L'ombra divora la luce» (The shadow devours the light).
From a purely compositional point of view, the album is a true technical deconstruction in the Djent and Progressive mould. Its backbone rests on strictly extended-range guitars (7 or 8 strings) with extremely low tunings (Drop tuning). The riffs are ruled by the classic high-gain palm-muted attack, which delivers the metallic, dry and percussive tone typical of the modern djent school.
The move from Techno to Metal hasn't touched the obsession with rhythm. The drum patterns unfold in odd time signatures and polyrhythmic structures, where the kick constantly dodges conventional beats, moving in sync with the syncopated guitar riffs.
But it's the conceptual side that gives the work its depth. «L'ombra divora la luce» is a nihilistic concept, a sonic path exploring psychological collapse, isolation and the fragmentation of the self (an idea perfectly echoed by the sub-project's name, Fracture).
The 7 tracks on the tracklist don't look for catharsis: they describe an inevitable descent. The contrast between violence and the more atmospheric instrumental openings mirrors the eternal conflict between lucidity and emotional chaos. In his Fracture project, Mestizia CRK doesn't use metal as mere aesthetic shock, but as an expressive vehicle able to carry the weight of such raw, visceral lyricism.
With «L'ombra divora la luce», the Fracture of Mestizia CRK sub-project proves that versatility isn't a stylistic whim but a need to communicate. A record that is violent and melodic at once, deeply consistent with the uncompromising attitude that has always defined Chaos Rules.