Antillectual is a

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band from the city of

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, Bad Religion,

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History

Antillectual started out as four-piece punk rock band in 2000. In 2001, bass player Pieter left the band and was replaced by Falco. With this line-up, they recorded their first

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. When Falco left the band 2003, the band decided not to replace him by a new member; Yvo dropped the guitar and became the new bass player. As a three-piece punk rock band, they released their first full-length album ''Silencing Civilization'' on

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in 2005.Silencing Civilization
on Punknews.org In 2006, Bob left the band and was replaced by Riekus. Along with their second tour in the

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, they released the ''Waves 7"'', with songs from ''Silencing Civilization'' on Side A and a preview of their second album on Side B. Their second full-length album ''Testimony'' was released in 2008 by seven

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s throughout Europe, The USA, Japan and Malaysia. Antillectual celebrated this release by touring relentlessly and playing

No Idea Records No Idea Records is an American independent record label based in Gainesville, Florida which focuses on punk rock and its sub-styles and produces both vinyl records and compact discs. The label also organizes The Fest, an independently operated ...

Fest 7 in Gainesville, Florida. In January 2010, bassist Yvo left the band to focus on his family, and was replaced by former Smash The Statues frontman Tom. Tom was later replaced by Tim Vantol, who was in turn replaced by Glen. In 2014 the band consists of members Willem, Riekus and Toon. Their 2016 album "Engage!", is released on

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(Europe), Bird Attack Records (North America), FUSA Records (Latin America) and Waterslide Records (Japan). In 2020 Toon left the band, to be replaced by Ben in 2021. Antillectual's 2023's release ''Together'' on ''Fond Of Life Records'' is the band's first full-length release in 7 years.

Members

*Willem - guitar and vocals (2000–present) *Yvo - guitar and vocals (2000–2003), bass and vocals (2003–2009) *Pieter - bass (2000–2001) *Falco - bass (2000–2003) *Bob - drums (2000–2006) *Riekus - drums and vocals (2006–present) *Pitter - bass and vocals (June 2008 - dec. 2008) *Tom - bass and vocals (September 2009 - February 2011) *Tim Vantol - bass and vocals (February 2011 – August 2011) *Glen - bass and vocals (October 2011 - 2013) *Toon - bass and vocals (2014–2020) *Ben - bass and vocals (2021–present)

Accomplishments

* Tours: North, Middle & South America, all of Europe, Turkey, Russia and Japan * Festivals:

The Fest The Fest is an annual music festival in Gainesville, Florida, United States, organized by Tony Weinbender, formerly of No Idea Records. It is a predominantly punk rock and pop-punk festival, though there are also a good number of indie rock, ...

7 & 11 (FL, USA), Monster Bash (GER), Punk Rock Holiday (SLO), Give It A Name (Ita),

Fluff Fest Fluff Fest is an independent hardcore punk festival held each July at the Czech town of Rokycany. A significant event for the DIY music scene of the Czech Republic and the punk subculture of Europe, it is associated with movements such as vegani ...

(CZ), Riez Open Air (GER),

Eurosonic Noorderslag Eurosonic Noorderslag is an annual four-day music showcase festival and conference held in January in Groningen, Netherlands. The first three days of the festival (Eurosonic) feature artists from all over Europe, the last day of the festival (No ...

2011 (NL), Incubate (NL), Jera On Air (NL), Breakfest (NL) * Supports:

(tour),

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(tour), Satanic Surfers (tour),

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(tour),

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* Releases in Europe, USA, Russia, Japan and Brazil. * Cooperation: Guest vocals by

Chris Hannah Propagandhi is a Canadian punk rock band formed in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1986 by guitarist Chris Hannah and drummer Jord Samolesky. The band is currently located in Winnipeg, Manitoba and completed by bassist Todd Kowalski and guitaris ...

from

, Nathan Gray from

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, Thomas Barnett from

and a split 7” with

* Notable: Dutch Pop Institutes NPI, MusicXport and the Dutch Society for Performing Arts (NFPK) support Antillectual's touring efforts. BUMA Cultuur classifies Antillectual "top musical export" since 2008 with fellow Dutch artists like No Turning Back,

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, Andre Rieu and DJ Tiësto.

Discography

*''Facts, Opinions And In Between'' (D.I.Y., 2003) *''Silencing Civilization'' (

, 2005) *''Waves 7"'' ( Square Of Opposition Records,

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, 2007) *''Testimony'' ( Shield Recordings,

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2008) *''Pull The Plug'' ( Shield Recordings,

, SUMS Records 2009 - acoustic EP) *''Start From Scratch!'' (

Angry Chuck Records Anger, also known as wrath or rage, is an intense emotional state involving a strong uncomfortable and non-cooperative response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat. A person experiencing anger will often experience physical effects, su ...

, Destiny Records,

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, Shield Recordings, Square of Opposition Records,

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, Sit Still Promotion,

2010) *''Future History'' ( Shield Recordings, Destiny Records,

2012 - EP) * ''Perspectives & Objectives'' (

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, Destiny Records, Effervescence Records, Destroy It Yourself Records, Angry Chuck Records, 5FeetUnder Records, No Reason Records, Lockjaw Records 2013 - LP / CD) * ''ENGAGE!'' (

, Waterslide Records,

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2016 - LP / CD / tape) * ''Covers EP'' (2020 - EP) * ''TOGETHER'' (2023 - LP / CD / tape)

References

External links

Official website

Antillectual on Discogs
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