Who is Max Enix? Please introduce yourself. Max Enix is an Alien from another dimension or planet! He eats mainly Asian food and drinks a lot of syrup! He composes, sings, writes and is artistic director, among other things... He's a fierce  solitary and is emotionally instable ! He doesn't give his trust easily, but... Lees verder →

Can you tell us something about the name of the band? What does it mean and who came up with it? When we were deciding on a name, George was pushing towards incorporating my last name or my birthname in the name of the band. He came up with Ylisia, which is close to “Elisabeth”,... Lees verder →

Can you tell us something about the name of the band? What does it mean and who came up with it? Our band name Gallia is derived from the Dutch word ‘Galliër’, which translates to Gauers or Gaul. These are old names for the Celtic tribes that lived West of the European Alps before the... Lees verder →

Can you tell us something about the name of the band? What does it mean and who came up with it? The word Elusion literally means; The art of escaping in a cunning way. For us, and I think for many people, writing, playing and listening to music is a way to escape from everything,... Lees verder →

Can you tell us something about the name of the band? What does it mean and who came up with it?Well, our name ALVEOLE is the scientific wording for an air sac, a part of the lung. Right before we founded the band, our guitarist Sebastian’s lung collapsed because of a pneumothorax. His weeks in... Lees verder →

Can you tell us something about the name of the band? What does it mean and who came up with it? My Lament means ‘Mijn klaagzang’ in Dutch. It was chosen in the early days of the band and is a reference to its doom/death-metal roots. Can you tell us something about the history of... Lees verder →

KLIODNA is a symphonic power metal band from Belarus, formed in 2013 in Minsk. They released their first album ‘The Dark Site’ in 2016 and last year (2022) they released an new album called ‘Way Of Heroes’. For OnsNieuwsMusic the opportunity to find out more about this band and their music. KLIODNA is: Natasha Senko... Lees verder →

Op zaterdag 10 december 2022 speelt de Nederlandse symfonische metal band Dance with Dragons in Pop & Cultuurpodium P3 te Amstelveen, samen met Fabulae Dramatis. En na afloop van het concert heb ik een gesprek met de zes leden van deze band. En dat is deze keer ook letterlijk een soort van “keukentafel” gesprek. Hier... Lees verder →

Fabulae Dramatis is niet een naam die je direct gaat linken aan een metal band. Je gaat eerder denken aan een zwaar toneeldrama of een Latijns boek dat ons iets vertelt over ver vervlogen tijden en verre landen. Maar niets is minder waar. Fabulae Dramatis is de naam van een Belgische metal band. En op... Lees verder →

Het was op zondag 7 augustus 2022, de 10e editie van Grote Beek Pop. Een mooie warme zondagmiddag. Voor mij was het de eerste keer dat ik dit festival bezocht. En de eerste band die daar het hoofdpodium betrad was WOMAN. Een voor mij, op dat moment nog, onbekende naam. Maar dat zou snel veranderen.... Lees verder →