Houwitser

History

Brutal death metal band Houwitser originally started in 1997 and was formed by Michel Alderliefsten (ex-Sinister). Completing the line-up with vocalist Mike van Mastrigt (ex-Sinister), drummer Aad Kloosterwaard (Sinister) and bass player Theo van Eekelen (Hail Of Bullets).

The band debuted with 'Promo '98' CD. During the same year, a split 7" vinyl with Grind 6,4 was released via Copremesis Records.

The debut album 'Death.. But not Buried' was released by Displeased Records in the spring of 1999 and got great reviews and good sales. The end of that year Houwitser parted with their vocalist Mike.

Houwitser's second album 'Embrace Damnation' was released with a music video for 'Feeding on Fools' (again via Displeased Records).

In 2001 Houwitser signed with Osmose Productions and their third album 'Rage inside the Womb' saw the light of day in 2002. This was the start of a tour all over the entire European continent.

In 2004, after the release of the album 'Damage Assessment', the band split up. Displeased Records re-released the debut album 'Death... But not Buried' with 7 bonus tracks and new artwork.

Dutch death metal-commandos were resurrected and in 2009 Houwitser signed a new record deal with USA-based Sevared Records, who released the next album in early 2010. The fifth album 'Bestial Atrocity' marked the rebirth of the ferocious "Terror Legion".

In late 2011, the original frontman Mike van Mastrigt, drummer Marten van Kruijssen and bass player Roderick Ras where recruited for the Terror Legion.

While the new line up was working on the sixth full-length release, Coyote Records released a live DVD of one of the shows of Houwitser's Russia mini-tour, titled 'Moscow Atrocity' in December 2012.

(source: Houwitser)