Rotterdammers take you to spine-chilling and blood-beautiful darkness
This event has been cancelled. Ticket holders have received an email with more information. Read below the statement of GGGOLDDD:
“Following our last announcement regarding Thomas’ struggle with post-Covid, we have decided to cancel all our upcoming plans. This way we can truly prioritize Thomas’ recovery and not leave anyone in doubt if we will be able to perform the announced dates. This means that we sadly have to withdraw from Hellfest and A Colossal Weekend. And we also have to cancel the postponed dates in Utrecht and Groningen. Thanks a lot for your understanding. We hope to see you all again on the road when we are back on our feet.”
Both chilling and blood-beautiful: GGGOLDDD encapsulates post-traumatic stress in musical narratives that will make your hair stand on end. With a combination of black metal, industrial, heavy rock, and pop influences, this unconventional Rotterdam-based band takes listeners into a dark world, but one with a hopeful glow on the horizon. While the band’s earlier albums were just as heavy but more guitar-driven, on their most recent album, ‘This Shame Should Not Be Mine,’ they explore a more electronic sound. However, even more impressive is the story that singer Milena Eva tells with it; it’s a deeply emotional piece about the biggest trauma of her life. The band actually wrote the album as a special composition for a performance during the 2021 corona edition of Roadburn, and it became the most viewed and discussed show of the festival. Three years after this pivotal moment in their career, the heavy rock band makes a long-awaited visit to EKKO during a new edition of Doomstad.
Support: Ontaard
The Utrecht-based post-metal band Ontaard combines heavy guitar sounds with gritty vocals. Ontaard’s music consists of both honest and desperate lyrics in which the band manages to maintain their love for melody. In their music, they delve into profound and emotional themes, such as feeling alienated in a capitalist society, but also as a result of abuse.
