high octane furious tempo Scandinavian styled melodic death metal meets American metalcore : catchy songs, tons of hooks and breakdowns, dual vocalists, Â… think In Flames, Trivium, Â…<br><br> "We really feel we made an album that kicks you in the face from beginning to end!" <br><br> In the late summer of 2005, Nuclear Blast ran a giant competition, the so-called "Bandcontest". Out of over 1.500 entries Nuclear Blast Records had to pick ONE winner: SONIC SYNDICATE! <br><br> This young band with the 3 Sjunnesson brothers Richard, Roger and Robin from Falkenberg / Sweden stood out in the fierce competition and convinced Nuclear Blast that they should be the winners. They managed to so with pure talent and melodic but still extremely heavy and catchy songs. <br><br> "You're definitely in for a roller coaster ride with songs like Denied which are full of energy till Enclave which will bring you back down to earth with a mix of great melody, piano, crunching guitars and a touch of drum abuse." <br><br> The new songs are really over the top, full of sweeping melodies and endless killer riffs! On May 18 the new album "Only Inhuman" will be released through Nuclear Blast Records! <br><br>

BLOOD REDEMPTION started out in 2005. SPIRIT OF YOUTH and SOLID were dead, but some of the core members still felt the urge to keep on playing kick-ass music and spreading the message. Loaded with 15 years of hardcore dedication and a whole bag of experience through previous bands, the band soon appeared to be a steady, bullet-proof metalcore act. BLOOD REDEMPTIONs well-balanced line-up consists of the following dedicated people: Wim Jacobs on vocals (ex-LEGION, currently also in CRIMSON FALLS), Dominiek and Frederik Denolf on lead guitar and drums (ex-SPIRIT OF YOUTH, SOLID), Sim Meerseman on bass (ex-KINGPIN/TRENCHFOOT/SPIRIT OF YOUTH) and youngster Steven Bortier rhythm guitars. <br><br> With their roots in the H8000 hardcore scene, BLOOD REDEMPTION take the melodic, groovy, hard hitting metalcore the members former bands were known for, to the next level. Creating and searching for new and original music is the bands main goal. Being influenced (in the 90s by the great straight-edge/hardcore revolution with bands like YOUTH OF TODAY, JUDGE, GORILLA BISCUITS () to CRO-MAGS, PRONG, NEUROSIS (), but also being blown away by metal bands such as MACHINE HEAD, IN FLAMES, CARCASS () the end result is a great mixture of all of those influences. But also H8000 heroes such as CONGRESS, BLINDFOLD, LIAR, SHORTSIGHT with their commitment and energy, morals and ideas and obviously their great music surely played an important role in BLOOD REDEMPTIONs development. Lyrics deal with themes like societys fucked up class system, man thinking he can stand above nature and the result of that, animal rights, all political and religious incorrectness, and basically everything that goes wrong on this planet we call home. Taking it very personal and never giving up the fight or avoiding the confrontation. This being a very big part of their reason for existence in the hardcore!

< « When blood burns » was born in September 2006 from the fusion of two young bands from Brussels « Mushpeet (hardcore)» and « Vidism (melodic metal core)». <br><br> In the beginning, there was Nico singing, Brian and Ben playing guitar, Fabian playing bass and John at the drums. The band soon begins composing a couple of songs, giving itself a musical identity and a particular universe. <br><br> The guys are influenced by the numerous bands they like, mostly involved in the new American scene (« New wave of American heavy metal ») but also in hardcore, thrash, and death metal. <br><br> Therefore, you can hear melodic parts, mixed with « beat down » ‘s, and screams / growls definitely efficient. <br><br> After two months of hard rehearsing, « When blood burns » ‘s line-up encounters some changes in November 2006, as Nico decides to quit for personal reasons. <br><br> Then Fabian takes the mic. But that change is followed by a stand-by period, because of the intensive search for a bassist and a second singer. December 2006 is a new start for the band, with the arrival of Gaëtan (ex-Vidism ) as second singer and Arnaud (ex-singer of Dark sensation and guitarist in Bloody hands) at the bass. <br><br>