ION DISSONANCE - Cursed
September 6, 2010, 14 years ago
(Century Media)
Ion Dissonance’s debut, Breathing Is Irrelevant, was one of the most effective records of the ‘00s, the Montreal band shocking the system with its brand of frothing tech-core. Though follow-up Solace continued the grand tradition, ‘07’s Minus The Herd was a mediocre effort that brought Ion Dissonance out of the exceptional and into the ordinary, joining the herd it paradoxically sought to destroy. Cursed was, therefore, met with pre-release scepticism but, thankfully, Ion Dissonance has written a record that rivals even Breathing Is Irrelevant, the band executing a ferocious collection of disillusionment, cynicism and don’t-give-a-fuck candour. Down-tuning the guitars to Meshuggah levels for added malice, Ion Dissonance has used that malevolence to its advantage and surrounded it with the tech’d-out moments it was once known for. A surprising return to form for a band that is now back in an upward trajectory after several years of uncertainty.
