Sylosis & Whitechapel

A heavy metal double bill at XOYO Birmingham, pairing British melodic death and thrash metal from Sylosis with American deathcore from Whitechapel, with Tribal Gaze also on the bill. The night is built around extreme metal.

Sylosis are a British metal band from Reading, England, playing melodic death metal and thrash metal. Their first album, Conclusion of an Age, was released in 2008, and the group has built its sound around guitar-led riffs with a thrash edge.

Whitechapel are an American deathcore and death metal band, formed in 2006 in Knoxville. Signed to Metal Blade Records, they released their first album, The Somatic Defilement, in 2007. Their work sits at the heavier, more brutal end of the genre, combining death metal vocals and dense riffing with deathcore breakdowns.

Tribal Gaze are also on the bill. XOYO Birmingham is the venue for this concert, and the evening suits listeners who want to hear two bands from different metal traditions, one British and melodic, the other American and deathcore, on the same night.