Noir - Modern Progressive Rock/Metal

Music:

Member Since: 1/3/2007
Band Website: http://www.noirband.eu
Band Members:F. de Boer (Bass), M. Gerlsma (Drums), D. Dijkstra (Guitar), N. Sriamin (Vocals/Guitar)
Influences:Tool, Oceansize, Isis, Deftones, Pink Floyd, A Perfect Circle
Sounds Like: Jury of the Rode Oortjes Festival 2007 about Noir:
Very beautiful, unpredictable compositions. A nice transition from clean vocals to grunt. The female jury was very curious to hear the clean vocals a bit more, because it was very beautiful. One jury member watched breathlessly. If music was a puzzle, this band has all the pieces in their right place.

Rockportaal.nl:
Heavy, battering. Tight riffs that are sometimes hypnotic, sometimes exciting. A characteristic kind of melodiousness. A singer who can sing very beautiful, knows how to handle something that almost sounds like haunting and can even scream as a lunatic. Take the third and last track where singer Nikky sounds like a dangerous madman. This is the discovery of the year, as far as I’m concerned, and that from our own country!

Aardschok:
The musicians have a great feel for each other. The song “Betraying my sweet religion” worked very well for me. Of course this is a matter of personal taste, but I think that if these gents continue with this, they surely will enchant more people.

Musicfrom.nl:
Noir can be black as night, but at other times it seems like the sun is breaking through. Dexterous, original and very impressive! Because of this excellent performance at Eurosonic, it is clear that Noir is ready for the big stuff.

Vera, Club for the International Pop Underground:
This band has to go on tour until they drop and they can grow to be a serious force in this corner of music.

Lords of Metal:
The quality of this demo is excellent and it can be labelled as a first success in my opinion. Unfortunately, Noir only has gigs planned in the norther part of The Netherlands, so I hope they'll be visiting the south soon. Which (Dutch) band will support Noir and take them with them on a clubtour to give them the reknown they deserve?

LiveXS:
The compositions are beautifully balanced. Fans of modern progressive rock will love the music that Noir offers.

Metalfan.nl:
This mini-cd impresses me a lot. Noir has been going on for almost four years now and they have found the right route with A Glimpse Of Perfection. As far as I'm concerned, they can bring out a full-length album soon. Because what the title suggests, this is indeed a glimpse of perfection.
Record Label: none
Type of Label: Unsigned