Ion Dissonance
Encyclopedia
Ion Dissonance is a Canadian mathcore
/deathcore
band from Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. They're known for their technical mathcore
style but changed to a more heavy, groove based style with the release of their 2007 album Minus the Herd.
). Upon completing their first official line-up, the band released a demo CD named .357, which was quickly put together in 2002 for promotional purposes to various zines, labels and individuals around North America
. This demo is now out of print but was released on mp3.com. Within no time, once obtaining The Gift, they received positive reviews and reactions. In this short time, they had to pick an appropriate label to support them and soon release their first LP. They decided to stay with Willowtip Records
(Cacophonous Records in Europe
). The line-up was changed when Sebastien Painchaud was replaced by their second bassist, Miguel Valade. With this change, they started playing their first major shows as the opening act for such bands as The Dillinger Escape Plan
, Every Time I Die
, Daughters
, Misery Index
, The End, and The Black Dahlia Murder.
During April 2003 they started the recording process for their first LP, Breathing Is Irrelevant
with sound-engineer Yannick St-Amand (Neuraxis
, Martyr
, Despised icon, In Dying Days), the album was completed in June 2003, and it came out in October 2003. It received many favourable reviews from a number of webzines and magazines including Metal Maniacs
, Terrorizer
and Unrestrained!.
In 2004, they started their first big tour including shows along US East Coast with Forever Is Forgotten, which was successful due to the positive reaction from the crowds; shows from the East to West Coast of Canada with fellow Canadians The End; this was then followed by the Maryland Deathfest
. Subsequently, bassist Miguel Valade was replaced by Xavier St-Laurent.
After the release of their second album Solace
on Abacus Recordings, Ion Dissonance once again toured Canada and the US. On Tuesday, June 20, 2006, Gabriel announced his departure from the band, citing personal issues and different interests in music. In October 2006, the band introduced their new vocalist, Kevin McCaughey, formerly of Shaolin.
In April 2007, Ion Dissonance recorded their album, Minus the Herd
. While the album was scheduled for release on June 5, 2007. There has been some controversy over this album dealing with the differences between old and new vocalist. The newer is generally considered to be heavier and missing some of the "chaos" from the older albums. After being in Western Europe for a tour with Through the Eyes of the Dead, they returned to Canada and the US for the Summer Slaughter Tour. In late August 2009, they announced that a new album is being written.
In 2010, Ion Dissonance released their fourth album, entitled Cursed. About the album, Antoine Lussier of Ion Dissonance explained the band's intentions for Cursed were to pick up where they left off on their 2005 career-defining album, Solace. "After [Minus the Herd] we wanted to stick to the sound that we started with and we want to finish with it," he says. "I think we really got a good picture of what our sound is supposed to be. I'm not saying it's the best sound ever, it's just the best picture of Ion Dissonance we've taken so far."
Mathcore
Mathcore is a rhythmically complex and dissonant fusion style of hardcore punk and Metal. It has its roots in bands such as Converge, Botch, and The Dillinger Escape Plan. The term mathcore is suggested by analogy with math rock. Both math rock and mathcore make use of unusual time signatures...
/deathcore
Deathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal music genre that combines elements of death metal with elements of metalcore or hardcore punk, or both. It is defined by an "excessive" use of death metal riffs, blast beats and use of hardcore punk breakdowns...
band from Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They're known for their technical mathcore
Mathcore
Mathcore is a rhythmically complex and dissonant fusion style of hardcore punk and Metal. It has its roots in bands such as Converge, Botch, and The Dillinger Escape Plan. The term mathcore is suggested by analogy with math rock. Both math rock and mathcore make use of unusual time signatures...
style but changed to a more heavy, groove based style with the release of their 2007 album Minus the Herd.
History
Antoine Lussier and Sebastien Chaput formed Ion Dissonance during the late summer of 2001 with the intention of creating metal that was more complex and daring than what they have done before. JF Richard would join shortly after on drums, and Jordan Kohlen soon after. With these members, their sound started to take shape, but they still required a few more individuals to fill some parts. To that end they recruited Gabriel McCaughry (vocals) and Sebastien Painchaud (bass guitarBass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
). Upon completing their first official line-up, the band released a demo CD named .357, which was quickly put together in 2002 for promotional purposes to various zines, labels and individuals around North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. This demo is now out of print but was released on mp3.com. Within no time, once obtaining The Gift, they received positive reviews and reactions. In this short time, they had to pick an appropriate label to support them and soon release their first LP. They decided to stay with Willowtip Records
Willowtip Records
Willowtip Records is an independently owned and distributed heavy metal record label headquartered in Zelienople, Pennsylvania.-Background:Willowtip Records was founded in 2000 by Jason Tipton with a partner named Willosin, who is no longer involved with the label. The combination of the two names...
(Cacophonous Records in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
). The line-up was changed when Sebastien Painchaud was replaced by their second bassist, Miguel Valade. With this change, they started playing their first major shows as the opening act for such bands as The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan is an American mathcore band from Morris Plains, New Jersey. The group originated in 1997 after the disbanding of Arcane, a hardcore punk trio consisting of Ben Weinman, Dimitri Minakakis, and Chris Pennie. The band's current line-up consists of guitarist Ben Weinman,...
, Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die is a metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. Their musical style is rooted in technical hardcore with strong southern metal and mathcore elements, and is also characterised by their cryptic, bitingly sarcastic lyrics. The band announced on July 14, 2008 that they had...
, Daughters
Daughters (band)
Daughters is an American grindcore/mathcore/noise rock band formed in 2001 in Providence, Rhode Island after the demise of Providence-based As the Sun Sets. Daughters have four releases including their self-titled EP, Canada Songs LP Hell Songs and last album Daughters . The band has re-released...
, Misery Index
Misery Index (band)
Misery Index is an American deathgrind band formed in 2001 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, by Jason Netherton on vocals and bass guitar, Mike Harrison on vocals and guitar, and Kevin Talley on drums. From 2006-2010, its line-up consisted of Netherton on vocals and bass guitar, Sparky Voyles...
, The End, and The Black Dahlia Murder.
During April 2003 they started the recording process for their first LP, Breathing Is Irrelevant
Breathing Is Irrelevant
- Personnel :*Gabriel McCaughry – vocals/lyrics*Antoine Lussier – guitar*Sebastien Chaput – guitar*Jean-François Richard – drums*Miguel Valade – bass*Yannick St-Amand – mastering...
with sound-engineer Yannick St-Amand (Neuraxis
Neuraxis
Neuraxis is a Canadian technical/melodic death metal band. It was formed in Montreal in 1994 by Steven Henry, Yan Thiel and Felipe Angel Quinzanos...
, Martyr
Martyr (band)
Martyr is a Canadian death metal band from Trois-Rivières, Québec, founded in 1994 by brothers Daniel and François Mongrain.- History :Formed in 1994 by brothers Daniel and François Mongrain , along with Pier-Luc Lampron and François Richard , Martyr recorded a demo tape in September 1995...
, Despised icon, In Dying Days), the album was completed in June 2003, and it came out in October 2003. It received many favourable reviews from a number of webzines and magazines including Metal Maniacs
Metal Maniacs
Metal Maniacs was a heavy metal magazine founded in 1989 by Mike G. and Katherine Ludwig of Metal Shop. It was focused largely on covering extreme metal, with emphasis on the black and death metal genres...
, Terrorizer
Terrorizer
Terrorizer is an American grindcore and death metal band formed in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. After disbanding, its members gained recognition by playing in influential extreme metal bands, such as Morbid Angel , Napalm Death and Nausea...
and Unrestrained!.
In 2004, they started their first big tour including shows along US East Coast with Forever Is Forgotten, which was successful due to the positive reaction from the crowds; shows from the East to West Coast of Canada with fellow Canadians The End; this was then followed by the Maryland Deathfest
Maryland Deathfest
Maryland Deathfest is an annual extreme music festival held in or near Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The festival mostly features death metal and grindcore bands. It has always occurred during Memorial Day weekend each year....
. Subsequently, bassist Miguel Valade was replaced by Xavier St-Laurent.
After the release of their second album Solace
Solace (Ion Dissonance album)
Solace is the second studio album by the Canadian band Ion Dissonance, released on September 6, 2005 through Abacus Recordings.- Track listing :- Personnel :* Gabriel McCaughry – vocals* Antoine Lussier − guitar* Sebastien Chaput − guitar...
on Abacus Recordings, Ion Dissonance once again toured Canada and the US. On Tuesday, June 20, 2006, Gabriel announced his departure from the band, citing personal issues and different interests in music. In October 2006, the band introduced their new vocalist, Kevin McCaughey, formerly of Shaolin.
In April 2007, Ion Dissonance recorded their album, Minus the Herd
Minus the Herd
Minus the Herd is the third studio album by the Canadian mathcore/deathcore band Ion Dissonance, released on June 5, 2007 through Abacus Recordings. Minus the Herd sold over 1,900 copies its first week of release, peaking at #22 on the Billboard 200 Heatseekers Charts...
. While the album was scheduled for release on June 5, 2007. There has been some controversy over this album dealing with the differences between old and new vocalist. The newer is generally considered to be heavier and missing some of the "chaos" from the older albums. After being in Western Europe for a tour with Through the Eyes of the Dead, they returned to Canada and the US for the Summer Slaughter Tour. In late August 2009, they announced that a new album is being written.
In 2010, Ion Dissonance released their fourth album, entitled Cursed. About the album, Antoine Lussier of Ion Dissonance explained the band's intentions for Cursed were to pick up where they left off on their 2005 career-defining album, Solace. "After [Minus the Herd] we wanted to stick to the sound that we started with and we want to finish with it," he says. "I think we really got a good picture of what our sound is supposed to be. I'm not saying it's the best sound ever, it's just the best picture of Ion Dissonance we've taken so far."
Current members
- Kevin McCaughey − vocals (2006−present)
- Antoine Lussier − guitar (2001−present)
- Sebastien Chaput − guitar (2001−present)
- Yannick Desgroseillers - bass guitar (2010–present)
- Jean-François 'JF' Richard − drums (2001−present)
Former members
- Gabriel McCaughry − vocals (2001−2006)
- Sebastien Painchaud − bass guitar (2001−2002)
- Miguel Valade − bass guitar (2002−2004)
- Xavier St-Laurent − bass guitar (2004−2007)
Studio albums
- Breathing Is IrrelevantBreathing Is Irrelevant- Personnel :*Gabriel McCaughry – vocals/lyrics*Antoine Lussier – guitar*Sebastien Chaput – guitar*Jean-François Richard – drums*Miguel Valade – bass*Yannick St-Amand – mastering...
(2003) - SolaceSolace (Ion Dissonance album)Solace is the second studio album by the Canadian band Ion Dissonance, released on September 6, 2005 through Abacus Recordings.- Track listing :- Personnel :* Gabriel McCaughry – vocals* Antoine Lussier − guitar* Sebastien Chaput − guitar...
(2005) - Minus the HerdMinus the HerdMinus the Herd is the third studio album by the Canadian mathcore/deathcore band Ion Dissonance, released on June 5, 2007 through Abacus Recordings. Minus the Herd sold over 1,900 copies its first week of release, peaking at #22 on the Billboard 200 Heatseekers Charts...
(2007) - CursedCursed (Ion Dissonance album)Cursed is the fourth studio album by the Canadian mathcore/deathcore band Ion Dissonance, released on August 24, 2010 through Century Media in North America, Doom Patrol Records in Japan, and Basick Records in Europe...
(2010)