Artist description

Music Style American Hardcore meets Swedish Gothgenburg sound with Norwegian Black Metal

Musical Influences Slayer, Meshuggah, At the Gates, KsE, Lamb of God, Shadows Fall, Metallica (80-88), Bleeding Through, Avenged Sevenfold

Similar Artists Fear Factory, Five Pointe O, Faith No More, Shadows Fall

Artist History Formed in Grand Rapids Michigan in 2001, Dissonant was conceived as a band that would blend the brutality of the American hardcore scene, with elements of the Swedish Gothenburg sound and Norwegian Black Metal. A six-piece band, Dissonant consists of the thrash metal guitar styling of Ben Allen and Scott Johnson, a thunderous rhythm section with bassist Tony Caruso and drummer AJ Barrette, rounded out by the black metal keyboard and vocal styling of Mike Nolan, and vicious lead vocals of Jake Farran. With the release of an early 2001 demo soon after their inception, Dissonant quickly conquered west Michigan and set their eyes on touring. 2002 saw the release of Dissonant's "Darken the Hour CDEP" on All or Nothing Records. Soon after, Dissonant began touring regularly, playing all across the Midwest and East Coast with such acts as Superjoint Ritual , Five Pointe O, Sworn Enemy, Eighteen Visions, Mastodon, Kittie, E-Town Concrete, Most Precious Blood, Terror, the Takeover, Hatebreed, Glassjaw, As I lay Dying, Dope, 3rd. Strike, Goatwhore, Shadows Fall, Mushroomhead, Taproot, Boy Sets Fire, Social Burn, Cradle of Filth, and Killswitch Engage. Summer 2003 found Dissonant on the road, including appearances at the Detroit Warped tour stop, and 7 direct support dates with Mushroomhead side project (216). Having sold just under 2000 copies of Darken the Hour by mid summer 2003, and believing proper preparation and production leads to quality recordings, this summer also found Dissonant demoing new material for their upcoming full length, being recorded this winter. This new material should bring an increased maturity and intensity to Dissonant and will lead them back on tour for the coming year. Dissonant has also been confirmed to showcase at this year Midpoint Music Conference in Cincinnati Ohio, over the weekend of September 25th, 26th, and 27th. (www.mpmf.com). Expect to see their first full length release sometime in spring ‘04 through an as yet unannounced label, and as always check out the live brutality on tour.

Group Members Jake - Vocals; Scott - Guitar; Ben - Guitar; Tony - Bass; AJ - Drums; Mike - Keyboards/Vocals

Instruments ESP, Ampeg, Korg, Novation, Roland, Mesa, Zildjian, Pearl, Tama

Albums Darken the Hour EP

Press Reviews N/A

Location Grand Rapids, MI - USA

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