Smogus is a
nu metal
Nu metal (sometimes stylized as nü-metal, sometimes called aggro-metal) is a subgenre of that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop, alternative rock, funk, industrial, and grunge. Nu met ...
band from the
Netherlands
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. The band was founded in 1995 by four school friends. During the recording of their first album, ''Everybody's Fucked Up Twice'', they met Arno Dreef and Wiebe van den Ende who joined the band. The band members are Jaap van Duijvenbode (Guitar), Ruben Bandstra (Drums), Daniel de Jongh (Vocals), Wiebe van den Ende (Raps/Vocals), Jeroen Bax (Bass), Arno Dreef (Guitar). The band has won an Essent Award and played at festivals such as
Ozzfest and Lowlands.
Smogus was founded in 1995 by Jaap, Ruben, Daniel and Jeroen. During the recording of their debut album ''Everybody's Fucked Up Twice'' the four school friends met with Arno and Wiebe. The six of them hit it off immediately and very soon both Arno and Wiebe decided to complete the band's line-up. They released two tracks on a split EP on vinyl on the WOTNXT label. In 2002, the band signed a deal with
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and released a 6-track EP. They then released ''No Matter What The Outcome'' on The Electric Co., a Dutch label focused on Dutch talent and linked to
Universal Music
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Discography
* ''Everybody's Fucked Up Twice'' (2000)
* ''Griffin'' EP (2000)
* ''Smogus'' EP (2002)
* ''No Matter What The Outcome'' (2004)
* ''Live & Unplugged'' (2005)
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