I've searched and I couldn't find a topic on this band, so here we go;

I discovered this band through Metalstorm and love it. It's to me a perfect mix of Melodic Death and Thrash. I just got the Portals to Uphobia CD and it's all I can listen to, I highly reccomend them to any fan of Dark Tranquillity, Children of Bodom, or Insomnium.

Anyone else have any thoughts on these Netherlanders?

Written by Guest on 14.12.2006 at 22:37

I've searched and I couldn't find a topic on this band, so here we go;

I discovered this band through Metalstorm and love it. It's to me a perfect mix of Melodic Death and Thrash. I just got the Portals to Uphobia CD and it's all I can listen to, I highly reccomend them to any fan of Dark Tranquillity, Children of Bodom, or Insomnium.

Anyone else have any thoughts on these Netherlanders?

Yes, I do have enough thoughts on these guys from my own city And I am afraid that if I say anything negative about them Otto will beat me up
No, seriously though. I think they are great reminding me a lot of early The Gallery and Mind's I era Dark Tranquillity, but totally NOT Children of Bodom, those two bands have nothing in common and I think Detonation will be disappointed to find that their music somehow reminds people a bit of CoB.
Cover art to both Portals to Uphobia and An Epic Defiance was of coourse done by Niklas Sundin of Dark Tranquillity.
Now on to Insomnium, hahahaha, well, I know for a fact that when Satyricon played in our hometown with Insomnium a couple of Detonation guys weren't impressed by Insomnium at all.
A band such as Detonation makes me proud to be from their hometown and to know them.

Check out an interview from Otto with Metal Storm here:
http://www.metalstorm.ee/pub/interview.php?interview_id=46

When I made the CoB reference, it was in my opinion of their speedy, heavy [yet melodic] riffs. No harm meant in any way.

As for the Niklas Sundin connection- the man is truly a Renaissance Man in every sense of the term. His work with Cabin Fever Media never fails to amaze me. I also heard that he translated the first couple In Flames albums into English, but I can't confirm that [Wikipedia....], is that true?

I'm going to see these guys live, in a couple of days. From what I've heard, they are pretty good. I heard some songs from the first two albums and a few from the new album "Emission Phase". I pretty much liked it. I'm looking forward to the concert.

Written by Infurnace on 18.06.2007 at 20:06

I'm going to see these guys live, in a couple of days. From what I've heard, they are pretty good. I heard some songs from the first two albums and a few from the new album "Emission Phase". I pretty much liked it. I'm looking forward to the concert.

When and where are you gonna see them? Although I know the guys well I still have to see them live some time. Emission Phase is their most mature work by far and also the album which possesses most of an own sound.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 19.06.2007 at 07:50

Written by Infurnace on 18.06.2007 at 20:06

I'm going to see these guys live, in a couple of days. From what I've heard, they are pretty good. I heard some songs from the first two albums and a few from the new album "Emission Phase". I pretty much liked it. I'm looking forward to the concert.

When and where are you gonna see them? Although I know the guys well I still have to see them live some time. Emission Phase is their most mature work by far and also the album which possesses most of an own sound.

I will be seeing them in Atak, Enschede (The Netherlands), on the 30th of June. You should come to, because the costs are only 9 euro. And then you will see three great bands! I hope it will be a great evening, and I'm really looking forward to it.

Detonation has posted video footage of the band performing the song "Into Sulphur I Descend" live at the Heavy X-Mass Fest at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands on December 23. You can watch the clip on their MySpaceTV at this location.