Persistense

Persistense, fusion of the words 'to persist' and 'intense' was founded in the year 2000 in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Stefan (vocals), Patrick (guitars), Conrad (guitars), Frank (bass) and Paul (drums) decided to start a band and write their own songs. Their music was firmly rooted in thrash metal with a lot of groove and later on they called it 'swingthrash'.

Working hard resulted in playing a lot of shows as well as the release of their first EP, which consisted of six...

Persistense, fusion of the words 'to persist' and 'intense' was founded in the year 2000 in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Stefan (vocals), Patrick (guitars), Conrad (guitars), Frank (bass) and Paul (drums) decided to start a band and write their own songs. Their music was firmly rooted in thrash metal with a lot of groove and later on they called it 'swingthrash'.

Working hard resulted in playing a lot of shows as well as the release of their first EP, which consisted of six explosive songs and received lots of positive reviews in the press.

Due to continuing line-up struggles Persistense fell apart at the end of 2005.

Determined to keep Persistense alive Stefan began his search for some new musicians. Almost two years and a lot of auditions and line-up changes later he finally brought together some musicians who share the same passion for making metal and are willing to take Persistense to the next level.

With the new line-up the musical direction changed from 'swingthrash' to a more powerful, dynamic and diverse kind of metal. Influences come from different styles of metal and one of the main goals is to see a song as a song; A decent structure, meaningful lyrics and most of all, a song has to be recognizable.

With this in mind Persistense started writing new songs which resulted in the recording of the 2008 Promo, a MCD that was reviewed as promising dynamic groove metal with a brutal voice by Aardschok magazine (February 2009). With the 3-track they managed to arrange a lot of shows and a spot on the Deity Down Records roster. The label on which the full-length 'In Blood And Heart' is released in September/October 2009. With the new full-length Persistense is ready again to climb up and wreck stages and festivals in The Netherlands as well as internationally.

In the past eight years Stefan managed to arrange almost 60 gigs for Persistense. Persistense played with Devious, Dead by Dawn, Xystus, Demia and many others. They also did a small tour together with Dimension 7 in their Infinite Madness tour. Recently they played with Testament, Pleurisy, The Dying and Mythlorian.

Continuing to play live and write new material, Persistense is ready for the next step. With the new full-length they'll try to reach as much public as possible. Main goal however, is to keep the band together, play a lot of shows and have as much fun as in the past years. At this point, the future is looking bright for Persistense...

Stefan van Vugt - vocals
Ralf van der Horst – guitars
Jacques Maas - guitars
Mark de Haas - bass
Bram Trommelen - drums

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Toegevoegd: ma 10 februari 2003