Those that knew of them could see the potential but 30 years on they have been lost to the annals of time….until now! Thrash fans can finally lay their hands on the complete Sindrome collection, released via Century Media/Sony on March 4th. A band that should have taken the world by storm, instead found themselves searching for that elusive major label deal that never materialised. It´s through and through a highly professional release and a 3.5 star (70%) rating is fully deserved.Sindrome, the late 80’s/early 90’s Chicago thrashers, left the world with two quality demo’s of forward-thinking thrash and little else. While the material doesn´t necessarily receive any points for originality, it´s still well written and relatively memorable.Ĭonsidering that "Into the Halls of Extermination" is a late 1987 demo release the production is very well sounding, and there´s nothing here which indicates that you´re listening to a demo and not a regular studio EP/album. He has a very powerful, dark, and raw voice and his delivery is commanding. It´s not terribly original music but it´s very well performed and Troy Dixler is a pretty unique sounding vocalist (although he has always reminded me greatly of Bruce Corbitt from Rigor Mortis). Considering this was released in late 1987 it´s a fairly brutal thrash metal release (but not a raw and primitive one). It was included on the 2016 compilation album "Resurrection: The Complete Collection"). Stylistically the music on the 5 track, 18:56 minutes long demo is technically well played and pretty aggressive thrash metal (a 6th track titled "Brought to the End" was also recorded during the sessions, but was left off the demo. They disbanded in 1993 without having released an official studio album. Lineup problems meant they didn´t release their second demo "Vault of Inner Conscience" before 1991. Sindrome formed in Highland Park in 1986, and got a break almost immediately after releasing "Into the Halls of Extermination" as they supported Whiplash on their "Ticket to Mayhem (1987)" tour and later Death on their tour supporting "Scream Bloody Gore (1987)". The demo was originally released on cassette tape in December 1987. "Into the Halls of Extermination" is the first demo release by US, Illinois based thrash metal act Sindrome.
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