Cynicus 4-Piece covers band performing popular hits from all genres and eras. Top 10s

The rock fuel. They perform covers from all genres and all eras of music. From the golden 50s to the most recent hits, they blend the most iconic anthems from Rock ’n’ Roll, Disco, Funk, 80s Pop, 90s, Grunge, Alternative, Emo, Indie, Hard Rock and even Heavy Metal in a unique way that leaves the audience with no choice but to start singing and dancing.

A party that can last for hours, with their own lighting system and PA, they can produce high-definition sound. Even on big stages, they have an easy setup designed to make the sound engineer’s life ‘boring’. Hybrid drums, no cabinets, no stage monitors, only in-ears. All instruments are directed through the desk, avoiding sound leakage and unnecessary feedback. It sounds like a CD playing, with the ability to control the volume and balance of the band’s sound.

The band has been active for 4 years now, gaining the respect of audiences and fellow musicians.

Based in Hertfordshire, they have the ability to travel all over the country or even further if needed to perform.

This is a 4-piece band, with members who individually have extensive experience in live gigs, touring and studio recording.

Alex – lead vocals, Rhythm guitar, sound engineering

Hades – Lead guitar, backing vocals, sound engineering

Dan -Drums, backing vocals, backing tracks operating

Neal – Bass

Alex is an accomplished singer, songwriter and author. Since 1990, he has performed over 3000 live hours with original, tribute and cover bands across Europe.

Throughout his career, Alex has shared the stage with international artists. As a singer of Spitfire has opened for Iron Maiden (12th and 13th of January 1996), Dokken (7th of May 2006), The Scorpions (6th and 8th of July 2009), Wasp, Orange Goblin (6th August 2010), Saxon (7th of April 2011). With Hannibal has opened for The Scorpions (18th of June 2007) https://youtu.be/M4ExvO6Sy-Y?si=BZqUNv6NhSOrvVFf

https://youtu.be/i8UgEP_6fzs?si=lH7AjHPjpkv2g5Aj ,Def Leppard +Whitesnake (1st of July 2008), Nightwish, Nevermore, Annihilator at March Metal Day (8th of March 2008), European Tour with Tarja (ex-Nightwish) in 2012: January 29th – Athens/Greece, February 15th – Lisbon/Portugal, February 16th – Santiago De Compostella/Spain February 18th – Madrid/Spain, https://youtu.be/4MWAkmV1ZGI?si=CwCoyD15xOUyytt0

February 19th – Barcelona/Spain,

February 25th – Eindhoven/Holland- https://youtu.be/nyyGAYHISis?si=SAzqUlBBJREAbfMI

March 1st – Zurich/Switzerland, March 2nd – Milan/Italy.

Bands in Uk he has co-operated or depped:

Hi On Maiden, Saxonized, Gunrunner, Black dog, Rock Candy, Tribe, Brug Sabbath, Afterlife, Bad Monkey driver and of course Cynicus.

Hades is a London-based musician, vocalist, guitarist, producer and music educator with extensive experience in original and cover bands. He previously fronted progressive metal band Gabriel, performing across London and the UK, releasing the Death Awaits EP and winning the 2016 TBFM Factor. He has also performed and toured professionally as lead guitarist and backing vocalist with Hannibal and has extensive experience performing with cover and function bands.

Alongside performing, Hades has worked professionally as a producer, composer and sound designer since 2015. He holds a PhD in Music Production, an MA in Record Production with Distinction, and a BMus in Music Performance and Composition, specialising in jazz guitar and popular music vocals. He currently teaches music at both school and university level, including practical in-studio recording and performance.

Dan Wallace is a rock drummer from Stevenage. He is doing also backing vocals. He also operates the backing tracks by using his MacBook. His inspiration comes from legendary rock drummers, such as John Bonham, Keith Moon, Neil Peart, Ginger Baker and Phil Collins.

In his teenage years, Dan went to the Thomas Alleyne Academy. There, he started playing drums at the age of 13 and went on to study music at the Hertfordshire College of Music (HCM) in 2015 and the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) in 2017, both of which he gained experience from playing at gigs. The first gigs he played outside of education was with the covers rock band, Tribe.

Dan is an original member and co-founder of the band.

Equipment: ROLAND-VAD716 (V-DRUMS).

Neal Foster is a Bass player with 36 years' playing experience and a solid, groove-focused style. Comfortable across rock, funk, indie and pop, from classic covers to modern crowd-pleasers. Reliable, well-rehearsed and used to regular live work, with around 75 live performances across three bands. For the last 3 years he has been co-operating with the band Black Squirrels having over 200 hours of live performances. Back in 2004 he was co-operating with the tribute band Red Hot Chilli Peppers TB.

Neal’s equipment is Fender American Precision Bass (main), Sire Marcus Miller M2 5-string and Ernie Ball Music Man Sub 4 as alternates/backups. Markbass 500W combo, Line 6 HX Stomp XL for effects and amp modelling.