In late 2013, MOURN decided to bring nothing new. Since everything already had been done before, and everything else wouldn't be worth making, these brave young men decided to do something entirely different: to acknowledge their total lack of cutting edge. Trying not to copy other bands, this band makes a mixture of Metal, Rock and Blues like a lot of other bands before them. Bands you of course have heard of, going from Pantera and Down to Black Sabbath and Black Label Society. 

Founding member Robin Zielhorst (ex-Cynic, Ex-Blue Man Group, Exivious), found like minded forces in Thomas Frankhuijzen (March), Yordi Lopez and Pieter Verpaalen (ex-Texures) to walk this beaten path of metal. The result is a grooving metal machine that does not stop until you're beating your head to the sound of the riffs. You could describe its genre as HeavyStonerBluesGrooveRockSludgeMetal. MOURN's heavily riff oriented music trades technical prowess and speed for groove and feel boldly going where many bands have gone before. 

Around the summer of 2014 MOURN recorded their first EP "The Beaten Path" to start their road to world domination. This EP will bring you 3 of their most powerful songs to give you a little taste of their music.

This band will truly show itself to best advantage live on stage. Warm up your neck muscles, you'll need it. - Ashladan.be 

What Mourn deliver instead is a constant barrage of meaty, blues-inspired riffs and deep grooves. I recommend that you don’t let Mourn fly under your radar. - Heavyblogisheavy

Some mighty nice stoner sludge southern groove metal. - LordsOfMetal

These guys know how to craft some top notch tunes and I see them going far fast. Providing a whole lot of interesting aspects to an overcrowded genre, I can hardly wait for the full length! - Twoguysmetalreviews

AWARDS and HONOURS:

Prog Award - Male Vocalist Of The Year 2015 - Nomination
Rolling Stone - Best Album 2015 (Critics Choice) Skyharbor
Rolling Stone - Best Song 2015 ‘Evolution’ (Critics Choice) Skyharbor
Prog Award (2014) – Artist of the year Nomination – TesseracT
Prog Award (2014) – Breakthrough Nomination – Skyharbor
Prog Award (2014) – Limelight Nomination – White Moth Black Butterfly
Metal Hammer (2014) – Golden God Nomination ‘Global Metal Band’ Skyharbor 
Jack Daniel’s (2013) - Band of the year – Skyharbor
Rolling Stone (2013) - Band Of The Year (Critics Choice) – Skyharbor
Rolling Stone (2013) - Best Album (Critics Choice) – Skyharbor
Rolling Stone (2013) - Best Song ‘Dots’ (Critics Choice) – Skyharbor
Rolling Stone (2013) - Band Of The Year (Popular Vote) – Skyharbor
Rolling Stone (2013) - Best Album (Popular Vote) – Skyharbor
Rolling Stone (2013) - Best Song ‘Dots’ (Popular Vote) – Skyharbor
Rolling Stone (2012) - Best Song ‘Maeva’ – Skyharbor
Rolling Stone (2012) - Best Emerging Artist – Skyharbor
Prog Award (2012) - New Blood Award – TesseracT (One)
Kerrang! (2011) –  5K Live Review @Sonisphere Festival – TesseracT
Metal Hammer (2011) - Golden God Nomination – Best New Band – TesseracT

BIOGRAPHY:

Daniel Tompkins is an award winning and innovative British singer / songwriter from Nottinghamshire in The East Midlands. More widely recognised as the singer for TesseracT with his unique live performances and unmistakable dramatic soundscapes on the highly acclaimed albums ‘One’ and 'Polaris'. Since 2009 Daniel has established himself as a highly respected vocalist with a dedicated worldwide fan base. Arguably one of the busiest collaborative vocalists, Daniel’s voice has been celebrated as one of the best in modern progressive rock and metal.
 
Daniel has released a diverse catalogue of records to date and in doing so demonstrated a natural ability to marry his distinct voice to various genres and yet remain in mesmerising control of his audience. However, much more than a recording artist, he is an accomplished performer who has earned a host of awards and honours having toured the world, sharing the stage with artists such as Iron Maiden, Gojira, Lamb of God, Devin Townsend, Meshuggah, Senses Fail, Animals As Leaders, No Use For A Name, Periphery and Protest The Hero
 
Looking to the future Daniel now balances his time between TesseracT and White Moth Black Butterfly and his various collaborations continuing to create a strong impression within the music industry. 
 
PEER AND PRESS QUOTES:

“Dan has a hell of a voice!!!” – DEVIN TOWNSEND 
 
“Check out the awesome vocals of Dan Tompkins, the man can sing YEAH!!’ – JON GOMM
 
“The dramatic soundscapes Dan Tompkins creates really are on another level, standing above the current crop of vocalists out there. Tesseract are destined for great things with a frontman leading the charge like this…one of the best vocals in modern metal” – SCUZZ TV (UK)
 
“An exceptional album from (White Moth Black Butterfly) Dan Tompkins. An absolutely essential work. Experimental, accessible and quite brilliant. This ranks high amongst this year’s progressive releases.” – Classic Rock Presents Prog Magazine
 
“There are so many musicians out there who jump from genre to genre and experiment with different kinds of sound but not all of them are able to pull it off. Out there, a bunch of them have the ability to make things so awkward, you’d just want to question what they were thinking. But then again, there are the special ones, the ones who shine in the dark and shine even brighter against the sun. The One’s who fully understand and are able to control their capabilities and of course the ones who actually know how to take things to the next level. They have this gift in whatever they do, it just works. One man who’s got this gift is UK-based vocalist, Daniel Tompkins – PULP MAGAZINE (MANILA)

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Musician, song wrtiter and normal man ...

Music Producer since 2013. 
From 2024 Part of Aquila Project X.

Navire Creux came to light in early 2009 with humble beginnings. 
Founded by Axel as a home project— his personal way of narrating his life and a cathartic outlet for pent-up emotions, Navire Creux had no fixed genre and focused on writing music intuitively. Late 2011 saw the digital release of Navire Creux's EP, entitled "INCENDIARY"; which included tracks such as 'Fading Out', 'Mistreat', 'The Man Who Killed The Light' and 'Incendiary'. Following the first release, Navire Creux evolved and progressed further to produce a heavier sound geared in a whole new direction— creating dark, post-metal music. The aftermath of this experimentation came in the form of a new release in early September 2013, entitled "Reprobate".
Currently in the midst of working on a new album.

progressive groove metal from newcastle uk

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