Tag Holland
Love it or loathe it but genre definition is one of those things us music writers seem unable to not dissect and in the case of Dutch band Dool it still makes me tut when I open go to site… Continue Reading →
Here’s a band who have carved out a niche for themselves in the world of death metal. Now it’s time for album number nine for the trio from the Netherlands. Theatrical is a word I could use to describe The… Continue Reading →
Heretic. One of those names that has so many entries in Metal Archives you get dizzy, but as this lot of Dutch degenerates have been trailing through the sleazy much since the late nineties they have a far better shout… Continue Reading →
For some inexplicable reason this Dutch band has never crossed my path in over three decades of its existence and is the solo project of Hellchrist Xul whose real name is Maurits Jansen apparently. During those three decades he has… Continue Reading →
Apparently this label is “responsible for underground alternative releases” although they appear to be few and far between. Judging by the presentation of this EP which turned up with a release date of the 22nd December, Tunnelgeur Records put a… Continue Reading →
The metal and punk worlds are dotted with prolific multi instrumentalists for whom recording and releasing new material appears to be an obsession rather than a chore. Often the adjective “mentalist” shines through out of the description due to the composer’s manic… Continue Reading →
The latest album from Dutch Progmaster Tom de Wit and his Dreamwalkers Inc team comes with extravagant artwork. It’s great artwork. The detail is telling as this is a man and a band with a passion for detail. “The First… Continue Reading →
This album is the follow-up to the Dutch band’s 2020 release “Form in Motion”. Justifying the description of Autarkh’s music as “contemporary extreme metal”, “Form in Motion” took us to all sorts of strange places, treating us to epic, industrial… Continue Reading →
The mission is straightforward: to create pure Satanic black metal with a 90s feel and dark psychedelic influences. This is the band’s third album. It’s not long before Asagraum is spewing fire and filth. The dismal riff and hard-hitting drum… Continue Reading →
Last year’s beautifully acoustic one-track EP Glass was already an indicator that Dutch black metal outfit Iskandr had embarked upon a different path. It was not an untrodden one and neither was it completely dissimilar to the previous trail. The… Continue Reading →
Laster’s previous and third album “Het Wassen Oog” (2019) impressed me greatly. Black, atmospheric and experimental in a way that different styles were infused but all haunting, spooky and strong on deep psychological disturbance. The Dutch outfit are clearly a… Continue Reading →
Described as the kings of Dutch black metal Salacious Gods have hardly been lording it over their realm having gone pretty much AWOL since last album ‘Piene’ way back in 2005. Although material for this album was written back in… Continue Reading →