Sunday 10 September 2017

Anneke van Giersbergen


Anneke van Giersbergen is an amazingly successful musician (a Dutch singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist). Anneke has demonstrated her vocal range and talent with some many bands, including her own bands and solo projects.

She has performed with a number of acts, including but no limited to; The Gathering, Agua de Annique, Devin Townsend Project, Anathema, The Human Experimente, Within Temptation, Ayreon, Moonspell, Yoav Goren, Novembers Doom.

She has recently had two successful solo albums; Everything is Changing & Drive and nowadays has formed a progressive heavy metal act called VUUR.

Personally, I've loved all the music Anneke has put out. Starting with transformation of The Gathering from the heavier sounds (Mandolin) into the more melodic tunes from (How to Measure a Planet and If, Then, Else) ending up with more alternative music (Souvenir and Home).

Anneke opened my ears to more mainstream sounds and with her vocals I could tap my foot and occasionally sing (poorly I might add) to the non-metal tunage I was used too. Anneke van Giersbergens is with out doubt, my favourite vocalist.









Compiled by David "Lovin' the Groovy Tunes" Innes

Wednesday 15 March 2017

Melissa Rosenberg (aka Melrose)


I've become an instant fan of Melissa "MelRose" Rosenberg's music since first hearing her doing guest vocals with a metal band called Mechina. This led me to her own personal recordings as a solo artist with her debut "Hypnotized" EP and single called "Wasted on You". (Buy here now!)

MelRose has such an amazing voice which compliments both the light and the heavier sounds in her music and associated acts. It's works perfectly while being is unique and fresh.


Melissa is featured in a couple of bands as guest vocals, as I mentioned in an act called Mechina (an industrial death metal band) with such songs as The Horizon Effect and Cryoshock off their 2015 album "Progenitor" (Check it out!).

She also returned in their 2017 release "As Embers Turned to Dust". Perhaps Mechina is a bit heavy for you but make sure you check out her solo stuff though; totally addictive.






Compiled by David "Lovin' the Groovy Tunes" Innes