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band from

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Biography

The band was established in October 2007. They won the Rob Acda Award in Haarlem in 2008, and that same year released their self-produced debut EP ''Virus'', assisted by producer Oscar Hollemann (

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), which received a mostly positive review by 3VOOR12. In 2010, the band was selected for NH-Pop Live, the year-long talent competition for bands from North Holland, and released the EP ''Circus''. In 2011 they played at

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in Baarlo, The Netherlands, with

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, Redemption and

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. In August 2013, they did two shows in Norway. They headlined a show in Oslo at Betong, and they played th
Brynerocken Festival
in Bryne. In 2014, they signed a contract with the label Blood Music (Fin). In 2015, they returned to

in Baarlo, The Netherlands, with

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, Enchant and headliner

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Members

*Boy van Ooijen (drums and percussion) *Thom Lich (guitar, vocals) *Ruben Kuhlmann (keyboards, percussions, vocals) *Remo Kuhlmann (guitar, vocals) *Silas Baldur van Bezu (keyboards) *Guus van Oosterum (bass guitar, vocals)

Discography

* ''Virus'' (EP) (2009) * ''Circus'' (EP) (2010) * "The Last Note In God's Magnum Opus" 2014

References

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