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Jeff Von der Belette a écrit :J'aurais bien maté le clip mais il est considéré comme porno par le proxy de ma boîte

Jeff Von der Belette a écrit :J'aurais bien maté le clip mais il est considéré comme porno par le proxy de ma boîte

SONIC SYNDICATE is currently touring Europe without co-vocalist Richard Sjunnesson, who claims to have left the band due to "their inability to play decent music." In a lengthy and rambling message posted on his newly launched official blog, Richard states that his departure from the group was caused by his "being locked up in a band where there is no room to express one's creativity because it's simply not the right format for the band anymore. Being artistically crippled because heavy music is the wrong forum for a 'metal band,' and having to turn the other cheek pretending to like something that I think is garbage will simply not fly for this crow. There are only so many arguments of the 'scary' screaming vocals to be or not to be in various songs I'm willing to take. Seeing how there was even demands to the band (behind my back) of songs without screaming vocals and how they were later obvious downplayed in the mix might very well have been the deathblow to my emotional attachment of the band. On the other hand, that made this decision very easy for me. It allowed me to go on in life with stuff that feels more important, things that actually manage to stir my heart."

He adds, "To me it seems awfully stupid to change musical direction for a band that was on a steady upward trend for every single album release. If we were on our way down, I'd be the first one to say, 'Hey, maybe we should try something different here?' (To a certain extent, of course.) But it escapes me how a band that is already doing well would risk something like that. The only reason I see why it happened is spelled, 'greed!' Like a singer change wasn't enough of a change? I mean, SONIC would have been nothing without our fans. Our music was what won you guys over in the first place, and I think those are very sensitive variables to play around with. And yes, I know a lot of people actually like [the latest SONIC SYNDICATE album] 'We Rule The Night', and I respect you for it. So I hope you can respect my decision and musical preferences as well, and be very aware of the fact that they are nothing in the lines of 'We Rule The Night'. However, that's the beauty of humanity. We are all different and have different taste. Wouldn't want to have it any other way!"

He concludes his message by saying, "So, let's hope for their sake that this change is the winning formula, and it will be the key to breakthrough and success. Seeing the turnout from the Scandinavian shows, I can't help myself for being a little doubtful, and that's not because I'm malicious in any sense. I'm just trying to be realistic.

"Don't get me wrong, I do wish them all the good in the world, but when it comes down to it, I personally feel life is too short to be wasted on something you don't have a burning passion for. Especially when it's as time-consuming as a touring band. So, even if they do go sky-high, the fact stands that I sure as hell didn't start the band to play pop music. And I would never be able to support such a change for all the money in the world."

Last year was an insane roller coaster for SONIC SYNDICATE with extremes of both highs and lows. The band played in front literally the biggest crowds of its entire career, but parted ways with two bandmembers. They were presented with gold records, among other music awards, but lost over 100,000 friends when their Facebook page was deleted. The list of good and bad that pursues SONIC is longer than their bar tab at the Metal Hammer Awards. So after the "We Rule The Night" tour, which spanned Japan, entire Europe and Russia, was complete, they decided to call a hiatus, in all honestly not knowing what would happen next. All they knew was they needed to be with their families.

Nine months of silence. After their joint headline spot at the Summer Breeze festival in Germany to over 35,000 people, SONIC haven't played a single show since, declining tour offers to play with some of the world's hugest bands. But all of this still hasn't been enough to stop their fans. The overwhelming amount of requests to see them live again has kept pouring in every day since they announced the break.

Earlier today, the band released the following statement: "We've been to hell and back this past 12 months, but we realized something. We miss each other. And we miss our fans and we miss playing live! It seemed we had two choices. Split up, go our separate ways and let our fans down OR continue even more determined. So we have some very exciting news! We're back! We're gonna play some very exclusive shows this year, and decided first we have to go to Hungary because we missed it on the 'We Rule The Night' tour!"