Boneripper is a brutal metallic hardcore band from the north of the Netherlands, consisting of (former and current) members of Manu Armata, 13Steps, and Bladecrusher. With years of experience in the scene, the band delivers a raw mix of heavy riffs, heavy-hitting grooves, and fierce vocals—straight-to-your-face.
White Knuckle Grip is a hardcore band formed in 2024. The Rotterdam-based group—Sebastian Rengifo Rodriguez [vocals], Joey Roodenburg [bass], Aleksi Nardo [drums], and Oliver Chambers [guitar]—uses groove-driven riffs, introspective lyrical themes, and dynamic structures to create a raw and emotionally charged sound. Inspired by hardcore, nu-metal, hip-hop, and shoegaze, White Knuckle Grip brings a youthful and uninhibited energy to the stage and is a breath of fresh air in the Dutch hardcore scene.
HEADLOCK is a band and co-founder of the Z.L.H.C. scene, delivering a straight-to-the-point dose of no-nonsense hardcore. They hail from the small province of Zeeland in the Netherlands.
Their sound is built on the classic, uncompromising rage of the HxC genre, but their message hits closer to home. Instead of the usual pit anthems, HEADLOCK opts for direct, heavy lyrics that focus on the silent, often brutal reality of mental struggles and disorders. They channel that personal weight into every crushing riff and scream.
Mouldwarp is a sludge/slam death metal trio from Emmen, Drenthe.
These three young guys have been playing together since 2023 and released a (demo) EP in January 2026. Low tunings, fast blasts, slow grooves, and guttural vocals don’t scare Mouldwarp… Mouldwarp is what scares them.
CAUTION—the name says it all. BEWARE, because this music is guaranteed to leave you with a night’s worth of bruises. This hardcore/beatdown band from Dordrecht consists of four angry teenagers who won’t let anyone silence them and who speak their minds on topics most people don’t dare to discuss. They combine the heavy, aggressive breakdowns of beatdown with the fast skank tempos of hardcore as you know it, while also incorporating the brutality of death metal and the delicious riffs of 2000s metalcore. They know how to turn every stage they perform on into a dojo with their brutal riffs, aggressive drums, heavy basslines, and catchy lyrics. Definitely a band not to be missed.
