Since heavy metal is often thought of as the chief musical choice of teenage rock fans, it would only seem natural that there would be bands comprised of members still in or barely out of their teenage years.
Case in point, Sonic Syndicate, as several members of the Swedish sextet had not yet passed the "20-year-old mark" when their debut full-length, Eden Fire, appeared in late 2005.
One of the few modern-day metal bands to be multi-gendered, Sonic Syndicate follows the same game plan as many a band seen on Headbangers Ball: hardcore vocals, metallic riffs and beats, and goth keyboards are all easily detected.
Immediately upon hearing such tracks as the album opening "Jailbreak" (no relation to the Thin Lizzy song of the same name), "Zion Must Fall," and "Where the Black Lotus Grows," the words "heavy" and "brutal" should immediately come to mind.
But again, there's not a lot separating the group sonically from countless other metal bands on the scene.
That said, it is impressive that a band possessing such young members could easily match up to the majority of the competition of the early 21st century metal world.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JailbreakRichard Sjunnesson, Roger Sjunnesson | Sonic Syndicate | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | Enhance My NightmareRichard Sjunnesson, Roger Sjunnesson | Sonic Syndicate | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 39 MB |
| 3 | History Repeats ItselfRichard Sjunnesson, Roger Sjunnesson | Sonic Syndicate | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | Zion Must FallRichard Sjunnesson, Roger Sjunnesson | Sonic Syndicate | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | Misanthropic CoilRichard Sjunnesson, Roger Sjunnesson | Sonic Syndicate | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Lament Of InnocenceRichard Sjunnesson, Roger Sjunnesson | Sonic Syndicate | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | Prelude To ExtinctionRichard Sjunnesson, Roger Sjunnesson | Sonic Syndicate | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Crowned In DespairRichard Sjunnesson, Roger Sjunnesson | Sonic Syndicate | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | Where The Black Lotus GrowsRichard Sjunnesson, Roger Sjunnesson | Sonic Syndicate | Play | 04:47 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 10 | Soulstone Splinter | Sonic Syndicate | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 35 MB |
| 43 mins | 99 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 340 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karin Axelsson | Bass Instrument, Vocals |
| 2 | Kristoffer Backlund | Drums, Vocals |
| 3 | Manne Engstrom | Audio Production, Guest Artist, Mixing |
| 4 | Manne Engstrom | Engineer, Mixing, Musician, Producer |
| 5 | Roland Johansson | Guest Artist |
| 6 | Ulf Larsson | Guest Artist |
| 7 | Andreas Martensson | Keyboards |
| 8 | Kaj Michaelsson | Guest Artist |
| 9 | Johan Örnborg "The Ant" | Mixing |
| 10 | Christian Silver | Audio Production, Engineer, Guest Artist, Mastering, Mixing, Musician, Producer |
| 11 | Richard Sjunnesson | Artwork, Composer, Vocals |
| 12 | Robert Sjunnesson | Guest Artist |
| 13 | Robin Sjunnesson | Guitars |
| 14 | Roger Sjunnesson | Composer, Guitar, Guitars |
| 15 | Sonic Syndicate | Primary Artist |
| 16 | Dragan Tanaskovic | Mastering |
| 17 | Linus Vikstrom | Guest Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |