The genre of female fronted metal/rock is a crowded place to be in. Most definitely in the Netherlands. So, each time a band in this genre brings a demo to my doorstep, the thought...
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Distortion 2013
Distortion is celebrating its second birth day. After their first, successful festival with Opeth, Devin Townsend and Meshuggah (amongst others), the organisation already built a name for itself. This year’s line-up was not less...
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A Day with Tristania
Writer/photographer Michael Brookhuis followed Tristania for a day! “I know a lot of readers are curious about what a band goes through while they are on tour. Also, a lot of people will not...
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Promiscuity – Basic Instinct
The EP rips open with “The Beauty And The Bitch” and it presents the same line of raw material and spewing filth, and while being as basic and primitive as this kind of music...
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Interview with Orphaned Land
09-11-2013 – In support of their latest release, All Is One, Orphaned Land has been touring for two months straight. We met up with guitarist Chen Balbus and bass player Uri Zelha at the...
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Dyscordia – Twin Symbiosis
It is not that often that I am confronted with a band I have not heard before and liked in an instant. With Dyscordia, I can say that I am happily surprised by their...
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Winds of Plague – Resistance
The haunting melodies of Open The Gates, makes a promising start of this album: Resistance, the fourth full length effort of USA-based band Winds of Plague!...
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Hamferð – Evst
Hamferð, doom metal, usually not exactly first choice in music. But after seeing them perform during the Wacken Metal Battle on Wacken 2012 (which they won!!!), I gladly say YES! to their debut full-length...
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Zodiac – A Hiding Place
When I read their name “Zodiac”, I actually thought about the serial killer and therefore fast paced aggressive music. Not exactly a nobel prize winning thought. So I was kinda shocked when I found...
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Ayreon – The Theory of Everything
So, you want me to tell you about “The Theory of Everything”. Okay, I’ll try, but don’t be surprised if I get a bit tangled up in my excitement. Arjen Lucassen keeps finding ways...
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