This is not the first time I will spend my Valentine’s day with Delain. And this one is a little bit more special. Even though their latest record “Apocalypse & Chill” has been released, they chose today to have their official release party. For this party, they brought along Blackbriar. The last chance I had […]
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Verwoed – De Val
Utrecht seems to be fruitful in spewing out top-shelf black metal and one-man-project Verwoed can be put right in that category. His latest release ‘De Val’ saw the light on May 23rd this year. Although one could ask himself after listening if there is any light at all, or if there is only the vast […]
Laster – Het wassen oog
We all know Utrecht is the breeding ground for some of the best (black) metal in The Netherlands. The plague doctor masked faces that form Laster, in my opinion, definitely fall in that category. One could even say they are one of the most experimental bands out there. They describe their own music as obscure […]
Report: Angantyr, Wrang, Grafjammer & Tetelestai
date: 22-March-2019 location: dB, Utrecht, Netherlands words & pictures by Wouter On the 22nd of March 2019, local black metal talent met with Danish masters of traditional melodic black metal Angantyr in the dB in Utrecht. A sold out night, worthy of remembrance. Opening act instead of Myrd, Tetelestai (Utrecht, NL) came with just a […]
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Report: Cellar Darling – Utrecht
02-04-2019 Tivoli De Helling Utrecht On the last day of their tour, Cellar Darling was to be found in the small “De Helling” venue in Utrecht, The Netherlands. We were lucky enough to be part of that evening. Recently, Cellar Darling released their second album, more of a concept album named The Spell. In that […]
Report: Sòlstafir – Utrecht
Utrecht – 13th of March 2019 Sometimes bands take a little bit of extra effort to deliver something special. Sòlstafir brought a string quartet to bring their already melodic music that extra dimension. There was no band as support act, so people had to be in time not to miss anything. Singing along isn’t easy […]
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Behemoth, At The Gates, Wolves In The Throne Room – Tivoli Utrecht
Long before the day was finally there, this night’s show has been Sold Out! Being the only Dutch show during this long tour, I wasn’t surprised about this fact. Headliner Behemoth has become immensely popular the past few years and the ‘support acts’, aren’t the smallest bands in the bunch either.Promoting their latest album ‘I […]
Grafjammer – Schalm & Schabauw
The Utrecht based black metallers Grafjammer are back. They already have a demo (Smeerenburgh , 2012) and a full-length (Koud gemaakt, 2015) on their name, with the second coming: ‘Schalm & Schabauw’ (to be released on the 10th of February). If you think you will get screeching horror sounds from the grave read no further […]
Live report: Sonata Arctica – Tivoli Utrecht
For the second time since the release of their ninth studio album, The Night Hour, Sonata Arctica has arrived in The Netherlands. This time, the stage of choice is Tivoli in Utrecht, a place we know all too well. Supporting acts for the evening were Canadian Heavy Metal band Striker and Thunderstone from Finland. Read […]
Showreport Delain with support The Charm the Fury
After an intensive tour through the United States of America, Delain is back in the Netherlands. And what better way is there to celebrate that, than with a show in a venue which is like home to some of the bandmembers, the Tivoli in Utrecht. Read all!