Empire Anatomy, by Dissentience

Empire Anatomy

by Dissentience

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1.	War of Belief 03:51	lyrics	buy track
Silence us quick Swift with the pen or the knife Violence infects No matter of life No king crowned in a war of belief Stoke the flame of disinformation Breaking the system in half, the lines clearly drawn The time of logic has passed, status over all Spread the disease to the masses Staring back through 3D glasses Fiction Turned concrete Followers grovel Fall to their knees Bow your head, forget all reason Submit to synthetic bliss Breaking the system in half, the lines clearly drawn The time of logic has passed, status over all Spread the disease to the masses Staring back through 3D glasses Eyes, blinded eyes Disease breeds disease Eyes blind from backlit screens Exposed to this disease Eyes blind from backlit screens No hope as ignorance breeds Breaking the system in half, the lines clearly drawn The time of logic has passed, status over all Spread the disease to the masses Staring back through 3D glasses
2.	Ubasute 03:45	lyrics	buy track
Succumb to darkness Branches lay dead The birds they call To souls who’ve given way Self destructive thoughts Rationale damned Death assured No turning back The will to live is gone No fucking hope Into the infinite No return No escape (Gone forever) From this maze (Helpless) No escape (All shall cease) From this maze Bodies hang like violent decoration Smiling in the shadows Blood stains the air Beckoning your soul The will to live is gone No fucking hope Into the infinite No return Souls of thousands laid to rest Tear apart your flesh from bone Alive through the pain of tortures unknown The woods came alive
3.	Clinical Psychosis 03:50	lyrics	buy track
Flashes of light begin to seep Through the cracks of a life Taken with no memory Deprivation, complete isolation Lysergically entrapped Time fades further As faceless voices control my brain Endless barrages of rhetoric and lies When will I see the end or will I die? Lost all identity, my mind begins to rot No longer human in their eyes Trapped in their fortress Day after day Without knowing, I signed my life away To a prison of mind and body Lysergically entrapped Time fades further As faceless voices control my brain Endless barrages of rhetoric and lies When will I see the end or will I die? Lost all identity, my mind begins to rot No longer human in their eyes Against my will I take this trip I seek to find what's left of my mind Lysergically entrapped Time fades further As faceless voices control my brain Endless barrages of rhetoric and lies When will I see the end or will I die? Lost all identity, my mind begins to rot No longer human in their eyes
4.	The End (And All Between) 04:10	lyrics	buy track
Welcome to this brave new world Empty souls dance with the sky Witness the apocalypse Witness the end of days Images of desolation Relentless, with no remorse Blood seeps from every orifice Time will punish all Eradication Death is coming for us all Harvester of souls Prepare yourself for extinction Panic Fear Forced to see the end and all between Curse these wretched eyes of the obscene No hope left, no salvation Judgement will condemn this world Godless sinners spurn the sign There is no turning back This is a reclamation Death is coming for us all Harvester of souls Prepare yourself for extinction Forced to see the end and all between Curse these wretched eyes of the obscene Death comes for us all Earth cracks Sky falls Panic Fear Eternity destroyed Everything now turns to ash Witness the apocalypse Witness the end of days
5.	Lost in Rage 03:31	lyrics	buy track
Place your aggression on me Turn yourself inside out Transcend coherence Yield to primitive desire Knuckle dust the jaw Brain damage First blood, last breath Lost in rage The end will satisfy the means Broken desire, broken bone Contort the truth, twist and shatter The story never fucking fits Knuckle dust the jaw Brain damage First blood, last breath Lost in rage Fury consoles me Fury controls me Fury consumes me Lost in rage
6.	Cabal 05:00	lyrics	buy track
Release the floods Filth pours from the earth Cascading down without order Viewed from high Hidden from the eye The watchers’ Cheshire smile Coexistence of reverence and depravity Tears apart the seams Turn thine eyes away Feign blind another day Complacent disorder True colors show Shepherds of evil Reap what they sow Blackened masses accept their fate Forever leeching on disease Hedonistically they lie and wait Accepting plague disguised as faith Turn thine eyes away Feign blind another day Complacent disorder True colors show Shepherds of evil Reap what they sow Release the floods From earth filth pours Blinded eyes watch as the world devolves A slow induction Nauseating fear Welcomed with open arms Eat their shit Consuming their need Serpentine words calling to heed Coexistence of reverence and depravity Tears apart the seams Turn thine eyes away Feign blind another day Complacent disorder True colors show Shepherds of evil Reap what they sow
7.	Pursuit of Delusion 02:35	lyrics	buy track
Sever all ties to the world Consciousness collapse The mind plays tricks on what we perceive Comprehension taken for granted Living in fear of what’s out of reach Grasping for semblance of sanity Break this chain Poisoned by fate Nothing is safe from this hell that surrounds me Mind detached from soul Torn apart Suffocate my will to live Fight ‘til death Futile pursuit of delusion Narcissistic pathogens flow from inside Break me open, lay bare my flaws Break me open Break this chain Poisoned fate Mind detached from soul Torn apart Suffocate my will to live Fight ‘til death
8.	Darkness Perennial 04:49	lyrics	buy track
Flames swirl all around me Inception of the downfall Corruption repose Lay all to waste On your knees, you bow to gods invisible My future sealed with blood Onwards, through flame, to the great infinite Destiny awaits my last breath Nails scrape the surface of demise Plant the seed and it envelopes Broken hands outstretched to the wicked Destiny awaits my last breath Greeted by darkness perennial All assurance betrayed A truth so feeble to followers blind The tunnel’s end holds all but time
9.	The Beast Beneath 03:14	lyrics	buy track
Verbal filth Slithers off silver tongue Convulsing Twisting through its claws Silently it stalks Each breath draws it near Corruption through decay Guiding the blinded steer Therianthropic mask Worn to disguise the beast beneath Gnashing and clawing to bare your demise Boiling hate Seeps between the ears Blank faced lies Guiding a maze of fear Skin crawls from the body with disgust Expose the true form Therianthropic mask Worn to disguise the beast beneath Gnashing and clawing to bare your demise Expose the true form Expose what lies beneath
10.	Reckoning Day 04:37	lyrics	buy track
Forced down We dig our graves There’s nothing to save Backs broken And sweat on the brow The whips crack down (Awake) Power deep inside (Quake) Demonstrating might (Shudder) A new dawn is here Accept your fate End this reign Fear me, now I’m unbound Won’t stop ‘til it crashes down We are the master, you are the slave Bow to us on this reckoning day So brittle the bones Broken the man Though he stands tall Determined defiance Willing to die A martyr in their eyes (Awake) Power deep inside (Quake) Demonstrating might (Shudder) A new dawn is here Accept your fate End this reign Through decay, we will not be enslaved Break the back Break the man He will rise He will stand

about

Though the forges of the Bethlehem Steel have long been extinguished, Dissentience is here to prove that the steel town still has plenty of metal to offer. Since its inception, the four-piece death-thrash act has set out to bring their unique blend of speed, groove, and unfiltered aggression to the masses across the tri-state area and northeast U.S. The release of the band’s 2018 EP Mask of Pretense brought forth praise both from fans and critics alike, with Decibel Magazine calling it “relentless, technical and melodic.” An explosive showcase of energy and precision, Dissentience’s live performance took them to the Viper Room after winning the East Coast leg of the Wacken Metal Battle USA in 2019. Entering the scene with unmatched intensity and a sound that already screams “unique,” the take-no-prisoners attitude of Dissentience is indisputable and made even more apparent on their upcoming album.

Set to release in early 2022, Dissentience’s first full-length album Empire Anatomy refines the death-thrash groundwork laid out on the band’s previous effort without sacrificing intensity or musicality. From the opening moments of “War of Belief,” the band makes it known that the listener is in for a wild ride, twisting and turning through riffs at breakneck speed. The guitar work, ably provided by the duo of Jimmy Vitale and Connor Valentin, blends melodic tendencies with relentless brutality to produce a sound equally as heavy as it is memorable. While speed is at the forefront of most of the album, a powerful sense of groove pervades tracks like “Darkness Perrenial,” adding to the dark and brooding atmosphere that oozes from each song.

Seamlessly blending elements from across the spectrum of metal, Empire Anatomy sounds more like the product of a seasoned act than a debut. Each track is constructed with the intent of maximum sonic impact without losing dynamism or integrity, showcasing each member’s talents as the album goes on. Whether it’s the relentless drumming of Nick Scherden, Sean Langer’s pounding bass lines, or Valentin’s larynx-shredding howl, each song offers something to write home about. Empire Anatomy clocks in at just over 40 minutes but the interplay between bombastic riffs and infectious melodies will have listeners scrambling to replay the album as soon as it's over. With a level of ferocity and songwriting which rivals that of bands decades their senior, Dissentience cements itself at the forefront of a new breed of American metal.

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released February 11, 2022

Guitar/Vocals: Connor Valentin
Guitar: Jimmy Vitale
Bass: Sean Langer
Drums: Nick Scherden

Lyrics and music by Dissentience

Recorded, engineered, and mixed by Matt Menafro at Peach Pie Sound, Hillsborough, NJ
Produced by Corey Pierce, Matt Menafro, and Dissentience
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY

Cover artwork by Nick Flook
Additional Graphic Design by Dave Petersen

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Pennsylvania Death Thrash

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