Category: Interviews

A while ago during The Metal Jam presents, we sat down with None Shall Fall to get to know the band a little better. None Shall Fall has been around for 14 years and have played gigs all over. Later this year the band is releasing a new EP. We talked about their journey so far, the upcoming EP and of course tour stories… which you might not want to hear. Or, want to hear again. Because it’s such an epic story, we’ve made a separate video just for the legend of Goulash. Of course, you can see the rest of the interview as a video on our Youtube as well. Eet smakelijk!

For those who don’t know you yet; who are you and what do you do?

Maarten: “We are None Shall Fall, we are from the Netherlands. We are from Bakkum, Castricum, Alkmaar, all over the place. We’ve been in existence for almost 14 years, I think 14 years this year. And we play hardcore, metal, punk, kind of a combination. I think lately it’s been more metal. Trash. A lot has been thrash lately. We’ve been playing faster and faster lately.”
Pieter: “We kinda play whatever genre we like.”

So who’s in the band?

Lucas: “So Lucas, originally from Brazil, I’ve been living in the Netherlands for about 8 years. I’ve met this guy 4 or 5 years ago. And since then we are rocking. I play guitar.
Maarten: “I play guitar and do backing vocals”.
Marijn: “I’m the best bass player in None Shall Fall so I play bass. And I joined around the time Lucas joined as well, so 4 or 5 years ago.
Pieter: “ I’m Pieter, the singer, and also the merch slut, the gear slut, the slut in general haha.

How has the journey of None Shall Fall been so far? You have been around for quite some time!

Maarten: “Originally Pieter and myself about 22 years ago were in a previous band. At one point that broke up, in a practise space called Decibel in Haarlem. And we met our drummer Eric in that practise space, and he auditioned and we started with the three of us. We had original members who became parents and they left, but luckily we met Lucas and Marijn.

Hardcore generally carries a very clear message in its lyrics. What message do you want to convey on stage?

Maarten: “It boils down to PMA: Positive Mental Attitude. Whether you make hardcore, punkrock, thrash, doom metal, death metal, or any kind of music. Just a Positive Mental Attitude. The lyrics are grabbed from life. I think I wrote all the lyrics. Pieter wrote one song. That’s the coolest song by the way, that’s about us being on the road, which is awesome. It’s just about us being on the road, having fun. We tour a lot in Europe, mainly Eastern Europe. We’ve gathered quiet a following in the Czech Republic. So yeah, positive message, having fun on stage while acting like tough dudes while we’re actually pussy’s.

Do you also believe that as a band you should contribute to the public debate? Think, for example, about a stance on equality or discrimination.

Maarten: “We have a song called greatest war of minds. Which is by the way a theory derived from Mathama Ghandi. Basically he fought a war with dialogue instead of physical violence. So yeah, that’s quiet political. You know, we’re against all war, all oppression, all sexism, all kinds of racsicm. We’re against everything that is negative. And we wish everybody would just get the fuck along.

You released an EP in 2015 and then came out with a new single in 2021. Actually, we expected more new work from you after 2015. Is there more coming? Why didn’t that happen back then?

Maarten: “The other two bandmembers quit so we kind of came to a standstill. And then covid happened. These guys joined us, we started writing again. Wrote a new single, called ‘Trapped inside’. Lucas wrote all the music, I wrote all the lyrics. But we just came from the studio, and we recorded five brand new songs. So there’s gonna be new shit coming out. I think in about a month, we just approved the artwork. In about a month we’ll be releasing our first single, “Lie of Ommision”. Which is a song about kind of, omitting to, stepping over things you normally wouldn’t step over. Like all the shit that happens in your life. Still a positive message but quiet dark. And then the second single will be another one, we don’t know yet which one. And after we will release the full EP. Probably within the next 6 months I guess.

What can we expect from the new EP?

Marijn: “We stepped up our game regarding the production. We worked together with a couple of friends of ours for the mix, the master, the recording. So productionwise it should be a big step up. The songs themselves are groovy, catchy, thrashy, and hardcore like the perfect None Shall Fall mix.

In the interview I asked the band for a tour story. It’s such an epic tale that it deserved it’s own video, so just check that story here.

You’ve been touring all over Europe. Where is the metalscene the most fun?

Maarten: “Czech Repulic. We’ve been touring the Czech republic from day one because we met a couple of guys from Born Again, a deathcore band back then, and they kept us touring, they kept giving us shows. We work a lot with Matti, the singer from Gutalax, a grindcore band. And he books us still for hardcore shows, metalcore shows. And everywhere. So that’s just really fun. We love other countries as well. But somehow we go back to the Czech Republic.

Do your colleagues know that you are in a hardcore band? What do they think about it?

Maarten: ”Up until I think last wednesday, I think, most of them didn’t know at work. Some of them do, some don’t. I don’t know.”
Pieter: “ My family knows that I’m doing this and they all love it, because I’m happy doing it. But some people, my neighbours, they don’t know. They see me in black and sometimes they see me with their band gear. And sometimes they ask and I let them hear our stuff and they’re like, oh jesus, that’s, something different haha. We didn’t know that. And that’s really funny haha.
Marijn: “Yeah for me it’s basically the same. All of my friends do know that I play in metalbands. Most of my colleagues don’t, because I tend to keep my work and private life separated.
Lucas: “Yeah for me kinda the same. Most of them don’t know, but at work we have this metalheads group in the communication channels of the company. The right people who need to know, they know.

Thanks a lot None Shall Fall for taking the time to do this interview, and we’ll be looking out for new music!

You can find None Shall Fall on Facebook, our database and check them out on Spotify.

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Neverus battled it out in the preliminary Wacken Metal Battle Noord Brabant against Sapphyr, Dodentocht and Everything Decays. After releasing a very successful debut album last year, they are now advancing to the semi-finals later this year, and competing for a spot at Wacken Open Air. We asked the band some questions to get to know them better.

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I’ll Get By, Titan, Canyon Literature en Domspringer stonden afgelopen donderdag in Utrecht tegenover elkaar in de Utrechtse voorronde van de Wacken Metal Battle. I’ll Get By ging er met de winst vandoor, dus stelde we de band wat vragen om ze beter te leren kennen!

Gefeliciteerd met jullie winst! Hoe voelt dat?

Voelt zo goed! We zijn enorm tevreden met de show en hoe we deze hebben gespeeld.

Voor degene die jullie nog niet kennen: wie zijn jullie en wat doen jullie?

Wij zijn I’ll Get By een Melodic hardcore/ metalcore band uit Utrecht. De band bestaat uit Ward Fierst (Vocals), Wessel van der Spek (Gitaar), Jerry Klein (Gitaar), Joost Lammers (Drums) & Marijn Borsboom (Basgitaar).

Wat zijn jullie inspiratiebronnen?

We houden allemaal gezamenlijk van progressieve/ technische bands maar het verschil ligt in het genre: Joost bijvoorbeeld houd enorm van bands zoals (Periphery, Fallujah etc.) maar Wessel Marijn en Jerry houden meer van rauwere Post Hardcore/ Melodic Hardcore (Defeater, Touche Amore) en Ward is meer van de pop punk/ emo (The Story So Far, Hot Mulligan, Neck Deep) maar onze grootste inspiratie is de band Countertparts specifieker het album “Tragedy Will Find Us”.

Het was een leuk feestje in Utrecht. Jullie kregen het publiek ook goed mee. Lukt dat ook als je straks misschien wat minder fans in het publiek hebt? Of krijg je jullie fans ook zo gek om voor de (halve) finale het hele land door te rijden?

Het leuke aan shows waar we het halve land voor door rijden is niet weten wat je treft. Wij zullen hoe dan ook onze 100% geven en genieten van elke seconde op het podium. Dat is de kracht van I’ll Get By: waar we ook spelen je bent welkom zo gek te doen als je wilt, te zijn wie je wilt zijn en jezelf te uiten hoe je jezelf wilt uiten. Want weet dat wij dat ook doen.

Wat vinden jullie van de andere bands die meedoen met de voorrondes? Zitten er nog bands tussen die we volgens jullie in de gaten moeten houden?

Het is gaaf om zoveel diverse bands te zien in een line-up en in onze ogen had elke band evenveel kans om te winnen. Canyon Literature speelde een brute show weg voor een 2de optreden. En heel veel respect naar Domspringer om als bassist zo goed de rol over te nemen van een frontman en zo’n vette set te spelen. En Titan ook een bizar gave set met drie zangers waaronder de drummer?! Heel vet. Kortweg hou ze allemaal in de gaten!!

Stel dat jullie niet gewonnen hadden, wie had er volgens jullie dan moeten winnen?

De jury heeft het zelf goed gezegd de avond van de metal battle. Het kaliber lag erg hoog en het is een keuze die wij niet hadden kunnen maken.

Wat kunnen we van jullie verwachten tijdens de halve finale?

Zoals ik al zei een show waar we hoe dan ook 100% zullen geven en misschien wel een nieuw nummer… we will see.

Check I’ll Get By op Facebook en natuurlijk op Spotify.

English version

I’ll Get By, Titan, Canyon Literature, and Domspringer faced off against each other last Thursday in Utrecht in the Utrecht preliminary round of the Wacken Metal Battle. I’ll Get By emerged victorious, so we asked the band some questions to get to know them better!

Congratulations on your win! How does it feel?

It feels amazing! We’re extremely satisfied with the show and how we performed.

For those who don’t know you yet: who are you and what do you do?

We are I’ll Get By, a Melodic hardcore/metalcore band from Utrecht. The band consists of Ward Fierst (Vocals), Wessel van der Spek (Guitar), Jerry Klein (Guitar), Joost Lammers (Drums), and Marijn Borsboom (Bass guitar).

What are your sources of inspiration?

We all collectively love progressive/technical bands, but the difference lies in the genre: for example, Joost really likes bands like (Periphery, Fallujah, etc.), but Wessel, Marijn, and Jerry prefer rougher Post Hardcore/Melodic Hardcore (Defeater, Touche Amore), and Ward is more into pop punk/emo (The Story So Far, Hot Mulligan, Neck Deep), but our biggest inspiration is the band Counterparts, specifically the album “Tragedy Will Find Us”.

It was a fun party in Utrecht. You also got the audience going well. Will you be able to do that even if you might have fewer fans in the audience later on? Or can you also get your fans excited to travel across the country for the (semi) final?

The fun part about shows where we travel halfway across the country is not knowing what to expect. We will give our 100% no matter what and enjoy every second on stage. That’s the power of I’ll Get By: wherever we play, you are welcome to be as crazy as you want, to be who you want to be, and to express yourself however you want to express yourself. Because know that we do too.

What do you think of the other bands participating in the preliminaries? Are there any bands that you think we should keep an eye on?

It’s cool to see so many diverse bands in a lineup, and in our opinion, every band had an equal chance of winning. Canyon Literature put on a brutal show for a second performance. And much respect to Domspringer for taking on the role of a frontman as a bassist and playing such a cool set. And Titan also had an insanely cool set with three singers, including the drummer?! Very cool. In short, keep an eye on all of them!

If you hadn’t won, who do you think should have won?

The jury themselves said it well on the night of the metal battle. The caliber was very high, and it’s a choice we couldn’t have made.

What can we expect from you during the semi-final?

As I said, a show where we will give 100% no matter what, and maybe even a new song… we will see.

You can find I’ll Get By on Facebook and of course on Spotify.

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Opium Deathsticks is de tweede naam die uit de voorrondes van de Metal Battle dit jaar komt rollen. Ze wonnen het afgelopen week in de Voorronde Flevoland van ZubZero, Levikta en Cult of Carnage. We stelden de band een paar vragen om ze beter te leren kennen.

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Deadly Alliance is een thrashmetal band uit het Oosten van Nederland. Since de release van hun EP ‘Dehumanization’ werd het stil rondom de band. Ze hadden nogal te kampen met wisselingen binnen de band, waardoor ze lang weinig van zich lieten horen. Gelukkig lijkt het tij nu gekeerd en komt de band op 31 januari met hun nieuwe EP ‘Into Depth’. We stuurden de band wat vragen over hun reis tot nu toe.

De eerste winnaar van de voorrondes voor de Wacken Metal Battle is bekend: Inherited! Inherited is een jonge band uit Zeeuws Vlaanderen, die met het optreden in de Metal Battle hun eerste optreden ooit neerzette. We stelden de band via instagram wat vragen zodat we ze beter kunnen leren kennen.

Gefeliciteerd met het winnen van de eerste voorronde van de Metal Battle dit jaar! Hoe voelt dat?
Het voelde geweldig om te winnen, niet gedacht dat dat zou gebeuren, het was ons eerste optreden en het was geniaal!

Jullie zijn voor mij nog een onbekende band. Vertel, wie zijn jullie en wie zijn jullie inspiratiebronnen?
Onze band betaat uit 5 man;
Neill Verdoorn (drums)
Lucas Camonier (bass)
Marvin Wesdorp (guitar)
Midas Giele (guitar)
Jamie Versprille (vocals)
We halen wat inspiratie uit bands als machine head en sepultura (tot 1996), maar we proberen zo veel mogelijk om echt ons eigen product te maken.

Was het podium in de Pit een van jullie grotere optredens of zijn jullie gewend om al op grotere podia te staan? (En hoe was het om daar te spelen?)
Het was geweldig om in de pit te spelen. De zaal stond vol en het was meteen ons eerste en grootste optreden! Het was ook erg gaaf om zelf op het podium te mogen staan waarop we al vele andere bands hebben zien spelen.

Stel dat jullie niet gewonnen hadden, wie had er volgens jullie dan moeten winnen?
Als we niet gewonnen hadden, had four in blood volgens ons moeten winnen. Hun energie en hardcorepunk style is op ‘t podium heerlijk om te zien.

Wat kunnen we van jullie verwachten tijdens de halve finale?
Tijdens de halve finale van de metal battle verwachten we een vet, sick optreden in de Baroeg Rotterdam. We hebben er heel veel zin in en kijken uit naar het optreden en ook naar de andere bands die er zullen spelen.

Waar vind ik Inherited?

Inherited is voor nu alleen te vinden op Instagram en Facebook. Succes met de rest van de wedstrijd!