Doodswens – Lichtvrees

Artist: DoodswensCountry: The NetherlandsLabel: Svart RecordsFormats: LP / CDYear: 2022 Anyone with a little interest in the Dutch Black Metal scene must have stumbled upon Doodswens at some point over the last past two years or so. But although it is rather unique to have…

Sinister – Perpetual Damnation [Demo / Re-Release]

Artist: Rotting Christ Country: The Netherlands Label: Xtreem Music Formats: 10″ EP Year: 2020 Xtreem Music has launched a new series of old recordings by (semi) legendary Death Metal bands on 10” vinyl records. The list of announced bands to…

The Devil’s Blood – The Graveyard Shuffle [EP]

Artist: The Devil’s Blood Country: The Netherlands Label: Ván Records Formats: 7″ EP Year: 2008 Out of the blue, really out of the blue there was this band from Eindhoven, Holland. Not quite announced by anything or anyone, they were…

Inhume – Chaos Dissection Order

Artist: Inhume Country: The Netherlands Label: Osmose Productions Formats: CD Year: 2007 After a wait of over one year and a half, Inhume’s third album finally sees the light of day. To give you an indication, I first heard this…

Thanatos – Thanatos Boxed Set [Boxed Set]

Artist: ThanatosCountry: The NetherlandsLabel: Areadeath ProductionsFormats: CD BoxsetYear: 2007 Thanatos is one of the oldest still active (death) metal bands from The Netherlands and therefore has got a rather rich history. This boxed set is a fine lesson in history…

XI-Void – PanDemonic [Demo]

Artist: XI-VoidCountry: The NetherlandsLabel: Self-releasedFormats: Demo CDYear: 2006 This young quartet from the northern parts of The Netherlands plays a mixture of thrash metal and heavy metal. Pretty reminiscent to bands like later Death, Iced Earth, Megadeth and Control Denied.…

Meatyard / Maggots – Meatyard / Maggots [Split]

Artist: Meatyard / Maggots Country: New Zealand / The Netherlands Label: No Escape Records Formats: Split CD Year: 2006 This split CD is the first No Escape Records CD that kind of disappointed me. Meatyard is a grindcore band that…

Cultus – A Seat In Valhalla [Demo]

Artist: Cultus Country: The Netherlands Label: Heidens Hart Records Formats: Cassette Tape Year: 2004 People who like the Dutch underground metal scene know this guy named Arjan for sure. He’s the owner of the Heidenshart distro/label, a steady force in…

Control Human Delete – Error Spectre

Artist: Control Human Delete Country: The Netherlands Label: Self-Released Formats: CD EP Year: 2003 While listening this first demo CD by Dutch Control Human Delete, I don’t know where to start with writing. Should I start with saying I’m so…

Maskim Xul – Maskim Xul [Demo]

Artist: Maskim Xul Country: The Netherlands Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo CDR Year: 2003 These are the first recordings by this young band Maskim Xul, with a age of 17 this is one of the more promising young metal bands I…

Covered In Ashes – Grim Shadows [Demo]

Artist: Covered In Ashes Country: The Netherlands Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo CDr Year: 2002 Covered In Ashes is a new Dutch band that plays some kind of doom-deathmetal. They got their influences from bands like older Anathema, Paradise Lost and…

Kringspiertyfus – 25″ Kitchen Knife [Demo]

Artist: Kringspiertyfus Country: The Netherlands Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo CD Year: 2002 Kringspiertyphus, well… what to make of such a band? Not taking it all too seriously seems to be the message. After having heard the disc once, I still…