Utrecht Archives - Metal-Exposure

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CD review 2022

Wrang – De Vaendrig

Erik May 25, 2022

Having read quite a few positive reviews about their previous full length album, called “Domstad Swart Metael,” I managed to completely miss this album. Shame on me because what these three lads from...

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Concerts 2020

Report: Delain – Tivoli Ronda – 14th of February 2020

Metal-Exposure February 28, 2020

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,...

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CD review 2019

Verwoed – De Val

Metal-Exposure October 5, 2019

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....

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CD review 2019

Laster – Het wassen oog

Metal-Exposure May 15, 2019

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....

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News

Report: Angantyr, Wrang, Grafjammer & Tetelestai

Metal-Exposure April 29, 2019

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...

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Concerts 2019 News

Report: Cellar Darling – Utrecht

Metal-Exposure April 16, 2019

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...

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Concerts 2019

Report: Sòlstafir – Utrecht

Metal-Exposure April 2, 2019

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...

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Concerts 2019 News

Behemoth, At The Gates, Wolves In The Throne Room – Tivoli Utrecht

Metal-Exposure February 15, 2019

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...

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CD Review 2018

Grafjammer – Schalm & Schabauw

Metal-Exposure February 9, 2018

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...

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Concerts 2017

Live report: Sonata Arctica – Tivoli Utrecht

Metal-Exposure May 3, 2017

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...