Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Orphanage (band)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Years active
  
1993–2005

Associated acts
  
La-Ventura

Labels
  
Nuclear BlastDSFA

Origin
  
Utrecht, Netherlands

Orphanage (band) wwwmetalarchivescomimages778778photojpg

Past members
  
Jason KöhnenStefan RuitersMartine van LoonLex VogelaarEric HoogendoornJules VleugelsErwin PoldermanLasse DellbrüggeGeorge OosthoekRosan van der AaTheo HolsheimerMarcel VerdurmenGuus EikensRemko van der SpekSureel

Members
  
George Oosthoek, Guus Eikens, Rosan van der Aa

Genres
  
Gothic metal, Melodic death metal

Albums
  
By Time Alone, Driven, Oblivion, At the Mountains of Madness, The Sign Tour

Orphanage were a death metal/gothic metal band from the Netherlands.

Contents

History

The band was formed in 1993 and released their first demos Morph (1993) and Druid (1994). Orphanage then recorded their first full album Oblivion (1995) and one year later released their second album, By Time Alone. In 1997, the band released the EP At The Mountains Of Madness and worked three years on the album Inside, which was released in 2000. The last album Driven was released in 2004. On 18 October 2005 the band announced that they had disbanded. All 4 full albums were released on the Nuclear Blast and DSFA labels.

Final line-up
  • George Oosthoek - growled vocals (1994-2005)
  • Rosan van der Aa - clean vocals (1995-2005)
  • Theo Holsheimer - guitar (2004-2005)
  • Marcel Verdurmen - guitar (2004-2005)
  • Guus Eikens - keyboards (1993-2000, 2004-2005), guitar (2000-2004)
  • Remko van der Spek - bass (2000-2005)
  • Sureel - drums (2000-2005)
    • Former members
  • Jason Köhnen - growled vocals (1993)
  • Stefan Ruiters - clean vocals (1993)
  • Martine van Loon - clean vocals (1994-1995)
  • Lex Vogelaar - guitar (1993-2000)
  • Lasse Dellbrügge - keyboards (2000-2004)
  • Eric Hoogendoorn - bass (1993-2000)
  • Stephen van Haestregt - drums (1993-1994)
  • Jules Vleugels - drums (1995)
  • Erwin Polderman - drums (1995-2000)

    • Discography

    Demos
  • Morph (1993)
  • Druid (1994)
    • Albums
  • Oblivion (1995)
  • By Time Alone (1996)
  • Inside (2000)
  • Driven (2004)
    • EP's
  • At The Mountains Of Madness (EP) (1997)
  • The Sign Tour EP (2003)

    • Songs

    Black Magic MirrorDriven · 2004
    At the Mountains of MadnessBy Time Alone · 1996
    Five CrystalsBy Time Alone · 1996

    References

    Orphanage (band) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA