Germanic verse
They say that we are unique in the market and they mainly refer to our sound. Less well known are my endeavors to include Germanic verse into my lyrics: the poetic form of our ancestors. I didn’t found any rock/metal lyricist who writes in this poetic form yet.* In short: These are poetic lines consisting…
Release party details
This is gonna be great! Three bands from the Veluwe Location: Apeldoorn, Podium Gigant 15:30 – 16:15 Mouflon 16:45 – 17:45 Alvenrad (cd release) 18:15 – 19:00 Dr. Duval Entrance: €7,50 Combideals: Entree + CD Alvenrad: €20,00 Entree + CD en T-shirt Alvenrad: €30,00 Large stock of Alvenrad merchandise. Special beer Moreover on the party…
Alvenrad beer: Wilde Beer
It’s been a long-time dream for both me and Mark: a beer, made especially for our own band. And now it’s here! It’s called Wilde Beer which translates to wild male boar, referring to the boar – that you can find in plenty on the Veluwe – and it’s wild character. The story I got…
De Zonne-ever Official lyric video
Hello folks, Ready for some skaldic hard rock? This lyric video lets the viewer float over the artwork and look deep into the galaxy through the boar, a symbol of fertility and strength. My partner in crime Jasper did all the editing and found a great way to portray the work of David Thiérrée and Benjamin König. It…
Release the 8th of December
Our long-awaited second long player Heer is on its way. We’ve got the release date from the record company for you: the 8th of December. It will come out as a box set with a bonus track, poster, detailed artwork and all the lyrics in Dutch and English. There will be some special editions too –…
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…
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….
