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Blackbriar (band)

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Blackbriar
Blackbriar performing in 2024
Background information
OriginAssen, Netherlands
GenresAlternative metal, gothic metal, symphonic metal
Years active2012–present
LabelsNuclear Blast
MembersZora Cock
René Boxem
Bart Winters
Robin Koezen
Ruben Wijga
Siebe Sol Sijpkens
Past membersRené Sempel
Frank Akkerman
Websiteblackbriarmusic.com

Blackbriar is a Dutch alternative metal band from Assen. They have released two albums, four EPs, six singles, ten official music videos, one official lyric video and four acoustic live videos.

In October 2019, Blackbriar joined Epica as official support during their Design Your Universe 10th Anniversary Tour.

In November 2019, Blackbriar was invited to play the aftershow for Halestorm and In This Moment at the AFAS Live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[1] The band signed a contract with Nuclear Blast in November 2022.[2]

The band shot the music video for Dianne van Giersbergen's first solo single "After the Storm", which was released on 14 February 2023.[3]

Reception

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The band's debut album The Cause of Shipwreck was released in April 2021 and received positive reviews. Metal Hammer Germany compared singer Zora Cock's style to Kate Bush in "Wuthering Heights" and Amy Lee in "My Immortal".[4] The Finnish Tuonela Magazine wrote that the band distinguished itself by mixing "a healthy dose of Gothic imagery into their brand of symphonic metal" and called The Cause of Shipwreck "an album that not only significantly expands their sound but also solidifies it".[5] Fellow rock musician Liselotte Hegt wrote that "Zora is almost like a siren, luring you into dark romantic scenarios, twisted fairy tales and ghostlike sceneries", and found that the orchestral elements on the album were present but not overpowering.[6]

Band members

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Current line-up
  • Zora Cock – vocals (2012–present)
  • René Boxem – drums (2012–present)
  • Bart Winters – lead guitar (2012–present)
  • Robin Koezen – rhythm guitar (2016–present)
  • Ruben Wijga – keyboards (2019–present)
  • Siebe Sol Sijpkens – bass (2022–present, live 2021)
Former members
  • René Sempel – rhythm guitar (2012–2016)
  • Frank Akkerman – bass (2012–2022)

Timeline

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Discography

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Studio albums

  • The Cause of Shipwreck (2021)
  • A Dark Euphony (2023)

EPs

  • Fractured Fairytales (2017)
  • We'd Rather Burn (2018)
  • Our Mortal Remains (2019)

Singles

  • "Ready to Kill" (2014)
  • "Until Eternity" (2015)
  • "Preserved Roses" (2017)
  • "Snow White and Rose Red" (2019)
  • "Mortal Remains" (2019)
  • "The Séance" (2021)
  • "Deadly Diminuendo" (2021)
  • "Selkie" (2021)
  • "Walking Over My Grave" (2021)
  • "Fairy of the Bog" (2021)
  • "Crimson Faces" (2022)
  • "My Soul's Demise" (2023)
  • "Cicada" (2023)
  • "Forever and a Day" (2023)
  • "Spirit of Forgetfulness" (2023)
  • "Moonflower" (2024)

Videography

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  • "Ready to Kill" Directed by Michel Berendsen[7]
  • "Until Eternity" Directed by Joshua Maldonado[8]
  • "I'd Rather Burn" Directed by Blackbriar[9]
  • "Arms of the Ocean" Directed by Joshua Maldonado[10]
  • "Snow White and Rose Red"[11]
  • "Mortal Remains"[12]
  • "Beautiful Delirium"[13]
  • "The Séance" Directed by Joshua Maldonado[14]
  • "Selkie"[15]
  • "Walking Over My Grave" Directed by Joshua Maldonado[16]
  • "Weakness and Lust" Directed by Blackbriar[17]
  • "You're Haunting Me"[18]
  • "Fairy of the Bog" Directed by Joshua Maldonado[19]
  • "Crimson Faces" Directed by Joshua Maldonado[20]
  • "My Soul's Demise" Directed by Joshua Maldonado[21]
  • "Cicada" Directed by Blackbriar[22]
  • "Spirit of Forgetfulness" Directed by blksm media[23]
  • "Moonflower" Directed by Cinebuds [24]

References

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  1. ^ "Epica, MaYaN en Blackbriar in Zwolle - Metalfan.nl Concert Review". Metalfan.nl. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ "BLACKBRIAR - sign to Nuclear Blast Records!". Nuclear Blast Records. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. ^ "OUT NOW ✧ "After the Storm" ✧ by 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐄". Facebook. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. ^ Mineur, Matthias (23 April 2021). "Blackbriar: The Cause of Shipwreck". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. ^ Crow, Andrea (29 April 2021). "Review: Blackbriar – The Cause of Shipwreck". Tuonela Magazine. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. ^ Hegt, Liselotte (23 April 2021). "Blackbriar - The Cause Of Shipwreck". HeadBangers LifeStyle. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  7. ^ Ready to Kill (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  8. ^ Until Eternity (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  9. ^ I'd Rather Burn (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  10. ^ Arms of the Ocean (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  11. ^ Snow White and Rose Red (feat. Ulli Perhonen) on YouTube
  12. ^ Mortal Remains (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  13. ^ Beautiful Delirium (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  14. ^ The Séance (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  15. ^ Selkie (Official Animated Video) on YouTube
  16. ^ Walking Over My Grave (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  17. ^ Weakness and Lust (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  18. ^ You're Haunting Me (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  19. ^ Fairy of the Bog (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  20. ^ Crimson Faces (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  21. ^ My Soul's Demise (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  22. ^ Cicada (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  23. ^ Spirit of Forgetfulness (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  24. ^ Moonflower (feat. Marjana Semkina) on YouTube
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