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New Release: Lawaai Remixes

After a 5-year recording hiatus, my new release is out.. Grab it now! Press release: Industrial hardcore will never die - Dark. Descent. revisits its own roots with this look back at a track that appeared on a 12" in 2005 on Symp.tom – which could arguably called the Dark. Descent. predecessor. "Lawaai" (i.e. "Noise") is a more than appropriate title for this scorching classic with its distinct analogue sound modulation. Of course the original ... Read more

Update: Upcoming material!

It's been a while since I posted some updates about my upcoming material.. so this is a perfect opportunity. As some of you know, several releases are fully or almost ready. Some have been for a long time, even. But I've been holding them out deliberately, despite earlier posts. Unfortunately, for those who didn't know yet, I've been having health-related issues for a long while, that interfere with finishing stuff up or adding some proper fin ... Read more

Announcement regarding DJ-Bookings

Now that my Defqon.1 performance has been made public, I also have another announcement to make: As most of you know, last year I decided to take a break from DJ-ing. I needed this time off to re-evaluate certain priorities & goals in life, as I have changed a lot over the course of the years. I've been pondering things like: Who am I really? What do I really want in life? Do I do certain things because I genuine like it / because others want me ... Read more

Defqon.1 Festival

Hell yes! After the edition of 2010, I'm proud to announce that I'm back to play @ this year's Defqon.1 Festival! Expect to hear some of my new material. ... Read more

Podcast @ Third Movement Radio

Be sure to tune in @ Third Movement Radio tomorrow evening from 20:00-21:00 (CET) to check out my new podcast at the Dark Menace Show. This special podcast is 100% own material and will showcase my best work from 2004-2014, containing a few brand new tracks as well! [url]http://www.thirdmovement.nl/radio[/url] [url]http://facebook.com/TheDarkMenaceShow[/url] ... Read more

Hardshock Festival 2013

I will be playing at the Industrial Stage @ Hardshock Festival (27 April, Wijthemenerplas, Zwolle), along with The Outside Agency, Deathmachine, Petrochemical, Omkara Techichi, Cemon Victa and many others. Read the (Dutch) press release @ Partyflock.nl: [url]http://partyflock.nl/news/24396[/url] ... Read more

Into the Dark Lands

On Saturday 9 February, the dark and raw beats reign @ Waregem, Belgium! It's time to celebrate "Into the Dark Lands", which is the very own record label party of [b]Dark Descent[/b], hosted by New Electronic Order. I will be playing a DJ-set there, other artists who will be giving you serious ear damage are: Embrionyc, Razor Edge, Sei2ure, The Relic, Raum 107, T.P.R.O.E., Carnage, Cluster and Sound Abuse. Also, the first 50 visitors will receive ... Read more

Intersection

I will be playing at Intersection on 26 January in Baroeg, Rotterdam (NL). Intersection is a new party concept for styles like Drum & bass and Industrial hardcore Crossbreed, and is the idea of several party-minded people from the TOA-topic (The Outside Agency fan topic) on the forum of Partyflock.nl, myself included. Headliner will be The Outside Agency (2 hour set!) followed by myself as Warchetype aka Mental Wreckage and a talented selection o ... Read more

New track on Sarin Assault Album

Sarin Assault's new album "Red Reign" is finished and will be hitting the stores around the end of December. It will be a pretty diverse album, varying from 139 to 258 BPM and also includes several collaboration tracks with Deathmachine (UK), Fiend (USA), Nawoto Suzuki (JP), Akira, The Relic and me. Red Reign will be released on Sarin Assault's own record label KTR Productions Ltd. and comes in two different versions; CD (11 tracks) or Digital (1 ... Read more