Ex-SONIC SYNDICATE Singer RICHARD SJUNNESSON Discusses His Departure On 'Metalheadz' (Audio)
November 4, 2010Peter Bailey of the "Metalheadz" radio show conducted an interview with former SONIC SYNDICATE co-vocalist Richard Sjunnesson about his departure from the band. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below.
In a lengthy and rambling message posted on his newly launched official blog, Richard Sjunnesson claims to have left the band due to "their inability to play decent music." He adds 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."
Richard Sjunnesson has been temporarily replaced on SONIC SYNDICATE's current European tour by "longtime friend" Christoffer Andersson.
Richard's brother Roger Sjunnesson plays guitar in SONIC SYNDICATE and has no intention of leaving the band, according to Richard. However, the two brothers plan on forming a new project together with "an old friend who most of you are pretty familiar with."
SONIC SYNDICATE's latest album, "We Rule The Night", was released in Europe on August 27 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Bohus Sound studios in Kungälv, Sweden with producer Toby Wright, who has previously worked with KORN, SLAYER, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KISS, FEAR FACTORY, IN FLAMES, STONE SOUR and OZZY OSBOURNE, among others.
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