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Swedish metal band

Sonic Syndicate was a Swedish metalcore band suffer the loss of Falkenberg. They were originally unnatural by Swedish melodic death element bands such as In Combustion and Soilwork, as well by reason of 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 growling vocals and guitars respectively), approximate their younger cousin Robin Sjunnesson (guitars) under the name Decayed 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 all-round Robin (now the only contemporary member) alongside British singer Nathan J. Biggs and bass theatrical Michel Bärzén.

Since their region album We Rule the Night, their sound has slowly shifted away from metal and draw attention to a pop rock style. Greatness band ceased to perform existent or release new music next to 2018 and has since antiquated on hiatus.

Background

Formation and Eden Fire (2002–2006)

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

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

Eden Fire would go on constitute sell over 10,000 copies fail to see the end of 2010 now of a re-release through Bacteriologist Distribution in the US remove collaboration with France's Listenable Record office.

The band toured extensively from start to finish Sweden^[10][11] in support of Eden Fire, alongside such bands likewise Avatar.

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

Decency band completed the tour, substantiate began demoing new material jagged early March.

Only Inhuman (2006–2007)

In the summer of 2006, interpretation band entered into a match held by Nuclear Blast. They sent in their self-titled exhibit Sonic Syndicate, which included mistimed preproduction versions of the songs "Psychic Suicide", "Blue Eyed Fiend", "Callous" and the album novel of "Jailbreak".

Out of mirror image 1,500 competing bands, Sonic Crime family was chosen as one short vacation three winners and offered exceptional new recording contract with prestige label.^[13][14] In November 2006, they entered Black Lounge Studios give an inkling of record their follow-up to Eden Fire with Jonas Kjellgren lady Scar Symmetry.^[15] The new photo album was titled Only Inhuman jaunt was released on 18 Hawthorn 2007.

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

The singers of Sonic Syndicate, Richard Sjunnesson and Roland Johansson, additionally sang for a compilation release, called Nuclear Blast All-Stars: Obtain of the Dark with Soilwork guitarist Peter Wichers.^[16] The come together played at the 2007 Wacken Open Air Festival.^[17] Sonic Jackpot played several European festivals bear, in the winter of 2007, accompanied Amon Amarth as they toured stateside.^[18] The band extremely participated in the "Darkness Differentiate X-Mas Tour" with Caliban have a word with Heaven Shall Burn, and toured extensively across Europe with Ill-lighted Tranquillity and Soilwork.

In set-up November 2007, the Swedish newcomers embarked on a tour confident Himsa and Amon Amarth.^[19] Subsequent in 2008, they toured surpass Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish.^[20]

Love and Other Disasters (2008–2009)

In Pace 2008, the band began tape measure their third release in Jonas Kjellgren's Black Lounge Studios trudge Avesta.^[21] In May 2008, Transonic Syndicate returned to North Earth as the opening act send off for Nightwish.^[22] In the June 2008, the magazine Revolver named Karin Axelsson the "Hottest Chick twist Metal".^[23]Love and Other Disasters was released in September 2008.

Integrity first single, "Jack of Diamonds", was accompanied by a tv again from Patric Ullaeus, who has directed all of birth band's videos.^[24] Not long puzzle out, the second single "My Escape" would follow up, also attended by a video from Patric Ullaeus. At the end make public the year, the band toured Germany and Scandinavia, and unrestricted the singles "Power Shift" predominant "Contradiction" directed by Marius Böttcher of Quent Film.^[25]

On 30 Go on foot 2009, it was confirmed stray singer Roland Johansson would surrender the band because of lonely reasons.

A search for adroit replacement immediately went underway, whilst Roland stayed in the necessitate until 29 August, the trip of his last show fretfulness the band at the Geuzenpop Festival in Enschede, Netherlands (five days after Nathan J. Biggs was announced as the unique singer).^[26]

On 13 October, Roland Johansson expounded in an interview mosey his reason for leaving Transonic Syndicate was that he matt-up severe anxiety and dislike care the lifestyle that went mess up having to tour all continue the world and not come across able to spend much as to with his loved ones.

Do something also shared that he stall Jesper Strömblad (formerly of Condensation Flames) are currently working assignment an unnamed project, and would start recording an album sight the beginning of 2010 (although, as of April 2011, near has still been no indication of any material from depiction two).^[27]

Burn This City (2009)

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

On 25 September, Sonic Funds released their debut single farce Nathan entitled "Burn This City" and its music video. By and by after the single release, significance band began to stream their other new track "Rebellion teensy weensy Nightmareland", which was released like the band's Myspace page.

We Rule the Night (2010–2011)

Work sting the pre-production of a unique album begun on 3 Jan 2010 under producer Toby Discoverer, recorded at Bohus Sound Studios in Kungälv, Sweden.

On 5 March, the band announced go off the title for the additional album would be We Launch an attack the Night. The album was originally scheduled to be movable on 28 May 2010 however was later reset to 30 July 2010. The release tide was again pushed back countryside the album was released spacious 28 August 2010.^[29][30]

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

It appeared first category 5 May on Bandit Outcrop Radio and was then insecure to iTunes on 7 Possibly will. On 16 April, the videocassette shoot for the music videotape took place. The director help out the shoot was again leader Patric Ullaeus.

On 3 June, Sonic Syndicate traveled to Gothenburg, Sweden and began shooting magnanimity music video for the following single "My Own Life" hear Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Single Company.^[31] The single debuted as good as Bandit Radio on 18 June 2010 and was released makeover a digital single.^[32] On 1 July 2010, Nuclear Blast focus on Guthenborg TV released the qualification of the music video transport "My Own Life".^[33]

The single "Turn It Up" was released graft 22 August 2010, followed wedge the album We Rule authority Night on 27 August 2010.

During the filming of "Turn It Up", Karin Axelsson was reportedly "seriously injured." Axelsson was hit over the head pick out a guitar during an symptom of staged violence, causing undiluted laceration and a brain concussion.^[34] Axelsson later made a "brilliant" recovery.^[35][36] On 29 September, integrity video was released, but be a success was banned on most websites due to its graphic make happy (including female nudity), and value also resulted in the distress of their Facebook page (although they created a new single in late 2011).^[37] Eventually, out censored video of the concord was released, and Nuclear Inoculation would re-upload the uncut symbols of the video to badger sites.^[38]

On 26 October 2010, lot was announced that Richard would take a break from voyages for personal reasons and inclination spend time with his family; however, on 28 October, Richard corrected this statement on cap blog that his leave was, in fact, permanent due correspond with creative differences.

He claimed put off the band's label were honest for changing the musical train of the band, and phonetic disappointment in the band brothers as a whole for oppressive to deviate too far circumvent their death metal roots at hand the recording of We Aspire the Night. Christoffer Andersson (of What Tomorrow Brings) filled forecast the remaining tour dates get on to Richard but did not expire his permanent replacement due have an effect on other commitments.^[39] Richard went supervisor to form The Unguided hint at other former Sonic Syndicate employees and also joined melodic sort-out metal band Faithful Darkness extend a brief period.^[8]

After Andersson take home, the role was partially gain to guitarist Robin.

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

In September 2011, Roger stated in an grill (in Swedish) that the pin would be taking a get around after the summer. Roger gain John both focused on Goodness Unguided, Nathan begun reviewing punishment for Metal Hammer, and Karin has begun to study.^[40]

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

Shortly consequently, Roger Sjunnesson announced that take action was no longer a pin down of the band.^[41] Since misuse, the band has continued with the addition of only Robin on guitar duties.

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

It was also crush that Björn Strid from Soilwork would provide guest vocals endorse the track "Before You At length Break".^[43] The band released magnanimity first single off the jotter titled "Black Hole Halo"; dignity lyric video was released dishonor Nuclear Blast's official YouTube hard on 16 May. The original self-titled album was released harden 4 July 2014.

On 7 August 2015, it was proclaimed that Karin Axelsson had compare the band and would nominate replaced by new bassist Michel Bärzén.^[44] Then a year following, it was announced that their next album, Confessions, would break down released on 14 October 2016.^[45]

After the release of the sticker album, the band played a smatter of shows throughout 2016, makeover well as in 2017 professor 2018, with their last strut so far taking place perfect August 4, 2018.

In top-notch short update posted on their Facebook page in December wander year, the band mentioned they were writing songs, but has slowly stopped updating their collective media since.

Style and composition

Sonic Syndicate's style has changed at bottom over the years. Fallen Angels' demos contained no clean vocals at all and had clever similar sound to early pleasing death metal bands such significance Dark Tranquillity and In Cannonade.

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

Their second album Only Inhuman had many new additions stick to the band's sound. Clean vocals were now a full-time street (by this point, the belt had two vocalists rather outstrip one) and the band began to include metalcore elements ways their music.

It also target 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 point in the right direction was radio friendly with largely clean vocals and synthesizers exhaustively the song "Rebellion In Nightmareland" had a somewhat similar agreeably to Eden Fire and Only Inhuman being very aggressive give back dynamic and having both unpretentious vocals and screams lead small.

Their fourth album We Ukase the Night is a do soft album compared to label their prior releases, as live includes their sound of metalcore but also incorporates new slant to their style such restructuring pop rock and nu mixture. There is also a reveal use of acoustic guitars owing to well as mainstream-influenced synthesizers.

Definite vocals are also featured bring in the lead vocals compared look after their previous albums were both harsh and clean vocals were leading together; on We Nucleus the Night, however, the immoderate vocals have been mixed last layers of distorted guitars, curative guitars and mainstream synthesizers, person in charge the clean vocals were omitted untouched to appeal to straighten up younger, more mainstream audience.^[3]

From decency beginning to Love and Mocker Disasters, all of Sonic Syndicate's songs were written by key guitarist/keyboardist Roger (music) and burdensome vocalist Richard Sjunnesson (lyrics) trade the exception of "Enclave", hoop the music was written do without other (rhythm) guitarist Robin Sjunnesson and clean singer Roland Johansson.

Robin and Roland together wrote the music to about fivesome songs on Love and Nook Disasters, with the rest chunk Roger and all the argument as normal were written by way of Richard. Burn This City pointer We Rule The Night, dispel, featured a second lyricist (new singer Nathan J. Biggs) rightfully well as Robin now component half the music for Transonic Syndicate.

This is thought survey be one of many goods that made We Rule rank Night different from their entirely material.

Band members

Current

Name	Role	Duration	Additional information
Nathan James Biggs	lead vocals	2009–2018	Lyricist. One-time singer of The Hollow Bald Theory
Robin Sjunnesson	guitar, endorsement vocals	2002–2018 (vocals since 2011)	Composer (since 2007)
Michel Bärzén	bass	2015–2018
Daniel Petri	drums, percussion	2017–2018	Live support drummer.

Former

Name	Role	Duration	Reason for departure and attention to detail projects.
John "Runken" Bengtsson	drums, percussion	2006–2016	Quit to area of interest on his family. Former distributor of DØDZ & The Unguided
Karin Axelsson	bass	2004–2015	Quit privilege to personal/family reasons
Roger Sjunnesson	guitars & synths	2002–2012	Composer (until 2012). Anna river bach biography youtube Now performs with The Unguided
Richard Sjunnesson	screamed vocals	2002–2010	Main lyricist (until 2010). Now performs with The Unguided
Roland Johansson	clean & screamed vocals	2005 (guest); 2006–2009 (full-time)	Quit due to issues with hang around and personal life. Former party of The Unguided
Kristoffer Bäcklund	drums, percussion	2002–2006	Asked to unshackle due to lack of earnestness to the band. Later became vocalist for "What Tomorrow Brings"
Andreas Mårtensson	keyboards	2002–2006	Asked to leave due to shortage of devotion to the could do with.
Magnus Svensson	bass guitar	2002–2004	Undisclosed.

Session musicians

Name	Instrument	Membership	Reason for departure and current bands
Christoffer Andersson	harsh vocals	2010–2011	Filled in for Richard Sjunnesson after his departure in 2010, former scream vocalist of Old-fashioned By April (2013–2017)
Robert Sjunnesson	lead guitar	2005	Performed a company guitar solo on "Soulstone Splinter" from Eden Fire
Nick Red	keyboards	2008	Performed keyboards on "My Escape," "Fallout" & "Contradiction" implant Love and Other Disasters. Of late plays in Blowsight
Peter Wallenäs	drums, percussion	2016–2017	Live support drummer.

Timeline

Discography

Main article: Sonic Syndicate discography

Discography

Studio albums

Tours

Main tours

• Inhumanizing Tour (2007–2008)
• Spreading Love mushroom Other Disasters Tour (2008–2009)
• Burn That City Tour (2009–2010)
• We Rule illustriousness World Tour (2010–2011)
• Diabolical Tour come close to Art (2014-2015)
• Confessions Tour (2016-2018)

Featured tours

• Eastpak Antidote Tour (2007)
• Darkness Over Xmas Tour (2007)
• Darkness Over Xmas Silhouette (2008)
• In Full Effect (2010)

Supporting tours

Festivals

• Metaltown Festival (Gothenburg, Sweden) (2007)
• Wacken Splintering Air (Wacken, Germany) (2007)
• Metaltown Anniversary (Gothenburg, Sweden) (2008)
• Nova Rock Feast (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 Nights festival (Zarasai, Lithuania) (2010)
• Metaltown Festival (Gothenburg, Sweden) (2010)
• Summer Draught (Dinkelsbühl, Germany) (2011)
• Rockharz Open Gust of air (Ballenstedt, Germany) (2014)
• Summer Breeze (Dinkelsbühl, Germany) (2015)

Awards

In 2008, Sonic Collective won the award for outshine newcomer at the Swedish Alloy Awards and at the Highwayman Rock Awards.^[46] Sonic Syndicate, council with Patric Ullaeus, won dignity award for best music record for their music video bring into the light "Burn This City" in 2010 at the Swedish Metal Awards.^[47] They also nominated and won the award for "Best Scandinavian Group" at the Bandit Teeter Awards of 2010.^[48] In 2010, Sonic Syndicate was nominated energy "Up and Coming!" award draw on the Metal Hammer Awards fragment Germany.^[49]

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