Blo.Torch
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Blo.Torch is a melodic death metal
band from The Hague
, Netherlands
. Freely mixing genres, their style has also been described as black metal. Formed by Marvin Vriesde in 1996, they got their big break nationally when they won a prestigious regional talent competition, The Grote Prijs van Zuid-Holland 2004. Currently unsigned, they had been signed with Earache Records
, and have released two full-length albums.
, who signed the band in 2000. Quickly, however, the band complained about lack of support, and recorded and released the follow-up, Volatile, independently. Since recording that album, the band has played smaller festivals and venues in the Netherlands.
In July 2005, Vriesde left the band (he is also active in Dew-Scented) and was replaced by Rory Hansen, formerly of Bagga Bownz. The band's website announced in 2006 that Sander Koole, longtime bassist for the band, left to pursue other musical interests. Since 7 October 2006, the band's website has not been updated.
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band from The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. Freely mixing genres, their style has also been described as black metal. Formed by Marvin Vriesde in 1996, they got their big break nationally when they won a prestigious regional talent competition, The Grote Prijs van Zuid-Holland 2004. Currently unsigned, they had been signed with Earache Records
Earache Records
Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
, and have released two full-length albums.
Overview
Founding members are Hassan Moechtar and Marvin Vriesde, who were quickly joined by Sander Koole (formerly with Cypher). After a demo, they recorded an eponymous album, which was picked up by Wicked World, a sublabel of Earache RecordsEarache Records
Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
, who signed the band in 2000. Quickly, however, the band complained about lack of support, and recorded and released the follow-up, Volatile, independently. Since recording that album, the band has played smaller festivals and venues in the Netherlands.
In July 2005, Vriesde left the band (he is also active in Dew-Scented) and was replaced by Rory Hansen, formerly of Bagga Bownz. The band's website announced in 2006 that Sander Koole, longtime bassist for the band, left to pursue other musical interests. Since 7 October 2006, the band's website has not been updated.
Current members
- Hassan Moechtar - guitar
- Rory Hansen - guitar
- Pascal Rappailles - drums
- Chris van der Valk - vocals
Past members
- Sander Koole - bass
- John - Drums
- Michel de Wilde - vocals
- Marvin Vriesde - guitar
Discography
- The Plot Sickens... (Demo, 1997)
- Blo.TorchBlo.Torch (album)Blo.Torch is the first album by the melodic death metal band Blo.Torch.- Track listing :#Spanish Sun - 06:06#Mount Ygman - 04:47#King Of Karnage - 05:51#Inkblack Sky - 05:23#Panzerstorm - 05:02#Quatrain - 08:45#Seem To Be The Enemy - 04:08...
(Album, Wicked World/Earache, 1999) - Demo 2001 (Demo, 2001)
- Plan B (Promo CD, 2002)
- Volatile (Album, 2004)