BRUTUS
/ Junior

BRUTUS

Power trio Stefanie Mannaerts, Stijn Vanhoegaerden and Peter Mulders will release a new album in 2022.

TIMING
/ 7.30 pm: doors open
/ 8.15 pm - 8.45 pm: Junior
/ 9.15 pm - 10.30 pm: Brutus

BRUTUS

Stefanie, Stijn and Peter teamed up to start Brutus in 2013. They all met while playing in different bands from the same region of Leuven (Belgium). In merging their different ideas and musical tastes they have formed a strong union, both musically and personally.

Drummer vocalist Stefanie mixes black-metal blast beats with math-rock flourishes whilst belting out the most impassioned vocals, shifting from deceptively melodic to out-right larynx-punishing in the blink of an eye. Guitarist Stijn Vanhoegaerden takes ethereal post-rock tones to hardcore punk levels of speed and energy aside Peter Mulders powerful sub-frequency shifts. It’s the way in which the band mixes post-rock construction, metal dynamics with hardcore energy and prog rock all the while lacing it with pure pop melodies that make Brutus’ sound so unique and all their own.

Brutus’ debut album BURST (2017) was released by Hassle Records in UK and Europe, and then later by Sargent House for USA and the rest of the World. In 2017- 2018 they have toured extensively all over Europe, playing many large festivals as well as direct support to Russian Circles, Thrice and Chelsea Wolfe on their European tours.

With a new album slated for release in early 2019, they are ready for more. Trouble comes in threes, so does Brutus.

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Junior

Junior is a six-piece indie rock band that has been making waves since the release of their well-received EP “Are We There Yet?”. With the upcoming release of their debut full album, "Eternal Stumble," in early 2024, Junior takes up the mantle of adulthood as it promises to showcase the band's growth and evolution. With even more personal lyrics and captivating songwriting, "Eternal Stumble" is a record that cranes its neck back to the past but cruises the open road, wide-eyed and in the face of new beginnings. The band’s music can be described as a blend of Indie rock and Americana, with influences drawn from the likes of Bright Eyes, Big Thief and Alex G

 

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