User:Jasper Verhorst/sandbox

TerraDown is a Dutch Melodic Deathmetal band from Breda, The Netherlands, formed in 2016. After winning the Dutch Metal Battle 2019, the band played their first show abroad at Wacken Open Air in Germany. Their first self-released album 'Judgement' was released on the 8th of may 2020. Their EP 'Be Justified', recorded in 2017, was never officially released.

Formation and Be Justified (2016 - 2018)
A group of friends wanted to start making music, and soon they gathered enough musicians to form a band. In 2016, TerraDown was born. They tried to release a EP called 'Be Justified' but that never really was a succes. The EP was not released on official platforms and the band used it for promotional materials as a demo.

After a while, the rhythm guitar player Steven de Leeuw decided to quit the band, for musical reasons. The band was left with the founding members, and Jasper Verhorst as their lead guitar player.

Wacken Metal Battle and Judgement (2018 - 2020)
In 2018, Mark Link joined the band as their new rhythm guitar player. The band started writing songs with a heavier sound. At the beginning of 2019, the band participated in the Dutch preliminaries of the Wacken Metal Battle. After winning the national final and earning the title 'Dutch metal battle winner 2019', the band performed at Wacken Open Air 2019, to play the international finals of the battle. Out of the 30 bands, TerraDown managed to end on the 6th place. After winning the Dutch battle, TerraDown earned a place on multiple festivals in the summer of 2019 and winter 2020, like Baroeg Open Air 2019 and Stonehenge 2019.

At the end of 2019, TerraDown went to the studio to record their first full-length studio album 'Judgement'.

Musical style and influences
TerraDown is know for combining a lot of different metal styles altogether, like trash metal, hardrock, deathmetal, metalcore, melodic deathmetal, groove metal and alternative metal.

TerraDowns influences include: Avatar, Amon Amarth, Killswitch Engage, Metallica, Rammstein, Trivium, Machine Head, Becoming the Archetype.

A viewpoint on society, the humankind and also on the human mind. In every song, TerraDown, tells the audience about the mistakes, the faults of the present day society, but also reveils the audience the strengths and possibilities of the human race.

With a poetic layer, the lyrics are written in a way, that every individual may hear his or her own story or emotions. With a broad perspective, everyone may hear their heart reflect on the music and that carries the soul.

Because of the many influences of different styles of music in each song, the lyrics are composed in the same way. Some are more personal like Memories, which was written after the grandmother of the vocalist was diagnosed with Dementia.

The song, which is also made into a video, is written in a way that everyone with a loved one who suffers from a disease, can reflect upon.

Or a song ‘judges’ the society in a whole. Like Black Blood or From the Skies. Where the problems with overconsumption and pure capitalism will destroy the world or about the society and it has a ‘herd’ mentality.

Besides the lyrics, the vocalist, empowers his words with an intense performance and uses his voice, with low-growls, mid-high grunts and screams to embody the emotions that carries within the music.

Current line-up:

 * Nick Brouwer - lead vocals (2016 - present)
 * Jasper Verhorst - guitars (2016 - present)
 * Mark Link - guitars (2018 - present)
 * Joris Koenraadt - bass guitars (2016 - present)
 * Dimmy Marcelissen - drums (2016 - present)

Past members:

 * Steven de Leeuw - guitars (2016 - 2018)
 * Lars
 * Jasper Polder

Discography

 * Studio albums
 * Judgement

Accolades
THE BEST