| Sydonia | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative rock, progressive rock, alternative metal. |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Dana Roskvist Adam Murray Sean Bailey Sam Haycroft |
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Sydonia is an alternative rock band formed in 1997 in Melbourne, Victoria. The band consists of Dana Roskvist, Adam Murray, Sean Bailey and Sam Haycroft. The band was famed for their use of plungers as melee weapons.
The band has released 4 EPs (Sojourn, I'd Say No, Subordinate, (Man)ipulate) as well as the full-length album Given To Destroyers through MGM. Several singles have had airplay on Triple J, Triple M and Channel V. There is a second album in the works for a 2011 release, with first single "Ocean of Storms" listenable on the band's MySpace as of the 14 July.
They have toured with notable bands such as Stone Sour, Slipknot, Machine Head and Lamb of God, as well as fellow Australians Dead Letter Circus and Mammal.
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Sydonia was originally formed in 2003 in Melbourne, Australia. They released three EPs, "Id Say No" in 2003, "Subordinate" in 2004, and "(Man)ipulate" in 2005. All EP's have become quite rare.
The band's current line up, consisting of Dana Roskvist (vocals, guitars), Adam Murray (bass, vocals), Sam Haycroft (guitars, vocals) and Sean Bailey (samples, drums) has existed from St Patrick’s Day in 2003.
Following the 3 EP's and many years of honing their sound and identity as a band, Sydonia recorded their debut album in April 2006. "Given To Destroyers", taking its name from single "No Woman's Land", was recorded over 14 days in Backbeach Studio with producer DW Norton. Despite offering distribution deals to several independent labels, Sydonia eventually elected to release the album independently in September 2006 with distribution through Green Media (MGM) Australia.