Chicago-based
musician Markus Johansson’s new project SYLENCER is
just breaking into the masses, but true metal fans have felt this presence
brewing for a long while. The new SYLENCER album, featuring
guest appearances from the accomplished likes of Jordan Rudess (Dream
Theater), Rob Caggiano (Anthrax), Brendon Small (Dethklok),
Andy LaRocque (King Diamond), Gene Hoglan (Death, Testament) and
many more, will be unleashed on the world on September 4, 2012. The album is
entitled A Lethal Dose of Truth and will released in
the U.S. by SYLENCER’s independent label, Sylencer Records (the
album will be released in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland via dPulse
Recordings/Ovrtone Music Group, Inc. and distribution partners NEO MCC
GmbH/Sony Music Entertainment Germany).
Aside from
founding members Markus Johansson and Johnny Rox,
permanent member status also goes to seasoned drummer Kevin Talley (Dååth,
Six Feet Under)..
“When we
began making this record, we would never in a million years have believed that
this is how it was all going to turn out,” states Markus Johansson.
“People always ask how we managed to work with so many amazing artists on one
album, let alone our first album. Sometimes we would get lucky and bump into
someone in a recording studio, or at the Rainbow on Sunset Boulevard. Other
times it was a seemingly wild game of Six Degrees Of Separation, or an instance
of Facebook suggesting I befriend an artist's profile. In the end, we managed
to make all of this happen by relentlessly pursuing our dream, and by allowing
it the time to develop into something ultimately beyond our wildest
dreams."
The
incredible list of musical guests that took part in recording A
Lethal Dose of Truth is a clear testament to their recognition of Markus
Johansson remarkable talent. Other impressive guest appearances on A
Lethal Dose of Truth aside from the aforementioned few include:
Michael
Angelo Batio – Lead Guitar (MAB, Nitro)
Metal Mike
Chlasciak – Lead Guitar (Rob Halford, Sebastian Bach)
Steve
DiGiorgio – Bass Guitar (Sadus, Death, Testament, Iced Earth)
Roland Grapow
– Lead Guitar (Helloween, Masterplan)
The Heathen
– Vocals (Zimmers Hole)
Christian
Lasegue – Lead Guitar (Jag Panzer)
Marco
Minnemann – Drums (Necrophagist, Paul Gilbert, Kreator)
Sean
Reinert – Drums (Cynic, Death)
Steve Smyth
– Lead Guitar (Forbidden, Testament, Nevermore)
Larry
Tarnowski – Lead Guitar (Iced Earth)
Emil
Werstler – Lead Guitar (Dååth, Chimaira, Levi/Werstler)
A pre-sale
for A Lethal Dose of Truth is running on SYLENCER's
Bandcamp page right now. Fans that pre-order the album in either a digital or
physical/digital format will receive an immediate download of four of the
album's 16 songs, and will enter them to win a Gibson USA Explorer that
was used in the making of the album!
Fans can
check out an album trailer at AOL’s Noisecreep.com now: http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/07/17/sylencer-a-lethal-dose-of-truth/.
The trailer features segments from all 16 songs on A Lethal Dose of
Truth.
For more
information on SYLENCER, please visit these websites:
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