Mean Machine x Rattenburcht x Morbid Mosh Attach (Ger)

22 Feb
21:00
Doors 21.00 / First act 21.30 / Bring cash for entrance
Check out the Facebookevent here

Cognitive Decline and ORKZ BAR join forces and present to you:
Stomp Stomp STOMP; three bands coming to ORKZbar bringing three types of distinct stomping.

Hailing from the Ruhr, MORBID MOSH ATTACK will bring their crust assault back to Groningen, blasting us with relentless riffing, sonically reminiscent of 90s US crust outfits like Disrupt and State of Fear. After over half a decade since their last visit to Groningen we’re happy to have them back. These are the bands we need in our current day: political, loud, and heavy!
Meanwhile no strangers to the trenches of the north anymore, RATTENBURCHT will turn the dark night even darker, guiding us only by the illuminating lights of their candles and the screeches from the furthest dungeons of the rat castle.
Formed in the mid-80s and named after a Motörhead song, MEAN MACHINE have been bringing us back to hell already since a couple of years. This is unadulterated heavy metal, ”ongenuanceerd beukwerk”, by lack of a better translation.

Aufhebung x Pesticide x Dislexia

1 Mar
21.00

Doors 21.00 / First act 21.30 / Bring cash for entrance
Check the Facebookevent here
Poster by Sjoerd Rekker

Aufhebung from Brussels brings us slow sludgy riffs and frantic screeching guitars, melancholic harmonies and dissonant droning. Reflective of a world in decay.
Also from Belgium, melodic crustband Pesticide joins us this evening! Their music is inspired by anarchism, activism, DIY-culture and social themes – a perfect fit in the Orkz Bar.
Have you heard of Dislexia? These young punx are one of Groningen’s newest punkbands, come see them live!

We Are The Harvest (LP presentation) + Slumbercloud + Karoushi

15 Mar
21.00

Doors 21.00 / First act 21.30 / Bring cash for entrance!
Check out the Facebook event here

We Are The Harvest (Grunn): DIY post-hardcore and emo trio from Groningen with members of bands like AtackRobotAttack, Grinding Halt and Brito. And: they finally have a record! They wrote, played, recorded, designed and screenprinted the whole thing themselves. Limited edition, so best get it tonight! Keyword is energy, with dynamic variations, melodies and even some (dare we say it…) catchy tunes – but always without losing intensity.
Slumbercloud (Grunn): genre is a moving target for this group; their music is playful but aggressive, loud yet dynamically diverse, harsh and beautiful in the same breath. Born as a heavily grunge/punk-influenced project, now morphed into an inimitable mix of metal, grunge, noise rock and ambient post-rock, the band defines themselves anew with their debut full-length, SLC, released on November 8, 2024.
Karoushi (Grunn): experimental pop/post-hardcore with a sharp edge. With members whom played in great bands like Grinding halt, The last Mile and North to The Night. Rumour has it, they’l release some new material soon. So maybe we’ll hear some new tunes!

Coming events 2025

16 Mar
21:00

Saturday April 26: Disciplina Limitar (Spain) & more!

Friday May 23rd: bands bands bands!


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Contact
Have a question or a message? Send an e-mail to ORKZ.programmeurs@gmail.com and we'll get back to you asap.


About
The ORKZ-bar is part of the ORKZ, a legalised squat in the south of Groningen. Located in the old kitchens of the former Roman-Catholic hospital, the bar is run by volunteers, and usually open from 22:00 till late (except mondays and wednesdays).

 

The ORKZ-bar is not available for rent; try the RKZbios instead.


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