Blackbriar (band)

Blackbriar is an alternative metal-gothic rock band from Assen, the Netherlands. They have released one album, three EPs, six singles, ten official music videos, one official lyric video and four acoustic live videos.

Blackbriar
OriginAssen, Netherlands
GenresAlternative metal, Gothic rock, Symphonic metal
Years active2012–present
LabelsUnsigned
Websiteblackbriarmusic.com
MembersZora Cock
René Boxem
Bart Winters
Frank Akkerman
Robin Koezen
Ruben Wijga
Past membersRené Sempel

In October 2019, Blackbriar joined Epica as official support during their Design Your Universe 10th Anniversary Tour.

In November 2019, Blackbriar was invited to play the aftershow for Halestorm and In This Moment at the AFAS Live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[1]

Reception

The band's debut album The Cause of Shipwreck was released in April 2021 and received positive reviews. Metal Hammer Germany compared singer Zora Cock's style to Kate Bush in "Wuthering Heights" and Amy Lee in "My Immortal".[2] The Finnish Tuonela Magazine wrote that the band distinguished itself by mixing "a healthy dose of Gothic imagery into their brand of symphonic metal" and called The Cause of Shipwreck "an album that not only significantly expands their sound but also solidifies it".[3] Fellow rock musician Liselotte Hegt wrote that "Zora is almost like a siren, luring you into dark romantic scenarios, twisted fairy tales and ghostlike sceneries", and found that the orchestral elements on the album were present but not overpowering.[4]

Band members
Current line-up
  • Zora Cock – vocals
  • René Boxem – drums
  • Bart Winters – lead guitar
  • Siebe Sol Sijpkens – bass
  • Robin Koezen – rhythm guitar
  • Ruben Wijga – keyboards
Previous members
  • René Sempel – rhythm guitar
  • Frank Akkerman – bass

Discography
Singles
  • "Ready to Kill" (May 5, 2014)
  • "Until Eternity" (September 26, 2015)
  • "Preserved Roses" (May 3, 2017)
  • "Until Eternity" (Orchestral Version) (December 14, 2018)
  • "Snow White and Rose Red" (feat. Ulli Perhonen) (May 29, 2019)
  • "Mortal Remains" (November 21, 2019)
  • "The Séance" (February 19, 2021)
  • "Deadly Diminuendo" (March 19, 2021)
  • "Selkie" (April 10, 2021)
  • "Walking Over My Grave" (April 23, 2021)
  • "Fairy of the Bog" (December 10, 2021)
EPs
  • Fractured Fairytales (May 2017)
  • We'd Rather Burn (October 2018)
  • Our Mortal Remains (December 2019)
Albums
  • The Cause of Shipwreck (April 2021)

Videography
  • "Ready to Kill" Directed by Michel Berendsen[5]
  • "Until Eternity" Directed by Joshua Maldonado[6]
  • "I'd Rather Burn" Directed by Blackbriar[7]
  • "Arms of the Ocean" Directed by Joshua Maldonado[8]
  • "Snow White and Rose Red"[9]
  • "Mortal Remains"[10]
  • "Beautiful Delirium"[11]
  • "The Séance" Directed by Joshua Maldonado[12]
  • "Selkie"[13]
  • "Walking Over My Grave" Directed by Joshua Maldonado[14]
  • "Weakness and Lust" Directed by Joshua Maldonado[15]
  • "You're Haunting Me"[16]
  • "Fairy of the Bog" Directed by Joshua Maldonado[17]

References
  1. "Epica, MaYaN en Blackbriar in Zwolle - Metalfan.nl Concert Review". Metalfan.nl. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. Mineur, Matthias. "Blackbriar: The Cause of Shipwreck". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. Crow, Andrea (29 April 2021). "Review: Blackbriar – The Cause of Shipwreck". Tuonela Magazine. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. Hegt, Liselotte (23 April 2021). "Blackbriar - The Cause Of Shipwreck". HeadBangers LifeStyle. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. Ready to Kill (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  6. Until Eternity (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  7. I'd Rather Burn (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  8. Arms of the Ocean (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  9. Snow White and Rose Red (feat. Ulli Perhonen) on YouTube
  10. Mortal Remains (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  11. Beautiful Delirium (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  12. The Séance (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  13. Selkie (Official Animated Video) on YouTube
  14. Walking Over My Grave (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  15. Weakness and Lust (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  16. You're Haunting Me (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  17. Fairy of the Bog (Official Music Video) on YouTube
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