Last Saturday, the 6th of May, it was time to party in a small town near Arnhem called Westervoort. For the 6th time, Metalfest No Sleep was being held at Zalencentrum Wieleman. We were lucky enough to be a part of the party. With perfect festival weather for most of the day, I’m sure everyone was looking forward to having a good time. In this review, we’ll talk a bit about how Metalfest No Sleep got started. We’ll also give an overview of the Dutch bands that played at the festival.
Month: May 2023
Facing the Madness
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Facing the Madness
nHailing from: Hoogeveen
nGenre: death, melodic
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Facing the Madness
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Death/Melodicdeath metalband from The Netherlands. Metal band Facing the Madness is begonnen in de oefenruimten in het Podium Hoogeveen in 2008. Na wat line-up wisselingen is de band weer nieuw leven ingeblazen in 2019.
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Ten Ton John
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nGenre: modern, thrash
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Ten Ton John
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Van de as van een, groeide de ander. 4 Metalheads waarvan de invloeden van totaal andere verledens samensmelten tot wat Ten Ton John is geworden:
Trashy metal met groovende riffs, invloeden van Hardcore, Funk, Tech. Denk hier aan het oude Machine Head, Tool , Gojira. Cleane zang afgewisseld met brute grunts. Dat maakt Ten Ton John een energieke band zowel op het podium als daar buiten.
Opgericht in November 2017, heeft Ten Ton John binnen een jaar een volledige set opgebouwd en is momenteel bezig met het schrijven en opnemen van nieuw materiaal.
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An Evening with Knives
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An Evening with Knives
nHailing from: Eindhoven
nGenre: doom, post-metal
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An Evening with Knives
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A mesmerizing, imposing wall of sound, blurring the boundaries between post-metal, psychedelic rock and doom metal.
They bring to the stage a layered and energetic sound with unexpected turns.
Where the wall of sound falls down into a sea of tranquility, they always keep it dark, heavy and captivating.
With the release of their self-titled EP in the summer of 2015, this energetic three piece
started their journey to rock and roll glory. This journey started in the Netherland’s very own
city of rock Eindhoven, selling out local headlining shows and has led the band to other
great gigs all over Europe, sharing the stage with the likes of Truckfighters,
Corrosion Of Conformity, Elder and Steak Number Eight.
Expectations for their debut album where high amongst their ever growing fanbase and
An Evening With Knives has met these expectations with their critically acclaimed album ‘Serrated’
released in 2018 on CD by Argonauta Records (Italy) and on vinyl by Lighttown Fidelity (NL)
The Serrated tour brought them to great festivals like the illustrious Incubate Festival in
Tilburg and Belgium’s Roadkill Festival. Later in 2018 they released their EP ‘Fade Out’
and kept on touring ending their season on a high with a big show at Alcatraz 2019.
Another great Belgium rock festival with a 25.000 attendance.
And the journey continues. March 6, 2020 ‘Sense of Gravity’ sees the light of day in a packed
venue (Effenaar Eindhoven, see picture below). This follow up album brings everything you can
expect from an An Evening With Knives record and more. The band has grown into an even stronger
and imposing powerhouse; taking everything you praised on ‘Serrated’ to the next level.
While the live reputation of the band grows, the tree piece decides to record a live album.
Filmed in a surrealistic setting, playing within a circle of 50 amplifiers,
‘FNR Sessions’ gives an intimate view into the intense spirit of the three members,
allowing the viewer to become one to them.
The album, including video recordings, is presented to the world on February 2nd, 2023 through
Argonauta Records. Be sure to check it out, because An Evening With Knives is best served live.
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