Ion Dissonance
| Ion Dissonance | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Mathcore, deathcore (later), grindcore (early) |
| Years active | 2001−present |
| Labels | Abacus, Willowtip, EMI, Basick |
| Associated acts | Despised Icon, Negativa, The Crimson Syndicate, Vatican, Bermuda, Obey The Brave |
| Members | Sebastien Chaput Antoine Lussier Kevin McCaughey Dominic Grimard Jean-François Richard |
| Past members | Miguel Valade Sebastien Painchaud Gabriel McCaughry Xavier St-Laurent |
Ion Dissonance is a Canadian mathcore 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.
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. Jean-François Richard would join shortly after on drums. 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 guitar). 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!.
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