- Escadron (band)
Escadron is a Dutch melodic
Thrash metal band formed in 2003 in Sneek, Friesland by drummer Adriaan Groffen, guitarists Wouter Jillings and Anibal Ojeda, and singer Jasper de Jong. Their name comes from the military word Escadron, meaning a small unit.History
The story of Escadron started in the summer of 2003, when drummer Adriaan and guitarplayer Wouter started another project together again. After a few months, singer Jasper and bass player Ype were added to the project, which quickly grew into a real band. After six months, the band chose to label themselves 'Escadron'.
Not long after that, Anibal hooked up with the band to be the second guitarist. Speaking of today, the sound of Escadron is mainly based on modern, fast and technical thrash metal. Furthermore, you can expect some death metal riffs, blastbeats and very melodic parts, all in dedication to the power of the riff and the song. Good references are bands like Hatesphere, At The Gates, Municipal Waste, and Death.
The first Escadron-demo was released in 2005. The metal press reactions on this release were quite overwhelming, and after the release the band played quite a few shows. In January 2006, Escadron won the InHolland Popprijs at the legendary venue Melkweg, Amsterdam. This victory was followed by interviews en articles in different newspapers. In the rest of the year, Escadron has played Noordschok, and appeared in the final of the Metal Battle. In 2006, both Anibal and Wouter departed from the band & formed the band Murder Manifest. Fact|date=July 2008 |washburnmav
Together with the new guitarplayer Mendel, Escadron continues playing shows and finishing their first album. The band has already shared bills and stages with bands like Deicide (US), Municipal Waste (US), Severe Torture (NL), Textures (NL), Gorefest (NL), Darkane (SE), Toxic Holocaust (US), Sadus (US), Hatesphere (DK), Madball (US), Leatherwolf (US), Visceral Bleeding (SE), Sworn Enemy (US), Rise And Fall (BE) and No Turning Back (NL). In the first months of 2008, Escadron recorded their first album, entitled ‘Tide of the Fallen’, which will be released in April!
Members
Current members
* Jasper de Jong ("Vocals") -- 2003-present
* Mendel bij de Leij ("Guitars") -- 2006-present
* Ype Terwisscha van Scheltinga ("Bass") -- 2003-present
* Adriaan Groffen ("Drums") -- 2003-presentFormer Members (appearing on demo)
* Wouter Jillings -- 2003-2006
* [http://www.Anibalnet.nl Anibal Ojeda] -- 2003-2006Discography
* "Demo "Escadron" (2003)
* "Tide of The Fallen" (2008)External links
* [http://www.escadron.net Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/escadronmetal Official MySpace page]
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