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Glitzine review
From the opening title track, “Crash Theory” Sweet Cyanide sounds like a cross between Hardcore Superstar and Buckcherry, with some more “chart appeal”; lead singer Sal Scoca steals Josh Todd’s sexual innuendos and Jocke Berg’s scratching vocals to introduce this full length with maximum energy. What follows slowly moves towards the pop sideline, with catchy [...]
LA Music Blog review
Recently I was presented with a CD that I will now be adding to the “obsession” playlist on my iPod. On first listen I thought I had accidentally opened my ‘80s playlist. Then I told myself that no, that wasn’t right. It must have been my “chicks dancing in their undies” mix (after all, I [...]
Altsounds review
Hardcore Superstar meet Buckcherry and together they decide it’s time to try and hit the charts. ‘Crash Theory’, the opener of this self-titled album by Sweet Cyanide has the feline scratching vocals of Josh Todd and Jocke Berg; it oozes of sexual energy, but with an added edge that gives them a chance to be [...]
Sweet Cyanide Is All About Tainted Tylenol and a Haunted Studio
Formed out of the ashes of Crashbox and Moment Theory, New York City’s Sweet Cyanide “definitely tried to avoid any similarities to the other bands,” according to vocalist/guitarist Sal Scoca told Noisecreep recently. “We all lost a little bit of hope in those groups and the sound we were putting out there.
“Currently leaning more towards [...]
CosmosGaming
Our Take
Sweet Cyanide hails from New York, New York and bring with them their debut cd, Sweet Cyanide. Fusing many different kinds of music tends to back fire on a band more often then helping them, but that’s not the cases for this band. Fusing pop, punk and even some swing style qualities only adds [...]
Band of the Month/July: Sweet Cyanide
Hardrock Haven
Band of the Month / July: Sweet Cyanide
by John KindredStaff Writer
Sweet Cyanide is a band born in the boroughs of New York City from the remnants of Crashbox and Moment Theory. Merging two halves to equal the whole, vocalist/guitarist Sal Scoca and bassist Angelo Fariello have joined with drummer Mike Bambace and guitarist Joe [...]
Buzzline review
Sweet Cyanide
Taste It by Joshua Parsons
Have you heard of a band called Sweet Cyanide?
Chances are you haven’t. But, then again, chances are you will soon.
Since the band’s origins, which don’t even amount to a year, Sweet Cyanide has been riding a wave of upward momentum traveling so fast, it makes the Planck epoch at [...]
Rock My Monkey review
Well to start off this is a band that truly belonged in the 80’s glam or big hair bands. Yet they have a great amount of talent that with today’s music and yesterday’s powerful sound these guys have become one of my favorite bands right away.
Let’s start off stating that every single track on this [...]
Shockwave Magazine gives 4 out of 5 stars!
With the release of their self-titled debut cd pending, SWEET CYANIDE has poised themselves in a great position to make a charge into the rock world. The date July 7th is one that both Sweet Cyanide and their label Break Down Lane Music will be looking back on fondly for a long time to come.
I [...]
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