Category: Reviews

  • Salvage – As Above, So Below

    Salvage – As Above, So Below

    Releasedate: 03-06-2023 Hardcore/Metalcore is the flavor of the season. With bands like Man as Plague, Reformist, Changing Tides, and For I Am King we already had a decent collection, but now we can definitely add Salvage to that list. Salvage is a 5-piece hardcore/metalcore band from the Netherlands. They combine various styles to create their…

  • Suicide Prophet – Suicide Prophet

    Suicide Prophet – Suicide Prophet

    Release date: 18-05-2023 There isn’t much known about Suicide Prophet yet, besides that they just released their self-titled EP on May 18th, and that they are a hardcore band. That doesn’t stop us from reviewing it though.  

  • Wake of Dawn – Brinicles

    Wake of Dawn – Brinicles

    Release date: 26-05-2023 Wake of Dawn completed their debut EP, titled “Brinicles,” with the release of their latest track, “EGO,” on May 26th. While relatively new to the Dutch metal scene, this band has already gained a lot of attention for their track, “Nightlights.” Let’s see what these four young guys have to say. 

  • DOGMA – Face of Violence

    DOGMA – Face of Violence

    Releasedate: 31-05-2023 On May 31st, Dogma unveiled their latest album titled ‘Face of Violence,’ following their earlier teasers for the tracks ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ and ‘Borderli(n)es.’ DOGMA is a (metallic) hardcore band, that combines a plea for social justice with hard riffs and heavy drums. The band started working on this album during the pandemic…

  • Man As Plague – Titanomachy

    Man As Plague – Titanomachy

    Release date: 02-06-2023 Man As Plague have been around for a while, with their debut album “Aftermath” hitting the scene back in 2015. Now, the band is set to unleash their third album, a release we’ve been waiting for. While the pandemic may have put a halt to most live performances, it also gave the…

  • Neverus – Burdens of the Earth

    Neverus – Burdens of the Earth

    Release date: 03-03-2023 It took me some time to review this album. I had valid reasons for the delay, but the primary cause was my mixed feelings about it. Neverus made a strong entrance into the Dutch Metal Scene. When I heard the track Banish and Burn, I was sold already and couldn’t wait for…

  • This was: Achterhoeks Metalfest

    This was: Achterhoeks Metalfest

    Saturday may 21st was the perfect weather for a metal festival. Those who got to go to Achterhoeks Metalfest got to enjoy some nice bands in awesome weather. Even though most people came for the headliner Napalm Death, all the other bands killed it on stage too. It was good to see the next metal…

  • This was: Metalfest No Sleep

    This was: Metalfest No Sleep

    Last Saturday, the 6th of May, it was time to party in a small town near Arnhem called Westervoort. For the 6th time, Metalfest No Sleep was being held at Zalencentrum Wieleman. We were lucky enough to be a part of the party. With perfect festival weather for most of the day, I’m sure everyone…

  • Headless Hunter – The Undertaker

    Headless Hunter – The Undertaker

    Release date: 20-04-2023 Headless Hunter is a 5-piece thrash-metal band from Eindhoven. They are guaranteed to fuck up the stage live, with a ton of energy and a great live set. For that reason, the band was picked to compete and get to the semifinals for the Dutch Wacken Metal Battle this year. The band…

  • Kletus – To Distrust

    Kletus – To Distrust

    Release date: 01-02-2023 Kletus. However similar the name might sound to Primus, they are nothing like it. I heard some similarities when hearing the first tones of their latest album, To Distrust. That went out the window quickly though. Kletus is extreme, brutal, loud, and structured chaos. Deathcore at its core, Kletus brings a shit-ton…