Hyper & Driven, GRINDIN' 'N' GROOVIN', Northgate doesn't like thinking in squares, nor has any believe in conforming... It just wants to play loud and intense shit and that's what it does!!
Northgate was founded in 1998 by Ruud Nijholt (vocals) and Lucas Groenwold (guitars). After all kinds of different line-ups, they eventually found their ideal bandmembers in Tjerk de Boer (drums), Herman Kleinsmit (bass) and Wouter Meijer (guitars). In June 2001 they recorded their first and self-named mini-cd. Soon after these recordings Lucas left the band. Northgate played with one guitarist for a while, until February 2002 when Carel Hartsuiker joined the battle. In the beginning of the year 2003 Ruud left the band who was replaced by Peter Kamphuis. A few months later Wouter left the band and another few months later Tjerk also left. Northgate spend half a year looking for a new drummer and she was found in Teffie Schneider who started playing with the band in April 2004.
Finally converged to the 4-strong army and the BRUTAL ENERGETIC TRASHCORE sound of today, Northgate released their Promo 2005 containing three of their new mindblowing songs and were taking their place in battle again on stage. For the time being Northgate decided to continue with only one guitar player until Martin Uildriks (Xi-Void) decided to add his smooth trashy licks to the group in June 2006. Because of increasing disagreements about the headed direction of the band the last original member Herman left the band in october 2006 for Feike Laffeber (ex - Nekschot & Final Ground) to take his place place only a few weeks later.
Through the years and many line-up changes their sound had by now converged to a modern cross-over of brutal, energetic metalcore combined with the not abandoned old-school death/trash elements of former days. Early 2007 Northgate decided that there was little connection left with the past, and so, in honor of the newly regained spirit, the new name NO CONSENT was chosen.
Currently No Consent - www.myspace.com/noconsent - is hitting the stages again and is planning a CD later this year!
