The Wounded

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Name = The Wounded


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Origin = The Netherlands
Genre = Gothic rock, Hard rock, Darkwave
Years_active = 1998 – present
Label = Currently Unsigned
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Current_members = Alwin Schnoing Andy Haandrikman Marco van der Velde Eduard Dresscher Sander Wessels
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The Wounded is a Dutch wave-rock band, hailing from the province of Drenthe, in the north of The Netherlands. They play intense and melancholy rock.

History

In 2000 The Wounded released their debut called "The Art of Grief". It was followed in March 2002 by their second album titled "Monument". Shortly after the release of this album The Wounded changed their line-up. The only two original members, bassplayer Andy Haandrikman and singer-guitarist Marco van der Velde, searched for new musicians. After auditioning several musicians, they found a new drummer, lead-guitarplayer and synth-player : Alwin Schnoing, Sander Wessels and Eduard Dresscher. The "Monument" album was promoted with a high number of performances with which the band played in most parts of The Netherlands. They also played very successful gigs in other countries as Belgium and Germany. In the beginning of 2003 The Wounded started to work on their new album "Atlantic". After working hard for almost a year The Wounded released their third album early 2004 on Coldblood Industries' sub-label Ebony Tears.

On "Atlantic" the band sounds more mature than ever before, even though the music on the album is more comprehensive. The experimental parts of old Pink Floyd mixed with the atmosphere of Anathema, Marillion, The Cure, Fields of the Nephilim and other influences like Sigur Rós and Placebo. The band succeeds in giving all these influences their own typical sound, which causes "Atlantic" to sound modern and refreshing, but also very close and familiar. It got great reviews form national and international press and the band supported it by a great number of shows, festivals as well as club gigs, in The Netherlands and abroad.

Members

*Alwin Schnoing, Drums
*Andy Haandrikman, Bass Guitar
*Marco van der Velde, Vocals / Guitar
*Eduard Dresscher, Keyboards
*Sander Wessels, Guitar

Discography

Atlantic (2004)

Tracks
#Hollow World
#18. Carat dust
#Running on empty
#Day of joy
#Northern lights
#"Prelude"
#Smells like teen spirit
#We are darker
#Atlantic

Monument (2002)

Tracks
#Dawn
#Garland
#The Real
#Grace, Murder, Divine
#Billet Doux
#Chaos Spectacle
#Red
#Black Heart
#Dark Moon Generation
#Child
#A Dance with the Insane
#Monument

=The art of grief (2000)=

Tracks
#Your Roses Will Burn
#Smalltown Boy
#We Pass Our Bridal Days
#The Art of Grief
#Frailty Thy Name is Woman
#Where Are You Now
#Against All Gods
#Billet Doux
#In Silence...

External links

* [http://www.the-wounded.nl/ Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thewoundednl My Space]