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OLTAS

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OLTAS

nHailing from: Walden
nGenre: death, doom
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OLTAS

nHailing from: WaldennGenre: death, doomn

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This is O.L.T.A.S…Slow and dark, sometimes fast and fierce. With an occasional ray of light…our light… Doom metal with a death metal feel seeping through, refreshed by some oldskool thrash and hardcore riffs. Somewhere in time our paths inevitably crossed. With a clear vision of what the world was lacking, our journey began. Now the first EP ‘’Íllusion of Control’’ is emerging. As we dethrone our own inner tyrants, the good in the world can rise. We hope to contribute to a collective change of consciousness from the inside. By combining our creative energy, music with clear intention rises to the surface. Driven by faith we become necessary to the urgency of our times. We hope to see all of you out there someday…

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Prickrott

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Prickrott

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nGenre: death, black, industrial
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Prickrott

nHailing from: nGenre: death, black, industrialn

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Prickrott is a Dutch industrial black/death metal band formed in 2005.

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Darkness Within – Dion (single)

Darkness Within is a Dutch Doom band inspired by oldschool bands from the 80’s and 90’s. They released their 3-track single Dion at the end of last month. Lets dive into this melodical piece of heavyness.

About the songs

Dion starts off with the track Growing Strong. The clean, clear bass and guitar riff accompanied by the clean vocal melodies do indeed remind me of the oldies from ages past. It’s mainly the vocals and the way the vocal lines are written that take this track to the 80’s heavy kinda sound. The doom-aspect of the track is in the slower bpm, but to me it would fit the heavy-metal genre too. All in all a pleasant opening track, but nothing too special.

Bad Dreams is the second track and this track has a bit more groove too it with the bass bringing the the rythm. The backing vocals for this track are so different than the main vocals that I’m not sure it is a good fit, but that might also be the mix. I wonder how this track translate to a live stage. Bad Dreams is a confusing track though. After a minute the song changes to a more straightforward and almost classic heavy metal chordprogression (besides the fact that it’s all really low), only to halt at 2:15 and change to another part of the song. Then at about 3 minutes another change. It doesnt help that the words ‘see no evil, hear no evil’ feel dragged out too much over this piece. At 3.35 there is a bridge part, for some reason in a major scale, which takes away from the Doom-vibe completely.

The final track to this single is To Eternity. This track feels the most dark of them all. It opens with an interesting guitar melody and a low/slow riff. This is also the track that named the single, since it’s about ‘my best friend Dion’. The track progresses in the same, slow tempo until it reaches a bridge part of about a minute of instrumental music. It helps that the main vocals are very pleasant to listen too, ’cause the songs in itself isn’t that captivating.

Verdict

Dion has two tracks that are pleasant to listen too, but nothing too special (yet). If you’re into oldschool metal, this is definately right up your alley. The vocalist has a great voice and really carries the music. And while some of the riffs are interesting, the songs don’t really speak to me. To Eternity would be my favorite track of this single, because of the mainriff and the fact that it’s the most dark/heavy track of the three.

Tracklisting

  • Growing strong
  • Bad Dreams
  • To Eternity

Check out the bands Facebook and Instagram. Listen to Dion at bandcamp or Spotify.

Or check their bandpage at metalfrom.nl

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Infantry – Terminal Society (album)

Dutch thrash/death metalband Infantry has released their second album last week, Terminal Society. And we are thrilled to give it a listen! Infantry is known for uptempo thrash and getting the party going. The release of their first album ‘Make war not love’ was allready 5 years ago, so it was definately time for some new tracks. The band previously released Terminal Society as a single, but now they are back with over half an hour of brootal music. Let’s dive into it!

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Headless Hunter

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Headless Hunter

nHailing from: Eindhoven
nGenre: thrash
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Headless Hunter

nHailing from: EindhovennGenre: thrashn

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Headless Hunter is een vijfkoppige thrash metal band uit Noord-Brabant. Opgericht in 2021, brengen deze 5 metalheads je moderne thrash met een old school vibe. Met invloeden van bands als Exodus, Crisix, Power Trip, Warbringer en Insanity Alert breekt deze band gegarandeerd de tent af

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No heroes left

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No heroes left

nHailing from: Hattem
nGenre: hardcore
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No heroes left

nHailing from: HattemnGenre: hardcoren

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Hattem Hardcore since 2020

No Heroes Left, hailing from Hattem (the Netherlands), started as a project among friends mainly to jam, have fun making music (again) and having a shared love for hardcore Punk and heavy music in general.

Their music is influenced by NYHC legends like the Almighty Crowmags and Madball but also more recent bands like Terror and Comeback Kid.

If you like heavy grooves, breakdowns and some nice melodic parts, you can’t go wrong with @No Heroes Left!

@noheroeslefthc www.noheroesleft.nl

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Bladecrusher

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Bladecrusher

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nGenre: thrash
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Bladecrusher

nHailing from: nGenre: thrashn

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Long before the existence of mankind, when wicked storms roamed the earth, an evil king emerged from the clouds. Riding on a skin torn horse, as lifeless as it’s master. Now battered by greed and neglect, since mortal souls failed to prevail. Wielding shield and sword. Galloping into vengeance. Soon the lands will be cloaked in darkness. For its name is Bladecrusher.

And thus the tale begins in which Bladecrusher blends lyrics inspired by fantasy lore with real life events and uses these as metaphors to write about all the good and bad that mankind faces these days. Influenced by metal and hardcore punk, Bladecrusher brings that raw energy which you just can’t ignore. Prepare yourself for some fast thrash metal, varied with catchy headbang riffs and epic guitar solos.

On the EP Tempest you can clearly hear that the band is influenced by bands such as Slayer and Exodus combined with Cro-Mags and Power Trip. This mix provides a fierce and energetic sound that will appeal to both metalheads and hardcore punks.

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ENMA

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ENMA

nHailing from: Tilburg
nGenre: progressive
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ENMA

nHailing from: TilburgnGenre: progressiven

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Hailing from Tilburg, the unofficial Dutch capital of heavy music, ENMA offers a wide array of heaviness: from progressive metal riffs to plowing 90s grunge grooves, from introspective melancholia to fierce outbursts. For fans of Tool, Opeth, Alice in Chains and Katatonia.

ENMA was founded by guitarist and composer Tom Adams (The New Dominion) and furthermore consists of Wessel Speelman (Godless Monarchy) on guitar, Yoeri van Helvoirt (Forcefeed) on bass and Alex Schenkels (Yama) on vocals. Drums for their debut were done by Yuma van Eekelen (Exivious, Our Oceans, The New Dominion).

The band has worked together with renowned illustrator Maarten Donders (e.g. Roadburn Festival, Opeth) and (web) designer Arno Frericks (e.g. Dodecahedron, Ulsect, Autarkh) for their artwork and logo design. Recordings and mixing of ENMA’s debut album are done by Tymon Kruidenier (Cynic, Exivious, Our Oceans) and Yuma van Eekelen. The album is mastered by Tower Studios (e.g. Devin Townsend Project, Ayreon, Haken).

WWW.ENMABAND.COM

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Swim or Drown

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