Origin: Montreal, Quebec, Canada  
Genres: Metalcore
Page online: August 23, 2008
Last update/review: December 5, 2016

Ion Dissonance

Canada (specifically, the Quebec region) continues to churn out impressive bands in the tech/death/core realm, and that's precisely where Ion Dissonance dwells. This is crazed, twisted, stop-start, jumpy tech metal, full of twists and turns and pretty much devoid of standard song structure, even if they might stop short of full-on The Dillinger Escape Plan-style craziness (but they're close). It's a harsh, brutal listen, and the ferocious hardcore-ish vocals only add to the intensity. Like other bands in this field, the level of musicianship is beyond impressive, particularly the drumming which is outstanding. Most of the songs are mercifully short and to the point, but then there is the 11+ mminutes of "A Prelude Of Things Worst To Come", a bleak, Godflesh-ish soundscape. Admittedly, this is not a favorite BNR style, but these guys are mighty impressive at what they do.

Current Members

Gabriel McCaughry

vocals

Antoine Lussier

guitars

Sebastien Chaput

guitars

Xavier St. Laurent

bass

J.F. Richard

drums


Discography


Breathing Is Irrelevant  
2003 Willowtip
  1. Substantial Guilt VS. The Irony Of Enjoying
  2. The Bud Dwyer Effect
  3. Failure In The Process Of Identifying A Dream
  4. 101101110110001
  5. Binary, Part II
  6. The Death Of One Man Is A Tragedy, The Death Of 10,000 Is A Statistic
  7. Oceanic Motion
  8. The Girl Nextdoor Is Always Screaming...
  9. A Regular Dose Of Azure
  • Gabriel McCaughry
  • Antoine Lussier
  • Sebastien Chaput
  • Xavier St. Laurent
  • J.F. Richard


Solace  
2005 Abacus
  1. Play Dead and I'll Play Along
  2. O.A.S.D
  3. Cleansed by Silence
  4. She's Strychnine
  5. Nil :: Solaris
  6. Lecturing Raskolnikov (or how to properly stab an old widow)
  7. You're Not Carving Deep Enough
  8. Shut Up, I'm Trying to Worry
  9. Signature
  10. A Prelude of Things Worst to Come
  • Gabriel McCaughry
  • Antoine Lussier
  • Sebastien Chaput
  • Xavier St. Laurent
  • J.F. Richard


Minus The Herd  
2007 Abacus
  1. The Surge
  2. Through Evidence
  3. Kneel
  4. Shunned Redeemer
  5. You Shouldn't Be Alive
  6. Scorn Haven
  7. Of Me...Nobody Is Safe
  8. Untitled
  9. Void of Conscience
  10. Tarnished Trepidation
  • Gabriel McCaughry
  • Antoine Lussier
  • Sebastien Chaput
  • Xavier St. Laurent
  • J.F. Richard


Cursed  
2010 Century Media
  1. Cursed
  2. You People Are Messed Up
  3. The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same
  4. This is The Last Time I Repeat Myself
  5. No Care Ever
  6. After Everything That's Happened, What Did You Expect
  7. We Like to Call This One...Fuck Off
  8. Can Someone Please Explain This to Me?
  9. Disaster in Sight
  10. This is Considered Mere Formality
  11. This Feels Like The EndÂ…
  12. They'll Never Know
  13. Pallor (iTunes bonus track)
  14. After Everything That's Happened, What Did You Expect (Big Chocolate remix) (Japanese bonus track)
  15. You People Are Messed Up (Big Chocolate remix) (European bonus track)
  • Gabriel McCaughry
  • Antoine Lussier
  • Sebastien Chaput
  • Xavier St. Laurent
  • J.F. Richard


Cast The First Stone  
2016
  1. Burdens
  2. The Truth Will Set You Free
  3. To Expiate
  4. To Lift The Dead Hand Of The Past
  5. Untitled Ii
  6. Suffering: The Art Of Letting Go
  7. Ill Will
  8. (D.A.B.D.A.) State Of Discomposure
  9. Treading On Thin Ice
  10. Virtue
  11. Perpetually Doomed: The Sisyphean Task



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