Sonic Syndicate | |
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 Sonic Syndicate in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Fallen Angels (2002-2005) |
| Origin | Falkenberg, Sweden |
| Genres | Metalcore,[1][2] alternative metal,[3] melodic death metal[4][5][6] |
| Years active | 2002–2018[a] |
| Labels | Pivotal, Nuclear Blast, Despotz |
| Members | Nathan J. Biggs Robin Sjunnesson Michel Bärzén Peter Wallenäs |
| Past members | John "Runken" Bengtsson Karin Axelsson Richard Sjunnesson Roger Sjunnesson Roland Johansson Andreas Mårtensson Kristoffer Backlund Magnus Svensson |
Sonic Syndicate was a Swedish metalcore band from Falkenberg. They were originally influenced by Swedish melodic death metal bands such as In Flames and Soilwork, as well as 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 growl vocals and guitars respectively), with their younger cousin Robin Sjunnesson (guitars) under the name Fallen Angels. They switched to Sonic 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 of Robin (now the only original member) alongside British singer Nathan J. Biggs and bass player Michel Bärzén. Since their fourth album We Rule the Night, their sound has slowly shifted away from metal and toward a pop rock style. The band ceased to perform live or release new music by 2018 and has since been on hiatus.
- ^ Bowar, Chad. "Sonic Syndicate – Only Inhuman Review". About.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ Bowar, Chad. "Review of Love and Other Disasters by Sonic Syndicate". About.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Sonic Syndicate – We Rule The Night (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Sonic Syndicate". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Only Inhuman review". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Sonic Syndicate". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ "Interview of Sonic Syndicate (Swedish Heavy-Metal band) for the "Only Inhuman" release". Auxportesdumetal.com. May 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
I guess the quotient of bands we jointly listened to during the time we wrote the songs was: Killswitch Engage, In Flames, Soilwork, Bullet for my Valentine, Story of the Year, and All That Remains. But I mean that's just about scratching the surface of what influenced us all in creating the music we play in Sonic Syndicate.
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