Sydonia

Sydonia

Background information
Origin	Melbourne, Australia
Genres	Alternative rock, progressive rock, alternative metal, progressive metal.
Years active	1997–present
Website	Official website

Members	Dana Roskvist Adam Murray Sean Bailey Sam Haycroft

Sydonia is an alternative rock/metal 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 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.

History

Early history (2003-2005)

Sydonia was originally formed in 1998 in Noosa Heads, Queensland 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.

2006

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.

2007

A headlining national tour of Australia
Personally invited to tour Australia with Lamb of God (USA).
First "Given To Destroyers" single "Sorry" video received multiple screenings on Channel V and RAGE.
"Sorry" and second single "No Woman's Land" received regular airplay on Triple J.
Received awards at the "Noisies" Award Night.
Toured the east coast of Australia with Stone Sour (USA).
Subsequently invited to tour the USA with Stone Sour and Dirty Little Rabbits (USA). This is later documented on the band's DVD "Through A Lens Is All We Are".

2008

Toured the east coast of Australia with Mammal. A review of the Sydney show here:http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/events/13978/Mammal
Third album single "Taste More" video featured on "New Videos" on Channel V website.
Personally invited to tour Australia nationally with Slipknot (USA) & Machine Head (USA).

2009

Toured the east coast of Australia to launch "Through a Lens Is All We Are", a DVD that documents their United States tour with Stone Sour and Dirty Little Rabbits, as well as various Australian tours.
Toured around Australia with Dead Letter Circus on the "Space on the Wall" tour.
Another headlining tour of Australia.

2010

Played the "Rock the Bay" festival with acts such as .hinge, Full Scale, Twelve Foot Ninja and Sleep Parade.
Toured the east coast of Australia with American act Between the Buried and Me.
Began work on upcoming second full-length album.
Had single "Oceans of Storms" from new album mixed by Colin Richardson (Slipknot, Machine Head, Trivium) with assistance from Martyn 'Ginge' Ford and Carl Bown.
Toured Nationally with Dead Letter Circus for their 'This is a warning' Album tour.^[1]
Toured Nationally with Korn for their "Korn III: Remember Who You Are" tour.

Discography

EPs

Sojourn (1998)
Id Say No (2003)
Subordinate (2004)
(Man)ipulate (2005)
Waiting for Words That Don't Exist (2012)

Albums

Given To Destroyers (2006)
Reality Kicks (2014)

Singles

"Sorry" (2006)
"No Woman's Land" (2007)
"Taste More" (2008)
"Ocean of Storms" (2010)

DVD

No Woman's Land (2008)
Through A Lens Is All We Are (2009)
Words That Don't Exist (2012)

References

↑ fasterlouder

External links

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