Sylosis - Edge of the Earth 320 2011 ak6103

Sylosis is a British heavy metal band from Reading, Berkshire. In 2008 the band released their debut full-length studio album, the critically acclaimed Conclusion of an Age. Their second studio album, entitled Edge of the Earth, will be released on March 11, 2011.



Sylosis was formed in 2000 by original member Josh Middleton when they were back in school, as a bunch of kids who just wanted to play metal, mainly old school thrash and death metal. Over the years they went through various lineup changes, playing only a few gigs due to the members being unable to drive and being in school, also no underground metal scene at the time. Sylosis released a couple of EPs in the UK on a small indie label, In at the Deep End Records. In November, 2007 Sylosis got an email from Nuclear Blast saying they'd love to work with the band and signed to them a month later, in which their debut album was released on October 24 2008.

Lead guitarist Josh Middleton was quoted as saying on an interview with About.com:

"The foundation of our sound is old school Bay Area thrash. We don't downtune and we don't play breakdowns. We do like to incorporate lots of different metal styles and textures into our music. We like make all of our songs really epic. We like progressive stuff, brutal stuff and melodic stuff."

Their debut album Conclusion of an Age has a lot of themes, but is generally not a concept album. Lyrically, the album deals with the end of the human race, in how nature reclaims the earth again. The artwork shows a world living with the human race. There are no religious beliefs behind the writings however. After recording their debut album, guitarist Gurneet Ahluwalia was replaced by ex-Viatrophy guitarist Alex Bailey, ready for the early 2009 European tour with The Black Dahlia Murder, Cephalic Carnage and Psycroptic.

Sylosis were one of the opening acts on the Tuborg (third) stage at the infamous Download Festival held at Castle Donington, along with appearances at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, and an opening slot on the Bohemia stage at Sonisphere Festival. A UK headline tour has been announced for October/November 2009, but was cancelled as the band were offered an opening slot on the Dragonforce UK tour in November/December 2009.

On May 19th, 2010, Sylosis revealed through their Myspace blog that they had parted ways with vocalist Jamie Graham. Instead of replacing the vocalist, Josh Middleton (lead guitar) took up vocal duties as well as playing lead.

Members:

Josh Middleton - Lead guitar & vocals
Alex Bailey - Rhythm guitar
Carl Parnell - Bass guitar
Rob Callard - Drums



Sylosis entered the studio in 2010 to record their second full length studio album entitled, Edge of the Earth. Their words on the new album were as follows:

“We’re extremely proud of the new material. We all know that these are our best songs to date and they are still evolving in the studio. It’s a very different vibe this time around. We’re pushing our producer [Scott Atkins] for a really raw and live sound. We’re making sure we know when to loosen up and let a bit more ‘feel’ creep in so it’s not as sterile.

“The new album is definitely heavier and more progressive… although despite being heavier, it’s still more mature on every level. We know we’re still evolving as a band and I’m sure the album after this one will be different again. These kind of statements can be worrying to the fans but we’re very confident and happy with what we’ve created and we know we’ve taken the high road!”

On January 3rd, 2011, the band debuted both their new official website and a new song, entitled "Empyreal (Part 1)". In addition to this new song, the site contains the album artwork for "Edge of the Earth" along with the track names and running times.

Track listing:

1. "Procession" 6:45
2. "Sands of Time" 5:07
3. "Empyreal, Part 1" 4:52
4. "Empyreal, Part 2" (Instrumental) 1:07
5. "A Serpents Tongue" 5:23
6. "Awakening" 3:59
7. "Kingdom of Solitude" 5:37
8. "Where the Sky Ends" (Instrumental) 3:56
9. "Dystopia" 5:44
10. "Apparitions" 7:15
11. "Altered States of Consciousness" 5:31
12. "Beyond the Resurrected" 5:10
13. "Eclipsed" 4:46
14. "From the Edge of the Earth" 7:38


Official home page




Genre: Thrash
Subgenre: Melodic Death / Thrash Metal
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