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Sylosis
12+ albums
Melodic Death Metalthrash metalmetalcoremetalmelodic metalcore
about
Sylosis is a British metal band, from Reading, Berkshire formed in 2000. They have used various genres in their music over the years, previously basing their sound on 1980s thrash metal crossed with modern styles of music like melodic death metal and metalcore, blending the genres seamlessly into one coherent and unique sound. With their 2023 LP, "A Sign of Things to Come," and the singles preceding it (Worship Decay; Immovable Stone; Heavy is the Crown), the band moved away from their previous mix of genres in favor of a more mainstream modern metalcore style, similar to Middleton's other band, Architects. Sylosis was formed in late 2000 by original member Josh Middleton when they were back in school, as a bunch of kids who just wanted to play metal; mainly old school thrash and death metal. Their first two EPs were released on In at the Deep End records, entitled “Casting Shadows” and “The Supreme Oppressor”. The band has been around since 2001; founding member and lead guitarist Josh and bassist Carl are the only surviving members from the original lineup. In November, 2007 Sylosis got an email from Nuclear Blast saying they'd love to work with the band and signed to them a month later, in which their debut album was released on October 24 2008. Their debut album Conclusion of an Age has a lot of themes, but is generally not a concept album. Lyrically, the album deals with the end of the human race, in how nature reclaims the earth again. The artwork shows a world livi
