Kwade Droes
Netherlands · last active 2021
Kwade Droes is an anonymous Dutch black metal act from Gelderland, releasing through Ván Records since a 2017 debut EP. Reviewers describe the project as lo-fi Darkthrone-style black metal collided with a 'stoned free jazz ensemble,' built from tremolo riffs, sampled radio static, and demonic chorales. The band guards its members' identities closely.
SCORE PROFILE
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WHY THOSE SCORES
- Jazzy 4 — A Voices from the Darkside review describes their sound as 'early lo-fi Darkthrone combined with a stoned Free Jazz ensemble' (voicesfromthedarkside.de/review/kwade-droes-met-onoprechte-deelneming/).
- Glitch 4 — The same review notes 'strange and dissonant noises, loops, samples and chaotic breaks' woven through the black metal base (voicesfromthedarkside.de/review/kwade-droes-met-onoprechte-deelneming/).
- Theatrical 3 — A No Clean Singing feature notes piano arpeggios add unsettling, madness-tinged textures throughout their compositions alongside grotesque roars and wails.
- Drone 3 — Zware Metalen's review characterizes the project as sickly black metal incorporating droning Sabbath-like tones within its chaotic framework.
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