Anglo-Swedish modern metal powerhouse, Sonic Syndicate, recently signed a deal with Despotz Records, and have since entered the studio to begin recording their sixth album, due later this year.  

The band have launched The Studio Diary page here.  The first updates can be seen below:

Day 1 - June 2nd "Let's Start a War"

12:27 - “We just moved in to Ramtitam Studios here in Stockholm, Sweden to begin the recording of our new album. You're gonna see lots of changes around here. The haters gonna hate, we welcome the players.”

21:09 - “This day went great and we've now wrapped up the first day of the studio session. Drums are up and ready to be recorded starting tomorrow morning. Right now we're celebrating, with some cigars and beverages, that we're finally back in the studio to record a new album. More updates to come!”

Day 2 - June 3rd "Empires rise, leaders are born"

10:12 - “Nathan and I started the morning with a 7 AM gym sesh. Grabbed a beetroot and spinach juice on the way to Ramtitam Studios. Just got in and now we are setting up for drum recording. Today is gonna be fun!” - Robin

Check out Day 1 of the band’s Studio Session video series, streaming below:

Despotz Records co-founder and managing partner Carl-Marcus Gidlöf commented on the band’s signing: “We at Despotz have recently taken the label international and have locked in fresh new exciting opportunities in North America with Sony / RED/Aisa. This signing further proves that our plan to work internationally, based here in Stockholm, directly with our artists combined with a strong PR/Marketing and distribution setup is the future of Despotz. Sonic Syndicate share our vision, we’ve already had a number of creative conversations and we’re looking towards an exciting future. We’re honoured to welcome Sonic Syndicate to the Despotz family.”

Vocalist Nathan J Biggs said: “As you could imagine we are super excited to be signing to Despotz Records based here in Stockholm, Sweden, we couldn’t imagine a better place to call home. When the possibility of us working together first came up with this modern, creative and forward thinking team we pretty much had our mind set that this was where we belong. This is an exciting new chapter for both Sonic Syndicate and Despotz.”

Sonic Syndicate is:

Nathan J Biggs - Vocals
Robin Sjunnesson – Guitars
Michel Bärzén –Bass
John Bengtsson - Drums