SONIC SYNDICATE Announces U.K. Headlining Tour

July 27, 2010

Swedish/British modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE have announced a tour of the U.K. as part of their first full European headlining run.

Commented bassist Karin Axelsson: "After an amazing summer of festivals playing alongside some of my all-time favorite bands, the time has arrived!

"It's just one month away until we unleash our forth full-length album, 'We Rule The Night', and begin our very first headlining tour across Europe, which includes 15 dates in the good ole' United Kingdom.

"We've all been waiting patiently to release this album for quite a while now and we just can't wait any longer to add the new songs to the setlist.

"This album is a big accomplishment for all of us in SONIC SYNDICATE and to have the chance to get back out on tour and share this with our legion of fans, 'the sonic family,' is just going to be a great experience, party and a memory that will last with us forever."

The dates are as follows:

Nov. 24 - Southhampton, UK - Joiners
Nov. 25 - Exeter, UK - Cavern
Nov. 26 - Hastings, UK - The Crypt
Nov. 27 - Southend-On-Sea, UK - Chinnery's
Nov. 28 - Birmingham, UK - Academy 3
Nov. 30 - Newcastle, UK - Academy 2
Dec. 01 - Glasgow, UK - Cathouse
Dec. 02 - Middlesbrough, UK - The Crown
Dec. 03 - Manchester, UK - Roadhouse
Dec. 04 - Leeds, UK - Cockpit
Dec. 06 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation
Dec. 07 - Bristol, UK - Academy 2
Dec. 08 - Leicester, UK - Sumo
Dec. 09 - Norwich, UK - Arts Centre
Dec. 10 - London, UK - Underworld

Video footage of the SONIC SYNDICATE performing a brand new song, "Revolution, Baby", at this year's Zwarte Cross (Black Cross) festival on July 17, 2010 in Lichtenvoorde, Holland can be viewed below.

"Revolution, Baby" comes off SONIC SYNDICATE's new album, "We Rule The Night", which will be released in Europe on August 27 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Bohus Sound studios in Kungälv, Sweden and was mixed at Paramount Studios in North Hollywood, California by producer Toby Wright, who has previously worked with KORN, SLAYER, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KISS, FEAR FACTORY, IN FLAMES, STONE SOUR and OZZY OSBOURNE, among others.

"We Rule The Night" track listing:

01. Beauty And The Freak
02. Revolution, Baby
03. Turn It Up
04. My Own Life
05. Burn This City
06. Black And Blue
07. Miles Apart
08. Plans Are For People
09. Leave Me Alone
10. Break Of Day
11. We Rule The Night

In addition to the album's standard version, "We Rule The Night" will be made available in a limited-edition digipack featuring two bonus songs and a DVD.

The cover artwork for "We Rule The Night" was created by Gustavo Sazes (ARCH ENEMY, SONIC SYNDICATE, GOD FORBID) of Abstrata Art.

SONIC SYNDICATE's "My Own Life" video was shot with director Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES and KAMELOT, among many others.

SONIC SYNDICATE previously worked with Patric Ullaeus on the "Burn This City" video.

The original version of "Burn This City", which marked the recording debut of the band's latest addition, British singer Nathan James Biggs (formerly of THE HOLLOW EARTH THEORY),was one of two tracks that were laid down at Abyss studios in Pärlby, outside Ludvika, Sweden. Both cuts appeared on a new EP, "The Rebellion Pack", which was released on November 9, 2009 as part of an all-in-one-package with the group's latest album, "Love And Other Disasters".

Find more on
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • reddit
  • email

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).