DERISION CULT fuses technological sounds with classic metal, rock, and even outlaw country to evoke an entirely new feeling from their audience with each new release. With inspiration ranging from Die Warzau, Sister Machine Gun, David Bowie, Metallica, Megadeth, Prong, Ministry, White Zombie, and Circle of Dust, Derision Cult utilizes varied influences to create a truly unique sound unlike what is typical of rock and metal bands. 

Best described by frontman Dave McAnally himself, Derision Cult forms a “sonic insurgency” through its combination of industrial metal with a tinge of outlaw country. Taking some influence from Producer Sean Payne’s band Cyanotic, Derision Cult uses cyberpunk-infused metal to focus their message on resisting media manipulation and corporate greed within their lyrics and against-the-grain sound. Certain aspects of their music showcase aspects of classic rock, thrash metal, all the way to Western country – especially in their new release “Slaves Rebuild”, which is accompanied by a new music video, watch it below.

Hailing from Chicago, IL, Derision Cult is made up of frontman Dave McAnally and a collective of Glitch Mode artists (Sean Payne, Brad Huston, Jesse Hunt) and includes contributors such as guitarist, songwriter, and record producer Reeves Gabrels (The Cure, David Bowie), Chris Connelly (Ministry, Pigface, Revolting Cocks), and Jim Marcus (Die Warzau, Go Fight!). Their first album “Mercenary Notes Pt 1,” has been described by fans as “a bold sonic rebellion unmasking corporate distortion.” Their new release “Slaves Rebuild” promises to give fans what they know and love – with a new twist and style they have yet to hear from the group.

About Derision Cult: 

Derision Cult is a clandestine project by Chicago’s own Dave McAnally – a former advertising industry insider, and now a Chicago artist collective leader. By rejecting media manipulation, Derision Cult wields heavy beats, thrashing guitars, and cyberpunk aesthetics to emancipate the minds of its audience. Their most recent project, “Mercenary Notes Pt 1” (EP), was released on Dec 3, 2022, via Glitch Mode Recordings and gained tremendous audience feedback and industry acclaim. Now set to release their next release “Slaves Rebuild”, the group explores a new sound and shocks audiences once again.

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West Chicago Metal Industrial project DERISION CULT led by multi-instrumentalist Dave McAnally is set to release their newest studio album, Charlatans Inc., on September 14, 2021. Charlatans Inc. is a visceral take on media manipulation and provocation in America. With citizens producing more data about themselves, and media and big tech getting better and better at extracting and refining that data, with all of us plugged into an over-stimulated digital world, buyers need be beware.

Track List:
1. The Great Reset
2. Call a Man God
3. Amplify
4. Worlds Collide
5. This is Control
6. Charlatans
7. View from the Cross
8. I・VI・MMXXI

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“I was driven to use this album as a platform to say something about the role consumerism played in provoking outrage and anxiety in the last year. The media doesn’t want you to think, they want you to feel. But as long as we can identify those things when we see them, we become immune and find real peace and harmony.

This is not a political album. It’s about media and the importance to filter signals and understand when you’re being marketed to. More than ever, your beliefs, your politics and your passions are all up for sale. Buyers beware.”

Derision Cult is a project by Chicago solo artist Dave McAnally. Dave is an Iowa native and a multi-instrumentalist involved in a number of projects across a range of genres. He’s been featured on releases by Metropolis Records as well as his own imprint South Street Dungeon.