Well if you like the complete and utter extreme in all things metal you have come to the right place. Ion Dissonance is profoundly metalcore. It will eat you alive from the inside out and is unmerciful as it spits out the bones! This nu-metal has always intrigued me when hearing it live. The roar of the vocals smothering the senses and make your ears bleed and there is no other feeling than that of sheer ecstasy as the brutal swathe of sounds hit with such ferocity it is like you have been run over by an express train. This album is one such album that forces its primal instincts onto you and never lets up for a second, if it did you would feel disappointed.
Battering the senses to pulp, its punishing routines are eager to commit murder in the highest degree, with scathing rancour and brutish energy. The unusual angular riffs on ‘To Expiate’ are sheer madness. There are no bridges to gap because it’s all contained in one fell swoop of GBH to the aural cavities. More resounding insanity pours from the speakers as the vicious onslaught continues in a seething proposal of snarling and evolving emotion. ‘Untitled II’ diverts its attention away from the brutality leaving a haunting and eerie infection of suggestive intrigue in our midst. The band don’t deviate far from their savage and emotionally charged encounters for long and revert back to their comfort zone of pure barbaric intent.
The onslaught continues with ‘III Will’ if you didn’t have a headache before you certainly will after listening to this, although it is well worth it, because the intensity is what defines it a great album.
‘Treading on thin Ice’ is another battering ram of a track that if it was human would bleed profusely but not before bursting into flames first! Its rhythms are hearty and niggle with stirring inescapable sound. You can hear the roar of the bass as it engulfs the senses and devours with intent. ‘Virtue’ leaves nothing to the imagination apart from ripping your ears from your head and melting your face with unadulterated predatory discord and utter savagery! The final track offers no let up from its evil clutches and antagonises with spiced grooves of malice.
