SONIC SYNDICATE vocalist Nathan J. Biggs is featured in a new interview with Russian Darkside e-zine. An excerpt is available below.

Q: The name of Sonic Syndicate new vocalist was kept secret for a long time, and only at the end of August last year your fans and all metal world learned that you, Nathan James Biggs, occupied this post. And how did you get to know that you were chosen?

Biggs: "I was one of the people chosen. I went to Sweden and we started to play. We started to play some of the songs, and it went just amazing. And it was like, “He is the new singer! That’s the singer!” And then they told the other people who also came, that they’d chosen me. They just asked me, if I was prepared to all this, because in the UK I had a dog, I had a girlfriend, I had a job, but I gave it all up and sold my house and stuff and never looked back since."

Q: You were chosen as a replacement for Roland Johansson and he is known as a very charismatic vocalist. And moreover a lot of people associate SS with his name and his figure. That is why it is very interesting to know how the band’s fans accepted you as the chosen singer?

Biggs: "Well, Roland is a great guy and when I came, we rehearsed all the material and we kick ass live now. Basically I’m doing my own thing now, people are very diverse, and the music which they listen to is also very different. But I reach out for them, for each of them, and after the show I’m always there talking and drinking with fans. We always try to interact our fans. Sonic Syndicate and our fans are one big family and this connection and warmth between us has become even stronger thank to great support of our fans. During the last Sonic tour with Roland I was also there with them and communicated with Roland. We both were hanging out, having fun and there was no bad blood, so to speak. He said that it was his choice and that he didn’t want to be in the band anymore."

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As previously reported, Sonic Syndicate's video for the latest single 'Turn It Up!' from the album We Rule the Night has now been leaked onto YouTube and other video resources. Due to the offensive content of the clip it has been taken offline as quickly as it is being uploaded in most places.

After posting the video on their Facebook profile, the social networking group has deleted the band’s account, stating:

Facebook: You posted content that violates Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (this includes any obscene, pornographic, or sexually explicit photos, as well as any photos that depict graphic violence. We also remove content, photo or written, that threatens, intimidates, harasses, or brings unwanted attention or embarrassment to an individual or group of people)

Swedish national newspaper Expressen picked up on the story, posting the following article here.

Frontman Nathan J Boggs comments:

“Our new video entitled 'Turn It Up' seems to have been prematurely released all over the world wide web. Within just a few short hours the video spread to a countless number of websites and was banned on 90 % of all websites which include a permanent deletion of our official Facebook page.

When we filmed this video we of course we wanted to make a video that would shock the world and what better way to do it then with sex, drugs, blood and rock and roll!

But, along with the video comes some very strong lyrical content that takes us way deeper then what you're acutely visualizing in the new video.

We hope that everyone can take one step back and remember that along with a new video comes a new song which indeed has lyrics and meaning,

Sonic Syndicate in no way supports alcohol abuse or drug usage. Turn it Up is no doubt a party song and designed to be the soundtrack to a great night out. However, the lyrics hold a deeper meaning and are based on a true story of a girl who has gone into a downward spiral of addiction and self destruction hurting herself and those around her. We purposely made a video to be entertaining but we also want to highlight these negativities with hopes of making people think before they go to far."

The video can be viewed online below: