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15/04/2019 19:01
So, one of our loyal labels (BigBadWolfRecords) has send us another cd to be reviewed. The Frisian veterans of Mother Of Sin have released their third full length album called ‘3’. After releasing their first full length ‘Apathy’ in 2005, they’ve released their second one ‘Absolution’ in 2010, they...
09/02/2019 18:25
Not much is known about Levendleed but the one-man project is coming from the north-western part of The Netherlands. The project is producing an unorthodox style of depressive black metal. Released on the 31st of January, the demo has been a first release of Levendleed through Back From The...
29/01/2019 17:33
The band Wrang hailing from Utrecht in The Netherlands plays black Metal with Dutch lyrics. The band has several members in other bands like Iron Harvest. Before this full length, “Wrang” delivered a demo and two splits. “Domstad Swart Metael” is the first full length of Wrang and if you are into...
16/01/2019 19:52
After a long while, the Dutch death/thrash band Hordearii has released a new album called 'Styx'. The 4 guys have produced a quality product in the Dutch metal scene. The guy from the little fishertown of Harderwijk have been active since 2004. After releasing their 2007 EP 'Possessed' Hordearii...
26/12/2018 17:51
So a while ago, The Subliminal send Dutch Brutal Death Metal Thrash a message if we are interested in reviewing their debut EP ‘Relics’. Their style is modern death metal and you should compare it with a mixture of Static X and Lamb Of God and Black Dahlia Murder. A little bit of nu-metal can be...
18/09/2018 17:40
Asgrauw - Gronspech   The newest release of the Dutch band Asgrauw is one of the most anticipated Dutch black metal releases of 2018 for me personally. The band has already proven its worth and is one of the best bands in the current Dutch (black) metal scene. With the 2014 release...
25/08/2018 10:56
Trumpets Of The Apocalypse is a new band from the North of The Netherlands. The style of music they produce is a combination of hardcore-punk and a bit of thrash metal. They are ready to show you what hardcore-punk really is. Hate against politics. By looking at the album cover you will notice the...
06/07/2018 21:01
So Disuse is a grindcore band from Leiden, South-Holland. The band is a young project but they’ve already released a demo, live EP, and two EP’s including this EP called ‘The Yeti Of Kad-Man-Ra’. The 2017-formed band is quickly making name in the Dutch scene and now even in the European...
24/05/2018 21:26
Last Saturday the Veghel Blackfest took place in de Willemeen in Arnhem. A sold out edition with a heavy package of metal that is. Among other bands Carach Angren and Rotting Christ were present. These acts however were the headliners that evening. When I arrived there was quite a long row of...
24/05/2018 21:21
Devoured Elysium is a four-headed death metal / grindcore band from Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Recently, on the 21st of January, the gentlemen released their first EP Untitled. We from Dutch Brutal / Death / Metal / Thrash had to oppurtunity to give this EP a spin. The tracks contain (among other...
09/04/2018 20:01
It has taken the legendary Dutch death metal band over 5 years to rise again from the slumber and appear with an epic new full length album. After a few major line-up changes, Pestilence came back with an impressive line-up. Pestilence has been out of the old school death metal they’ve produced...
27/02/2018 19:34
After seeing Maurice (Gnaw Their Tongues and numerous other projects) play live with Gnaw Their Tongues in Alkmaar last year, I was horrified and intrigued by the project at the same time. I knew Gnaw Their Tongues for over a year and i listened and bought several albums of GTT. After his last...
07/02/2018 19:47
Let's start of with a look back at Endor's past cause what's remarkable is that they already started back in 88/89 by Glenn Scott and Bart van Wallenberg. Now.. about i believe 3 Demo's and 7 Albums later "The Black Grimoire" see's the light of day written and performed by Glenn Scott. The Albums...
19/01/2018 19:00
Disabuse w/ Uhgah Wugah, Exploded & Dead Head Baroeg Rotterdam | Dutch Brutal/Death/Metal/Thrash NL On November the 5th I went to the Baroeg for the performance of Disabuse. The band celebrated their 30th anniversary with a 30th anniversary show. They didn’t forget the Baroeg on their tour...
19/01/2018 18:46
Review done by Dirk Kremers / Dutch Brutal/Death/Metal/Thrash NL The band members of Project Pain announced a new record named ‘Brothers In Blood’. It’s set to be released on the 20th of January. We from Dutch Brutal had the honor to get know the record which is filled with 10 brand new...
12/12/2017 21:20
Morvigor - Tyrant,  After waiting for over three years, the guys have produced their second full length album ‘Tyrant’. Morvigor has gone through a massive change. The band has changed their logo and style of music. The logo has been changed to a more black metal style logo rather than a folk...
23/11/2017 21:04
The annual celebration of metal in the northern part of the Netherlands takes place at a venue in the centre of Alkmaar (30 minutes north of Amsterdam). Spawned in September 2015, the festival doesn’t hold back on bringing the bigger names to Alkmaar. Bands like Emptiness, Thulcandra, Impaled...
04/11/2017 11:30
Warborn Waste – The Prophets Of Dishonour Dutch Brutal /Death/Metal/Trash | Date: 27.07.2017 | Reviewed by: Dirk Kremers   Warborn Waste brought their first debut album named ‘The Prophets Of Dishonour’ into the light. A record the gentlemen worked on long and hard has become a fact. The...
02/11/2017 20:25
On friday evening the pre-party of the FemMe festival took place in Eindhoven. The pre-party was hosted by Shadowrise, Circle Unbroken, Beneath My Sins and Anneke van Giersbergen. I arrived at 9 ‘o clock, just in time for the performance of Shadowrise and Anneke van Giersbergen. Shadowrise entered...
30/09/2017 20:44
Where Maggots Feast have released their very first EP. The first few minutes really were appreciated. Musically-wise, the band really knows what they’re doing. The drums and guitar really stand out. During the EP, the fast and slow guitar change often. It gives the record a nasty old school death...
20/09/2017 17:37
On the 9th of September, the annual free festival called Baroeg Open Air was upon us. The festival is the open-air version of a legendary venue called Baroeg in Rotterdam. But we are talking about the festival. When we arrived, the rain just passed over the terrain so everything was muddy and...
21/08/2017 19:34
On Saturday night the 22nd of July, An Evening With Knives put on a show at the Crustbar in Eindhoven. Despite some technical issues with the drums, the band gave the audience a great show with their stellar sound. The event was scattered throughout multiple building that were really messy. During...
14/08/2017 19:15
On a sunny sunday afternoon me and my fellow crew member, Bonno Zwaan, decided to hop into his vehicle and travel down south to see some interesting bands for an even more interesting price of 8 euro’s. The names of the bands playing go by the name of Solbrud, Izah and Wildernessking and this was...
09/08/2017 21:55
Dirk Kremers | 15.07.2017 | Dutch Brutal / Death / Metal / Thrash NL  On the 15th of July, the 3rd edition of Dynamo Metalfest was planned in the ice-skate centre in Eindhoven. With bands like White Boy Wasted, Vuur, Toxik, Prong, Entombed A.D., Exodus, Devin Townsend Project, Testament and...
17/07/2017 21:32
Highly anticipated was I looking forward to this Urfaust and Wederganger split. I mean, listening to these two Dutch bands sharing space on one little disc, this was going to be great. So I thought, and thankfully i was right. The CD starts off with two Wederganger songs and ends with two Urfaust...
27/06/2017 19:43
Sometimes you are in for a surprise. This time the surprise is that I’ve discovered a band from my own country that I didn’t knew. Dodecahedron is a black metal band with a progressive element mixed in their sound. Already discovered by a massive label called Seasons Of Mist, Dodecahedron have been...
27/06/2017 19:39
Solar Temple is a Dutch raw/atmospheric black metal band. The band’s first ever release has already been picked up by the well-known/respected label Fallen Empire Records. It is hard to find any information about Solar Temple but that can’t obstruct a review of this one track demo called ‘Rays Of...
14/06/2017 18:21
Musicon, Den Haag NL | 20.05.2017 | Review done by: Dirk Kremers Dutch Brutal/Death/Metal/Thrash NL On Saturday the 19th and the 20th, the last edition of Metalcon was being held at the Musicon venue in The Hague. Of course, Dutch Brutal/Death/Metal/Thrash was at the Metalcon gig and decided to do...
03/06/2017 19:03
Dutch Brutal/Death/Metal/Thrash | 21.04.2017 | Patronaat, Haarlem NL On friday the 21st of April Ecocide had their comeback show, reporter Dirk Kremers from Dutch/Brutal/Death/Metal/Thrash was present on this evening. After a two year break the men from Ecocide figured it was time to breath...
02/06/2017 23:46
On the 21st of April you gave a comeback show with Ecocide in the Patronaat. Were you guys content with the first show and did everything go as planned? Yeah as far as we were concerned it was great, aside from the last minute band and stage switches beforehand. It felt good to be on stage after...
01/05/2017 18:41
Warborn Waste (CD Release party The Propeths Of Dishonour) Musicon, The Hague NL, reviewed by Dirk Kremers, Dutch Brutal/Death/Metal/Thrash On Saturday the 22nd of April Warborn Waste presented their debut album  'The Prophets Of Dishonour'. The album presentation was a huge success, many...
14/04/2017 17:23
Extase, Tilburg NL 04.13.2017 | Dutch Brutal/Death/Metal/Thrash Review done by Dirk Kremers   Last Thursday I was invited to the performance of The Devil's 3rd and The Mad Baron, because I came back I missed the action Minions Of Doom. On arrival at half past 10 in the evening, The Mad Baron...
19/03/2017 22:11
Self machine CD Release show + 3rd Machine Melkweg, Amsterdam NL | Dutch Brutal/Death/Metal/Thrash Review done by Dirk Kremers   Last Friday Selfmachine gave a concert in the Melkweg in Amsterdam. During this evening the new CD 'Societal Arcade' was presented to all the audience. 3rd Machine...
06/03/2017 22:25
3rd Machine w/ Selfmachine & Hibakusha P60 Amstelveen NL | 14.01.2017   On Saturday the 14th of January, Dutch Brutal/Death/Metal/Thrash was attending a headline show of 3rd Machine at the P60 venue. The support acts were Selfmachine and Hibakusha. Around 20:00 the venue opened and we were...
06/03/2017 22:18
Treurwilg – Departure (Album review) Release date: 31-10-2016 Written by Dirk Kremers | Dutch Brutal / Death / Metal / Thrash Treurwilg has released ‘Departure’ last year. With this debut record, Treurwilg has proven itself immediately. On ‘Departure’ you can hear powerful, deep and crushing doom...
06/03/2017 22:12
Laster – Ons Vrije Fatum Album Review by Dirk Kremers | Dutch Brutal/Death/Metal/Thrash Rating: 85/100 After the releases 'Wijsgeer&Narreman (published: April 13, 2012), De Verste Verte Is Hier (1 November 2014) & Verderlicht Verraad (6 May 2016) Laster has now arrived at a new album...
06/03/2017 21:53
Album review Neocaesar - 11:11 Dutch Brutal/Death/Metal/Thrash | Reviewed by Dirk Kremers Neocaesar is a new generation of Dutch death metal. The band was founded by Mike Mastrigt and Bart Wallenberg, consisting of former members of Sinister. The other members include; Eric de Windt and Michel...
14/01/2017 12:54
Interview with Rik van Schaaik (Vocalist of Shade Of Hatred and Rhovanion).   How did your passion for music started? I think it was around when I was 12 years old. A lot of people used to grow up with music from their parents but in my position, I didn’t had any interests in music...
14/01/2017 12:49
Review Tarnkappe - Winterwaker   Scandinavian black metal from Dutch soil.  That is what Tarnkappe their new release “Winterwaker” brings us. An album that is as straightforward as it can get from the first moment the music kicks in.     The record reminds me of...
05/01/2017 16:10
666 Shades Of Shit - Bitchagram   So I have the pleasure to review this pretty brutal album. I'm talking about '666 Shades Of Shit' and their new and first full length album 'Bitchagram'   Interesting title by the way, not to mention the band name, fucking great! As we...
02/01/2017 17:16
Anthologyfest – 17 december 2016   On the 17th of December, the first edition of Anthologyfest was planned as a small metal festival in the Fort33 De IJsbreker in Leusden. On this day 11 (!) metal bands took the stage and Dutch Brutal Death Metal was there as well. Around 14:00...
02/01/2017 12:48
Slechtvalk – Where Wandering Shadows And Mists Collide   A big black metal name from The Netherlands. Known all around the country, Slechtvalk produces melodic black metal. It has been 6 years since Slechtvalk released anything so this must be a blast to listen to! The new full...
19/12/2016 20:39
Vicious Rumors and Martyr Little Devil, Tilburg NL 27.11.2016   Vicious Rumors and Martyr were performing together at the Little Devil in Tilburg. It is a little bit of a special announcement because Vicious Rumors and Martyr are both known bands in The Netherlands. Vicious Rumors...
18/12/2016 18:32
  Shinigami – The Arcane Order   Shinigami, a band that I’ve (honestly) never heard about. Not in a negative way but it is always a surprise to hear there are more Dutch bands around than you think. Shinigama has been formed with former Orphanage singer George. Other members were...
02/12/2016 10:49
Aratron – Darkness Is Coming Review   A Dutch band like Archgoat? Count me in! Aratron plays a combination of black/death/thrash metal. If you know Archgoat, you know what this album will sound like. A perfect balanced combination of 3 genres. After releasing 2 full length, Aratron...
02/12/2016 10:41
Interview with Max Hendriks. Drummer of Warborn Waste   How did your passion developed for music? I’ve always had passion for music. I’ve been through several periods where I listened to different music genres in my life. However there were always two genres where I consistently...
01/12/2016 15:32
Review - Urfaust - Empty Space Meditation    There’s always those bands that have this solid spot in the scene and show their face with a new release every once in a while. ‘Urfaust’ is one of these bands with their new album ‘Empty Space Meditation’. After their last EP...
20/11/2016 14:52
  Interview met Stef Heesakkers (Gitarist van Treurwilg).    ⦁ Hoe is jouw passie voor muziek ontstaan? Door het luisteren naar verschillende bands en continu op zoek gaan naar nieuwe muziek en bands die mensen mij aanbevelen.    ⦁ Hoe lang heb je deze passie al?...
14/11/2016 13:09
Rotterdam Deathfest 2016   1: Pighead (DE) Being the opener of a festival is always a guess if people going to show up Especially if you are playing at 13:45. But Pighead drew a decent crowd and could play for a decent sized audience. They started off strong and stayed like that...
14/11/2016 12:57
Rotterdam Deathfest   1: Pighead (DE) Being the opener of a festival is always a guess if people going to show up Especially if you are playing at 13:45. But Pighead drew a decent crowd and could play for a decent sized audience. They started off strong and stayed like that...
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