From Under The Counter: The Syndrome - Self-titled demo
The Syndrome is a local band that
holds a special place in my music
life. I know the trio quite well now
and even play in a band called Bike
Cop with its frontman John Lamont
– Johnny Edge as some call him.
Backed also by Jacob Hudecki and Ryan Kelly on bass and drums respectively, they play a straightforward hardcore punk style full of energy and not lacking whatsoever in tightness. The guys are also special to me, however, because they were one of the first true punk bands that I had ever seen live.
Now, I say true punk because I had not been active in the way of local shows at the time I was still living back at home outside of Windsor.
I specifically had never truly seen a real house show until I witnessed The Syndrome play in the city’s infamous Holden House alongside some local acts named ADHD, Hellraiser and Suppressulant. While these bands and the Windsor punk scene as a whole eventually became special to me, The Syndrome really stuck out as a fast, old school hardcore punk band from London that I could not wait to see again.
I knew nothing about London at the time and didn’t bother to ask because I was intimidated by everyone at the show due to Holden’s fairly remote location in Windsor and its crowd of vagrants, punks, skinheads and skateboard crews.
Little did I know that I would eventually form a lasting bond with a good chunk of these people in the years to follow. At the time, it was just incredible to see a basement full of people enjoying music the way it should be enjoyed.
The Syndrome played this place quite a bit because London didn’t have many venues for them and not much of a cohesive punk scene as far as I knew. Theywere surprisingly young and had been active since 2009, making their mere existence quite a feat itself for a punk band.
It has always been a running joke with the guys that they will never have their shit together to release an EP or play shows outside of Windsor and London, but most of that changed when they dropped Demo last April.
After months and months of delays from late 2013 and onwards, the band’s recordings finally surfaced and were unleashed unto the scene with positive reception. It’s four of The Syndrome’s best and most impressive songs, though more were recorded during these sessions with Jamie Problem, longtime punk’er in Hamilton.
While I can’t say that The Syndrome’s future is certain, the band is definitely one of London’s proudest punk exports in my opinion, and they are not the kind of band you want to miss. The guys are, by all of the definitions that I could see, the best example of what a punk band should consist of. You can listen to the self-titled demo at: thesyndrome519.bandcamp.com/releases.
Backed also by Jacob Hudecki and Ryan Kelly on bass and drums respectively, they play a straightforward hardcore punk style full of energy and not lacking whatsoever in tightness. The guys are also special to me, however, because they were one of the first true punk bands that I had ever seen live.
Now, I say true punk because I had not been active in the way of local shows at the time I was still living back at home outside of Windsor.
I specifically had never truly seen a real house show until I witnessed The Syndrome play in the city’s infamous Holden House alongside some local acts named ADHD, Hellraiser and Suppressulant. While these bands and the Windsor punk scene as a whole eventually became special to me, The Syndrome really stuck out as a fast, old school hardcore punk band from London that I could not wait to see again.
I knew nothing about London at the time and didn’t bother to ask because I was intimidated by everyone at the show due to Holden’s fairly remote location in Windsor and its crowd of vagrants, punks, skinheads and skateboard crews.
Little did I know that I would eventually form a lasting bond with a good chunk of these people in the years to follow. At the time, it was just incredible to see a basement full of people enjoying music the way it should be enjoyed.
The Syndrome played this place quite a bit because London didn’t have many venues for them and not much of a cohesive punk scene as far as I knew. Theywere surprisingly young and had been active since 2009, making their mere existence quite a feat itself for a punk band.
It has always been a running joke with the guys that they will never have their shit together to release an EP or play shows outside of Windsor and London, but most of that changed when they dropped Demo last April.
After months and months of delays from late 2013 and onwards, the band’s recordings finally surfaced and were unleashed unto the scene with positive reception. It’s four of The Syndrome’s best and most impressive songs, though more were recorded during these sessions with Jamie Problem, longtime punk’er in Hamilton.
While I can’t say that The Syndrome’s future is certain, the band is definitely one of London’s proudest punk exports in my opinion, and they are not the kind of band you want to miss. The guys are, by all of the definitions that I could see, the best example of what a punk band should consist of. You can listen to the self-titled demo at: thesyndrome519.bandcamp.com/releases.
