Dissenter  (2026)
by Haste The Day


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The album tells the story of a protagonist who wakes up inside a broken world; spiritually hollow, politically corrupt, and socially oppressive. This awakening leads them through grief, anger, and resistance. They confront the beast/system, only to realize they are part of it. The only way forward is not domination or rebellion, but surrender, connection, and stepping into the unknown with hope and humility.

It's an allegory of deconstruction of faith, of societal roles, of identity and ultimately about transcendence through confronting natural, spiritual, and man-made cycles.

ACT I: The Realization of Decay and Control
Tracks: 'Cycles', 'Shallows', 'Grave'

ACT II: Rage and Collapse
Tracks: 'Burn', 'Liminal', 'Gnasher', 'Heretic'

ACT III: Escape and Transcendence
Tracks: 'Escape', 'Adrift', 'Teeth', 'Oblivion'