- BIOGRAPHY -
Cypher16 are a young, innovative and refreshingly original rock band who harness metal and a hint of industrial to create a truly massive sound. The band have toured in seventeen countries including multiple tours of China and India, playing shows and festivals with the likes of Amaranthe, Fear Factory, Children Of Bodom, Behemoth, Lamb Of God and Slayer, and have released two albums and three EPs, garnering significant radio, press and hundreds of thousands of streams / views worldwide.
The band are excited to announce the release of their second album, which was finished at Abbey Road Studios in London in December 2019 and released May 2023; It's A Long Way Back (From This Road), as well as four blistering brand new singles, out now.
Read on to delve into the history and discography of Cypher16:
Cypher16's debut EP 'Determine' was released in April 2013 by Metal Hammer Magazine and has received further rave reviews in anticipation of the debut album, supported by their inaugural performance at Bloodstock Festival, featuring SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX and many more.
2014 saw 'The March Of Nations' run, which covered ten countries around the world (including China), and numerous festivals such as HAMMERFEST (Soilwork/Kreator/Overkill), TRONDHEIM METAL FEST (Behemoth/Devin Townsend/At The Gates) and MIDI FESTIVAL (Fear Factory/Wayne Static). The band also hit the studio to record the long awaited debut album, with renowned producer Romesh Dodangoda (Motorhead/ Bullet For My Valentine/ Funeral For A Friend).
In 2015 Cypher16 joined AMARANTHE on a tour which included shows in Sweden, Finland and Estonia. This was shortly followed up by a monster 17-date second tour in CHINA, including festivals headlined by The Scorpions and Killswitch Engage.
In October 2015, the band released their debut album ‘The Great Surveyor’, produced by Romesh Dodangoda (Motorhead, Bullet For My Valentine, Bring Me The Horizon).
METAL HAMMER MAGAZINE'S editor Alex Milas called it:
“Crushing joy from one of metal’s truly pioneering bands”
POWERPLAY MAGAZINE gave the record 10/10 and said Cypher16 are:
"...undoubtedly one of the most exciting young acts in Britain right now... Cypher16 look set to drop one of the most extraordinary releases of the year".
In 2016 the band performed again at HAMMERFEST 2016, with Cradle of Filth, Exodus and many more. After this they returned to headline The Underworld in London, before heading out on tour with AMARANTHE once more, this time to Norway. After that a London support with SOILWORK before the band announced they would head to the USA and CANADA for a 24-date supporting AMARANTHE.
After touring in the US and CANADA in 2017 with AMARANTHE, Cypher16 released the long-awaited video for 'Open The Dark Door'. The video was filmed at the Natural History Museum in London (the only band who have ever been allowed to film such a video at the museum), achieving over 100,000 views to date and climbing.
In 2018 the band played their biggest headline show to date, at London's Islington Academy and then travelled to Gothenburg, Sweden to begin recording the follow up to their debut album. Working with Jakob Herrmann (Machine Head / Anthrax), the album was mixed by Jacob Hasen (Volbeat) in Ribe, Denmark, and mastered at Abbey Road in London, England in 2019.
- DISCOGRAPHY -
2020 - Single
Push Through The Water
2015 - Album
The Great Surveyor
2013 - EP
Determine
2011 - EP
The Metaphorical Apocalypse
2008 - EP
The Man Of The Black Abyss
- LYRICS -
- VIDEO -
- PRESS -
Metal Hammer - Alex Milas - (Ex) Editor
"Crushing joy from one of metal’s truly pioneering bands"
PowerPlay Magazine
"...undoubtedly one of the most exciting young acts in Britain right now...Cypher16 look set to drop one of the most extraordinary releases of the year".
Metal Hammer Magazine - Stephen Hill
"Cypher16 have a career most bands would be satisfied with after releasing four or five albums on an established label... they might be new to you, but they’ve nothing to prove to anyone"
PowerPlay Magazine - Glenn Butler (Reviewing The Underworld, London)
"What an incredible show from this amazingly talented quartet. Cypher16 made the evening look easy, yet it is their constant hard work, determination and bucket-loads of talent that has afforded them this luxury and everyone who was at this gig could testify to this fact"
- GALLERY -
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USA / CANADA 2017
PROMOTIONAL 2016
CHINA 2014 2015
USA 2009
NORWAY 2016
SWEDEN / ESTONIA / FINLAND 2015
INDIA 2010 - 2012
UK - OVER THE YEARS
- PAST DATES -
2020 Postponed:
May 28 - Tröllhatten, Sweden - Backstage Rock Bar
May 29 - Sveg, Sweden - Storön Sveg
Sep 04 - London, UK - The Underworld
2019:
Sep 28 - Trondheim, Norway - Hjorten Scene
Sep 27 - Oslo, Norway - Vaterland
Jun 08 - London, UK - O2 Academy Islington
Feb 22 - Oxford, UK - O2 Academy Oxford
2018:
Feb 17 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy Birmingham - HRH Metal w/ Alestorm
Feb 16 - London, UK - O2 Academy Islington
Feb 15 - Manchester, UK - Night People
2017 - Tour with Amaranthe
Mar 11 - Reading, PA, USA - Reverb
Mar 10 - Asbury Park, NJ, USA - House Of Independents
Mar 09 - Baltimore, USA - Soundstage
Mar 08 - New York, NY, USA - The Marlin Room
Mar 07 - Montreal, QC, Canada - Corona Theatre
Mar 05 - Toronto, Canada - The Opera House
Mar 04 - Pittsburg, USA - The Rex Theater
Mar 03 - Ft. Wayne, IN, USA - The Hub
Mar 02 - ArlingtonHeights, IL, USA - Home Bar
Mar 01 - Minneapolis, USA - The Cabooze
Feb 27 - Edmonton, AB, Canada - Sarlite Room
Feb 26 - Calgary, AB, Canada - Marquee Beer Market
Feb 24 - Boise, ID, USA - Knitting Factory
Feb 23 - Spokane, WA, USA - Knitting Factory
Feb 22 - Seattle, WA, USA - Studio Seven
Feb 20 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - Belasco
Feb 19 - San Francisco, CA, USA - Social Hall SF
Feb 18 - Las Vegas, NV, USA - Vinyl
Feb 15 - Salt Lake City, UT, USA - In The Venue
Feb 14 - Englewood, CO, USA - Gothic Theatre
Feb 12 - San Antonio, TX, USA - Paper Tiger
Feb 11 - Dallas, TX, USA - Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
Feb 10 - Houston, TX, USA - Scout Bar
2016:
Aug 25 - London, UK - The Underworld
May 22 - Trondheim, Norway - w/ Amaranthe
May 21 - Sandvika, Norway - w/ Amaranthe
May 20 - Mandal, Norway - w/ Amaranthe
May 19 - Stavanger, Norway - w/ Amaranthe
May 18 - Bergen, Norway - w/ Amaranthe
May 07 - London, UK - The Underworld
Mar 14 - Wales, UK - Hammerfest w/ Cradle Of Filth + Exodus
2015
May 03 - Beijing, China - MIDI Festival w/ Killswitch Engage
May 02 - Zhenjiang, China - Long River Festival w/ The Scorpions
May 01 - Chongqing, China
April 30 - Chengdu, China
April 27 - Changji, China
April 23 - Yinchuan, China
April 22 - Tiayuan, China
April 21 - Jinan, China
April 20 - Linyi, China
April 19 - Rizhao, China
April 18 - Qingdao, China
April 17 - Zibo, China
April 15 - Weifang, China
April 14 - Binzhou, China
April 13 - Cangzhou, China
April 12 - Tangshan, China
April 11 - Tianjin, China
Feb 15 - Turku, Finland - Klubi w/ Amaranthe
Feb 14 - Helsinki, Finland - The Circus w/ Amaranthe
Feb 13 - Seinäjoki, Finland - Rytmikoriaamo w/ Amaranthe
Feb 12 - Jyväskylä, Finland - Lutakko w/ Amaranthe
Feb 11 - Tampere, Finland - Pakkahoune w/ Amaranthe
Feb 10 - Tallinn, Estonia - w/ Amaranthe
2014
Oct 10 - Tangshan, China
Oct 09 - Taiyuan, China
Oct 08 - Zhengzhou, China
Oct 07 - Changzi, China
Oct 06 - Handan, China
Oct 05 - Huairou, China
Oct 03 - MIDI Festival w/ Fear Factory
Mar 14 - Wales, UK - Hammerfest 2014 - w/ Soilwork, Overkill + Kreator
2013:
Aug - Bloodstock, Derbyshire, UK - w/ Slayer, Gojira + Lamb Of God
2012:
Oct 21 - Blitzkreig, Rendezvous Festival, IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India
Oct 19 - Fireball Festival w/ Dawn Of Demise, Guwahati, India
Oct 16 - Kolkata, India
Oct 13 - The Great Indian October Festival w/ Children of Bodom, Bangalore, India
Feb 17 - Deepwoods Fesival, Chennai, India
2011:
Sep 25 - Guitar Clinic, Mumbai, India
Sep 24 - Chennai, India
Sep 23 - Bangalore, India
Sep 22 - Guitar Clinic, Bangalore, India
Sep 19 - New Delhi, India
Sep 18 - Mumbai, India
Jun 02 - Weymouth, UK - Finns
May 28 - Birmingham, UK - The Asylum 2
May 26 - Harlow, UK - The Square
2010:
Oct 24 - Great Indian October Festival w/ Lacuna Coil
Oct 23 - Bangalore, India
2009:
Nov 06 - Mumbai, India
Nov 05 - Pune, India
Nov 04 - Goa, India
Nov 02 - Bangalore, India
Nov 01 - Bangalore, India
Oct 31 - Goa, India