Xicon

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XICON
Origin Geneva, Switzerland
Genre(s) Industrial metal, Thrash metal
Years active 2005–present
Label(s) Thundering Records / Aurora Music
Website xicon
Members
Tom
Dave
Vince
Fab
Al

XICON is an industrial metal band from Switzerland.

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[edit] History

Xicon was formed in 2005 after the split of The Nightshade, their former band. In October 2006, the band released its debut album Theogony in Switzerland through Aurora Music, and in 2007 through Thundering Records in the rest of Europe.

[edit] Music style

As stated on Gryphonmetal, on the debut album influences vary from Clawfinger to The Kovenant, leaving a forceful scent of rhythmic riffs, effective lead passages - a bit downtuned but very harmonic and prickling - strong bass lines, thick fat calibrated drumming, syncopated melodic chords. Vocals in clear/semi clear keep a personal dirty rawness; sometimes they express anger, sometimes the tiredness of a plagued world.

[edit] 2008: upcoming second studio album

According to an official press release, Patrick Aeby (former Krokus producer/drummer) is once again producing the record. According to the band’s latest update, most of the drums were already recorded in May 2008. The session took place at the famous Dinemec studios (Switzerland). The production is expected to last for 6 months approximatively.

The band is announcing a much thrashier and darker style of music.

Xicon have announced the working titles of some of the songs to be featured on this new record: Checkmate, The Maze, On Concrete, Monument,… Tentative release is due end of 2008 through Thundering Records.

[edit] Members

  • Dave - vocals
  • Tom - Drums and Synth
  • Vince - Rhythm guitars
  • Fab - Lead and rhythm guiitars
  • Al - Bass

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