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Ondergronds Kabaal S1E2

Het is koud en mistig buiten, het perfecte weer voor een portie black metal. Er staat dan ook vooral veel black metal in de playlist van deze aflevering van Ondergronds Kabaal. Dit keer ook iets meer tracks uit oude doos en niet alleen maar nieuw werk, daar hebben ten slotte de Tiplijst al voor. Verder hebben we het over onzin, waarom platen beter zijn dan Spotify,  en draaien we een verzoekje van Vidarr. 

Zelf een track aandragen? Of wil je meedoen met de uitzending? Laat het ons weten! 

Tracklist:
Beenkerver – De Dromer
Vidarr – Eternal Suffering
Inhume – Unforeseen Annihilation
None Shall Fall – The Last Time
Terzij de Horde – Cheiron
Shagor – Afschynsel
Gorefest – For the Masses
Undawn – Dear Son

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WMB 2025 – Mini Interview met: Jormungandr

De tweede vooronde dit jaar vond afgelopen vrijdag, 18 januari plaats in de Pit, Terneuzen. Jormungandr ging er met de winst vandoor. Met de winst van Inherited vorig jaar was te verwachten dat er vanuit Zeeland weer een nieuwe jonge band op zou staan om het stokje over te nemen. Wie zijn deze gasten uit Zeeland? Check hier het mini interview met de winnaars van de Zeeuwse voorronde!

Wie zijn jullie, wat doen jullie en waar zouden mensen jullie van kunnen kennen?

Wij zijn Jørmungandr, een hardcore trash band uit zeeuws-vlaanderen (zeeland)

We zijn met 4 man en samen met de andere lokale bands zoals Inherrited en Unchained doen we ons best om de scene in takt te houden.

Hoe zag jullie voorbereiding eruit voor de metalbattle?

We hebben geprobeerd zo veel mogelijk samen te komen om de set zo strak mogelijk te krijgen en te kijken wat er aangepast moest worden, ook namen we onze tijd om bijvoorbeeld socials en de performance te bespreken. 

Hoe ging het optreden?

Heb je wat aan de tips en tops die je hebt gekregen van de jury?

De voorrondes is tot nu toe ons optreden waar wij en ook zeker het publiek de meeste energie gegeven heeft, ook speelden we hoe we wilden spelen en is hetgene waar we op geoefend hebben goed uitgepakt. De tips en tops die we gekregen hebben komen zeker van pas, we gaan nu dus zeker ons best doen om doormiddel van deze tips en tops ons klaar te maken voor de halve finale

Als jullie niet gewonnen hadden, wie had er volgens jullie moeten winnen?

De behaalde punten van de bands zaten zo dicht bij elkaar dat je op basis van hoe goed iedereen speelde je niet kan kiezen.

Dit gezegd hebbende zouden we het onze vrienden van Unchained heel erg gegund hebben, omdat ze nog niet vaak opgetreden hebben, maar heel strak speelde met een mooie show.

Wat kunnen we van jullie verwachten tijdens de halve finale?

We gaan hard aan de slag om het een onvergetelijke show te maken en ons spel en performance nog verder te verbeteren waar dat nodig is. Ook zullen we de zelfde energie van ons en het publiek meenemen naar Barendrecht!!!

Check Jormungandr verder op Instagram en Facebook, en tot de halve finale!

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Montany

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Montany

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Montany is a well-established name in the Dutch metal scene that has gained quite a reputation beyond their national borders as well. The band, consisting of Patrick van Maurik (Reviver (NL), Hellrock (FR)), Dirk Hoek (Cronus, Half Om), Tim Ruttenberg (Eager) and Marcel Chaudron (Causes of Puo), plays melodic metal with an emphasis on catchy songs, well-balanced rhythms and strong melodies. Montany’s music is created by musicians with a wide spectrum of musical tastes and influences of not only metal, but pop, rock and other music styles as well. Experimenting is a factor as each song contributes in its own unique manner to the distinctive sound of the band.

Live
On stage, Montany is best described as a well-oiled machine where enthusiasm, professionalism and experience are combined in a solid performance and with their extensive experience on Dutch and foreign stages, makes the heart of many metal-fans beat faster. The stage performance and catchy songs are very accessible so that even the non-metal / rock fans can get excited about the band’s performances and compositions. Throughout its career, Montany has played a number shows in venues and various festivals in the Netherlands and abroad, including Noordschok festival, Dijk Rock, Haringrock and Heavy Metal Maniacs Festival (Germany + the Netherlands). The band has also been welcomed on numerous radio stations to interview and to perform live.

World of Dreams
Their biggest achievement “World of Dreams” received favourable reviews in the German fanzine “Heavy oder was?”, amongst others. This recognition drew the attention of Hamburg Germany’s record-label LMP (Limb Music Productions). To which the band signed a contract for the release of their debut album.

Discography
Familiarity with the recording studio is something Montany knows well. Already in the winter of 2001, and after several recordings in different formations, the band, under the aegis of producer Uwe Lulis, recorded its debut album in the “Black Solaris Studios” in Frankfurt, Germany. The album titled “New Born Day” was released by LMP in early summer of 2002. On the adjacent promotional campaign in conjunction with Rhapsody (Italy), the band received much media attention especially from countries such as Germany and Italy with thereafter performances in the Netherlands and Germany followed. Since 2004, the band members have participated individually in different projects only to reunite in 2011. During the winter of 2012, the band returned to the studio again to produce their comeback self-release production called Biogenetic and to return again in 2022 with the mini album “ Perception of time”. Late 2022 Stefan Brederode decided to leave Montany, his replacement, Tim Ruttenberg, came over from Eager to join the ranks in 2023 completing the band again.

Sound
Owing to the variety of projects in which its members have worked, Montany’s music is unique. Their “Metal with a twist” has been influenced by bands such as Helloween, Kamelot, Queensryche and Iron Maiden. Nevertheless, Montany has created its own highly distinctive sound. And with the experience gained over the years, they are ready to step up to the next level and set foot once again on the stages all around Europe.

Montany: ww.montany.nl / info@montany.nl
Patrick van Maurik: Vocals
Dirk Hoek: Guitar
Tim Ruttenberg: Bass
Marcel Chaudron: Drums

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CaveRunner

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CaveRunner is a band from Valkenburg, the Netherlands. We play Folle Pulle Space Raprock Grunt Wave Metall di, bringing together the good old vibes of 90s/00s nu-metal with a modern flavor. Thanks for checking us out!

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Phoenix Ashes

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Phoenix Ashes have brought the house down in every venue they played. Bringing the same energy for 40 people in an attic in Indonesia, 100 people in an abandoned warehouse in Nizhny Novgorod (RU) or for 15.000 people at the liberation festival in their home country of the Netherlands.

Combined with their energy on stage, their high energy songs about injustice, staying true to yourself and standing up for what you believe in, have drawn tens of thousands of people that have seen Phoenix Ashes perform. Playing over 150 shows all across the globe has led to a loyal fanbase across several continents.

Starting as a zeroes oriented post hardcore formation, their sound became more progressive over the years. Uniquely combining layered multi-vocals and electronic components to the heavy music helps Phoenix Ashes develop a sound of their own. The band manages to make an impact both live and in the music they record. Their reputation has landed them to open for, and play festivals with, some of their all time favorite musical heroes. This includes bands like Funeral for a friend, Enter Shikari and A Day To Remember.

In 2019 they surprised the world with a sold out, fully acoustic anniversary show. The live recording of that show successfully landed them a spot on many festivals. It would have been a new chapter in the success of the band if it were not for the global Covid-19 pandemic. The band went on a three year hiatus from the public domain although they never stopped on writing new material.

Their first official show back in the spotlight was opening the Sunday stage of the festival The Rock Circus in November 2023 where they shared the stage with Lorna Shore, Electric Callboy, Halestorm, Black Veil Brides and many other acts to entertain over 5000 of visiting metal heads.

In 2024 Phoenix ashes has released new songs leading up to an EP sceduled for november 2024.

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Breakpoint Nine

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Breakpoint Nine

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Breakpoint Nine

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Breakpoint Nine creates heavy rock the like of which Motörhead would not be ashamed of. Everything revolves around a cool riff or groove but no more than strictly necessary. The reinforced foundation is cemented by Ywe’s drums and Michiel’s bass. The heavy crack of Siger’s guitar and the raw voice of Matthias complete the heavy structure. This raw rock ‘n roll approach is supplemented with up to four voices and this is the bases for very dynamic songs.
Together with producer and friend Guido Aalbers (QOTSA, Paceshifters) that dynamic sound has been transferred to our album ‘#NO’. The band opted for the classical method of playing together in one room, which makes the album sparkle like a live performance

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MetalFromNL Tiplijst S03 E02

De tweede aflevering van de MetalFromNL Tiplijst van dit jaar staat online. Check weer 5 recente tracks van Nederlandse bodem die zeker de moeite waard zijn om te luisteren. Een tip aandragen mag altijd, dus laat me vooral weten welke track ik gehoord moet hebben! 

Tracklist:

Happy Thoughts – Serotonin
Impartialize – Fragile
Inherited – Urban Guerilla
Xavernah – Perpetual Gloom Across Basaltic Horizons
Nephylim – Inner Paradigm

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WMB 2025 – Mini Interview met: Inner Cabala

Inner Cabala was the first band that won a preliminary round for the Wacken Metal Battle Netherlands. Since this is an international band, they answered the questions to our interview in English. Let’s get to meet Inner Cabala!

For those who don’t know you yet, please introduce yourselves! Who are you, what do you do, where might people know you from?

We are Inner Cabala, an international post-metal band based in Groningen. Our members come from the Netherlands, Romania and Italy. You may have crossed us at one of our shows (for instance during last year’s ESNS) or at other local shows – we try to follow the local scene as closely as possible.

What did your preparation for the Metal Battle look like?

Some of our members now live out of town so we all do homework alone, to make rehearsals as efficient as possible when we manage to meet. The preparation for the metal battle was just in line with our usual preparation routine.

How did the performance go?

Do you have any use for the tips and tops you received from the jury?

We had a couple of technical issues, which is something that can happen when you have very little time to build the stage, but apart from that we were quite satisfied with our performance and with the crowd’s reaction! We will keep in mind the suggestions we received from the jury for the next round, of course, and we would like to thank them once again for the positive feedback.

If you hadn’t won, who do you think should have won?

We liked all the other bands, we were all covering quite different genres. Atmoran had very loud and clear riffs and BP9 very good energy on stage, but what we found Drovich the band with the most interesting ideas, they give black metal a nicely original and different twist.

What can we expect from you during the semi-finals?

We will work on tightening our performance both in terms of execution and stage presence even further. Our debut album will be released in the coming months so we’re looking forward to unfolding (part of) it in front of a dedicated audience such as the one from the Metal Battle!

If you haven’t yet, check out Inner Cabala on Facebook, and of course, listen to their music on Spotify. See you in the semi-finals!

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Nick Wilschut

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Nick Wilschut

nHailing from: Dordrecht
nGenre: alternative, death, melodic, modern, progressive, thrash
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Nick Wilschut is a musician and (sound) designer from the Netherlands. Fronting metalband Permeator, Nick has quite some experience with writing, recording, and producing music. His solo material is less focused on being commercially successful and more so just fun and experimental; searching for the boundaries of music and storytelling.

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Deafened to Dead

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Deafened To Death is a hardcore band from Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. The band was founded by Dylan Luci Wolters (guitar) and Olav Spin (bass) from the grinding deathcore band Kletus, and was initially a side project during the COVID pandemic in 2020. Jim Smit (drums) joined the band shortly after the formation. Arend Rondaan (vocals) joined the band in the beginning of 2024.

D.T.D plays straight forward and raw hardcore with metal influences. There’s no need for conceptual or pretentious thinking. It’s just hardcore. Music and lyrics are straight from the heart.

D.T.D honors the old school hardcore by not just playing the riffs, but also by tearing the stage apart.

Their debut album was released on June 21st, 2024.

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