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The Dead Normality

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General Info

  • Genre: Black Metal / Death Metal / Metal

    Location Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Ne

    Profile Views: 41665

    Last Login: 9/24/2012

    Member Since 8/14/2007

    Website www.thedeadnormality.com

    Record Label unsigned

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    The summer of 2007 marks the end of the successful Rotterdam (the Netherlands) metalcore formation Dead By Dawn. A few members plan to form a new band: a brutal, yet melodic metal band. Guitarist Wouter Florusse and vocalist Richard de Neve recruit producer/ songwriter Dennis Moerkerk as lead guitarist. Later, drummer Frank Debij (Acrid; ex-Cypher) and bass player Martine Sipma (ex-Deleterious) make the band complete. The first songs define the musical style: thrash metal as in its glory-days, entwined with elements of melodic death metal. The music is characterised by a balanced variation between loud and gentle and there's certainly no aversion to breaks and tempo changes. The band develop their own modern and recognisable sound. The lyrics deal with the horrors and heroes of World War II. In 2009 The Dead Normality reaches second place in the national Metal Battle band competition. Their debut release comes out October the same year: the EP 'Killing Reality', which consists of five tracks. Produced by Dennis Moerkerk and incorporating artwork by Wouter Florusse, the EP receives good critiques both in Holland and abroad. With a tight and rocking live show The Dead Normality plays gigs everywhere in and outside of the country. Led by a brutal vocalist, envied by many metal singers, the band will leave venues behind as smoking ruins. Resistance is futile: the place will be wrecked as the audience will go berserk. In August 2012 bass player Martine Sipma decided to leave the band. The band is currently looking for a new bass player.

  • Members

    Richard de Neve - Vocals, Dennis Moerkerk - Lead Guitar, Wouter Florusse - Guitar / backing vocals, Frank Debij - Drums, ? - Bass

  • Influences

  • Sounds Like

    Rotterdam Area Thrash


The summer of 2007 marks the end of the successful Rotterdam (the Netherlands) metalcore formation ..Dead By Dawn... A few members plan to form a new band: a brutal, yet melodic metal band. Guitarist Wouter Florusse and vocalist Richard de Neve recruit producer/ songwriter Dennis Moerkerk as lead guitarist. Later, drummer Frank Debij (Acrid; ex-Cypher) and bassplayer Martine Sipma (ex-Deleterious) make the band complete.

The first songs define the musical style: thrash metal as in its glory-days, entwined with elements of melodic death metal. The music is characterised by a balanced variation between loud and gentle and there’s certainly no aversion to breaks and tempo changes. The band develop their own modern and recognisable sound. The lyrics deal with the horrors and heroes of World War II.

In 2009 The Dead Normality reaches second place in the national Metal Battle band competition. Their debut release comes out October the same year: the EP ‘Killing Reality’, which consists of five tracks. Produced by Dennis Moerkerk and incorporating artwork by Wouter Florusse, the EP receives good critiques both in Holland and abroad.

With a tight and rocking live show The Dead Normality plays gigs everywhere in and outside of the country. Led by a brutal vocalist, envied by many metal singers, the band will leave venues behind as smoking ruins. Resistance is futile: the place will be wrecked as the audience will go berserk. Horns up!

Rotterdam Area Thrash. Be afraid!!



"...de robuuste Death Metal kent ook zijn melodieuzere momenten middels her en der opduikende trashy riffs..."Killing Reality" een op alle fronten geslaagde EP.."  aardschok magazine..

"...Killing Reality has raised the standards for all releases to follow. For now, The Dead Normality can start carving a path in the killing fields of the extreme metal scene..." www.metalstorm.ee

"...The Dead Normality succeeded with the EP Killing Reality, they made a great first step on their way to fame and glory, or at least a packed show. Who knows, they might even be headlining in a few years.." www.furyrocks.com

"...Killing Reality ist ein erstes, recht beachtliches Lebenszeichen einer Band, die noch am Anfang ihrer Karriere steht, auch wenn einige Mitglieder schon in anderen Combos Erfahrung sammeln konnten. Gefällt mir recht gut..." www.heavyhardes.de

"...voor een band die het in korte tijd al zo ver weet te schoppen denk ik dat het alleen maar een kwestie van tijd is voordat we een nieuwe grote naam hebben in de Nederlandse metalscene..." www.zwaremetalen.com..

"...al met al een steengoede EP, die wat mij betreft veel te kort is. Zoals eerder genoemd kan ik zelf dan ook niet wachten tot het volledige album daar is...." www.ashladan.be..

"...de muziek die ten gehore gebracht wordt kenmerkt zich door hele pakkende, lekker in het gehoor liggende moderne thrash metal..." www.wingsofdeath.nu

 





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