Since their inception in 2001, TEXTURES – Jochem Jacobs, guitarist Bart
Hennephof, drummer Stef Broks, bassist Dennis Aarts and synth maestro
Richard Rietdijk – decided the only way to capture the full momentum of
their collective creativity was to be involved in every aspect of
crafting their 2003 debut album ‘Polars’. From production right through
to artwork, the bands meticulous endeavors explosively emerged as a
melting pot of polyrhythmic attacks combined with soaring melody.. A
beast was born.



Heralded in the press in their native Holland as well as overseas,
‘Polars’ was also bestowed an Essent Award for ‘Most Promising Act’ in
2004. Hot on the heels of these accolades TEXTURES took their
incendiary live spectacle on the road, racking up a huge array of shows
next to inspiring performances at Fury Fest and Lowlands.



The next chapter, the next layer, if you will for TEXTURES was
their sophomore album, 2006’s ‘Drawing Circles’. With new vocalist Eric
van Kalsbeek aboard Once again band creativity dictated that the album
was entirely self-produced, the result a jaw dropping body of work that
saw the sextet still frothing with rabid ambition. Determined to push
metal and hardcore to breaking point they experimented with bending and
moulding the two genres into unexpected new shapes. Taking many a risk
but never any prisoners TEXTURES hunger for diversity resulted in
‘Drawing Circles’ ten tracks which were unrestrained by boundaries,
trends or conventions.


Overwhelming praise engulfed the record with multiple cover stories
and equally amazing reviews worldwide. Of course TEXTURES, not the
types to be complacent hit the road. Tours with The Ocean, Gojira and
Arch Enemy ensued keeping audiences across Europe transfixed for 2006
and much of 2007. This road trek culminated in a Europe wide tour with
All That Remains and Misery Signals plus nominations in no less than
three categories of Holland’s Live XS Awards.



Chapter three in the TEXTURES legacy is about to unfold



Late 2007 saw bassist Remko Tielemans join as the band prepared to
enter the studio to record album number three. Once more the self
autonomy of TEXTURES came into it’s own at the hands of uber producer
and guitarist Jochem Jacobs to create the bands most ambitious project
to date, the result is ‘Silhouettes’. Having already burned metal’s
blueprint with ‘Polars’ and ‘Drawing Circles’, TEXTURES have taken
their already rich and vibrant sound and pushed it to an entirely new
level. Defying genre’s ‘Silhouettes’ is the bands most varied, intense,
daring and most ambient record to date. This long anticipated
masterpiece of diversity and ingenuity will easily elevate TEXTURES to
the pillars of modern metal legend, setting a benchmark all others
shall toil to surpass. Their time is now….