Jan-Chris de Koeijer or Jan Chris de Koeyer (born 20 October 1966,

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) is a Dutch bass player and singer. He is best known for his position in

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. He also co-founded the band. He provided vocals for

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's 1995 debut album, ''

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''. After the disbandment, De Koeyer focused on a studio project called ColdPopCulture, together with Iljan Mol. In 2004, he took part in the re-united

. In 2006, he appeared at

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's concert in

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as a guest grunter on the song ''Consign to Oblivion'' (A New Age Dawns #3).

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1966 births Living people Dutch heavy metal bass guitarists Dutch heavy metal singers People from Reimerswaal Gorefest members {{Bass-guitarist-stub