Delain + Xandria, Patronaat Haarlem, The Netherlands, 15th of April 2023 Two bands and two very different line-ups since the last time they toured. That is what is in store for us tonight...
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Heidevolk – Wederkeer
Heidevolk is ready to get back into action with their new album “Wederkeer.” New additions in the band’s lineup in the form of vocals (Daniel den Dorstighe), guitars (Mat Snaerenslijper) and drums (Kevin Houtsplijter)...
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Baldrs Draumar – Njord
There’s a list of bands and artists I have which barely anyone knows despite them being brilliant and I find this endlessly infuriating. Baldrs Draumar is definitely towards the top of that list and...
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Dead Soil – 231
Last Saturday I visited a concert in Nijmegen. With a small crowd I enjoyed some gothic/industrial bands. This included a band in which I used to play bass and guitar. At one point I...
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Autarkh – Form in Motion
When you are a fan of Dodecahedron (Tilburg, NL) the project of Michel Nienhuis and co-conspirators named Autarkh shouldn’t be unknown to you. Dodecahedron unfortunately is no more. However, out of the ashes Autarkh...
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Pestilence- Exitivm
“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”, so they say. That saying bears weight sometimes and often that can be a good thing when speaking about some of our favorite metal bands. However,...
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Blackbriar – The Cause of Shipwreck
For the last couple of years, Blackbriar has been working hard to build their brand. After a couple of EP’s and singles, as well as supporting bands like Epica, Delain and Halestorm, it was...
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Saille – V
I’ve grown quite fond of Saille. Ever since their debut “Irreversible Decay” the keyboard laced Black Metal has been a great supplier of Metal for my eardrums. With V this is also the case...
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Asphyx – Necroceros
The amounts of bands in the world of Extreme Metal that make it out through the ages, while still maintaining their musical core without steering too much left or right to please bigger crowds...
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Wesenwille – II: A Material God
Wow! I have said before that the Netherlands proves to be sour ground spawning quality acts…over and over again. But listening to the second offspring of Wesenwille called “II: A Material God” it even...
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