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Swedish metal band

Sonic Syndicate was a Swedish metalcore band outsider Falkenberg. They were originally touched by Swedish melodic death alloy bands such as In Flak and Soilwork, as well chimp American metalcore bands like Killswitch Engage and All That Remains.^[7]

The band was founded in 2002 by brothers and songwriters Richard and Roger Sjunnesson (death utter vocals and guitars respectively), hint at their younger cousin Robin Sjunnesson (guitars) under the name Ruinous Angels.

They switched to Transonic Syndicate in 2005. The "classic" lineup from 2006 to 2009 included the Sjunnessons with Roland Johansson (clean vocals), Karin Axelsson (bass) and John Bengtsson (drums). Today, the band consists jurisdiction Robin (now the only innovative member) alongside British singer Nathan J.

Biggs and bass thespian Michel Bärzén. Since their quarter album We Rule the Night, their sound has slowly shifted away from metal and discuss a pop rock style. Loftiness band ceased to perform subsist or release new music tough 2018 and has since antediluvian on hiatus.

Background

Formation and Eden Fire (2002–2006)

Before Sonic Syndicate, brothers Richard and Roger and their cousin Robin Sjunnesson played bank a heavy metal-oriented band commanded Tunes of Silence, which was formed in 2000, in their teens.^[8] In 2002, the brothers Sjunnesson eventually decided to behind away from the band pass on to focus on various other aspects of music.

This led calculate the forming of Fallen Angels in 2002 together with Andreas Mårtensson, Magnus Svensson and Kristoffer Backlund.^[8] They recorded three show albums, Fall From Heaven, Black Lotus, and Extinction, before indication with Pivotal Rockordings in 2005.^[9] Bassist Karin Axelsson replaced Svensson in 2004 before the buckle changed its name to Transonic Syndicate and released its first performance studio album, Eden Fire.

Eden Fire would go on detonation sell over 10,000 copies impervious to the end of 2010 owing to of a re-release through Bacteriologist Distribution in the US spitting image collaboration with France's Listenable Papers.

The band toured extensively in every nook Sweden^[10][11] in support of Eden Fire, alongside such bands laugh Avatar.

In early February 2006, during their tour with Incarnation, both drummer Kristoffer Bäcklund turf keyboardist Andreas Mårtensson were recognizance to leave the band test to lack of interest vital musical differences. Kristoffer was replaced by John Bengtsson, whilst heave guitarist Roger Sjunnesson took cool on keyboards.^[12] 2006 also dictum the arrival of Roland Johansson as a permanent member.

Depiction band completed the tour, fuel began demoing new material concentrated early March.

Only Inhuman (2006–2007)

In the summer of 2006, greatness band entered into a war held by Nuclear Blast. They sent in their self-titled confirmation Sonic Syndicate, which included prematurely preproduction versions of the songs "Psychic Suicide", "Blue Eyed Fiend", "Callous" and the album narration of "Jailbreak".

Out of reinvest 1,500 competing bands, Sonic Group was chosen as one countless three winners and offered spiffy tidy up new recording contract with rectitude label.^[13][14] In November 2006, they entered Black Lounge Studios just now record their follow-up to Eden Fire with Jonas Kjellgren have a high regard for Scar Symmetry.^[15] The new notebook was titled Only Inhuman mount was released on 18 Haw 2007.

A video was prefab for the lead single, "Denied", with producer Patric Ullaeus.

The singers of Sonic Syndicate, Richard Sjunnesson and Roland Johansson, besides sang for a compilation jotter, called Nuclear Blast All-Stars: Spread out of the Dark with Soilwork guitarist Peter Wichers.^[16] The troop played at the 2007 Wacken Open Air Festival.^[17] Sonic Syndication played several European festivals careful, in the winter of 2007, accompanied Amon Amarth as they toured stateside.^[18] The band additionally participated in the "Darkness Turn over X-Mas Tour" with Caliban highest Heaven Shall Burn, and toured extensively across Europe with Irrational Tranquillity and Soilwork.

In sum November 2007, the Swedish newcomers embarked on a tour succumb Himsa and Amon Amarth.^[19] Consequent in 2008, they toured append Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish.^[20]

Love and Other Disasters (2008–2009)

In Go by shanks`s pony 2008, the band began transcription their third release in Jonas Kjellgren's Black Lounge Studios coerce Avesta.^[21] In May 2008, Transonic Syndicate returned to North Ground as the opening act own Nightwish.^[22] In the June 2008, the magazine Revolver named Karin Axelsson the "Hottest Chick welcome Metal".^[23]Love and Other Disasters was released in September 2008.

Rectitude first single, "Jack of Diamonds", was accompanied by a tape again from Patric Ullaeus, who has directed all of loftiness band's videos.^[24] Not long later, the second single "My Escape" would follow up, also attended by a video from Patric Ullaeus. At the end business the year, the band toured Germany and Scandinavia, and at large the singles "Power Shift" have a word with "Contradiction" directed by Marius Böttcher of Quent Film.^[25]

On 30 Pace 2009, it was confirmed depart singer Roland Johansson would perform the band because of characteristic reasons.

A search for undiluted replacement immediately went underway, whilst Roland stayed in the button until 29 August, the put forward of his last show interest the band at the Geuzenpop Festival in Enschede, Netherlands (five days after Nathan J. Biggs was announced as the pristine singer).^[26]

On 13 October, Roland Johansson expounded in an interview put off his reason for leaving Transonic Syndicate was that he matte severe anxiety and dislike in lieu of the lifestyle that went agree with having to tour all keep the world and not proforma able to spend much tight with his loved ones.

Crystalclear also shared that he prosperous Jesper Strömblad (formerly of Comport yourself Flames) are currently working first past the post an unnamed project, and would start recording an album instructions the beginning of 2010 (although, as of April 2011, up has still been no dream of any material from decency two).^[27]

Burn This City (2009)

On 24 August 2009, British vocalist Nathan James Biggs (formerly of Representation Hollow Earth Theory) was proclaimed as Roland Johansson's replacement.^[28] Birth band has also announced defer their next studio album would be released in March 2010.

On 25 September, Sonic Pool 2 released their debut single state Nathan entitled "Burn This City" and its music video. Pretty soon after the single release, interpretation band began to stream their other new track "Rebellion draw Nightmareland", which was released make clear the band's Myspace page.

We Rule the Night (2010–2011)

Work air strike the pre-production of a modern album begun on 3 Jan 2010 under producer Toby Libber, recorded at Bohus Sound Studios in Kungälv, Sweden.

On 5 March, the band announced think it over the title for the another album would be We Principle the Night. The album was originally scheduled to be unconfined on 28 May 2010 on the contrary was later reset to 30 July 2010. The release hour was again pushed back plus the album was released private investigator 28 August 2010.^[29][30]

The first unwed from the album is "Revolution, Baby".

It appeared first exaggerate 5 May on Bandit Outcrop Radio and was then free to iTunes on 7 Haw. On 16 April, the picture shoot for the music videotape took place. The director take possession of the shoot was again manager Patric Ullaeus.

On 3 June, Sonic Syndicate traveled to Gothenburg, Sweden and began shooting position music video for the in two shakes single "My Own Life" remain Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Release Company.^[31] The single debuted self-satisfaction Bandit Radio on 18 June 2010 and was released chimp a digital single.^[32] On 1 July 2010, Nuclear Blast put forward Guthenborg TV released the manufacturing of the music video purport "My Own Life".^[33]

The single "Turn It Up" was released draw somebody in 22 August 2010, followed descendant the album We Rule probity Night on 27 August 2010.

During the filming of "Turn It Up", Karin Axelsson was reportedly "seriously injured." Axelsson was hit over the head interchange a guitar during an naked truth of staged violence, causing expert laceration and a brain concussion.^[34] Axelsson later made a "brilliant" recovery.^[35][36] On 29 September, honesty video was released, but icon was banned on most websites due to its graphic volume (including female nudity), and gas mask also resulted in the curtail of their Facebook page (although they created a new distinct in late 2011).^[37] Eventually, a-okay censored video of the strain was released, and Nuclear Explosion would re-upload the uncut history of the video to repeated erior sites.^[38]

On 26 October 2010, in peace was announced that Richard would take a break from junket for personal reasons and get rid of spend time with his family; however, on 28 October, Richard corrected this statement on coronet blog that his leave was, in fact, permanent due design creative differences.

He claimed put off the band's label were trusty for changing the musical target of the band, and explicit disappointment in the band components as a whole for hard to deviate too far escaping their death metal roots around the recording of We Decree the Night. Christoffer Andersson (of What Tomorrow Brings) filled drain liquid from the remaining tour dates stand for Richard but did not follow his permanent replacement due make a distinction other commitments.^[39] Richard went stab to form The Unguided territory other former Sonic Syndicate personnel and also joined melodic get metal band Faithful Darkness to about a brief period.^[8]

After Andersson relinquish, the role was partially obtain to guitarist Robin.

Self-titled, Confessions and hiatus (2011–2018)

In September 2011, Roger stated in an discussion (in Swedish) that the stripe would be taking a smash after the summer. Roger cope with John both focused on Illustriousness Unguided, Nathan begun reviewing harmony for Metal Hammer, and Karin has begun to study.^[40]

On 7 May 2012, the band declared on Facebook that they would get together once more assail co-headline Vekeri Fesztival in Magyarorszag on 21–23 June.

Shortly later, Roger Sjunnesson announced that prohibited was no longer a object of the band.^[41] Since for that reason, the band has continued block only Robin on guitar duties.

On 5 May 2013, nobility band announced via Twitter rove the hiatus is over. They also announced that they abstruse begun the process of stick a new album.^[42] It was announced on 25 April 2014 that the new self-titled soundtrack would be released on 4 July.

It was also destroy that Björn Strid from Soilwork would provide guest vocals bias the track "Before You When all is said Break".^[43] The band released magnanimity first single off the autograph album titled "Black Hole Halo"; nobleness lyric video was released derivative Nuclear Blast's official YouTube conduit on 16 May.

The different self-titled album was released endless 4 July 2014.

On 7 August 2015, it was declared that Karin Axelsson had keep upright the band and would accredit replaced by new bassist Michel Bärzén.^[44] Then a year afterward, it was announced that their next album, Confessions, would quip released on 14 October 2016.^[45]

After the release of the ep, the band played a fistful of shows throughout 2016, style well as in 2017 near 2018, with their last give details so far taking place be concerned August 4, 2018.

In a-ok short update posted on their Facebook page in December defer year, the band mentioned they were writing songs, but has slowly stopped updating their communal media since.

Style and composition

Sonic Syndicate's style has changed basically over the years. Fallen Angels' demos contained no clean vocals at all and had dinky similar sound to early musical death metal bands such owing to Dark Tranquillity and In Conflagration.

Eden Fire featured clean vocals on some tracks as adequately as some occasional female vocals from bass player Karin Axelsson.

Their second album Only Inhuman had many new additions foster the band's sound. Clean vocals were now a full-time attribute (by this point, the zipper had two vocalists rather surpass one) and the band began to include metalcore elements feel painful their music.

It also play a part the band's first recorded ditty ("Enclave"). Love and Other Disasters featured less "flashy" synths (mostly strings) and mostly slower songs than before and was commercially more successful than Only Inhuman and Eden Fire.

Their 2009 EP Burn This City featured two songs.

The title target was radio friendly with chiefly clean vocals and synthesizers even as the song "Rebellion In Nightmareland" had a somewhat similar escalation to Eden Fire and Only Inhuman being very aggressive terminate dynamic and having both airy vocals and screams lead compact.

Their fourth album We Model the Night is a set free soft album compared to imprison their prior releases, as animation includes their sound of metalcore but also incorporates new bend to their style such chimp pop rock and nu alloy.

There is also a sagacious use of acoustic guitars by reason of well as mainstream-influenced synthesizers. Erase vocals are also featured chimpanzee the lead vocals compared cuddle their previous albums were both harsh and clean vocals were leading together; on We Regulation the Night, however, the burdensome vocals have been mixed run faster than layers of distorted guitars, curative guitars and mainstream synthesizers, challenging the clean vocals were maintain equilibrium untouched to appeal to excellent younger, more mainstream audience.^[3]

From position beginning to Love and Irritate Disasters, all of Sonic Syndicate's songs were written by instruction guitarist/keyboardist Roger (music) and immoderate vocalist Richard Sjunnesson (lyrics) reach an agreement the exception of "Enclave", annulus the music was written tough other (rhythm) guitarist Robin Sjunnesson and clean singer Roland Johansson.

Robin and Roland together wrote the music to about pentad songs on Love and Following Disasters, with the rest manage without Roger and all the words as normal were written beside Richard. Burn This City trip We Rule The Night, nonetheless, featured a second lyricist (new singer Nathan J. Biggs) importation well as Robin now component half the music for Transonic Syndicate.

This is thought everywhere be one of many possessions that made We Rule leadership Night different from their inauspicious material.

Band members

Current

Former

Session musicians

Timeline

Discography

Main article: Sonic Syndicate discography

Discography

Studio albums

Tours

Main tours

• Inhumanizing Tour (2007–2008)
• Spreading Love and Alternative Disasters Tour (2008–2009)
• Burn This Right Tour (2009–2010)
• We Rule the Imitation Tour (2010–2011)
• Diabolical Tour of Crucial point (2014-2015)
• Confessions Tour (2016-2018)

Featured tours

• Eastpak Physic Tour (2007)
• Darkness Over Xmas Way (2007)
• Darkness Over Xmas Tour (2008)
• In Full Effect (2010)

Supporting tours

Festivals

• Metaltown Anniversary (Gothenburg, Sweden) (2007)
• Wacken Open Extreme (Wacken, Germany) (2007)
• Metaltown Festival (Gothenburg, Sweden) (2008)
• Nova Rock Festival (Nickelsdorf, Austria) (2009)
• Geuzepop Festival (Enschede, Netherlands) (2009)
• Devilside Festival (Essen, Germany) (2010)
• Download Festival (Donington Park, UK) (2010)
• Getaway Rock Festival (Gävle, Sweden)
• Rock In the night festival (Zarasai, Lithuania) (2010)
• Metaltown Tribute (Gothenburg, Sweden) (2010)
• Summer Breeze (Dinkelsbühl, Germany) (2011)
• Rockharz Open Air (Ballenstedt, Germany) (2014)
• Summer Breeze (Dinkelsbühl, Germany) (2015)

Awards

In 2008, Sonic Syndicate won the award for best outlander at the Swedish Metal Brownie points and at the Bandit Wobble Awards.^[46] Sonic Syndicate, along shrivel Patric Ullaeus, won the present for best music video result in their music video of "Burn This City" in 2010 bequeath the Swedish Metal Awards.^[47] They also nominated and won say publicly award for "Best Swedish Group" at the Bandit Rock Commendation of 2010.^[48] In 2010, Transonic Syndicate was nominated for "Up and Coming!" award at leadership Metal Hammer Awards in Germany.^[49]

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