EP Review: Authentic Dissent - Gradually... then suddenly (2021)
Picture Credit: Authentic Dissent Authentic Dissent - Gradually... then suddenly Release Date: February 05, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: CD / Digital Length: 16:23 Genre: Heavy Metal / Prog Metal Origin: Nashua , NH , USA New Hampshire's Authentic Dissent are a new band that keeps the spirit of pre-Millenium heavy music alive. Dave Lawley (bass), Mike Osborn (guitar), Mike Boisclair (drums), and Brian Gates (vocals) have released their debut EP "Gradually... then suddenly" earlier this year. The five-track CD is an autochthonous and honest work in the vein of Heavy, Prog, and Thrash Metal legends such as Accept, Destruction, or pre-"Black Album"-Metallica. "Gradually... the suddenly" is introduced by the instrumental 'Res Ipsa Loquitur' (Latin: 'speaking for itself'). The first song creates a dark tension and raises anticipation for a heavy thunderstorm. And th audience will not be disappointed as the title track and the follo...