Sammath
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Sammath is a Dutch
black metal
band founded in 1994 by guitarist Jan Kruitwagen
black metal Sammath write all the music and lyrics for his band. Their Zwaardbroeders bij de bergengte (Brothers of the sword at the mountain pass) promo was released in 1996 and sold over 650 copies , the reactions were positive and this finally led to the deal for one cd through Folter Records. Numerous tracks were released on complication tapes/cds like the "Encyclopedia Pestilentia" complication . The new Sammath CD 2002-"Verwoesting/Devastation" was released, a violent and unconventional way of combining black and death metal. After the recording of the album the idea was born to search for bandmembers. Drummer Koos Bos added his insane drumming to Sammath in 2001, the violence continued. In 2002 Sammath performed at the Under the black sun festival and did some gigs in the Netherlands The live line up was Ruud Nillesen, bass, Cor van Maris, vocals, Koos Bos, drums and Jan Kruitwagen, guitar. In 2002 Macabre Operetta rereleased the first album "Strijd" on LP under licence from Folter.
Signing on with Folter Records 2006 The album "Dodengang" turned out to be a furious black metal cd. To promote the album Sammath did some different shows in Holland and at the Under the black sun festival in 2007. Hanna van den Berg joined the live line up. In 2007 Jan got in contact with madman Magnus from Magnificat. They decided to combine his skills into Sammath, he contributed mad guitar solos to the new, most aggressive, violent and raging Sammath album Triumph in hatred.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band founded in 1994 by guitarist Jan Kruitwagen
Biography
Jan kruitwagen former of the DutchNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
black metal Sammath write all the music and lyrics for his band. Their Zwaardbroeders bij de bergengte (Brothers of the sword at the mountain pass) promo was released in 1996 and sold over 650 copies , the reactions were positive and this finally led to the deal for one cd through Folter Records. Numerous tracks were released on complication tapes/cds like the "Encyclopedia Pestilentia" complication . The new Sammath CD 2002-"Verwoesting/Devastation" was released, a violent and unconventional way of combining black and death metal. After the recording of the album the idea was born to search for bandmembers. Drummer Koos Bos added his insane drumming to Sammath in 2001, the violence continued. In 2002 Sammath performed at the Under the black sun festival and did some gigs in the Netherlands The live line up was Ruud Nillesen, bass, Cor van Maris, vocals, Koos Bos, drums and Jan Kruitwagen, guitar. In 2002 Macabre Operetta rereleased the first album "Strijd" on LP under licence from Folter.
Signing on with Folter Records 2006 The album "Dodengang" turned out to be a furious black metal cd. To promote the album Sammath did some different shows in Holland and at the Under the black sun festival in 2007. Hanna van den Berg joined the live line up. In 2007 Jan got in contact with madman Magnus from Magnificat. They decided to combine his skills into Sammath, he contributed mad guitar solos to the new, most aggressive, violent and raging Sammath album Triumph in hatred.
Studio albums
- 1999: Strijd
- 2002: Verwoesting/Devastation
- 2006: Dodengang
- 2009: Triumph in Hatred
Demos
- 1995: Visions Upon Winterlands
- 1996: Zwaardbroeders bij de bergengte
- 1997: De ruïnes fluisteren
Members
- J.Kruitwagen - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Koos Bos - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Ruud Nillesen - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....