Helmet’s coming to the Effenaar! On February 15th the “Forefathers of the post-hardcore/punk genre” will play their first gig in 15 years in the venue in Eindhoven.
We can give away 3×2 tickets and all you have to do is answer the following question:
Helmet played at the Effenaar on June 23rd 1994. In the same year, [...]

We’ve just added two new artists to the ZXZW 2009 line-up.
The German act Rummelsnuff and The Terrordactyls (US) will play on the festival, this year from September 13th to September 20th.
All confirmed acts at this moment:
Der Blutharsch, Dernière Volonté, Uri Caine, The Terrordactyls, Bain Wolfkind and Rummelsnuff

One part extreme metal, one part big balls rock’n roll, a whole lot of sweat and more energy than a raging flock of bulls. Monolithic seek to push the boundaries of what is physically possible in rhythmic music today. Monolithic is total awareness and explosive energy throughout! Baritone guitarist Stian Westerhus also plays in Puma [...]

Trash Talk’s one of the 276 artists performing on ZXZW 2008.
Festivalinfo.nl wrote a review about the band’s latest album ‘Trash Talk’.

It’s the height of the festival season, and across Britain Identikit groups of tight-trousered, floppy-haired boys with guitars are taking to the stage, to thrash out a homogenous jangle. Critics have dubbed their sound ‘indie landfill’. Is it the death knell of a once-vibrant underground scene? read more

An emo-kid commited suicide after listening to My Chemical Romance. We understand, it’s the worst band ever.
Emo kids think they’re death metal. In fact, they’re not.