NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – November 30, 2023
Streaming Now! Avant-garde Metal Duo DISORIENTATION New EP “Survival Mode”
Reveals Dissonant Oboe and English Horn Arrangements To Handle Psychological Survival In Unpleasant Situations
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Daniel Daris â Guitars, Bass, Marie-Claude Fleury â Vocals, Oboe, English Horn, Drum Programming
Photo Credit : Marie-Claude Fleury
Montreal, Canada’s avant-garde metal duo Disorientation returns to unleash their sophomore EP “Survival Mode” on December 1st to follow their 2021 self-titled debut. Presenting a much blunter and more straightforward record than its predecessor, the 16-minute, 3-track recording bends extreme metal, noise, and hardcore influences at its will pushing the envelope with unorthodox vocal lines, odd structures, with the accompaniment of dissonant oboe and English Horn arrangements to create a strong emotional reaction to reflect tactics for psychological survival in unpleasant situations.
The band adds:
“We are very excited to present Survival Mode to the public. This is another milestone for us to express our own unique sound and perspective in the context of metal music. We both have been busy with other projects, which explains the 2-year gap between Survival Mode and our self-titled EP. However, the drive to produce more music of our own has never disappeared during that time. We doubled down on the unique elements that set us apart. We also opted for a more straightforward sound with a mix that better reveals each instrument and voice. We think that this will express the power of those new songs more effectively.”
The overall theme of “Survival Mode” is about coping mechanisms, and the process of releasing this EP has been an exercise of survival for both Daniel Daris (Guitars, Bass) and Marie-Claude Fleury (Vocals, Oboe, English Horn, Drum Programming), who suffered losing loved ones during its recording. With “Survival Mode”, they aim to build real momentum and bring their atypical symphonic music to the live environment.
Before it officially releases, Disorientation has teamed up with Bravewords for the exclusive full-stream premiere of “Survival Mode” HERE.
“Survival Mode” is due out on December 1, 2023, and is available for pre-order at https://disorientationmetal.bandcamp.com.
Lyric Video – “Dissociation” – https://youtu.be/Dl2ALnBJluYâ
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Track Listing:â
1. Dissociation (7:43)
2. Jaded (5:56)
3. Dark Side (2:27)
Album Length: 16:06
EP Band Line Up:â
Marie-Claude Fleury â Vocals, Oboe, English Horn, Drum Programming
Daniel Daris â Guitars, Bass
Guest Musicians
Maude Théberge and Pascal Germain-Berardi : Classical Choir on Dissociation
More Info: Facebook.com/disorientationmetal | Instagram.com/disorientationmetalâ
About:Â Disorientation is a DIY Dark Experimental Metal band from Montreal, Canada, created by Marie-Claude Fleury and Daniel Daris. While other symphonic acts portray beauty, wonder, and grace, Disorientation takes you down a path of troubling disarray, crippling misery, and severe anguish you canât escape from.
The idea of the band had been floating around for a few years, with song fragments written here and there but it was at the beginning of 2020 that Marie-Claude and Dan really got serious and started establishing the foundation of their unpolished sound driven by oboe orchestral passages and vocals that are harsh, vulnerable and everything in between.
Disorientation strives to combine the abrasiveness of old death/thrash metal with the orchestral elements introduced by European bands in the late 90s/early 00s to create depressive music with simple riffs that go for emotion rather than technique. The band avoids predetermined chord progressions, verse-chorus-verse-chorus structures, and clean/distorted vocal dichotomies to create disconcerting, dissonant, and memorable songs.
On September 26th, 2021, Disorientation released their first 3-track EP. In spite of minimal promotion, Disorientationâs unique sound and approach were noticed. Metal Trenches called it âa perfect band name and title for this self-titled EPâ while Turkeyâs Metalperver wrote that it was âInteresting music, worth checking out.â The songs got airplay on Dark Metal Radio, Sewer Spewer, The Autopsy Report, No Name Radio, and Mtl Métal.
“Survival Mode” is the bandâs second EP due out in December 2023. Those 3 new songs feature even more of the elements that set them apart: unorthodox vocal lines, odd structures, dissonant oboe arrangements, in-your-face discomfort, and distress. With this offering, Marie-Claude and Daniel intend to keep their momentum. They are currently assembling a lineup with the goal of playing Disorientationâs music live.
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“Delving deeper into the eerie atmospherics of metalâs less-trodden path, we find Disorientation, a Montreal-based duo who eschews the symphonic metal genreâs usual dalliance with ethereal beauty, opting instead for an odyssey through sonic desolation. Born from the minds of Marie-Claude Fleury and Daniel Daris, Disorientation is the antithesis of grandeur and elegance, painting a world where the grotesque and the sublime collide.” – Idioteqâ
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â“Moving away from the raw quality of the recording of their self titled debut EP with âSurvival Modeâ while Disorientation claim to have created something more straightforward this time around, thatâs not the impression that we get. The Avant-garde duo instead go deeper down the rabbit hole and continue their perpetual forward motion with a ferocious and spine chilling trio of cuts that once again disorientate and disturb. Opening cut âDissociationâ once again finds the oboe effectively replacing the lead guitar and adding ominous and sinister melodies to contrast against the fierce unclean vocals from Fleury. The stunning choral vocals from the first record are maintained with guest musicians Maude Théberge and Pascal Germain-Berardi forming a classical choir and there is no question that the straight jackets are awaiting Disorientation alongside a trip to Arkham Asylum. The near eight minute opening cut has more twists and turns than a page turning dime store psycolocal horror novel and is exactly what the edge of the seat was made for. 8.5/10” – Metal Noise
“It sounds all over the place⦠a very avant-garde vibe to it … It almost feels improvised, itâs like slam poetry but with black metal oboe. This is definitely not going to be for everyone, but I love that weird, kind of obscure random stuff. This is all over the place, it feels improvised, I kind of like it like that, this is Disorientation, which is a perfect band name and title for this self-titled EP.” – Metal Trenches (2021 â Disorientation – EP)
“Canadian band Disorientation produces interesting music. Black/death metal ties with folk instruments and synths. The song Nature, in which the band decorated with plug-ins and acoustic passages and also used choir vocals, caught my attention. They released a three-track self-titled EP; It’s worth taking a look.” – Metal Perver (2021 â Disorientation – EP)
“… a little do-it-yourself project of dark low-fi symphonic metal with a little depressed folkloric side … it’s a pretty interesting little 3-piece EP … the album cover is also magnificent.” – Mtl Metal – CIBL 101.5 FM
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