Synastry

about

For the past decade the city of Montreal has become a notorious hotbed for producing some of the world’s most influential metal acts. For years, bands such as Depised Icon, Gorguts, Ion Dissonance, A Perfect Murder, and Cryptopsy have emerged from Montreal’s distinct music scene and provided ground-breaking music to the masses. Synastry is next on a long list of bands that continue to embrace the hardened metal edge while innovating around the genre’s solid framework. Formed in 2005, the quartet has functioned as one of the best examples of death metal emerging as a dominating force in heavy music. While clearly rooted in classic death, Synastry’s sound is ferociously accented by an industrial sludge. The result is a hydra headed wall of futuristic thrash. Vocalist Jimmy Anastasopoulos’ vicious growl complimenting Pavel Ikonomov’s guitar assault while bassist Garen Vartivarian and drummer Kegham Kesserian combine to the form the band’s unrelenting rhythm section. "Our sound is somewhere between brutal and futuristic," says Synastry drummer Kegham Kesserian. "We knew there was more of a soundscope that we could nurture if we used samples and electronics, and the experimentation paid off. We wanted to create something more than just the typical metal sound that we had become so accustomed to, so we wanted to bring something to the ear and the audience that isn’t as widespread in death metal." From touring relentlessly throughout Quebec and the rest of Canada, Synastry soon f