Introducing: Malad
Serving up a furious, fast-paced blend of street punk and hardcore energy, Malad deliver a firm kick to the jaw with a nostalgic punk sound that they describe as “different, raging and unexpected.”
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Serving up a furious, fast-paced blend of street punk and hardcore energy, Malad deliver a firm kick to the jaw with a nostalgic punk sound that they describe as “different, raging and unexpected.”
Dutch band Unnerve offer up a vicious concoction of metalcore, deathcore, nu-metal and grunge as aggressive vocals and relentlessly heavy riffs form a sound they describe as “groovy, chaotic and cathartic.”
Dutch band SVAUN offer up a deliciously catchy blend of psych and stoner rock that aims to carry an element of sex appeal in a sound they describe as “raw, dark and sensual.”
Dutch band ILÆNDER conjures the spirit of 2000s metal in a dark and moody but captivating sound that they describe as “melancholic, aggressive and nostalgic.”
From the first moment you listen to the chugging riffs of Dutch metalcore band Out Comes The Storm, you can’t help but be gripped on an engaging sound that they describe as “heavy, melodic and energetic.”
Dutch thrashers Ancestral Sin first formed back in the 1980s influenced by the contemporary underground British and American hardcore and grindcore scenes. But over 30 years later, the Leeuwarden collective are back – and heavier than ever.
Dutch band State Power describe themselves as the Netherlands’ “latest outpouring of fury,” throwing a tantrum in a giant ball of fast-paced, vicious hardcore punk goodness.
Dutch hard rock meets nu-metal band The Last Element aim to write songs that are “as aggressive as they are tender and as melodic as they are heavy” and they describe as “heartfelt, melodic and modern.”
Having initially crafted an emo and pop-punk vibe, allcaps. are drifting towards more of a melodic hardcore sound that they summarise as “Emo + Pop-Punk = Fun.”
Amsterdam heavy rock band Horizon Tide, who intriguingly and slightly randomly describe their music as “the lemon in your coffee.”
Dutch newcomers Rockford offer up a slice of raw, intoxicating grunge rock that sounds like it could have feasibly stepped right out of the genre’s 1990s heyday.
Tuck into a feast of Dutch punk rock as we introduce you to not one but two new bands. That’s because Nijmegen punk bands Ink Bomb and No Breakfast Goodbye are taking the unusual step of releasing a split EP, so we thought we’d write a split article.