''Batavi'' is the fourth full-length

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by the

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band

Heidevolk Heidevolk is a folk metal band from the Netherlands. The lyrical themes of their music are inspired by nature, the history of Gelderland, and Germanic mythology. Most of their lyrics are in Dutch; however, since their album '' Velua'', they als ...

. It was released on March 2, 2012 through

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. The album's title and album's theme are reference to the

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. ''Batavi'' is a concept album that deals with the early history of the Batavian tribe: from its beginnings to its daring revolt against one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen. Set against the backdrop of war, alliances, intrigue, and betrayal, the nine songs relate the struggles of a people needing to redefine themselves in order to survive this turbulent time. Napalm Records , Heidevolk - Batavi - http://shop.napalmrecords.com/batavi.html

Track listing

Personnel

* Joost Vellenknotscher - drums * Rowan Roodbaert - bass * Mark Splintervuyscht - vocals * Reamon Bomenbreker - guitars * Joris den Boghtdrincker - vocals * Kevin Vruchtbaert - guitars

Guest musicians

* Irma Vos -

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* Corinna Tenbuss -

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Production

* Klaas Lageveen - artwork * Awik Balaian - artwork * Nico Van Montfort - engineering * Jonas Kjellgren - mastering *

Peter Tägtgren Alf Peter Tägtgren (born 3 June 1970) is a Swedish musician, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is the founder, main songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of death metal band Hypocrisy as well as the industrial metal band Pa ...

- mixing

References

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