Transitioning as an artist from a genre like pop music into heavy metal can be quite the challenge – for someone like a vocalist in Skye Sweetnam, it felt as if she found her calling with that said transition. Having been at this gig for nearly 2 decades, forming the Canadian metal outfit Sumo Cyco in the last 10 years allowed Skye to channel everything within herself to put her artistic visions out there. Now on the verge of dropping the 3rd studio album “Initiation”, Skye speaks with us about the development and writing processes that took place leading up to the release. Along with bandmates Matt Drake, Matt Trozzi, and Oscar Anesetti, this quartet have really come together and have asserted themselves in the metallic and new wave punk-rock sound they have manifested over the years. We also get the chance to talk about the different themes that came into the light within the new music, and how this album opened up new pathways for each individual in the band to continue to grow. Skye has been through plenty at the same time, which also means taking everything she has learned throughout the music industry and applying that experience into what she loves doing the most – being the best she can be, and lastly, being herself in the music she continues to write within Sumo Cyco. Tune into our conversation with Skye and stick around until the end of the episode as we get the opportunity to put her on the “Hot Seat” as she tries to guess the lyrics to her own songs that trace back, waaay back to her days in pop. Sumo Cyco's new album “Initiation” unleashes May 7 on Napalm Records.Stay connected with Sumo Cyco, visit: https://sumo-cyco.myshopify.com/, https://www.facebook.com/sumocyco, and https://www.instagram.com/sumocyco/Stay connected with IUF, visit: https://interviewunderfire.com/