Dedicated to Chaos

Dedicated to Chaos is an extremely experimental work on which Queensrÿche, boldly using a dark sound, irregular rhythm and electronic texture, greatly distances itself from its former metal image. It is the last studio album with vocalist Geoff Tate. His singing creates a distinctive uneasy narrative within the hard band sound, yet its musicality was surprising for former fans. Its weight is placed on the whole song’s air and subtle changes of fine arrangement, rather than straight metal riffs. Actively taking in diverse elements such as funk, pop and electronic, it greatly deviates from the former frame of progressive metal, while cuts like “Get Started,” “Higher” and “Got It Bad” convey its varied musicality. Even in the band’s catalog, it is a record that drew the most mixed views and has an experimental side. One terminus of the Geoff Tate era, after which the band would face a great transition. Because it differs greatly from the former image, views are divided, yet it can be called an intriguing work reflecting the experimental spirit with which the band took on change unafraid — a controversial record.