Category: Reviews
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Hesken – Architect of Chaos (review)
Sometimes you have an album where you just have to drop everything and sit down to listen. Architect of Chaos is one of those records. I often listen to an album several times before starting the review, and especially the first few times I heard this record, I really took the time to sit down…
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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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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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No Kings Allowed – Dethroned
Slipknot plays with masks. Batushka tries to remain anonymous. And of course Sleep Token is the most recent band that tries to remain mysterious and anonymous while playing with masks. When No Kings Allowed contacted me to let me know that they are at least part Dutch, I kinda wondered why they let me know…
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Arluna – Universal Destiny (review)
Arluna is a relatively new symphonic metal band formed around Leiden. The band has been around for a while, but didn’t release much of their music up till the 8th of March, when they released the first single from their now fully released album Universal Destiny. The band did have a demo online, but that…
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Beyond the Pale – Over Monuments in Time en meer (interview)
Dit interview staat ook op Youtube. Beyond the Pale is een Nederlandse death metal band met een verleden. Afgelopen weekend, op 9 maart, presenteerde de band hun debuut EP ‘Monument in Time’ tijdens Metalcafe Live in Hilversum. Die EP komt, met reden, pas officieel op 27 april uit. We spraken de band over het ontstaan…
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Unlocked – Bedlamite (review)
Bedlamite is the debut album by Unlocked, a new death metal band from Eindhoven. Though this formation might be new, their members have earned their fame in the Dutch metal scene through various other bands. If the name ‘Prostitute Disfigurement’ doesn’t scare you, strap in for a tour of the mentally unstable in Bedlamite.
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Vrode – Ostracized
Release date: 02-02-2024 With members who graduated from the Metal Factory, we aren’t surprised another band emerges from Eindhoven. Vrode is a young Blackened Pagan Folk band, and they released their debut album ‘Ostracized’ about a month ago. We had the track ‘Bezekers Deception’ in our latest releases playlist for a while, but now it’s…
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Beenkerver – De Rode Weduwe (review)
Release date: 01-03-2024 We have previously reviewed Beenkerver’s EP ‘Twee Wolven’, so we were very excited to learn that Beenkerver is releasing more new music. For those who don’t know, Beenkerver is a solo project by Niels Riethorst. He has previously released a full-length, Ontaard, and the EP mentioned before. Now Beenkerver is back with…