JOB FOR A COWBOY (US) Metal / Death Metal / Progressive
Moker

MOKER stands for powerful, fast, rhythmic and brutal Death Metal with an important Deathcore-attitude and an overwhelming touch of Mosh-heaviness, like a fuckin‘ sledge hammer!

MOKER was formed in 2003 when two members (Wouter Sels & Angelo Mannestätter) of the metalcore outfit LINCHPIN wanted to explore more brutal deathmetal influences in their music. Vocalist Ad De Wachter jointed MOKER during the summer of 2003, who did some backing vocals in different bands, so their brutality could be added with some vocal sickness. Stijn De Wever played bass but after a while he left the band because of personal reasons. A bass player was still needed, the solution was in fact at hand’s reach. Wouter brought in his old friend Fréderic Wauters, who was one of the two vocalists of the metalcoreband LINCHPIN and he was perfect for the job. The band was completed and it could now seriously move forward. MOKER started playing shows allover the country and beyond the boundaries, building up a solid live reputation (right in your face).

Songwriting was going well, and in February 2005 MOKER decided to record a first split CD with fellow Belgians OUTCAST. The split CD which came out on Shiver Records, contained three songs in which we have made vast improvements in our approach to modern brutal Death Metal. The split CD was recorded and mixed at Studio 13 and mastered at CCR Studio. More shows followed in support of the album (see show archives). After a while MOKER wanted a second guitarist and the talented Dirk Broeren (MORDRED, AEONS OF OLD) got the spot.

Only one year after the split CD, MOKER were determined to record their first full-length album, titled “Translating The Pain“. It also came out on Shiver Records in April 2007. The album, recorded, mixed and mastered at CCR studio (Aborted, Leng tch'e, In-Quest, Crimson Falls, Liar…), takes you through hard punching gore-drenched grinding death metal, heavy chugs and gravity blasts, creating a sickeningly sweet blood spattered spectrum. “Translating The Pain” is a full-length with a very professional sound and talented music. For starters; the artwork has been done by the one and only Svencho (Aborted - Avernus Studios), the record is extremely well-produced and MOKER knows how to make a well-considered mix of brutal death metal, melody and solid metalcore-hooks. “Translating The Pain” will please fans of brutal death and furious beatdown with an excellent sound (Dying Fetus, Skinless, Suffocation, Malevolent Creation, Despised Icon, All Shall Perish, …).

Straight from the beginning from the beginning until the bitter end of the CD, the music is loud, smashing, crashing and pounding! Every single track on the CD is filled with breaks, interludes, effectsÂ…You name it. Once the intro stomps and chugs its way to fruition, you get to what MOKER is all about! Manic Existence takes off like a dragster on heat, and drummer Wouter displays his machine like precision and primal ferocity. Speed freaks can fine-tune their mosh expertise on lovely songs like “Manic Existence” and “Another Lost Soul“, those who prefer their Death Metal slow but merciless like a rattling tank will find in “My World Decays” a perfect instrument of torture and if you get a kick out of solo’s you should really check “Last Note“. This song works really well in closing out the album memorably with its strange acoustic injections, catchy melodic riffing and crushingly heavy grooves. This variety makes listening to “Translating The Pain” an interesting and adventurous trip Also worth mentioning is that in the song “False Reality”, assistance comes from members of In-Quest (Miqe) and Suhrim (Jolle). The subtle melody and quick staccato riffing of "False Reality" and "Stuck In A Pattern" are great examples of the intensity MOKER bring to the table. The guitar lines and rhythm section are both technical, solid and to the point, while the vocals combine grunts (Death Metal) and guttural screams (Deathcore). Besides, the sound quality is sublime which would really lift this album up high above the grey masses.

RESISTANCE (BE) Death Metal / Hardcore
Resistance
Resistance is a Belgian extreme metal band founded in Belgium by Benoit Sizaire (Bass) in 2004. Initially starting out as a “Straight to your face” hardcore band, their style quickly evolves after drummer Jonas Sanders (Pro-Pain, Komah) joined in 2008 and lead guitarist Shaun Van Calster (Length of Time) in 2011, turning the band into the full on death metal beast it is today, with only traces left of their hardcore debut.   With four albums released, three of them produced by Xavier Carion (ex-Channel Zero), the band gained a strong reputation over the European scenes by headlining tours or supporting bands like Kataklysm, Pro-Pain, Misery Index, Sepultura, Death Angel, Belphegor, All Shall Perish …   Celebrating ten years of existence in 2014, Resistance is coming back with a fifth album entitled “THE SEEDS WITHIN” engineered by Gerald Jans @ Noise Factory Studio, Wierde, Belgium, mixed and mastered in Oakland, CA by Zack Ohren. So, be ready for 10 brand new tracks, more brutal than anything Resistance has written before!
Dark Sensation

Formé en 2002, DARK SENSATION joue du deathcore-metal. Depuis mars 2004,nous sommes au complet. Christophe (guitare), Jonas (batterie), les membres fondateurs, Nico (guitare, ex-Psycotics), Joachim (basse, ex-Bloodshot) et Arnaud ("chant", Bloody Hands). Durant ces 3 dernières années Dark Sensation a enregistré 3 démos dont la dernière au studio professionnel Moliere par Eric Renwart. Apres avoir joué plus de 50 concerts (première partie de groupes tels que VADER, ZUUL FX,... la super-finale du BMU Contest 2005, la finale du Wacken Open Air Contest et quelques festivals en Belgique et aux Pays-Bas), Dark Sensation Dark Sensation veut tourner et se promouvoir d'avantage afin d'avoir un certain impact sur le monde metal...

Komah

KomaH s’est formé en Belgique fin 2007.
En moins d’un an, il est devenu l’un des groupes métal le plus en vue de Belgique.

Toute l’effervescence provoquée par ce groupe est bien compréhensible quand on sait qu’il est le résultat de la rencontre entre 2 membres de Do or Die : Le guitariste Luigi Chiarelli
(compositeur/arrangeur) et le bassiste Fred Rochefort (designer/arrangeur), accompagnés par Antoine Goudeseune guitariste et ingénieur du son, du batteur performer Jonas Sanders et de Math Demit au chant (ingénieur du son & booker).

Leur premier full album «STRAIGHT LINE» sera co-produit par la Communauté Française et soutenu par des artistes belges renommés tels que Baptiste Lalieu alias « Saule & les pleureurs » et de Bruce Ellison du groupe mythique « PPZ-30 ».Une alliance surprenante mais néanmoins fracassante…leur présence sur cet album sera bénéfique pour l’avenir de KomaH.
L’album « Straight Line » sortira dans les bacs le 5 octobre 2009 chez Spinal Records et distribué par « PIAS distribution ».

KomaH, c’est un mélange de métal moderne, mélodique, lourd et puissant.
En live, KomaH n’est qu’énergie, puissance et efficacité qui créent une connexion bien particulière entre le public et le groupe.

Après une longue série de concerts, l’agence de booking internationale « Go Down Believing » recrute le band et le programme en mai 2010 sur une tournée européenne d’un mois en tour bus avec le groupe Metalcore PRO-PAIN (USA).

Suivront ensuite les festivals d’été 2010 (Fiesta du Rock, Festival de Dour…) où le public sera présent en masse pour soutenir KomaH et ses invités-surprise « Saule & Bruce »

Octobre 2010, KomaH décidera d’écrire et composer son deuxième opus.
Math le chanteur, ne souhaitera pas participer sur celui-ci et quittera définitivement le groupe pour des raisons personnelles et professionnelles.

Début d’année 2011, KomaH aura le plaisir d’accueillir son nouveau chanteur charismatique et talentueux « Leny Andrieux »

KomaH remontera sur scène dès le mois de mars 2011 à travers la France et la Belgique avant de repartir sur une nouvelle tournée Européenne.

Le nouvel album KomaH sortira quand à lui en septembre 2011 et se désigne déjà étant comme un pur concentré d’énergie, booster de voix puissantes et variées.