The story starts in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico, on May 29th, 2001, when Andrés Mata (Vocals, Guitars), Hernán Sosa (Bass, Backup Vocals) and Antonio Rivera (drums) meet with a great desire of making a band. On 2003, SYN records "Speed Away", a 10-track hard-hitting alternative rock album.

With that, they escalated up to the highest ranks in town, being most requested in the biggest local radio station (EXA 101.9 FM) for 2 weeks, and with Andrés working on music column Decibeles, of the NORESTE newspaper. Andrés then returned to his place of birth, San José, Costa Rica, and got a deal with a nation-wide station, 103 FM Costa Rica, where "Breathe" was ranked high above acts like limpbizkit and Chevelle.

"Speed Away" has sold and spread like fast food in town, it was rated one of the must-have albums on a local radio station (102.7 Stereovida), and rated the best breakthrough local album of 2003.

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Similar Artists

Silverchair, Nirvana, Creed

Influences

Metallica, 3 Doors Down, Fuel, Guns N' Roses, Pink Floyd, Nirvana

Bio

What's a sin? A sin is something forbidden, something that you are not meant to do... it happens when you do something either no one else around you has done before, or when you do something insulting someone else's liberty... SYN started as the only English band in town, the only Alternative Rock band in town... the only genre that was still sacred, therefore the name SYN, because we broke into something sacred, and conquered it.

The story starts in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico, on May 29th, 2001, when Andrés Mata (Vocals, Guitars) and Hernán Sosa (Bass, Backup Vocals) meet with a great desire of making a band. Andrés Mata had a vision from the early 90's of where he wanted to go, but it wasn't until he saw the so-called "new Metallica" on the TV, when he decided to pick up a guitar. It went from there to the year 2001, in McAllen, TX, Andrés would go to a concert that would change his life in just a two-hour span. After witnessing awesome vocal displays by Fuel and 3 Doors Down, Andrés decided he would be singing from now on... and after briefly chatting with the 3DD vocalist, he was fueled up to tune up his voice and start a band.

Earlier, though, in Poza Rica, Hernán Sosa had been playing with other bands, without getting nowhere. He had played with Antonio Rivera (Drums) in another band which never got any attention. Hernán had started building a following, and was commited to be one of the best players in town. After a call from Hernán and Andrés, Antonio got in th