### Syn:drom: With flesh unbound

#### 20/04/10 || Lord K Philipson

So, you want chaotic, technical, hyperblast, Americanized death metal, huh? Here you go, Syn:drom is all yours. I’m not going to keep this disc for regular listening sessions anwyays, so…

It’s a fucken shame I have a hard time with this branch of brutality coz these guys are seriously skilled in all areas. They are also quite special, as can be seen in how they have decided to spell their name. That is some inventive shit right there, fuckos. Fantastic spellings and whatnot apart – the problem with this music is that I will never get into it. Alot of you guys will, though, I’m sure.

We have covered Syn:drom’s 2 demos here before. Kampfar thought the first one was ok. Ex-staffer theProphet pretty much went down the same road. Could that possibly mean they have gotten their shit completely together for their debut album, determined to impress the cock out of me, or are they still stuck in Meh Country? Well, lemme see here…

There are blasts all over the place, bear growls, technical riffs, weird drum patterns, off-the-wall arrangements and all kinds of shit thrown in here, making the final product a complete whirlwind of chaos. I never understood this kind of death metal where you use 600 riffs in one song, playing each riff for about 3 seconds before switching to another one. When the fuck are you supposed to get a feel for the “tune”? Nope, it just doesn’t go well with me but if you are into this kind of death metal – Syn:drom’s definitely for you. I can dig me some chaos as long as it’s organized (check out or Top 10 Albums Of Chaos list here at GD), but when it’s chaotic for the sake of being chaotic – no thanx. As always, I need my fucken groove. I crave my fucken groove. Technique, blasts and brutality will always be second to me – groove is Chief Fuck All.

But hey, I can appreciate it for what it is, and I recognize talent… As I have pointed out quite a few times in this review already – they are not making me a fan of the style, though. Syn:drom shouldn’t take that as an insult becoz I don’t think any band ever will.

- Information
- Released: 2010
- Label: ViciSolum Productions
- Website: www.syndromweb.net
- Band
- Jonny Pettersson: vocals
- David Karlsson: lead guitars
- Roger Bergsten: guitars
- Daneil Åsén: bass
- Daniel Mikaelsson: drums

- Tracklist
- 01. Intro (devoured)
- 02. Scorned messiah
- 03. The marked one
- 04. Obsolete Gods
- 05. In utter contempt
- 06. Trapped beyond
- 07. A new world order
- 08. Smashing the face of belief
- 09. Hands of vengeance
- 10. Winds of disease