Time to say goodbye! Dutch progressive quartet EXIVIOUS are kicking off their final dates before completely disbanding at the Boerderij in the Dutch town of Zoetermeer tonight. EXIVIOUS are joining TEXTURES, who are also embarking on their last tour as direct support with EXTREMITIES as opening act. This progressive road-trip will continue through France, Spain, Ireland, and the UK before the ultimate curtain at the O13 in Tilburg, the Netherlands on December 2nd. Do not miss this last chance to see EXIVIOUS and TEXTURES!
A list of all confirmed shows can be viewed below.
EXIVIOUS +TEXTURES +EXTREMITIES tour dates:
03 Nov 17 Zoetermeer (NL) Boerderij
04 Nov 17 Utrecht (NL) Tivoli de Helling
08 Nov 17 Paris (FR) Backstage BTN
09 Nov 17 Toulouse (FR) Connexion Live
10 Nov 17 Madrid (ES) Caracol
11 Nov 17 Barcelona (ES) Apolo 2
12 Nov 17 Lyon (FR) CCO
15 Nov 17 Manchester (UK) Rebellion
16 Nov 17 Dublin (IE) Voodoo Lounge
17 Nov 17 Glasgow (UK) G2
18 Nov 17 London (UK) Underworld
02 Dec 17 Tilburg (NL) 013
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EXIVIOUS operate in a space where metal meets jazz-fusion and post-rock. The band blends a wide variety of musical genres into a coherent, unified sound that’s driven by a penchant for lush soundscapes, technical precision, and sporadic time signatures. EXIVIOUS have toured Europe extensively, playing shows alongside bands such as OBSCURA, SPAWN OF POSSESSION and GOROD.
EXIVIOUS critically-acclaimed final album, ‘Liminal’ is still available at the Season of Mist shop:
— HERE on vinyl
— HERE on CD
A bright new star is rising fast in the celestial spheres of progressive music: EXIVIOUS. Featuring current and former members of DODECAHEDRON, CYNIC, PESTILENCE and others, EXIVIOUS’ music is as avant-garde and nuanced as its members’ backgrounds suggest. ‘Liminal’ excels in delivering lush and beautiful songs, flowing gracefully from complex arrangements to poignant moments of restraint. Yet how does an instrumental band speak to their listeners? “Through melancholic melodies and energetic rhythms, dense harmonies, starbursts of noise and breathless interludes”, the band tell in their own words. “Organic music that speaks of duality and plurality, of fleeting ideas and ephemeral moments, unexpected climaxes and explosive epiphanies – emotions from life captured in sound. That, in a nutshell, is EXIVIOUS”. The quartet was founded by Tymon Kruidenier with a clear vision to amalgamate jazz fusion and metal in previously unexplored ways. In a first phase, a number of demos experimented with different approaches: ‘Demo 1999’, ‘Demo 2001’ and ‘Exivious’ (2002). The next phase witnessed the band gaining a stable line-up, which came to fruition in 2005 when Robin Zielhorst, Michel Nienhuis (ORDER OF THE SOURCE BELOW, later known as DODECAHEDRON) and Stef Broks (TEXTURES) joined Tymon. EXIVIOUS’ self-titled and critically acclaimed debut was released in 2009. Yet instead of following up on their success, Tymon and Robin joined CYNIC in 2010, putting their own band onto a hiatus. After leaving the US Prog legends, EXIVIOUS was born again with a renewed sense of purpose and vigor. As Stef had meanwhile fully committed to TEXTURES, he was replaced by Yuma van Eekelen. In 2011 the Dutch started to perform live, playing festivals and joined OBSCURA and others on tour. At the end of 2012, EXIVIOUS kicked off a crowd-funding campaign for their upcoming album ‘Liminal’ and reached their goal within a week. ‘Liminal’ captures emotions, while conveying feelings and experiences in a way that instrumental music rarely explores. It’s experimental, original and most importantly, immersive, drawing the listener into a world of sound that is at once challenging and intriguing. Dive in deep and chill out!
Line-up:
Tymon Kruidenier (ex-CYNIC): guitars
Michel Nienhuis (DODECAHEDRON): guitars
Robin Zielhorst (ex-CYNIC): fretless bass
Yuma van Eekelen (ex-PESTILENCE, THE NEW DOMINION): drums