Synthetic Breed

Synthetic Breed originated as a four-piece industrial death metal band with Vincent Zylstra and Reza Nasseri on lead guitars, Jonas Bahlo on bass guitar and Mark Condello on lead vocals. Nick Bose on drums joined and left the band a number of times, but never actually played drums live. By March 2004 Daniel Luttick became their drummer. The line up lasted two shows: after the show at EV's Metalfest, the band played one more show at the Green Room in Melbourne before Condello left the band. In October 2004 Synthetic Breed were on stage with Nasseri also on vocal duties, but on 13 April 2005 Callan Hughes joined on lead vocals for his first show with the band. Synthetic Breed supported Swedish metal group Arch Enemy on their Australian tour.{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193949/http://loudside.com/music/artists/Synthetic%20Breed/ | url = http://loudside.com/music/artists/Synthetic%20Breed/ | title = Synthetic Breed | work = Loudside.com |archive-date = 30 September 2007 | accessdate = 9 February 2020 | editor = Eric Nielsen }}{{cite web | url=http://thedwarf.com.au/nd/interviews/synthetic_breed_energy_and_musical_catharsis

| title=Synthetic Breed - Energy and musical catharsis

| author=L, Josh

| website=thedwarf.com.au

| publication-date=26 November 2005

| via=National Library of Australia

| archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080811084149/http://thedwarf.com.au/nd/interviews/synthetic_breed_energy_and_musical_catharsis

| archive-date=11 August 2008

| access-date=7 February 2020 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

The Australian group released their second extended play, Fractured, in November 2005. David Stonehouse of The Sydney Morning Herald, described their style as "Psychotic blasts of biomechanical fury, pulsing poly-rhythms and metronomic precision".{{Cite news|last=Stonehouse|first=David|title=The eyes, and ears, have it|date=22 October 2005|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|page=13}} thedwarf.com.au{{'}}s Josh L observed, "While most bands would try dominating the local scene before taking on the world, Synthetic Breed seem like a band that have firmly set their goals and know what route they plan to take in order to achieve them." After an appearance at the With Full Force Festival (Leipzig, Germany) in 2006,{{Cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=48456 |title=Band list for With Full Force 2006 |access-date=1 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001002541/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=48456 |archive-date=1 October 2007 |url-status=dead }} Nasseri left and was eventually replaced by Darcy Mildren on guitar.

The band signed with Faultline Records for the release of debut full-length album, Catatonic (April 2008).{{Cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=32240|title=Synthetic Breed Sign To Faultline Records|website=metalunderground.com|access-date=2020-02-07}} Justin Donnelly of MediaSearch compared it to their earlier extended plays, "the melodic component of the songs has definitely improved, with the layered vocal performances sounding more thought out and defining, rather than simply sounding like an afterthought that counterbalances the heavier side of the band’s sound."{{cite web | url=http://www.mediasearch.com.au/music/cdreviews/syntheticbreed-album.html

| title=Synthetic Breed – Catatonic

| author=Donnelly, Justin

| website=Mediasearch

| publication-date=4 April 2008

| via=National Library of Australia

| archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080403130100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/63544/20080404-0001/www.mediasearch.com.au/music/cdreviews/syntheticbreed-album.html

| url-status=dead

| archive-date=3 April 2008

| access-date=7 February 2020 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} During that year Mildren departed and the band returned to a four-piece.

Synthetic Breed released their second full-length album, Perpetual Motion Machine, in October 2010 while they were on a live performance hiatus.{{cite web |url=http://www.syntheticbreed.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=22&cntnt01dateformat=%25a%2C%20%25d%20%25b%20%25Y&cntnt01returnid=75 |title=Synthetic Breed - SB Home |website=www.syntheticbreed.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217024647/http://www.syntheticbreed.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=22&cntnt01dateformat=%25a%2C%20%25d%20%25b%20%25Y&cntnt01returnid=75 |archive-date=2011-02-17}} Buzz Magazine Australia{{'}}s Rod Whitfield rated it at four out-of five stars and compared it to their previous studio album, "it's probably best to view the new record in isolation, and try your utmost not to compare... their quirky and unique trademarks are still present in droves, but the changes go beyond the mere cosmetic."{{cite web | url=http://buzzmagazine.com.au/syntheticbreedperpetual/

| title=Synthetic Breed – Perpetual Motion Machine

| author=Whitfield, Rod

| website=Buzz Magazine

| year=2011

| via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120322125106/http://buzzmagazine.com.au/syntheticbreedperpetual/

| archive-date=22 March 2012

| access-date=7 February 2020 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Synthetic Breed undertook the Perpetual Motion Machine tour across Australia in 2011.{{cite web | url=http://www.bmamag.com/articles/tidbits/20110801-perpetual-motion-tour/index.html

| title=Perpetual Motion Tour

| author=Winterflood, Julia

| website=BMag

| publication-date=2 August 2011

| via=National Library of Australia

| archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20141026130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/115061/20141027-0000/www.bmamag.com/articles/tidbits/20110801-perpetual-motion-tour/index.html

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| archive-date=26 October 2014

| access-date=7 February 2020 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} For the tour both Bahlo and Hughes departed and were replaced by Luke Thiel (bass guitar) and Mares Refalaeda (vocals) respectively.{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060103/http://got-djent.com/content/synthetic-breed-announce-lineup-changes | url = http://got-djent.com/content/synthetic-breed-announce-lineup-changes | title = Synthetic Breed announce lineup changes! | author = Synthetic Breed | date = 28 June 2011 | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | accessdate = 9 February 2020 }} Refalaeda co-wrote the track, "Zero Degrees Freedom", with Luttick and Zylstra for the EP of the same name, which was issued in May 2012.{{cite web | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) - Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | title = 'Zero Degrees Freedom' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=zero+degrees+freedom | accessdate = 14 February 2020 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'{{cite news | url = https://issuu.com/heavymusicmagazine/docs/heavy02_binder1 | title = Synthetic Breed Mares Refalaeda | last = Croxford | first = Kim | work = Heavy Music Magazine | issue = 2 | page = 49 | orig-year = 2012 | date = 17 September 2016 | accessdate = 14 February 2020 }} Whitfield, now writing for Beat Magazine, caught up with the group in early 2012, "Their lineup is solid and strong, after a period of instability, and the last twelve months has seen them sign to an American label, re-release their first two albums Stateside and traverse our mighty nation several times. The way ahead now seems very clear, and the next 12 months looks to be even more hectic for this world class Australian heavy act."{{cite news | url = https://www.beat.com.au/synthetic-breed/ | title = Synthetic Breed | last = Whitfield | first = Rod | work = Beat Magazine | date = May 2012 | accessdate = 13 February 2020 }} In mid-2012 Thiel and Refalaeda left,[got-djent.com/.../synthetic-breed-part-ways-bass-player-and-vocalist "Synthetic Breed Part Ways with Bass Player and Vocalist"] and by September Bahlo and Hughes had returned.

Synthetic Breed were working on a third full-length album during 2013.[http://syntheticbreed.com/2012/09/21/synthetic-breed-and-callan-hughes-reunite/ "Synthetic Breed and Callan Hughes Reunite"]{{cite web | url=http://scenemagazine.com.au/music/rock/synthetic-breed-return-to-glory

| title=Synthetic Breed – Return to Glory

| author=Darnell, Jessica

| website=Scene Magazine

| publication-date=13 November 2013

| via=National Library of Australia

| archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140204162635/http://scenemagazine.com.au/music/rock/synthetic-breed-return-to-glory

| archive-date=4 February 2014

| access-date=7 February 2020 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} However, their official website showed no new activity from early 2014. By June of that year Zylstra was working on a collaborative album, Project Rogue – Titans, seeking crowdfunding.{{cite web | url = https://www.metalinsider.net/crowdfunding/rogue-records-looking-to-crowdfund-supergroup-compilation-album | title = Rogue Records looking to crowdfund supergroup compilation album | last = Teitelman | first = Bram | work = Metalinsider | date = 3 June 2014 | accessdate = 13 February 2020 }}{{cite news | url = https://www.theprp.com/2014/10/19/news/second-crowdfunding-campaign-launched-for-project-rogue-titans-lamb-of-god-system-of-a-down-etc/ | title = Second Crowdfunding Campaign Launched for Project Rogue-Titans (Lamb of God, System of a Down, Etc.) | last = wookubus | work = The PRP | date = 19 October 2014 | accessdate = 13 February 2020 }} Jonas Bahlo was teaching English and German at a secondary college in Melbourne. By 2015 Refalaeda was a singer-keyboardist for Sydney-based death metal group, Rise of Avernus.{{cite news | url = https://vampster.com/cd-reviews/rise-of-avernus-dramatis-person-ep/ | last = Wögerbauer | first = Christian | work = Vampster | title = Rise of Avernus: Dramatis Personae EP | language = de | date = 14 September 2015 | accessdate = 14 February 2020 }}

• Mark Condello – vocals (2002–04)
• Reza Nasseri – guitar (2002–06)
• Vincent Zylstra – guitar, backing vocals (2002–14)
• Jonas Bahlo – bass guitar, backing vocals (2002–10, 2012–14)
• Nick Bose – drums (2002–04)
• Daniel Luttick – drums (2004–14)
• Callan Hughes – lead vocals (2005–11, 2012–14)
• Darcy Mildren – guitar (2006–08)
• Mares Refalaeda – lead vocals (2011–12)
• Luke Thiel – bass guitar (2011–12)

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• Synthetic Breed (2003)
• Synthetic Breed (Redux, 2007)
• Fractured (November 2005)
• Fractured (Redux, 2007)
• Formulated Chaos (2013)

• With Full Force 2006 - Live in Germany (2007)
• Convergence (Compilation, 2011)
• Zero Degrees Freedom (compilation EP, May 2012)

• Catatonic (April 2008) Faultline Records/AmpHead
• Perpetual Motion Machine (October 2010)

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• {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20140125185804/http://www.syntheticbreed.com/}} archived from [http://www.syntheticbreed.com/ the original] on 25 January 2014, accessed 13 February 2020.

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