Биография

“LIES! is a hardcore heavyweight from the Netherlands playing an aggressive blend of pure hardcore, thrash and metallic hardcore. Think Terror, Born From Pain, Kublai Khan TX or Hatebreed mixed with All Out War, Merauder or even Nailbomb / Sepultura in their “Chaos A.D. hardcore / thrash era. The extreme vocals, thrash riffs and pounding drums create an aggressive and energetic hardcore sound which is rarely heard among European bands. Lyrically the razor sharp songs are about gripping personal events and socio-political subjects”. LIES! emerged out of the Groningen scene in 2011. Founded by the ex-members of hardcore bands Instil, The Hunger, Not in This Lifetime and metal bands Expulsion, Mon’strum and Murder Manifest. In 2011 they released a demo (Street Survival Recs) and in 2012 a 12" vinyl album called "Nineties" (TTL Recs). Their energetic heavy live shows quickly drew attention of both the hardcore and metal community. LIES! played shows and festivals in several countries in Europe including support shows for Hatebreed, Nasty, Agnostic Front and Sick Of It All. In 2015 Indonesian label Diorama released a split-CD with LIES!, Deconsecrate and Hands Upon Salvation. In 2015, they put the group on indefinite hiatus. After a break of a 7 years they took the world by storm with their DIY comeback EP “Rebirth” (2022). They are back in business as a 5-piece band with a new EP, singles and live-shows, weekenders, several European festivals...