CYNICUS

The rock fuel. They perform covers from all genres and all eras of music. From the golden 50s to the most recent hits, they blend the most iconic anthems from Rock’n’roll, Disco, Funk, 80’s pop, 90’s, Grunge, Alternative, Emo, Indie, Hard Rock, even Heavy Metal in a unique way that the audience has no other choice than to start singing and dancing. A party that can last for hours, with own lighting system and P.A they can produce a high-definition sound. Even on big stages we have the easiest set up in order to make the sound engineer’s life ‘boring’. Hybrid drums, no cabins, no stage monitors, only in ears. All instruments directed through the desk avoiding, sound leaks and unnecessary feedback. It sounds like a cd playing, with the ability to control the volume and the balance of the band’s sound. The band is active for 4 years now, having gained the respect of the crowd and of the fellow musicians. Based in Hertfordshire, they have the ability to travel all over the country or even further if needed, to perform. This a 4-piece band, with members having great experience on live gigs, tours, studio recordings on an individual level. A few words about the members of the band. Alex – lead vocals, Rhythm guitar, sound engineering Hades – Lead guitar, backing vocals, sound engineering Dan -Drums, backing vocals, backing tracks operating Neal – Bass Originally from Athens, Greece, Alex is an accomplished singer, songwriter and author. Since 1990, he has performed over 3000 live hours with original, tribute and cover bands across Europe. Throughout his career, Alex has shared the stage with international artists. As a singer of Spitfire has opened for Iron Maiden (12th and 13th of January 1996), Dokken (7th of May 2006), The Scorpions (6th and 8th of July 2009), Wasp, Orange Goblin (6th August 2010), Saxon (7th of April 2011). With Hannibal has opened for The Scorpions (18th of June 2007) , Def Leppard +Whitesnake (1st of July 2008), Nightwish, Nevermore, Annihilator at March Metal Day (8th of March 2008), European Tour with Tarja (ex-Nightwish) in 2012: January 29th – Athens/Greece, February 15th – Lisbon/Portugal, February 16th – Santiago De Compostella/Spain February 18th – Madrid/Spain, February 19th – Barcelona/Spain, February 25th – Eindhoven/Holland March 1st – Zurich/Switzerland, March 2nd – Milan/Italy. Bands in Uk he has co-operated or depped: Hi On Maiden, Saxonized, Gunrunner, Black dog, Rock Candy, Tribe, Brug Sabbath, Afterlife, Bad Monkey driver and of course Cynicus. Hades originally from Athens, Greece, Hades is a London-based musician, vocalist, guitarist, producer and music educator with extensive experience in original and cover bands. He previously fronted progressive metal band Gabriel, performing across London and the UK, releasing the Death Awaits EP and winning the 2016 TBFM Factor. He has also performed and toured professionally as lead guitarist and backing vocalist with Hannibal and has extensive experience performing with cover and function bands. Alongside performing, Hades has worked professionally as a producer, composer and sound designer since 2015. He holds a PhD in Music Production, an MA in Record Production with Distinction, and a BMus in Music Performance and Composition, specialising in jazz guitar and popular music vocals. He currently teaches music at both school and university level, including practical in-studio recording and performance. Dan Wallace is a rock drummer from Stevenage. He is doing also backing vocals. He also operates the backing tracks by using his MacBook. His inspiration comes from legendary rock drummers, such as John Bonham, Keith Moon, Neil Peart, Ginger Baker and Phil Collins. In his teenage years, Dan went to the Thomas Alleyne Academy. There, he started playing drums at the age of 13 and went on to study music at the Hertfordshire College of Music (HCM) in 2015 and the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) in 2017, both of which he gained experience from playing at gigs. The first gigs he played outside of education was with the covers rock band, Tribe. Dan is an original member and co-founder of the band. Equipment: ROLAND-VAD716 (V-DRUMS). Neal Foster is a Bass player with 36 years' playing experience and a solid, groove focused style. Comfortable across rock, funk, indie and pop, from classic covers to modern crowd-pleasers. Reliable, well-rehearsed and used to regular live work, with around 75 live performances across three bands. He joined Cynicus 2 months ago and he is already a part of the family. For the last 3 years he has been co-operating with the band Black Squirrels having over 200 hours of live performances. Back in 2004 he was co-operating with the tribute band Red Hot Chilli Peppers TB. Neal’s equipment is Fender American Precision Bass (main), Sire Marcus Miller M2 5 string and Ernie Ball Music Man Sub 4 as alternates/backups. Markbass 500W combo, Line 6 HX Stomp XL for effects and amp modelling. Indicative songs: 1. LONELY BOY – Black keys 2. I PREDICT A RIOT - Kaiser Chiefs 3. ALL THE SMALL THINGS - Blink 182 4. ROCK N ROLL QUEEN – The subways 5.WICKED GAME – Chris Isaak/Him 6.ENJOY THE SILENCE – Depeche Mode / Linkin Park 7.TAINTED LOVE – Soft sell / Manson 8. SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT - Nirvana 9. U GOT TO FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO PARTY – Beastie boys 10. ARE YOU GONNA BE MY GIRL - Jet 11.OMEN - The Prodigy 12.DISCO MEDLEY: Blue Monday, Spin me right round, Keep me hanging on, Axel F, Daddy cool, Push it , I need to know now if you love me again, Reach out for the sunrise, Billy Jean, 7 nation Army, Personal Jesus, Enter sandman 13.DU HAST – Rammstein 14.MONKEY WRENCH – Foo Fighters 15. IT’S A SIN – Pet Shop Boys 16.KILLIN IN THE NAME – Rage against the machine 17.NUMB – Linkin Park 18.ARIELS - SOAD 19. BON JOVI MEDLEY: Livin on a prayer, You give love a bad name, It’s my life 20. ROCK N ROLL MEDLEY: Lets’s dance, I m a believer, Cmon everybody, Hound dog, Do you love Me, Smokin in the boys room, Hippy shake. 21. SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO – The clash 22. DELILAH – Tom Jones 23. DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER – Oasis 24. SWEET CAROLINE – Rock n roll version 25. HYSTERIA - Muse 26: CLUB FOOT - Kasabian 27. WAR PIGS/PARANOID – Black Sabbath 28.BORN TO BE WILD - Steppenwolf 30. SWEET DREAMS – Eurythmics / Manson 31. ROCK N ROLL ALL NITE – Kiss 32.WHISKEY IN THE JAR – Thin Lizzy 33. HIGHWAY TO HELL – AC / DC 34. ROLLIN IN THE DEEP – Adele 35. FIGURE IT OUT – Royal blood 36. SWEET CHILD O MINE – Guns n Roses 37. TEENAGERS – My Chemical Romanace 38. SOMEBODY TOLD ME – The Killers 39. WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN – Arctic Monkeys 40. SUMMER OF 69 – Bryan Adams