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News : Dyssidia to release new EP and announce national tour

By on October 19, 2016

Adelaide-based progressive act, Dyssidia, are set to release their new EP Of Delight & Despair on Friday, November 4, and in celebration of the new release, the band will be heading out on the road. Playing multiple shows with Caligula’s Horse, they will also open for Chaos Divine in Sydney, and for Swedish titans, Katatonia, in Adelaide. Add this to an appearance at Progfest, and Dyssidia are in for a good end to the year.

Dyssidia have crafted a unique sound amongst their peers. Infusing bone-crushing riffs with rich harmonies, soaring vocal melodies with brutal growls, and breathtaking soundscapes with intricate rhythms.
This duality of sonics and their mesmerising stage show has led to them to share the stage with the kings of the global progressive scene,

including Opeth, Tesseract, Trivium, Between The Buried And Me, The Ocean, Ne Obliviscaris, Beyond Creation, Psycroptic, Be’lakor, Caligula’s Horse, Plini, Voyager, and Klone.

With their previous EP’s, 2013’s Quiet Waters and 2015’s Children Of Aether And Earth, Dyssidia’s musical journey has evolved significantly and brought them to where they are now…on the brink of releasing EP number three. 
Dyssidia’s vocalist Mitch Brackman speaks Of Delight & Despair:
“When we wrote our third EP, we had grown stronger as a band. This is hopefully evident in the pieces we have created, building them over time, and refining them.
With a gentle touch, but a powerful grip, each song has a deep sense of space yet is filled with colourful layers, establishing a juxtaposition – referring to the title of the EP.
Hard work and introspection is shown in the musicianship of the four tracks. Love, care and anger influenced a refreshing point of difference, allowing us to serve the sound as best we could.”
Of Delight & Despair – Tracklisting:
1. Dead Smoke
2. Dignity
3. An Absolute Severance
4. In A Heartbeat
Recorded at Against The Grain Studios, Adelaide
Produced by Andrew Kite & Dyssidia

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Presented by Heavy Mag, Progfest & Wild Thing Presents, be sure to catch Dyssidia on their shows!

Friday, November 4: The Triffid, Brisbane*
Friday, November 11: Amplifier, Perth*
Saturday, November 12: Fowler’s Live, Adelaide*
Friday, December 2: The Factory Floor, Sydney**
Saturday, December 3: Progfest, Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Friday, December 9: The Gov, Adelaide***

*With Caligula’s Horse
** With Chaos Divine
***With Katatonia
Tickets on sale via wildthingpresents.com
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