Variscythe

Having amassed a loyal following in their local scene with the release of their self-titled EP in2011, Variscythe played many shows throughout the EP’s first year. This included club shows for anywhere between 50 and 300 people, as well as festivals with up to 3000 attendees. The band played their first international tour in the summer of 2012, with Italy as the main destination. Guitarists Ika Pataridze & Lloyd Mallee, alongside vocalist Robbert Simons, introduced a new rhythm section in the spring of 2013 consisting of Imre Beerends on bass and Sang-Jae Kouwenberg on drums. With renewed vigour the band released its second EP ‘Origin of Sacrifice’ shortly after and played many shows across the country as well as neighbouring nations such as Belgium and Germany. As of today, Variscythe has played over 100 shows.In the second half of 2014 Variscythe started working on what would turn out to be their debut album. Recorded, produced and mixed by the band at Mantis Audio. On October 17th, 2015, ‘Deluding Paradigm’ was released and performed in its entirety during a sold out album release show at Paard van Troje, The Hague. Since its release, Deluding Paradigm has garnered nothing but positive reviews by both national and international magazines, proving that Variscythe are ready to bring their music to the international level. The Hague Melodic Thrash/Death (http://variscythe.nl)