SYLENCER Release Debut Album Trailer; Announce Addition Of Drummer Kevin Talley
July 17, 2012, 12 years ago
SYLENCER, the Chicago supergroup formerly known as ASYLUM, featuring band members Markus Johansson (lead guitars/lead vocals) and Johnny Rox (bass guitar), have released a trailer for their upcoming debut album, A Lethal Dose Of Truth, which will be released September 4th.
The trailer features segments from all sixteen songs appearing on the debut. Check it out below:
Sylencer will be releasing their debut album in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland via dPulse Recordings/Ovrtone Music Group, Inc. and distribution partners NEO MCC GmbH/Sony Music Entertainment Germany, and will be self-releasing their debut to the rest of the world independently via their newly formed record label, Sylencer Records, Inc.
Johansson commented: "The past six years have been a relentless pursuit to reach this point, and we are extremely proud to have completed this album entirely on our own. It has been a long and sometimes wild journey, with more ups and downs than we would've liked, but here we are, still standing. Working with all of the guest musicians on this record has been more than an amazing experience, and we are honored to have had them lend their talents to our debut album. To have accomplished this without a label, without financial backing; as two musicians with one collective goal, is beyond surreal and a dream come true."
Guests on the album include:
Michael Angelo Batio (MAB, NITRO) - lead guitar
Rob Caggiano (ANTHRAX, THE DAMNED THINGS) – lead guitar
Metal Mike Chlasciak (ROB HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH) – lead guitar
Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, DEATH, TESTAMENT, ICED EARTH) – bass guitar
Roland Grapow (HELLOWEEN, MASTERPLAN) – lead guitar
The Heathen (ZIMMERS HOLE) – vocals
Gene Hoglan (DETHKLOK, Testament, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH) – drums
Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND, DEATH) – lead guitar
Christian Lasegue (JAG PANZER) – Lead Guitar
Marco Minnemann (NECROPHAGIST, PAUL GILBERT, KREATOR) – drums
Sean Reinert (CYNIC, Death) – drums
Jordan Rudess (DREAM THEATER, LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT) – keyboards
Brendon Small (Dethklok) – lead guitar
Steve Smyth (FORBIDDEN, Testament, NEVERMORE) – lead guitar
Larry Tarnowski (Iced Earth) – lead guitar
Emil Werstler (DAATH, CHIMAIRA, LEVI/WERSTLER) – lead guitar
The band has also announced the addition of Kevin Talley on drums (Talley appears on tracks 13 and 16 on the album).