blackened death metal
Blackened death metal (also known as black death metal) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that fuses elements of black metal and death metal.
The genre emerged in early 1990s when black metal bands began incorporating elements of death met ...
supergroup, formed in 2016. The band features French guitarists
Frédéric Leclercq
Frédéric Alexandre "Fred" Leclercq (born 23 June 1978) is a French musician and producer, best known as the former longtime bassist for British power metal band DragonForce. He is currently the guitarist and main songwriter in the death meta ...
and Stéphane Buriez, American vocalist Sean Zatorsky in a co-lead role with Hungarian vocalist
Attila Csihar
Attila Csihar (; born 29 March 1971), also sometimes known as Void, is a Hungarian extreme metal vocalist, best known for his vocal work in Norwegian black metal band Mayhem and American drone-doom project Sunn O))). Author Ian Christe descr ...
, and French bassist Heimoth. Up until his death in late July 2021, American drummer
Joey Jordison
Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison (April 26, 1975 – July 26, 2021) was an American musician. He was the original drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he was designated #1, as well as the guitarist for the horror punk ...
performed drum duties. Sinsaenum released their debut album ''
Echoes of the Tortured
''Echoes of the Tortured'' is the debut album by metal supergroup Sinsaenum. It was released on July 29, 2016.
Background
Guitarist Frédéric Leclercq, who composed all music on the album and co-wrote all lyrics, had some death metal demos bu ...
'' in July 2016.
History
The conception of Sinsaenum can be traced as far back as 1998, when
Frédéric Leclercq
Frédéric Alexandre "Fred" Leclercq (born 23 June 1978) is a French musician and producer, best known as the former longtime bassist for British power metal band DragonForce. He is currently the guitarist and main songwriter in the death meta ...
(best known as the longest-serving bassist of English
power metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ...
band
DragonForce
DragonForce are a British power metal band from London, England. The band was formed in 1999 by guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman, and are known for their long and fast guitar solos, fantasy-themed lyrics and retro video game-influenced ...
) began writing a number of
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, fe ...
songs. After recruiting fellow guitarist Stéphane Buriez of
Loudblast
Loudblast is a French death/thrash metal band from Villeneuve-d'Ascq that pioneered the genres in France, and one of the most important French metal bands of the 1990s.
History
The band began in 1986 in the northern city of Lille. Its first rec ...
for the project, Leclercq was contacted by drummer
Joey Jordison
Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison (April 26, 1975 – July 26, 2021) was an American musician. He was the original drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he was designated #1, as well as the guitarist for the horror punk ...
(known for his work with Slipknot, then a member of
Murderdolls
Murderdolls was an American rock band founded during 2002 in Hollywood, California. The band line-up consisted of the late Joey Jordison, Wednesday 13 , Acey Slade, Eric Griffin, Tripp Eisen and the late Ben Graves.
The band released two al ...
,
Scar the Martyr
Scar the Martyr was an American heavy metal band, consisting of Joey Jordison, Kris Norris, Jed Simon, Kyle Konkiel, and Matthew Tarach.
History
The band was announced in April 2013 by drummer Joey Jordison, who was still playing with Slip ...
and later of
VIMIC
Vimic is an American heavy metal band consisting of Jed Simon, Kyle Konkiel, Matthew Tarach, Kalen Chase, and Steve Marshall.
History
After Joey Jordison left Slipknot in late 2013, he began focusing on other projects. One of these, Scar the ...
) with the intention of working together, who later became involved in the project. Jordison proposed the band name Sinsaenum, which are a modified
portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of words The trio later added
Attila Csihar
Attila Csihar (; born 29 March 1971), also sometimes known as Void, is a Hungarian extreme metal vocalist, best known for his vocal work in Norwegian black metal band Mayhem and American drone-doom project Sunn O))). Author Ian Christe descr ...
(of Norwegian
black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw ( lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an em ...
band
Mayhem
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* Mayhem (crime), a type of crime
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Aborym
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and
Sunn O)))
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) and Sean Zatorsky of American death/
groove metal
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group
Dååth
Dååth is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta. Their music incorporates styles such as death metal, industrial metal, and some traces of gypsy jazz.
History
Dååth was started by Eyal Levi and Mike Kameron, who had been playing in ...
as dual lead vocalists, in addition to Heimoth from French black metal band Seth on the bass to complete the lineup. The formation of the band was officially announced on 20 May 2016.
Sinsaenum released its self-titled debut
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.
on 6 June 2016, featuring the exclusive track "Death Is the Beginning" and album track "The Forgotten One". After a music video for the song "Splendor and Agony", the band's debut full-length album ''
Echoes of the Tortured
''Echoes of the Tortured'' is the debut album by metal supergroup Sinsaenum. It was released on July 29, 2016.
Background
Guitarist Frédéric Leclercq, who composed all music on the album and co-wrote all lyrics, had some death metal demos bu ...
'' was released by
earMUSIC
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on 29 July 2016. A
lyric video
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was later released for "Anfang des Albtraumes" in August.
In early 2017, the band entered the studio again to begin the process of writing and recording what they dubbed as "Sinsaenum II". It was later announced in summer that year that the band would release a new EP. The EP, entitled ''Ashes'', was scheduled for release on 10 November, featuring new music, previously Japan exclusive bonus tracks, and an alternate mix of the track "Dead Souls" from ''Echoes of the Tortured'', remixed by Frédéric Duquesne of French
nu metal
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group
Mass Hysteria
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. The title track was released with a music video on 29 September 2017. On 27 October, they released the Duquesne mix of "Dead Souls" with a lyric video. Their second album, ''Repulsion for Humanity'', recorded in Sainte-Marthe studio in Paris by Francis Caste, was released in 2018, followed by a European tour. The album differed from the previous work by the presence of groove- and
nu metal
Nu metal (sometimes stylized as nü-metal, sometimes called aggro-metal) is a subgenre of that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop, alternative rock, funk, industrial, and grunge. Nu m ...
sound.
In 2021, drummer Joey Jordison passed away. The band released a statement soon after, paying tribute to their former bandmate while revealing that writing for their third album had already begun, with the finished product to be released in tribute to Jordison.
Band members
Current members
*
Frédéric Leclercq
Frédéric Alexandre "Fred" Leclercq (born 23 June 1978) is a French musician and producer, best known as the former longtime bassist for British power metal band DragonForce. He is currently the guitarist and main songwriter in the death meta ...
– rhythm guitar, keyboards, studio bass (2016–present)
*Stéphane Buriez – lead guitar (2016–present)
*
Attila Csihar
Attila Csihar (; born 29 March 1971), also sometimes known as Void, is a Hungarian extreme metal vocalist, best known for his vocal work in Norwegian black metal band Mayhem and American drone-doom project Sunn O))). Author Ian Christe descr ...
– lead vocals (2016–present)
*Sean Zatorsky – co-lead vocals (2016–present)
*Heimoth (C. Krueger)https://www.facebook.com/heimoth.krueger – bass (2016–present)
Past members
*
Joey Jordison
Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison (April 26, 1975 – July 26, 2021) was an American musician. He was the original drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he was designated #1, as well as the guitarist for the horror punk ...
– drums (2016–2021; his death)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
*''
Echoes of the Tortured
''Echoes of the Tortured'' is the debut album by metal supergroup Sinsaenum. It was released on July 29, 2016.
Background
Guitarist Frédéric Leclercq, who composed all music on the album and co-wrote all lyrics, had some death metal demos bu ...
'' (2016)
*''Repulsion for Humanity'' (2018)
Extended plays
*''Sinsaenum'' (2016)
*''A Taste of Sin'' (2016)
*''Ashes'' (2017)