Spoil Engine is a four-piece heavy metal band from Belgium, formed in 2004. The band plays a mix of melodic thrash metal and groove metal, influenced by bands such as Pantera, In Flames, Lamb of God and Soilwork. They have released one demo and three full albums and were the first Belgian band to sign with Roadrunner Records.
Spoil Engine | |
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 Spoil Engine at Wacken Open Air 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Roeselare, Belgium |
| Genres | Melodic death metal, metalcore |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast, Roadrunner, Universal, Arising Empire |
| Members | Steven 'gaze' Sanders Matthijs Quaars Dave De Loco |
| Past members | Iris Goessens Niek Tournois Nick Vandenberghe Steven Demey Kristof Taveirne Bart Vandeportaele |
| Website | spoilengine |
Spoil Engine directly supported bands such as Megadeth, Motörhead, Killswitch Engage, Arch Enemy and Prong. Major festival appearances include Graspop Metal Meeting (5x),[1] Pukkelpop (2x),[2] Masters at Rock (2x) and Suikerrock (2x). 2 singles have appeared in the national charts; videoclips and songs have national airplay.
In 2017 and 2018, the band gained international visibility through tours in Europe and Asia, with tour supports for Prong and Papa Roach. Major appearances included MIDI festival in China and Wacken Open Air. They also performed on the 2020 70000 Tons of Metal festival during that year's cruise to Cozumel.
Members
edit- Steven 'gaze' Sanders – lead guitar (2004–present)
- Dave De Loco – bass (2017–present)
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Skinnerbox v.07 (2007, Apache Records)
- Antimatter (2009, Roadrunner Records)
- The Art of Imperfection (2012, Universal)
- Stormsleeper (2017, Arising Empire/Nuclear Blast)
- Renaissance Noire (2019, Arising Empire/Nuclear Blast)
EPs/Singles
edit- Stormsleeper (2015, Daily Sin Entertainment)
- Unklock and Release (2021)
Demos
edit- The Fragile Light Before Ignition (2006, self-released)
See also
editExternal links
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References
edit- ^ Graspop band database
- ^ Pukkelpop band database Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine