Torture Squad releases music video for 'Magnum Chaos', transforming climate change into heavy met!

Torture Squad, one of the great Brazilian metal bands, releases this Monday, November 10th, 'Magnum Chaos', the eighth music video promoting their acclaimed album 'Devilish', released in September 2023 by the Italian label Time to Kill.

In this release, a trilogy with the last three tracks of the album, “Gaia”, “A Farewell to Mankind” and “The Last Journey”, the band expresses a plea for help from the planet to humanity.

Recorded and produced by Maycon Roberto Avelino, of Starchip Video, the video is released on the same day that Brazil hosts COP30, in Belém do Pará. COP30 is the main annual UN conference on climate change and will take place between November 10th and 21st. The combination of releasing a song that shares the same ideals as a UN conference, warning humanity about the need to care for the planet, seems obvious and perfect for Torture Squad.

The instrumental and acoustic track "Gaia" is the introduction to the trilogy, featuring AI-generated images and shocking, realistic information about the planet's deterioration, with text by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Regarding the production, drummer Amilcar Christófaro comments:

"The video has a counterpoint of beautiful images such as the first photo of planet Earth seen from the Moon, the so-called 'Earthrise', taken by astronaut William Anders, from the American Apollo 8 mission, on December 24, 1968. As well as images of the four vital elements of life, Earth, Air, Fire and Water, generated by AI and meticulously chosen by Maycon Avelino and myself. The concept is to show the beautiful side of the Earth and what we are losing if we continue without giving due attention to the planet."

"A Farewell to Mankind" has lyrics by bassist Castor, and harmonies created by vocalist Mayara Puertas. The video features footage captured at Torture Squad's iconic show in September, as the opening act for Sepultura's farewell tour, 'Celebrating Life Through Death', at Espaço Unimed in São Paulo. The show included a performance by cosplayer Slovakia, in an iconic portrayal of Lilith.

Completing the trilogy, "The Last Journey" is the final track from the album 'Devilish', and the music video features vocalist and composer Mayara Puertas in a captivating piano performance in front of the band, recorded at Dissenso Studio in São Paulo.

Mayara Puertas commented:

"We wrote the album 'Devilish' amidst one of the most chaotic governmental periods in our country. The Latin expression 'Magnum Chaos' means exactly that: a great chaos. We had Bolsonaro becoming president with a campaign that promised to end environmental oversight, not demarcate any indigenous land, and arm the population. It was natural for us to protest against all of this through our music; it was urgent to bring reflections in defense of the environment and the preservation of indigenous memory and territory. Some people may think we are 'always harping on the same issues,' but we have something to say! Art will always be a tool of protest."

The release of 'A Magnum Chaos' in parallel with COP30 reinforces the connection between art and the global debate about the future of the planet, expanding the reach of environmental discourse within Brazilian metal. While world leaders gather in Belém to discuss environmental policies and sustainability goals, Torture Squad transforms sound and image into a manifesto for ecological awareness.

Torture Squad continues to promote their recent album 'Devilish', available on digital platforms and in physical format.