Owls, Trolls & Dead King’s Skulls
As you probably know: David Thiérrée is responsible for the artwork of our upcoming album. The people who attended our show in support of Empyrium and Les Descrets already saw it in full glory: the cover artwork for Heer. It was projected behind the band on big screen and we got some very positive feedback…
In Klangschmiede Studio E
Hello folks, It is with great pleasure to say we got the final master in our hands. On the attached photo you see Markus Stock, Jasper and me, after we said some words of total satisfaction to each other considering the mix. What happened? One evening in May we met Markus at his Klangschmiede Studio E…
Both band and audience have lust for more
Another echo from Oberhausen: Stefan Arthur von Wolfsbrunn reviewed our show in Oberhausen and signaled both band and the audience felt lust for more. It’s always great to read how reviewers interpret our music. Lately I read somewhere that we sound like Heidevolk meets Led Zeppelin; in this review a comparison between 70s keys and Falkenbach was made…
The Dutch folk metallists polarize, frighten and overwhelm
That’s what Jens Dunemann said in his review of our show in Oberhausen – thanks! You should check out the beautiful gallery by Carsten Brand. As said we played mainly songs from the upcoming album Heer. We opened with ‘De Zonne-ever’ and ‘Minneschemering’. Then we continued with ‘Woudakoestiek’, ‘Dagen Gaans Heen’, ‘Foreest in Tweelicht’, ‘Boom des Gouds’…
Live in Oberhausen
Thank you very much, dear members from Empyrium and Les Discrets for your warm welcome. We’ve been fan of your music since long, so it was an honour to do this support show. Much respect to your crew for ruling the noise. Special thanks to our friends, family and colleagues who traveled to Germany with love. Now we’ll…
Recording Heer: acoustic guitars
Another evening in my second home Luidheim. Hail to my Juan Hernández, profesor and Fender Gemini II! Last week we recorded acoustic guitars for the new record. The first one mentioned is my classical guitar, which I used as basis for one song to add a warm atmosphere. The latter is my western guitar, which was used…
Recording Heer: nyckelharpa
Since the theme of Heer is rooted in The North, we wanted something on top of our instrumentation to represent The North. Something folkloric. Hence we thought about Sweden’s national instrument nyckelharpa. Thinking about the nyckelharpa, Hanna van Gorcum came to mind immediately. She is a good friend of the band and known for her skills on…
Recording Heer: rhythm guitars
I suffered from stomach flu and fever, but I like the sound of perseverance. Thus I picked up my beloved SG yesterday anyway. In our own studio Luidheim Jasper recorded my rhythm guitar parts, dubbed in good ol’ metal tradition. He only kept the clean DI tracks, for they will be re-amped later in Germany….
Thijs Kwint to fulfill the role of bass player
It is with great pleasure we introduce you Mark’s younger brother Thijs Kwint. He will take up the axe on the 28th of April this year, when Alvenrad will open for Les Discrets and Empyrium. Moreover you’ll hear him chopping on our upcoming album entitled Heer.
Recording Heer: drums
One morning in February. “Mijne Heren, U zit erin! (Gentle men, you’re in!).” Berthus Westerhuisʼ sign to rock. He recorded drums as part of the recordings of our upcoming album Heer. Drummer Ingmar Regeling did a hell of a job. In a few hours (!) he played all the new songs (and even more; more on…
