Italy-based progressive extreme metal collective SYK (pronounced “sick”) will release their sophomore full-length album, “I-Optikon”, on December 2nd, 2016, via Philip H. Anselmo’s own Housecore Records.
Led by the nihilistic vocal assault of Dalila Kayros, SYK singes ears with their weighty, grim, complex, noise-laden blend of apocalyptic-sounding savagery. Forged by Stefano Ferrian and Federico De Bernardi Di Valserra, both former members of the well-known long-running avant-grind monstrosity Psychofagist, the band released their debut “Atoma” via Czech imprint L’Inphantile Collective in 2014.
Following performances supporting the likes of Godflesh and Gigan, the band piqued the interest of Philip H. Anselmo’s Housecore Records. SYK’s impending sophomore offering, “I-Optikon” was produced by Phil Anselmo (Down, Pantera, Scour, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Arson Anthem etc.) and Stephen Berrigan (Down, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Eyehategod, Haarp, Classhole, etc.), and features the debut appearances of recently recruited second guitarist Gianluca Ferro, who’s collaborated with Andy Timmons, Kiko Loureiro, Guthrie Govan, Jeff Loomis and more. Fans of Meshuggah, Crisis, Starkweather, and general planetary demise, pay heed.
“I-Optikon” will be released on December 2nd, 2016, through Housecore Records.
In the meantime, brave souls are encouraged to check out the title track, streaming below.
Offers the band: “"I Optikon" is about perspectives. What we see is not that different from a mere opinion; the world is nothing more than our perspective of it. Eventually you realize that you’re not just a slave anymore, you are witnessing the whole”.
Tracklist:
01. I Optikon
02. Sinomi
03. Disintegrate
04. Mud
05. Fleshworms
06. Fong
07. Absense
08. The White Sun
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/syk.official
www.thehousecorerecords.com
Led by the nihilistic vocal assault of Dalila Kayros, SYK singes ears with their weighty, grim, complex, noise-laden blend of apocalyptic-sounding savagery. Forged by Stefano Ferrian and Federico De Bernardi Di Valserra, both former members of the well-known long-running avant-grind monstrosity Psychofagist, the band released their debut “Atoma” via Czech imprint L’Inphantile Collective in 2014.
Following performances supporting the likes of Godflesh and Gigan, the band piqued the interest of Philip H. Anselmo’s Housecore Records. SYK’s impending sophomore offering, “I-Optikon” was produced by Phil Anselmo (Down, Pantera, Scour, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Arson Anthem etc.) and Stephen Berrigan (Down, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Eyehategod, Haarp, Classhole, etc.), and features the debut appearances of recently recruited second guitarist Gianluca Ferro, who’s collaborated with Andy Timmons, Kiko Loureiro, Guthrie Govan, Jeff Loomis and more. Fans of Meshuggah, Crisis, Starkweather, and general planetary demise, pay heed.
“I-Optikon” will be released on December 2nd, 2016, through Housecore Records.
In the meantime, brave souls are encouraged to check out the title track, streaming below.
Offers the band: “"I Optikon" is about perspectives. What we see is not that different from a mere opinion; the world is nothing more than our perspective of it. Eventually you realize that you’re not just a slave anymore, you are witnessing the whole”.
Tracklist:
01. I Optikon
02. Sinomi
03. Disintegrate
04. Mud
05. Fleshworms
06. Fong
07. Absense
08. The White Sun
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/syk.official
www.thehousecorerecords.com