''Cycle of Suffering'' is the fifth studio album by British
heavy metal band
Sylosis, released on 7 February 2020 through
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast Records is a German record label with subsidiary, subsidiaries located in Germany, the United States and Brazil. It was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Donzdorf. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on ...
.
It is the band's first studio album since their hiatus in 2016, as well as their first to feature Conor Marshall on bass (before switching to rhythm guitar in 2024), and drummer Ali Richardson, replacing Carl Parnell and Rob Callard.
A music video for the song "I Sever", the first single from ''Cycle of Suffering'', was released for streaming on 6 December 2019.
The band is mostly playing in D standard tuning on ''Cycle of Suffering'' for the first time since the EPs ''Casting Shadows'' and ''The Supreme Oppressor'', instead of E standard tuning on their previous full-length albums, though "Idle Hands" is tuned down to D-flat, the main tuning on their next album ''
A Sign of Things to Come''.
Track listing
Personnel
Sylosis
* Josh Middleton – lead guitar, vocals
* Alex Bailey – rhythm guitar
* Conor Marshall – bass
* Ali Richardson – drums
Additional personnel
* Josh Middleton –
production,
mixing, cover art* Ermin Hamidovic –
mastering, additional mixing
* Dan Goldsworthy – layout, design
Charts
See also
*
List of 2020 albums
The following is a list of albums, Extended play, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2020. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and Compilation album, compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) WP:MUS, not ...
References
External links
Official website
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2020 albums
Sylosis albums
Nuclear Blast albums