Category: News
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Zieldoder / Magistraal split album
Not one, but two new bands emerged with a split album released by Zwaertgevecht this week. Two new Dutch Black metal bands, Zieldoder and Magistraal, collaborated to release a split album. Zieldoders’ part of the puzzle is called ‘Be Silent Like the Night‘, and Magistraal delivered the Fantoom of the Deemsterburcht. You can order the…
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Dance With Dragons – Escape Into Darkness (review)
The Netherlands has been known internationally for producing great Symphonic Metalbands. We’ve had names such as Within Temptation, Epica and Delain as export products. Dance with Dragons finally released their debut EP, so maybe in a few years they can be added to that list as well. Escape From Darkness has been in the works…
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BRACES – Ugly World (review)
Do you like a good dosis of ‘BLEGH’, tea-whistles and low gutturals? BRACES got you covered! Their debut album ‘Ugly World’ immediately gave me a huge stankface within the first 30 seconds. It really surprises me how high the bar is set within the Dutch metal scene. The production quality of albums coming out the…
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Beyond the Pale – Storm en Drift
Beyond the Pale is working towards releasing their long awaited debut EP “Monument in Time’. Their latest video ties in perfectly with that album title, since DB”s Utrecht is an iconic place for many Dutch metalhead. The track Storm en Drift was originally recorded for a benefit collaboration album, so it made perfect sense to…
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Dead Head – Shadow Soul (review)
Founded in March 1989, Dead Head is a 4 piece band originally from Kampen, Zwolle (NL). They still write their music in Kampen but as quoted from their website: ‘No band member has actually lived there for 20 years’. With over 7 albums on their name, Dead Head is a staple within the Dutch Thrash…
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Baroeg – Everybody Rocks!
(English below) Het Vrienden van Baroeg-team organiseert op zaterdag 20 april voor de tweede keer het evenement Everyone Rocks dat als doel heeft om mensen met een beperking samen te brengen met Baroegianen. Een prachtig initiatief, dat tijdens de eerste editie al vele blije gezichten teweegbracht bij bezoekers én muzikanten. Het motto van Everyone Rocks…
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Support the scene
Jochem van der Steen wrote a really good article on why it’s important to buy (pre-sale) tickets for a show to support your local scene. The article is in Dutch, but chat gpt is your friend is you need it translated. If you really want to support your local bands and local scene, and wonder…
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Another Now – Would it Kill You?
May 22nd is the day the Another Now album will fully be released, but the band has been sharing a lot of the new tracks already. Would it kill You is the latest release the band has posted online. Heavy riffs layered with some electronic influences and another cyberpunk-looking video make for another killer track.…
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Alvader – Hereniging
(copied from Gelre Music Group) The veterans of Dutch pagan metal are reunited! Featuring (ex-)members of Heidevolk, :NODFYR:, and Thronar, the debut album of Alvader is called “Hereniging”. It delivers eight crushing heathen hymns in praise of the gods, the ancestors, and nature. Check out the album on Bandcamp and Youtube Hereniging by Alvader
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Bildtstar – The good times are killing me
It’s a thing, shooting videos on a rooftop. Beyond the Pale is releasing their rooftop video later today, but apparently Bildtstar also shot a new video on a roof (sort of). An emotionally heavy track from this Heavy band from the North. It’s another track of the upcoming release on the 26th in the Neushoorn.…