Necrotic Woods & Vendul [Support: Altruist]

In the organizer's words:

The chaotic journey of Necrotic Woods began in 2004 when Nachzehrer and Thorn decided to unite their love for the dark, cold and suicidal in a black metal band. Soon Trist (drums) and Brew (second guitar) joined them and the four began to compose songs. A first demo and gigs in the underground followed. Whenever possible, the bass was supplemented by session bassists from the band's circle.

In 2008, the first album Exaltation of Death with 6 songs and a total playing time of 35 minutes was recorded and released by the band themselves.

Trist left the band in 2010 and was replaced by Leech. In 2011 the band was completed by bassist Spitt and played shows in Germany and abroad in this line-up until 2020.

In 2012, Thorn began developing a lyrical theme for the second release and the band began songwriting. The Nameless Dark was recorded in early 2014. What began as black metal in 2004 became a chimera that also incorporates death, thrash, doom and dark, perverted rock'n'roll.

In December 2014, the band signed a contract with the Cologne label Bret Hard Records and The Nameless Dark was unleashed on the world in March 2015. In 2018, Necrotic Woods and Bret Hard Records parted ways while work began on a new album.

The year 2020 heralded difficult years for the band with the coronavirus pandemic. Illness in the family environment, the departure of Brew and Nachzehrer for private reasons, but also positive family developments of individual members led to a longer forced break.

While drums, bass and vocals were recorded earlier, Kirill Gromada (Raptvre/Pripjat/Ayahuasca) recorded the guitars for the upcoming album in early 2024 and the songs were mixed and mastered by Marco Brinkmann at Hellforge Studio in the course of 2024. The new album, Perversions Committed On Flesh, will be released in October 2025 via the Cologne label Crawling Chaos.

The first vacant guitar position was filled in the summer of 2024 with Gebeine (Past Insane), who has often helped us out as a session guitarist in the past, while Mourne joined the band for the second vacant position in October 2024.

Necrotic Woods have been complete again since October 2024 and are rehearsing regularly to be back on stage from mid-2025. Several release shows are planned to promote the new album Perversions Committed On Flesh.

VENDUL was created in 2012 to bring back what once was lost: the mind-melting sounds of the forgotten past! We shred the pestilence of rural punk and heavy metal onto this world, conjuring the fiends from evil roots. We are primitive drunkards & we are here to stay.

Witchtanic Metalpunk

https://vendul666.bandcamp.com

An altruist is a person who acts selflessly and unselfishly and is oriented towards the good of others. The Bochum-based band Altruist want to convey this attitude to their listeners and take an unconventional approach: their influences from post-hardcore, punk and the many facets of modern metal merge like in a blast furnace.

Uncompromisingness and joy of playing unite to form a massive alloy that sweeps the audience away with full force. Their German lyrics deal with personal and political themes and aim to make people think. Love and anger create a space to recharge your batteries - in the fight for a better world for everyone.

Price information:

12€ VVK 17€ B.O.