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Hecatombe

Hecatombe formed in the Netherlands in the early 1980s, playing a mix of thrash and doom metal. Their songs often dealt with difficult subjects like suicide...

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Hecatombe's heavy Dutch metal and shifting themes

A Netherlands thrash-doom band that started in the early 1980s and still writes about dark subjects.

For the early sound, try "Open Your Eyes." To hear how the themes have shifted, "Owned By My Own Desolation" from 2020 is a good place to listen.

They've been making heavy music since 1984's "Forging the Apocalypse," and their songs like "Owned By My Own Desolation" still wrestle with suicide and mental illness. That willingness to sit with difficult material has drawn a specific kind of fan for decades. Their 2020 album shows they've added progressive touches without losing the weight.

They formed in the Netherlands in the early 1980s playing thrash and doom. Founding members Joost van den Broek and Johan van der Meer are still there, and by 2020 their sound had picked up some ambient and progressive elements.

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Hecatombe formed in the Netherlands in the early 1980s, playing a mix of thrash and doom metal. Their songs often dealt with difficult subjects like suicide and mental illness, which drew both fans and critics. They released their first album, "Forging the Apocalypse," in 1984.

Founding members Joost van den Broek on vocals and bass and Johan van der Meer on guitars are still in the band, along with drummer Stephan Mazur. Their 2020 album "Changing Their Minds: The First Key" includes the title track and songs like "Owned By My Own Desolation" and "Rover."

That album shows their sound has shifted over time, adding some progressive and ambient elements while keeping the heavy foundation. The lyrics on these later songs touch on redemption and searching for meaning alongside the darker themes.

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