“Right from the title track, the energy and joy of playing erupts from the speakers. Intriguing riffs, screaming leads and fast guitar licks are flying around your ears. An amazing musical adventure with a great sound. Score: 82 out of 100.”

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“With this debut, you will experience thrash-, death- and symphonic metal. But also deathcore and industrial metal influences belong to the ingredients of “Violence & Grace.” Summarized: a very daring project with, in my opinion, a very successful end result. Score: 8 out of 10”

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“ It’s really hard for me not to be really positive about this album, but it’s just really, really good. The whole album is just one big, happy celebration of heavy music, sounding epic like this band has been playing the giant stages of the world for ages.”

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“On the debut album “Violence & Grace” different generations of metal also really blend together. The razor sharp thrash riffs and dramatic melody lines seem to come from Dolf’s youth, while the production and the orchestration feel more modern. A father-son duo could easily be an empty gimmick, but for that the songs on “Violence & Grace” are way too strong! “

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“Dutch metallers OR NOT are the duo of son Daniël Blomhert (drums) and father Dolf Blomhert (vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards) and Violence & Grace is their introduction to the world. And it is grand – sixteen songs and over an hour and a half of music. This is a solid debut, it will be interesting seeing how they develop from here.”

“On their debut album Violence & Grace, father and son Blomhert indulge themselves to their heart’s content in thrash metal, in various shapes and sizes. In addition to the fact that the duo instrumentally (and vocally) is a real powerhouse, the excellent sound from the stable of the experienced Hans Pieters also helps.
The conclusion is that I genuinely enjoyed Violence & Grace. An honest, artisanal product, high-quality home-grown metal. Really: go check this out!”

“Van Halen once had a song called “ Best Of Both Worlds”. This also applicable here. Epic, bombastic riffing metal made and composed under one roof. Definitely a band for the future. It’s put together damn well. They directly take you in a chokehold and don’t let go. IPPON!”