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Cognitive Dissonance

by Mack Thompson

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Anxiety #1 03:21
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Sprockets 03:54
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Respite 01:55
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Pandemic 04:49
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Anxiety #2 02:37
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Necropolis 08:28
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Cognitive Dissonance:
1. The mental discomfort experienced by a person who simultaneously holds two or more contradictory beliefs
2. Mental conflict which occurs when beliefs and assumptions are challenged by new information

With Cognitive Dissonance, guitarist Mack Thompson rejects the entire accepted formula for heavy metal and distills the essence down to a single, unaccompanied guitar in an entirely improvised format. Completely spontaneous, every piece is freely improvised on the spot, captured in single, complete, unedited takes in a shocking display of aggro-minimalism. Rather than relying on clever arrangements and dense layers, the entire atmosphere of the album is created through note choice, rhythm, dynamics, and tone. The result is stark and unnerving, like walking through the ashes of a post-apocalyptic world with nothing but ruins left to tell of once bustling metropoli.

Check out video on youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCQqWl1l733PBJFm55Kxw66A

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released August 1, 2018

Recorded and performed by Mack Thompson in Richmond, VA.

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Mack Thompson Richmond, Virginia

Mack Thompson is a guitarist from Richmond, Virginia. He just tries to do the best he can with what he has. Major influences are Lamb of God, Arch Enemy, Ihsahn, Emperor, and Dream Theater but countless others have been very important.

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