Als onderdeel van hun Europese tournee brengt de Franse band Aephanemer hun melodieuze death metal voor één show naar Nederland, voor een exclusief concert in Willemeen.

Aephanemer
Integrating elements of melodic death metal, classical symphonies and Slavic traditional music, the southern French band Aephanemer have developed a sound that could likely influence a whole new generation of metal. After bursting onto the scene in 2014 with their debut EP Know Thyself, followed by their first and critically acclaimed full-length Memento Mori in 2016, the four-piece quickly began growing a loyal fanbase – ultimately laying the foundations of the symphonic melodic death metal genre.

Due in part to their deft musicality, impressive live performances (including at festivals like Wacken Open Air) and fresh, modern sound, the band quickly gained the attention of leading rock and metal label Napalm Records, who re-released Aephanemer's sophomore album, Prokopton, in October 2019. With the release of their new album 'A Dream of Wilderness', mixed by the legendary Dan Swanö and mastered by Mika Jussila from the prestigious Finnvox Studios, Aephanemer intends to establish itself as one of the leaders of the symphonic melodic death metal genre.

Hesken
Nieuwe belofte van de Nederlandse prog metal!
HESKEN is a Dutch metal band est. 2018, Zwolle. Meticulously carving their name in the Dutch scene, they exploded into existence in 2023 with their debut performance alongside Dutch giants Changing Tides.Since then, they’ve been received excellently by crowds and critics alike, going on to perform with many exciting bands such as Nephylim and
Bloodbath.

Their debut album ‘Architect of Chaos’ can be best described as an amalgamation of Opeth, Gojira, Death and Tool while remaining original and uncompromised. The record garnered national attention from radio stations such as Kink Distortion and magazines like MetalFromNL and Zware Metalen and was regarded as a very promising
start for the progressive outfit.