Your portal to the universe
BIOGRAPHY
Hemelbestormer, a Dutch word which can be roughly translated as “Sky Stormer” or “Attacker of Heaven” and used to describe someone with revolutionary thoughts and ideas, is a Belgian four piece composed of dedicated veterans from the hardcore, doom and black metal scene.Since 2012, their unique blend of instrumental post doom and various other genres has been visiting the furthest corners of the universe, passing black holes, nebulae and mysterious, blue ring-shaped galaxies and mesmerizing listeners all over the world. Always looking for balance between the light and the dark, the crushingly heavy and the eerily beautiful, Hemelbestormer’s songs, both monolithic and multi-layered, captivate the vastness and enormity of space in all its aspects. They provide a trip that will melt your mind and alter your consciousness.Following a fair share of supports, club shows and mini tours and many festivals highlights like Roadburn, Summer Breeze, Desertfest, Graspop Metal Meeting, Houses Of The Holy/Funkenflug, Void Fest, Dunk!Fest, Dome Of Rock, Alcatraz, Hell Over Hammaburg, Samhain Fest, Dark Bombastic Evening, Ieperfest, ArcTanGent, Soulcrusher, Into The Void, Lake On Fire and Hammer Of Doom, they are eager to make this list even longer!
BAND
Koen Swerts - bass
Filip Dupont - guitars & electronics
Jo Driesmans - guitars
Frederik Cosemans - drums
DISCOGRAPHY
PORTALS
- CD Consouling Sounds 2014
- LP Sick Man Getting Sick 2015
- TP Tartarus 2015AETHER
- CD/2LP Debemur Morti 2016
- TP Urtod Void 2017
- 2LP Polder Records 2022A RING OF BLUE LIGHT
- CD/2LP Ván Records 2018
- TP Back From The Grave 2021
- CD Polder Records 2025
- TBR: 2LP Polder Records 2026COLLIDE & MERGE
- 2CD/2LP Ván Records 2021
- CD Polder Records 2025THE RADIANT VEIL
- CD/2LP Pelagic Records 2025
EVENTS
A wide variety of quality live photos can be found on our Facebook page.High-res promotional pictures and logo can be downloaded at this Dropbox folder.
CONTACT
Bookings: [email protected]
Label: [email protected]
Band: use the form
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© photos Istvan Bruggen.