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August 17, 2010 Small report on Alcatraz Metal Festival Yeah people, Alcatraz was a blast for us! Check our Journal to witness a cool pic shot by Tim Tonckroe: The Alcatraz Line-Up:-)August 08, 2010 Live pics from Cirrha Niva on Alcatraz Metal Festival The first concert reviews are being published and Jonas Demeulemeester from Cutting Edge Belgium has shot some cool pics which are online already. Check ‘em out by clicking the image >>.
View concert reviews in Dutch, English & French here.
August 03, 2010 Live reviews by Aardschok Magazine, Lords of Metal & Metalkrant online For those who haven’t seen our gigs at the Zwarte Cross Festival and the Roadgrill Festival, there are some cool reviews of it (all in Dutch). Just scroll down a bit and check the Latest Live Review headline, or click here.
July 26, 2010 Zwarte Cross Festival & Roadgrill Festival pics online The most recent pics of Cirrha Niva live can now be found in our Gallery.
Clicking on the thumbnail will guide you to cool pics shot by: Eugene Straver (Metal-Experience), Bert (Metalshots), Silvana Breur (Stratovana) & Jeanette Petrocchi.
June 16, 2010 Cirrha Niva introducing new drummer Wiebe Slim (ex-Melora Rain) will be our new drummer.
We already did one show with Wiebe while supporting The 11th Hour, but at that time he was just doing us a favor. Needless to say that there was a perfect match that day, which resulted in the fact that Wiebe joined the band.
Some personal words by Wiebe can be found in our Journal
May 11, 2010 Cirrha Niva confirmed on European Festivals! This summer Cirrha Niva is lined up for some great festivals in Belgium & The Netherlands. The festivals are: Roadgrill (NL), followed by De Zwarte Cross (NL), Alcatraz Metal Festival (B), Occultfest (NL) and last but not least Mario Metal Mania Fest. (NL)May 12, 2010 Cirrha Niva auditioning drummers We are still in the process of checking out new drummers. Over the last couple of weeks we held some very promising auditions, and in the next few weeks more will follow. In the meantime Eelco van der Meer is still helping us out. And we also had the pleasure of doing our most recent gig with talented drummer Wiebe Slim, who fell in this time, instead of Eelco. Nevertheless, the search continues...! April 13, 2010 Tommy White leaving Cirrha Niva Dear friends, we have a sad announcement to make. Drummer Tommy White is forced to leave Cirrha Niva due to health problems. Although it did did not came as a surprise to us we still feel very sad about it.We can only accept his carefully considered decision and wish Tommy a quick recovery. We really hope sometime, someday, Tom his health will allow him to pick up the drumsticks again and form or join a new band, this band will not only gain a kick-ass tight drummer but also a wonderful person. Good luck mate!
Tommy has written a personal note in which he explains his decision: After twelve years of being the drummer for Cirrha Niva I have decided to leave the band. Eight months ago, the feeling in my hands started to disappear and slowly began to cause me problems while playing. In the months after it only got worse and I went from one doctor to another, but they could not find the problem. It became clear to me that the live concerts were in jeopardy as at one point I could not guarantee that I could play a full show. While the band hired a temporary replacement for me, I tried my best finding a cure for my problem. Although still rehearsing with the guys, the live concerts were done by Eelco van der Meer. Until now I still do not know what is causing the pain in my hands nor do I know when I will have fully control over my hands again.
The guys in Cirrha Niva were very patient with me and worked around me, but it became clear to all of us that this situation could not continue. So, not trying to slow them down in any form or way, I told the guys to look for another drummer. Those12 years in the band are very dear to me. Too many highlights to mention but it was a blast. I had a great time and enjoyed playing for you all. For now I need to get well again and therefore will stop not only playing drums for Cirrha Niva, but also stop playing drums as such.
Who knows what will happen in the future, at this moment I can only say a big thank you to Rob, Daniel, Carlo and Legrand for putting up with me. I know I was not the most easy guy to work with but I truly love you guys and will never forget the fun we had playing together.I wish you well and hope you guys get the success you deserve. I will keep in touch...Cheers!
Tommy White
March 12, 2010 Daniel’s first gig with 11th Hour You can read Daniël’ s own words in our Journal.
March, 2010 THE 11TH HOUR joined live by CIRRHA NIVA Bassist Daniël Huijben THE 11TH HOUR” the doom metal collaboration between Ed Warby (drums, guitar, bass, vocals, programming; GOREFEST, DEMIURG, HAIL OF BULLETS) and Rogga Johansson (vocals, additional guitar; RIBSPREADER, PAGANIZER, DEMIURG)” has announced the addition of bassist Daniël Huijben (CIRRHA NIVA) to the group's live ranks. Warby states, "Musically it's quite a departure for him, but he fits right in and really enjoy[s] pounding out the monolithic grooves of the 'Burden Of Grief' [THE 11TH HOUR's debut album] material.
"We have a few more rehearsals planned before [Daniël's] first show, which will be at the Turock club in Essen [Germany] on March 6 as special guests of the mighty ASPHYX." (source: The 11th Hour)
We guarantee all Cirrha Niva fans that Daniël’s collaboration with The 11th Hour will NOT damage or harm Cirrha Niva in any way. His first priority is and will be CN:-). Good luck out there mate... Doom dance!
013 pics shot by Aneliya Kostova Cool black & white pics where made by photographer Aneliya Kostova.
Click on the image to see more of them >>.
January 02, 2010 Happy New Year We would like to wish you all a Happy New Year and a rocking 2010! A lot has happened in 2009, of course the release of our latest album in September, for which we have received nothing but very good reviews all over the world. In October we played our very first acoustic gig in Belgium, which we enjoyed so much that we decided to do this more often. Also were we invited at “Aardschok Kink FM” on national radio, we played live on the air.
Drummer Tommy White started having health problems, which forced the band to look for a temporary replacement for the last two live shows in 2009. Eelco van der Meer from the band ˜Ethereal occupied the drum seat and did a marvelous job. Although still not fully recovered, Tommy is hoping to be able to play with the band again very soon.
We have started writing new songs as we do not want to wait another 8 years to release an album. It is too early to tell anything about them yet but we have a lot of ideas, which we hopefully can turn into great songs.
January 02, 2010 Artists of the month January We are very be happy to be announced as the artists of the month on PowerofProg.com. Thank you to all who has voted for us. We also have been chosen as fourth best album of 2009 on ˜Let There Be Rock’ radio. Once again we say thank you, we are very proud.
December 17, 2009 Friends of Rock Festival A very special festival that will take place Sunday Dec. 20 at Plein 79, a venue in Den Bosch (NL). For Friends of Rock Festival, bands are torn apart and their members forming new bands playing metal / hardrock covers. Cirrha Niva members Rob Willemse & Daniel Huijben will be playing in two separate bands.
Rob his band is called WAM! (abbrev for Wolfgang Amadeus Metal) and consists of members from Fuelblooded, The Smelly Cats & Nightsnake, They play songs from Dio, Iron Maiden, Metal Church, Whitesnake, Motorhead and more. Daniël his band is called Bereklauw. He plays with members from Sweet Amber & Velvet Johnson songs from Twisted Sister, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and more.
The festival starts at 3 PM (c.e.t.) and you are more than welcome. More info (in Dutch) at: Friends of Rock Festival
December 2, 2009 Vote For January Artist of the Month
We are proud that Cirrha Niva is one of the 5 finalist to become artist of the month January on Power of Prog. Cirrha Niva is proud and happy to be part of such a great community of prog loving individuals.
November 26, 2009 Live on KinkFM
We are happy to inform you that we will perform LIVE on Metal Mike'sAARDSCHOK KinkFM Alternative Radio (NL). This took place on Tuesday, the 8th of December between 22.00 and 00.00. An Here’s a video impression of our perfromance at KinkFM:
November 24, 2009 Tommy White Update
Although not fully recovered yet, Tommy sat a whole rehearsal behind his kit and that is where we like to see him...and played a complete set with the band. So things starting to look better. This doesn't mean that Tommy will play in 013 Tilburg, for this gig we can still trust on Eelco’ s talents, which he already showed us in Baroeg Rotterdam.
Speaking 'bout Tommy, here's a cool Interview with the man.
November 24, 2009 Progressive Christmas Melodic Revolution Records is proud to release its first Holiday CD ‘A Very Progressive Christmas’.
A Very Progressive Christmas Vol. 1. is a holiday series of songs that will stir emotions and inspire us all. Featuring some of the finest independent and international prog bands performing music with a progressive holiday flair. This CD is an eclectic mix of traditional classic holiday music such as: We Three Kings by Kurt Tischer of Temple 8; thematic music by Legend (Holy King) and prog metalers Cirrha Niva (Golan Heights) which features a guest appearance by Yuval Kramer from the Israeli band Amaseffer as well as other interpretations of the holiday season in true prog fashion.
November 19, 2009 Facebook Finally, we can be found on Facebook too! Mr. Legrand himself put the time and effort in creating the official Cirrha Niva page on Facebook.
November 07, 2009 Drummer Eelco rules! Our show last night at De Baroeg in Rotterdam was the debut of drummer Eelco van der Meer. And what a great job he did! From start to finish he played his heart out. We could not be happier to have him help us out during our live shows. He will be playing again with us on December 13 at venue 013, Tilburg (NL).
November 01, 2009 Drummer Tommy White not performing As Tommy is having health problems, he will not be able to perform any live shows with the band. At this moment it is unsure when he will return. We have found a temporary replacement in Eelco van der Meer from the band Ethereal. He only had one week to prepare himself as he will be performing with us next Friday, November 6th at venue Baroeg, Rotterdam (NL). We are confident that he will do a great job! Tommy will be joining us for a last time this year on our acoustic show, November 8th in Belgium. Eelco will play the last show this year in Tilburg.
October 9, 2009 Looking forward.... We are going to strike again on Metal Attack Fest (NL) at the end of this month, and we are happy to headline in venue Baroeg, Rotterdam (NL).
But most special of all would be the gig on Mindview’s Metal Convention, as this will be a complete acoustic gig! 4 songs from our new album ‘For Moments Never Done’ will be stripped down to the bone and presented in their most fragile form. September 21, 2009 Interview on Explicitly Intense Legrand is talking to Sarjoo Devani from Explicitly Intense USA. You can listen to it here.
September 16, 2009 Interview on Ron Coolen's Let there be Rock, Boschtion FM Ron Coolen, the DJ & host of the radio show ‘Let there be Rock’ on Dutch Boschtion FM had a talk with guitarist Rob prior to our CD Presentation in Club Plein '79, 's-Hertogenbosch. The interview has been broadcasted on Tuesday September 22. We thank Ron for the airplay & support!
September 10, 2009 Live interview Today September 10th, a live interview with Carlo Heefer on Radio RTV9 Rockpaleis. The show starts at 22:00 hours. September 09, 2009 Live interview On Thursday evening September 10th, a live interview with Daniël Huijben and Rob Willemse on Dutch Radio Moerdijk.
September 08, 2009 Live interview TNT/Radio Hoeksche Waard On Friday September 25th, 22.15 hours a live interview with Daniël Huijben on Dutch TNT Radio. September 03, 2009 Release of ˜For Moments Never Done” Today is the European release date of our new album For Moments Never Done. The CD should be available in most of the music stores in the Benelux, if not, they can order it for you!
The CD can also be purchased through many online stores: If you are living in Italy, Germany, Austria, Spain, UK, Finland or Switzerland, you can easily order your copy at EMP Merchandising by clicking your country url.
Living in France, Sweden or The Netherlands, you can order your copy at EMP Holy Records, Sweden Rock or Large Popmerchandising by clicking your country url. If you are from another country you can order here at EMP International.
People from the USA and Canada can pre-order their copy here.
August 30, 2009 Live interview Paperlate Radio Tonight 20.32 live interview with Legrand on Dutch Radio Paperlate. August 21, 2009 Getting ready Just a few weeks away... (read full story)
August 14, 2009 Journal update Daniël is a proud bass player in the Journal section...
August02, 2009 Live interview Radio Helmond: HELMROCK Tonight 22.30 live interview with Rob Willemse on Dutch Radio HELMROCK. August01, 2009 First Pre-Orders Shipped We have send out the first Pre-Order packages this weekend. Addresses in The Netherlands & Belgium will receive their For Moments Never Done early this week. European packages will be delivered midweek and for everyone outside Europe we expect the package will be delivered late upcoming week(end). Enjoy it!
July 17, 2009 Schecter Guitar endorsement! Cirrha Niva guitarists Carlo Heefer & Rob Willemse are as of today endorsed by the American guitar manufacturer: Schecter Guitar Research, commonly known simply as Schecter.
Both guitarists will be playing on guitars from the Schecter Diamond Series: Carlo has chosen to play on the seven string Hellraiser C-7. Rob will be playing on the Hellraiser Solo.
June 21, 2009 Cirrha Niva confirmed at ProgPower Europe 2009! We will open the ProgPower Festival on Friday 2 October 2009. The line-up is now almost complete, next week the festival organization will announce the final band. Check out their website for all further details, www.progpower.eu.
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June 6, 2009 Merchandise shop and pre-ordering For Moments Never Done online! Check out all our available merchandise and pre-order your copy of the upcoming new album For Moments Never Done. Pre-orders will receive a free exclusive (not for sale!) band logo T-shirt with the CD.
May 28, 2009 new stuff is coming In case you come here more often, you might have noticed that there is a lot going on at the site concerning lay out and content. New is a music player here on the news section to serve you Dreamon and Framed two song previews from our upcoming new album For Moments Never Done.
May 15, 2009 Concert Leeuwarden Although we do not... (Journal)
May 05, 2009 Press Blabbermouth mentioned the release of For Moments Never Done on their website. New album title revealedApril 30, 2009 announcement album release Our search for a record label has ended and we decided to release the new album ourselves, through our own independent recordlabel Parnassus Records. We are all very happy with the album and can’ t wait to play it live for you. Hopefully you will like it as much as we do. The album is titled For Moments Never Done and will be released on September 03. The album will feature some cool guest musicians as well! They are: Robin de Groot (Chiraw), Manda Ophuis (Nemesea), Yuval Kramer (Amaseffer), Joost van den Broek (After Forever) and Bouke Visser.
March 26, 2009 Update Press / Concerts Blabbermouth mentioned that we have uploaded a second full length song on our MySpace. You can find it also in our Press section. New song featuring NEMESEA singer.
A new show has been booked for September 13th in Plein 79 ˜s-Hertogenbosch, no details yet, but it will be a very special show. Supporting band is Sweet Amber.
March 16, 2009 Almost finished / LastFM We are almost finished in our search for a label, at the end of this month we will be able to give you more details. Then we will also announce the title of our new album and when it will be released. As you know by now, there are a few guest musicians helping us out and some of the names are already mentioned. We will announce all of them when we reveal the title of the album and its artwork. A second full length trackentitled ‘Dreamon’, from the forthcoming album, has just been uploaded on our MySpace.
We also opened a website on LastFM were you can find a lot of info on us and listen to a lot of music and judging by the looks of the photo... We all need to eat but some people tend to do it a little more the old fashioned way.
Feb 19, 2009 Update Press / Concerts Metalfan.nl posted news about our yet unreleased album on their website. Although it will take some months before the album will be released, you can hear an entire song on our MySpace.
At the moment the band is rehearsing the songs to play live, new songs will be accompanied with samples recorded for our album, old songs are being rearranged to give them the sound of todays Cirrha Niva. We might even throw in some cool cover songs. Be sure to check our Concert page on a regular basis. The first show has already been booked.
Feb 11, 2009 Update Press / MySpace Blabbermouth recently reported news about our new album, the album is finished and currently we are looking for a record label. Our MySpace is also updated with new pictures and a full length CD version of the song ‘Framed’. Jan 13, 2009 More new outtakes new album Again we have uploaded 2 outtakes of songs from our new album. The songs are ‘RunningFrom The Source’ and ‘The Fooling’. You can listen to them on our MySpace.
Jan 02, 2009 Upate Press / Outtakes New Album In the Press section you can find a German report from 2005 Autogramm.
On our MySpace we have uploaded 2 outtakes from songs recorded for our new album. The outakes preview the songs ‘Golan Heights’ and ‘Selfchosen’. Soon we will upload some more outtakes, so keep an eye on our MySpace!
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