Heavy Metal/Hard Rock from Germany
Jewelcase, with sticker and OBI strip.
Hailing from Gießen, Germany’s LYNX formed in 2020 and promptly released their first single, Grey Man, on 7” vinyl that same year. The following year, the band released their debut album, Watcher of Skies, on the well-regarded No Remorse Records. The record received due acclaim for its modern recasting of ‘70s hard rock in the orbit of Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, and Blue Öyster Cult.
Of especial note was the addition of Amy Zine in 2022 as vocalist and synth player, expanding LYNX to a quintet. In 2025, original vocalist & guitarist Marvin Kiefer left the band, and one Janni (Eyemaster, ex-Speedbreaker) joined as vocalist & guitarist. In November of that year, the band entered Fat & Holy Studio to record their second full-length.
Recorded live, Trinity of Suns is the “now” sound of LYNX – and one that’s still authentically, powerfully old. That addition of Zine has proven fruitful, for she takes on the majority of the vocals across the album, giving the record a tender-yet-tough touch that deepens the quintet’s already estimable dynamics. To that, LYNX focused on expanding their strengths – longer tracks, more varied songwriting, and nuanced arrangements – rendering Trinity of Suns a kaleidoscopic song cycle steeped in the ‘70s. For sure, they can still rock as hard as anyone, but with increasingly deft pacing – both in when to pull back (and push forward) as well more-emphatic folk embellishments – the moody emotion that’s been simmering in the LYNX sound all along truly takes flight. The shift from Marvin to Amy, coupled with the decision to record live, gives Trinity of Suns a remarkably fresh touch.
LYNX draw from a deep well – the golden era of rock and metal to early proto-metal acts, progressive rock legends such as Genesis and Pink Floyd to early blues- and folk-infused hard rock – and what they bring up is veritable gold. Bask in the glow of Trinity of Suns!
GPSR:
Dying Victims Productions
Florian Grill
Jenckestrasse 17
45145 Essen
