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Mask of Pretense

by Dissentience

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1.
Maniac 03:44
The interrogation of one's morality Begins with a single step Lock up the mind swallow the key Recognize the blood is on your hands No one can help you now Dig deeper to find the answers inside You will never return No chance of coming back You did this to me Now follow me inside A slave to existence Self-deprecation employed Vent the frustrations Another victim to temptation No one can help you now Dig deeper to find the answers inside You will never return No chance of coming back You did this to me Now follow me inside Am I insane? My world torn from beneath me Am I insane? No struggle left in me
2.
Clouded wisdom held within beliefs forced into the mind a dark state of oblivion unspoken, unheard, unseen Let man see for himself That he is no longer alone Chasing existence divined By ancient rites denied So go bow your heads in fright, as we march into the light Following knowledge to worlds unknown, seek the unshown follow not what’s notorious embrace truth and fortuity after recognition is unbound only then will progress be made Let man see for himself That he is no longer alone Chasing existence divined By ancient rites denied So go bow your heads in fright, as we march into the light Following knowledge to worlds unknown, seek the unshown Accept not what has been told In the pursuit of enlightenment Ignorance is only bliss for so long Your shattered beliefs keep you bound You murder the link to the unknown Lifes mysteries have yet to unfold
3.
A blind devotion Onset by the populace Only the majority matters No right or wrong Power hungry tyrants Leave behind a bleak future Rejoice in the mind Only there are you free Kiss the feet of your false god See where it gets you Nothing but a worthless sod The jackal laughs, lies he spews Tombstone currency Dealing death for the slightest profit Drill into the heart of a nation The blood runs black Man's only comfort in the dark Is the ink and quill Obedient always To man's free will Kiss the feet of your false god See where it gets you Nothing but a worthless sod The jackal laughs, lies he spews Enslave the masses with a smile façade Summon the pawns with the press of a key Circumvent the system, impose thy will On they grind, cogs of the hate machine Daughter of the Promethean Bites her tongue When one man's will Leads to a nation's collapse Freedom of the mind Condemned to rot The ship didn't sink It was held under to drown
4.
Disinter 05:50
Today you pay for your sins and crimes Forsake your ways falling deep inside Your screams, your cries fade into the night Face down you lay waiting and writhing in hell Free will in its grave All thought stripped away Reclaim what is lost Kneel now to new god Trapped in darkness Flames lick your flesh Your heart beat flickers, inside your chest Opening the gateway To endless pain Failure to resolve, yourself to blame No sleep, no rest Spiraling into the black abyss Your soul is caught between the lines of life and death Free will in its grave All thought stripped away Reclaim what is lost Kneel now to new god Trapped in darkness Flames lick your flesh Your heart beat flickers, inside your chest Opening the gateway To endless pain Failure to resolve, yourself to blame The guilt washes over, anguish ensues Engulfed in the brimstone for all time
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Inject the death into your veins Succumb to voices who in shadows lurk Separation of order from vice Paranoia blinds the eye from truth Conceived to tear yourself apart By the ones in whom you trust Destruction of the mind Lost in a sea of carnality See the world brought to its knees Synapse corruption, all functions cease Now just a pawn in someone else's game Where you can never be the king Conceived to tear yourself apart By the ones in whom you trust Destruction of the mind Lost in a sea of carnality A feeble shell of former self The mirror stares back darkly

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Since its origins in the 80s, thrash has undergone quite the revitalization, melding with other metal sub-genres to become a beast quite unlike the one in its heyday. That said, the sheer number of bands attempting to emulate successes has also watered the scene down, creating uninspiring carbon copy acts. It’s remarkable, then, that a young band from Pennsylvania named Dissentience can make the genre sound fresh in 2018, with a style that already screams ‘signature’ on their début EP.

From the opening moments of “Maniac”, Dissentience make their statement clear – to twist thrash’s hungry intensity in a progressive direction. Selecting flavors from black and death metal, each moment feels hand-crafted for maximum impact and memorability. There is also a melodic thread that runs through proceedings, carried ably by Jimmy Vitale and Connor Valentin’s guitar work, while the latter screams his throat hoarse about societal woes and moral quandaries – in some ways recalling the great Chuck Schuldiner. While the band’s influences are detectable, it’s more akin to carrying the torch further than running behind in their shadows.

As the EP unfolds, each member’s talents is brought to the fore – whether the relentless drumming of Nick Scherden on “Disinter” or Sean Langer’s furious bass lines on “Synapse Corruption” that underpin the frantic yet empowering riffs and solos. Every one of the five songs has something to write home about, and by the time Mask of Pretense comes to a close, the 22 minutes feel like an eye-blink. It’s rare that a band lands fully formed and meaning business, but Dissentience are that rare case

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released October 26, 2018

Produced by Corey Pierce and Dissentience

Engineered, Recorded and Mixed by Eric Rachel at Trax East Studios, South River, NJ

Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY

All lyrics and music written by Dissentience

Artwork by Nick Flook

Art Layout/Insert Art by Dave Petersen

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Dissentience Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Death Thrash

Debut album EMPIRE ANATOMY out now!

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