Dictated

Dictated is a brutal death metal band founded by the furious female guitar tandem Yessica Otten and Sonja Schuringa. In 2010, these two ladies put their passion for metal to action and founded the band. After writing their fierce riffs, looking for fitting musicians and setting up punishing rehearsal sessions, they independently released their first album „Summary of Retribution". With their debut, Dictated has been grinding down stages throughout Europe since 2012. In the 4 years since the bands’ inception, they’ve been to Ireland, Belgium, Scotland, England, Germany, France, Italy & Portugal and have shared the stage with bands like Origin, Psycroptic, Suffocation, Hail of Bullets and many more. The first album and the impressive live shows attracted attention from renowned metal musicians such as Henri Sattler (God Dethroned) and Jason Keyser (Origin) who offered their talents for the creation of the second album. Henri enslaved the ladies into writing at their utmost. His experience was put to good use by harnessing the power of their riffs into solid arrangements. He also asked drummer Michiel van der Plicht to join to raise the overall level of the band. And although Yorick Keijzer was the vocalist that they were after for the new material, they couldn’t resist an offer from Jason Keyser to do guest vocals on one song. In September 2013, Dictated entered Studio Soundlodge to record the new album. A solid sense of humor, a tenuous grip on sanity, determination, and willpower led to Dictated's second effort: "The Deceived.” Renowned metal label Metal Blade Records was immediately impressed and asked them to join their roster. Now with a line up that is stronger than ever and songs that are even more brutal than before, Dictated is extremely eager to show their musical growth and to gain notoriety with people that haven’t seen or heard them yet. Get ready to get your teeth kicked in! “It is 100% death metal spirit. For fans straight in your face riffs and merciless power. This might be amongst the more interesting releases of this summer!” - Lords of Metal 87/100 “In my opinion, this is one of the best young metal bands around right now and I implore everyone to take a listen.” - Metaldescent 46/50 Brutal Death Metal from The Netherlands! Listen now: www.metalblade.com/dictated