Sonic Syndicate are without exaggeration one of the worst melodeath outfits I can think of, although YMMV on whether they actually count as mdm or not. They had a tolerable start with 2005's Eden Fire, but then it was all downhill from there. The Swedish metal band's decline in quality eventually culminated in 2010's We Rule the Night: a sloppy mess of a record with a different sound that was carelessly executed and only ever existed for SS to expand upon their popularity even more. It became so bad and unlikeable that harsh vocalist Richard Sjunnesson left to form The Unguided with another former member in singer Roland Johansson alongside current guitar player Roger Sjunnesson. With all that said, what do I make of this project's first full-length album? Hell Frost is more or less on par with Eden Fire for me, having nearly the same amount of replay value and energy on display. Though not terribly unique nor is the songwriting as beefy as it ought to be, the album at least has something going for it in terms of instrumental strength. Honestly my rating for Hell Frost would be higher if it weren't for the clean vocals supplied by Roland; his singing has improved and he comes off as less annoying, sure, but not by much.
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