Zero Degrees Freedom

Zero Degrees Freedom
EP by
Released29 May 2012
Recorded2011
GenresIndustrial metal, progressive metal[1]
Length23:00
LabelSymbiotic
ProducerVincent Zylstra
Synthetic Breed chronology
Perpetual Motion Machine
(2010)
Zero Degrees Freedom
(2012)
Formulated Chaos
(2013)

Zero Degrees Freedom is the third EP by Australian industrial metal band Synthetic Breed. It was released on 29 May 2012, through Symbiotic Records.[2] Four of the five tracks are re-recorded versions of songs from their two albums Catatonic and Perpetual Motion Machine, with "Existence Mechanism" being a re-recording of "Autonomic Deficiency".[3] A lyric video was released for the EP's sole new track, "Dimension Zero".[4] It is the band's only release with Luke Thiel on bass and Mares Refalaeda on vocals.[5] Rod Whitfield wrote for Beat Magazine positively about the band and this EP.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vinn Zylstra and Mares Refalaeda (new lyrics).

No.TitleLength
1."Dimension Zero"5:24
2."Afflictions of Advancement"4:16
3."Resilience"4:22
4."Existence Mechanism"4:32
5."Convergence"4:26
Total length:23:00

Personnel

  • Mares Refalaeda – vocals
  • Vinn Zylstra – guitars, electronics, backing vocals, production
  • Luke Thiel – bass
  • Daniel Luttick – drums, percussion

References

  1. ↑ Bastian (12 May 2012). "Synthetic Breed - Zero Degrees Freedom". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Synthetic Breed Posts New EP "Zero Degrees Freedom" Teaser". Metalunderground.com. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Synthetic Breed Reveals New EP "Zero Degrees Freedom" Track Listing". Metalunderground.com. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Synthetic Breed Releases New Lyric Video For "Dimension Zero"". Metalunderground.com. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Synthetic Breed (28 June 2011). "Synthetic Breed announce lineup changes!". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Whitfield, Rod (May 2012). "Synthetic Breed". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 13 February 2020.