Glenn van der Heijden, Author at DutchMetalManiac

Review: Nightwish – Human. :II: Nature.

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Glenn van der Heijdenalbum reviews

I almost don’t know where to begin when talking about the new Nightwish album Human. :II: Nature.. I’ve been waiting for this album a very long time since their first release with Floor Jansen Endless[…]

Review: Ignea – The Realms of Fire and Death

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Glenn van der Heijdenalbum reviews

Now, normally I might not even have reviewed this band because the music is a little bit different as opposed to what I usually listen to. However, when listening to their first single Queen Dies[…]

Review: Delain – Apocalypse & Chill

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 Glenn van der Heijdenalbum reviews

The new Delain record is here and it’s called Apocalypse & Chill. I have been following Delain since their very first record Lucidity back in 2006 and after various musical changes over the years as[…]

Review: Maiden United – The Barrel House Tapes

December 22, 2019December 22, 2019 Glenn van der Heijdenalbum reviews

To be completely honest, I have never really listened to Iron Maiden’s music that much. But in this case that will be no problem at all, because I can give my undivided attention to Maiden[…]

Review: Kobra and the Lotus – Evolution

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 Glenn van der Heijdenalbum reviews

There it is! The new record of Kobra and the Lotus. I have been looking forward to this one. After a mysterious intro of about 50 seconds, we are powerfully greeted by the title track[…]

Interview: Koen Herfst (+giveaway)

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 Glenn van der Heijdeninterviews

In 2015 Koen Herfst released his debut album Back to Balance. You can read our review of that album here. Now he is back with his second album, called Leo. Recently DutchMetalManiac’s Glenn van der[…]

Interview: Dom Smith

July 28, 2019July 28, 2019 Glenn van der Heijdeninterviews

Recently DutchMetalManiac’s Glenn van der Heijden spoke with The Parasitic Twins-drummer Dom Smith about his platform called Wobbling About and Rocking Out, WARO in short. Hey Dom, how are you doing? I’m alright, thank you[…]

Review: Myrkur – Juniper

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Glenn van der Heijdenalbum reviews

I started listening to Myrkur thanks to my friend Tim. When I saw her live for the first time I was immediately impressed by her voice. I had to adjust a little bit to the[…]

Review: Dark Sarah – The Golden Moth

September 6, 2018September 9, 2018 Glenn van der Heijdenalbum reviews

The Golden Moth is my introduction to the band Dark Sarah, a band that hails from Finland and that is making cinematic metal, as they themselves like to call it. Upon listening to the album[…]

Review: Maiden United – Empire Of The Clouds

June 12, 2018September 4, 2018 Glenn van der Heijdenalbum reviews

The new EP from Maiden United has arrived! And what a beauty it has become! Since I was present at the Carré show on 27 January this year, I already knew that it was Empire[…]