The SixxiS for Prog Rock

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The Atlanta based band, The SixxiS, have been on the rise for quite some time now and described as “New prog at stars and stripes.” (Rockerilla, Italy 201). Having spent a great deal of time on the ro4ad, both in the US and Western Europe, supporting legendary Prog-Rock bands, such as Wishbone Ash, Spocks Beard, as well as one of the biggest Rock power trios around today, The Winery Dogs, The SixxiS have captivated their audiences with not only their technical skills, but also with the overall power that their show delivers. Being personally selected by Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold, Winery Dogs) to fill a slot in the Progressive Nation 2014 cruise, along with being featured on the season premiere of Une Dose 2 Metal (the leading Rock/Metal music program on French television), The SixxiS have been adding to their repertoire of international appearances in front of major audiences. The SixxiS are currently preparing for a US and Canadian tour with the legendary Al Jourgensen and his band Ministry. A 2015 fall tour in the US and Europe is also in the works.

The music of The SixxiS presents a core sound of different influences coated in a powerful, heavy, seductive, and emotional shell of sound; with reminiscents of Rush, Muse, Soundgarden, Opeth, Dream Theater, and Alice in Chains. The members’ musical backgrounds allow them the opportunity to toy with time signatures and syncopation, to grasp the magnetism of robust dynamics, and to focus on the individual mastery of each respective instrument, while continuing to be a cohesive whole. The dramatic lyrics demand attention from listeners, as they are the messages of a soul crying out for spiritual awakening and awareness. The combination of haunting melodies, soaring vocal harmonies, distorted guitars, and a truly “powerhouse” rhythm section of drums and bass make The SixxiS sound so unique and truly unforgettable. This diversity of musical influences allows the band, while performing live, to play to a wider audience, capturing fans with fantastic electric performances, as well as equally impressive acoustic shows. In a 2013 interview with online “They were something that many bands are not these days– they were interesting and therefore worthy of a listen” (DaBelly.com 2013)

The SixxiS are now touring to support their first full length release entitled Hollow Shrine, produced by 3-time Grammy Award winning producer, David Bottrill (Tool, Muse, Mudvayne, and Stone Sour). This 10 song album has been garnering amazing reviews overseas and delivers on its’ critical acclaim. Hollow Shrine is said to be “A multiform album that shows good things and let us hope about a new prog rock era.” (Metal Hammer, Italy 2014) The SixxiS play music for the sake of music; its’s all about relating the emotions, and this is agreed upon by all members of the band. It’s that kind of musicianship, that kind of chemistry, that lightning in a bottle type of element that makes The SixxiS who they are.
Homepage: http://www.thesixxis.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSixxiS
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thesixxis
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesixxis

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black_diamond Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 07 2011 Location: AU Status: Offline Points: 1242	Topic: The SixxiS for Prog Rock Posted: July 11 2015 at 20:26
	The Atlanta based band, The SixxiS, have been on the rise for quite some time now and described as “New prog at stars and stripes.” (Rockerilla, Italy 201). Having spent a great deal of time on the ro4ad, both in the US and Western Europe, supporting legendary Prog-Rock bands, such as Wishbone Ash, Spocks Beard, as well as one of the biggest Rock power trios around today, The Winery Dogs, The SixxiS have captivated their audiences with not only their technical skills, but also with the overall power that their show delivers. Being personally selected by Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold, Winery Dogs) to fill a slot in the Progressive Nation 2014 cruise, along with being featured on the season premiere of Une Dose 2 Metal (the leading Rock/Metal music program on French television), The SixxiS have been adding to their repertoire of international appearances in front of major audiences. The SixxiS are currently preparing for a US and Canadian tour with the legendary Al Jourgensen and his band Ministry. A 2015 fall tour in the US and Europe is also in the works. The music of The SixxiS presents a core sound of different influences coated in a powerful, heavy, seductive, and emotional shell of sound; with reminiscents of Rush, Muse, Soundgarden, Opeth, Dream Theater, and Alice in Chains. The members’ musical backgrounds allow them the opportunity to toy with time signatures and syncopation, to grasp the magnetism of robust dynamics, and to focus on the individual mastery of each respective instrument, while continuing to be a cohesive whole. The dramatic lyrics demand attention from listeners, as they are the messages of a soul crying out for spiritual awakening and awareness. The combination of haunting melodies, soaring vocal harmonies, distorted guitars, and a truly “powerhouse” rhythm section of drums and bass make The SixxiS sound so unique and truly unforgettable. This diversity of musical influences allows the band, while performing live, to play to a wider audience, capturing fans with fantastic electric performances, as well as equally impressive acoustic shows. In a 2013 interview with online “They were something that many bands are not these days– they were interesting and therefore worthy of a listen” (DaBelly.com 2013) The SixxiS are now touring to support their first full length release entitled Hollow Shrine, produced by 3-time Grammy Award winning producer, David Bottrill (Tool, Muse, Mudvayne, and Stone Sour). This 10 song album has been garnering amazing reviews overseas and delivers on its’ critical acclaim. Hollow Shrine is said to be “A multiform album that shows good things and let us hope about a new prog rock era.” (Metal Hammer, Italy 2014) The SixxiS play music for the sake of music; its’s all about relating the emotions, and this is agreed upon by all members of the band. It’s that kind of musicianship, that kind of chemistry, that lightning in a bottle type of element that makes The SixxiS who they are. Homepage: http://www.thesixxis.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSixxiS Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thesixxis Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesixxis

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5820	Posted: December 19 2015 at 15:12
	Well, they're on Proggnosis: http://www.proggnosis.com/ARTIST_DETAIL.aspx?AID=11566, so I guess they need looking into. You really need to specify a sub genre in the titles that you give to your suggestions...Otherwise they will simply get missed - like this one has. Anyhow, here's a full stream of their latest album 'Hollow Shrine', courtesy of 'Prog' magazine: http://www.teamrock.com/news/2014-09-15/the-sixxis-stream-hollow-shrine. There's a few tracks from the 2013 self-titled debut on soundcloud too: https://soundcloud.com/the-sixxis. I actually flagged this band as a possible Crossover candidate in a reply to a promotional post for them that glassonyonpr did in the Get The Word Out Forum back in Sept 2014...but that slipped under the radar too! I even added them to progfreak in readiness for an evaluation back then...http://progfreak.com/The-Sixxis-159784.html. That post I did in the Get The Word Out forum contained a link to their two albums on spotify, so I'll reproduce that here too: https://play.spotify.com/artist/18xbr34a13xOy49OXmtly3. OK...That should do for now.

aapatsos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 9226	Posted: December 26 2015 at 12:34
	OK - had a quick listen, does not strike me as prog rock but I guess you could give it a try for Crossover. Not enough heaviness to consider it to the HP team Please rephrase thread title ("for Crossover")