The four man band plays a mixture of emo, metal, grunge and rock. Changing time signatures and the use of unexpected breaks and sound effects are characteristic to the band's music
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Reviews
“If this is an indication of what is to come, Holland will get a top record” (Review ‘Bite the Bullet’, OOR, August 2008)
“Without being able to put on much resistance, you will find yourself in the universe of Tarball drenched with merciless sounds, where a melancholic kind of darkness dominates” (Review ‘Bite the Bullet’, Fret, October 2008)
"Rage Against The Machine, A Perfect Circle, Tool (...); not the least of names, and a healthy ambition can not be denied. A high standard to live up to, but the first steps in the right direction are taken" (Review ‘Bite the Bullet’, Aardschok, September 2008)
“The three very strong songs leave the listener wanting more!”
(Review ‘Bite the Bullet’, MusicFromNL, July 2008)
“The Tool inspired rock (among others) is very solid and the diversity of the songs doesn’t stand in the way of the impact as a whole.”
(Review ‘Bite the Bullet’, MusicFromNL, July 2008)
“With the third and last track ‘Judge Me’ as the absolute high point Tarball’s EP ‘Bite the Bullet’ makes good on the promises made by their first demo ‘Mine to Take’.”
(Review ‘Bite the Bullet’, 3voor12, June 2008)
“Bite the Bullet is an EP that will definitely impress booking agents and music journalists. The songs are composed well and the overall sound is good.”
(Review ‘Bite the Bullet’, The Bullet Reviews, June 2008)
This four man band from Groningen has been making music since the summer of 2004. The alternative-rock combines powerful metal riffs and more subtle guitar parts and intricate drum patterns. Changing time signatures and the use of unexpected breaks and sound effects are other strong points. Tarball's vocals are characterized by emotional melodies with violent outbursts and its main force on stage is a dynamic and surprising show with lead singer Daan as the absolute focal point.
The band was formed after Daan and Siger met on the internet. Daan brought in Thomas on drums who knew bass player Dennis. Right from the start there has been a real chemistry between the guys. Every band member has an equal share in writing and most songs come out of jam sessions. Someone (most often Daan) comes up with a riff, a chord progression or a whole idea for a song. These bits and pieces then get knocked about as the others add their own ideas and sometimes change keys or time signatures. In really inspired rehearsals songs can be finished within three hours while at other times a missing ingredient isn't found until weeks later.
In January 2005, after rehearsing for about four months, the band decided that they wanted to see if the chemistry would work as well on stage as it did in the rehearsal room. Tarball's first gig was at an annual band competition in Groningen, called 'Het Rode Oortjes Festival'. Much to their surprise they won their qualifying round. This was their first show ever and the band was overwhelmed by the great response by both the audience and the jury. Tarball came in second in the final and again response was great. Since then the band has been making a name for itself by playing a lot of gigs in and around Groningen with a place at the finals of "De Groninger Popprijs 2006" on Club Vera's main stage as the highlight of the stages played.
In March 2006 Tarball released it's first, self produced demo cd titled 'Mine to Take'. It was very well received and resulted in lots of gigs around the country.
In June 2006 Dennis announced he had to quit the band, a decision all members regretted. A replacement was found in Patrick. Since then the band has been playing even more gigs in all kinds of venues in Holland and Germany.
In 2008 Tarball recorded their new EP 'Bite the Bullet', together with mixer/ producer Guido Aalbers. Their EP was mastered by Darius van Helfteren at Studio Wisseloord, The Netherland's most well known studio.
The three tracks represent the band's dynamic sound and will certainly bring the band to a higher level!
Highlights
- Good EP reviews from top Dutch music magazines OOR, Aardschok, Fret, MusicFromNL, 3voor12
- EP recordings with Guido Aalbers (Queens of the Stone Age, Coldplay, Muse) (2008)
- Artist of the Week on SellaBand (2009)
- Qualified for Round 2 on ArenaFest (2009)
- Featured on sampler 'De Slag van Groverpop 2009'
- Support act for Nebula @ Vera (12-12-08)
- Airplay on the The Maximum Threshold Radio Show (USA)
- SellaBand of the Week on Spinner.com (2008)
- Melkweg (2006)
- Finals Groninger Pop Prijs (2006)
- Finals Rode Oortjes Festival (2005)
If you want to book us for a gig or need more information about the band, please don't hesitate to contact us!
You got airplay in the latest edition of TalentCast!
You and your fans can hear the programme already now on our website: www.talentcast.nl (just press Listen). It will also be broadcast twice on a Dutch radio station Ede FM.
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We hope you and your fans will enjoy the show! Good luck in the voting and have a beautiful week!
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Groovy , gory death metal con cojones, blood painted spanish singer in a gore movies and comics inspired universe… COMO MUERTOS will release its debut album on March on DEADLIGHT ENTERTAINEMENT, straight from DRUDENHAUS STUDIO (ANOREXIA NERVOSA, ULTRA VOMIT…), it will be called « Cronica Del Dolor »
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our debut album THE ECHO VERSES is out now .. be sure to pick up a copy from our merchandise site!!
PLUS the chance to see us live .. Our headline UK tour is this November!!
November 7th - Hellfire Festival, Birmingham November 10th - Freebutt, Brighton November 11th - Joiners, Southampton November 12th - The Cavern, Exeter November 13th - Eddies, Birmingham November 14th - Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes November 15th - The Park, Peterborough November 16th - Rock City, Nottingham November 17th - The Rock Bar, Doncaster November 18th - Rios, Leeds November 20th - Tunnels, Aberdeen November 21st - Capitol, Glasgow November 22nd - Riverside Bar, Selby November 23rd - Independant, Sunderland November 24th - Moho Live, Manchester November 25th - Sin City, Swansea November 26th - The Croft, Bristol November 27th - Club 85, Hitchin November 28th - Underworld, London November 29th - Facebar, Reading
Hi,thanks for the add..... Cheers!!!!!!!greetings from italy....
TO all our witche's brew fans ,we put our version of REBEL GOON BLUES on my space....during the riffs you will notice small pieces of very famous songs,we invite our fans to guess the artist and the title of the songs......THE FIRST 50 FANS WHO GET IT RIGHT WILL RICEVE A FREE COPY OF OUR MUCH AWAITED PROMO CD.so get listening guys and stay tuned for more freebees....keep it rock WHITE TRASH SUPERSTARS witche’s brew new cd coming soon ...just signed big italian record deal .stay tuned for tour dates....we are getting ready to explode..keep on rockin.. Hi,thanks for the add..... Cheers!!!!!!!greetings from italy....
TO all our witche's brew fans ,we put our version of REBEL GOON BLUES on my space....during the riffs you will notice small pieces of very famous songs,we invite our fans to guess the artist and the title of the songs......THE FIRST 50 FANS WHO GET IT RIGHT WILL RICEVE A FREE COPY OF OUR MUCH AWAITED PROMO CD.so get listening guys and stay tuned for more freebees....keep it rock WHITE TRASH SUPERSTARS witche’s brew new cd coming soon ...just signed big italian record deal .stay tuned for tour dates....we are getting ready to explode..keep on rockin..
watch our video on youtube....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrFTWa7T5xQ
our debut album THE ECHO VERSES is out now .. be sure to pick up a copy from our merchandise site!!
PLUS the chance to see us live .. Our headline UK tour is this November!!
November 7th - Hellfire Festival, Birmingham November 10th - Freebutt, Brighton November 11th - Joiners, Southampton November 12th - The Cavern, Exeter November 13th - Eddies, Birmingham November 14th - Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes November 15th - The Park, Peterborough November 16th - Rock City, Nottingham November 17th - The Rock Bar, Doncaster November 18th - Rios, Leeds November 20th - Tunnels, Aberdeen November 21st - Capitol, Glasgow November 22nd - Riverside Bar, Selby November 23rd - Independant, Sunderland November 24th - Moho Live, Manchester November 25th - Sin City, Swansea November 26th - The Croft, Bristol November 27th - Club 85, Hitchin November 28th - Underworld, London November 29th - Facebar, Reading
thanx for the add!! we hope you enjoy our stuff! leave us a comment what you think of our music! check our CD VERMAECHTNIS and our video here at myspace!! the new cd "FORBIDDEN ANGER" will be out in Dezember. for more infos and merch check www.damnmetal.de
greetings Diary About My Nightmares (D.A.M.N.)
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