Tag: The Royal

NEWS: The Royal return from the cold…

Mixed and mastered by Lance Prenc (Polaris, Alpha Wolf, Void Of Vision) a brand new single in “Cold” is the first in the five years since 2019 album “Deathwatch” to land from Dutch Metalcore Merchants The Royal. As they explain, they’ve been all at sea in the interim but now they’re back with plans to

Bootleg: “Thunder” from The Royal!

Hailing from Eindhoven Netherlands, The Royal have been Metalcore merchants that we have missed on the Underground Metal scene during the Pandemic. We first witnessed them in the live arena at Tech-Fest in 2017 when they were on a European tour trek around their album “Seven” and we were blown away. Filmed at MoreCore Festival,

Bootleg: The Royal in China!

Had you told us that our friends in Dutch Metalcore act The Royal would go to China to play some shows in 2018, we’d have laughed. It wasn’t something that seemed possible but at the tail end of the tour cycle for their 2017 album “Seven“, that’s exactly what they did. That particular set was

Exclusive Interview: From Once We Came talk “Origami”!

We’ve been following London Metallers From Once We Came since we chanced upon them as they joined Faces Of Eve in supporting Eindhoven Netherlands DIY Metalcore act The Royal at The Black Heart in Camden back in April 2018. Blown away by their ferocious, high energy live set we’ve been streaming the one track they

Bootleg: “Feeding Wolves” from The Royal!

Eindhoven Netherlands Metalcore heroes The Royal have shared a second live cut from their 2018 Japan tour with “Feeding Wolves“! Interestingly the notes with this one promote the album of that tour “Seven” and not their current Long Branch Records released album “Deathwatch“. The band enjoyed 1.1 million Spotify streams in 2019 and are expected

Bootleg: “Wildmind” from The Royal!

Filmed during their 2018 Japanese tour at The Garrett in Tokyo, here’s “Wildmind” from Eindhoven Metalcore act The Royal. They dropped “Deathwatch” back in March but is it a condender for our top 5 albums of the year? You’ll have to wait and see!

NEWS: For The Fallen Dreams August Touring!

Detroit Michigan Hardcore crew For The Fallen Dreams have announced they will be heading over the pond for a European Tour for the majority of the month of August. UK dates will see them joined by InVisions and Borders while the Mainland Europe shows will see Skywalker and The Royal in tow and all this

Track Review: “Shijima” by Another Now!

Infusing Progressive Tech-Metal with Deathcore vocals and the injecting it back with clean melodics, Eindhoven, Netherlands is home to a 5 piece known as Another Now. Having released a debut single pairing of “Lotus” and “Echos” earlier this year, the band are back with this new cut entitled “Shijima”. The band describe themselves as having

Riff Police! Pull Over! #47: 36 Crazyfists Vs The Royal!

When it came to the first wave of Metalcore bands, Alaskan quartet 36 Crazyfists are right up there as one of those that have stayed the course. Yes, they have had their ups and downs but 8 studio albums and 4 EPs in 22 years as a band is pretty damn impressive by anyone’s standards.

Review: “Deathwatch” by The Royal

…and the chamber spins three. Eindhoven, Holland natives The Royal have returned with their third studio album entitled “Deathwatch” having signed to Long Branch Records, an imprint of Germany’s SPV Records for the release. Their DIY work ethic, desire to tour constantly and put in the hard yards as well as their modern take on