.gif from god Harness Brutal Chaos On “Volatile Simian Nervous-System”

It may be difficult to articulate what psychological chaos actually feels like fully. The way memory becomes unreliable, sensations distort, and anguish becomes the only stable point of reference. Even if language strains to contain it, Richmond extreme automatons .gif from god offer a visceral depiction of that internal collapse on “Volatile Simian Nervous-System,” their new single and video that translates overwhelm into sheer sensory overload.

“I don’t remember what\ I was doing here\ But it had to do with you,” comes the serrated roar of a fractured sentience over a salvo of pummeling rhythms and incendiary guitars. As the barrage settles into an almost endurable assault, the ataxia continues to manifest through lines like “Static across the synapses” and “The sensation fails to dissipate.” When the blitz surges back with even greater intensity, there appears to be only one path toward relief, however uncertain its outcome: “Toss a flash bang at my skull\ I can’t remember\ Anything but pain.”

The video, directed and edited by Nicholas Holland with production from Diamond Dead Media, reframes the track’s maelstrom as a distorted third-person shooter in the spirit of survival horror, rendered in a state of decay and corruption. Cryptic intermissions from the band cut through the fuzz, while an eerie cryptid taunts from the shawdowy margins. By the end, the idea of “winning” itself feels as degraded as the fractured visuals, echoing the song’s unsettling scourge.

“Volatile Simian Nervous-System” is the lead single from .gif from god’s new album, Dissimulation, set for release on Thursday, April 16. It will be their first release since Digital Red in 2023, a remarkable record that solidified the band’s position as one of the underground’s most uncompromising forces. The new record looks set to expand that impact further, driven by an abrasive, unrelenting vision that remains as urgent as it is essential.

Watch the video for “Volatile Simian Nervous-System” below and make sure to follow .gif from god on social media to stay up to date on future releases and concerts.