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Issue 23

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Dutch groove–hardcore youngsters issue self-titled video from their newly announced EP

The 'All 4 One' EP is released on October 2 and on their new song, ‘Inherited', they celebrate everything that came before them.

Hardcore surges through their DNA. Vocalist Jamie explains, “The song 'Inherited' is about this. It's all about where we come from: our family, our blood, everything that shaped us. It is what we have been given, and we owe it everything. That's why we carry that legacy forward.”
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Identity is everything to them. A sense of community is at the heart of Inherited, both of their hometown of Zeeland and their roots. Nature and nurture are the pistons working in tandem, propelling Inherited forward.

Formed in 2024, the high school friends’ - three of which are still in their teens (Neill, Midas and Marvin) - played their sixth-ever show was on the hallowed stage of Germany’s Wacken Open Air festival, the result of them winning the Dutch Metal Battle 2025, which saw the band hire a double-decker bus to transport 100 fans, 200 miles from their hometown to the final. They don’t see obstacles; they see only opportunities.  The band’s ‘group chat’ caught alight. “It spread like wildfire. People were fighting for spots. The whole place was filled with our people. We were able to get everybody in the room jumping,” remembers Marvin.

This sense of togetherness is directly linked to their hometown of Zeeland - the least populous province of the Netherlands - which is made up of a number of Islands and peninsulas, much of it below sea level.

“We want people to stand up and pay attention to Zeeland. It's really isolated. Even people from the Netherlands forget about it. The only thing that connects us to the rest of the country is a five-mile tunnel. We're proud to be from here,” says Jamie.

The EP was recorded in Leeds. It was from here that the five tracks, totalling just over 15 minutes of lightning rod energy, were crafted. Forged in the underground scene, they’ve journeyed across the Netherlands underbelly; dive bars, a Skate Park, a barbershop, and a giveaway store. They’ve played underground bunkers in France and a youth-oriented chapel in Belgium. The underground ethic runs deep in the band, but they’re also headlining 400-cap venues with people pouring out of the door.  Their music carries a message of empowerment, perseverance, community, brotherhood, and family. The bloodline runs strong.

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