Picture of the Moon

About Me

PICTURE OF THE MOON started in 2001 as an initiative from students of the University of Twente, The Netherlands with a similar interest in progressive rock and metal. The band formed in the two following years and from the end of 2003 until today, PICTURE OF THE MOON plays in the current line up. In 2004 the band decided to record a demo called 'Waxing Crescent' which contains the very first compositions they ever made. After two years of writing songs and doing small gigs the band decided to make a professional production that would describe the band's current direction and sound.
This second EP is called 'Ageless Day' and is produced by Joost van den Broek (AFTER FOREVER). It will be released on June, 1st 2007 through Dark Balance. It's recorded in the famous Excess Studio's in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. You can describe the new style of PICTURE OF THE MOON as progressive rock/metal, think of a mix between THRESHOLD and RIVERSIDE. With their music PICTURE OF THE MOON already impressed the club scene in The Netherlands by making it up to the semi-finals of the Metal Battle competition 2006. In 2007 they will appear on several festivals and in many clubs!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/30/2006
Band Website: pictureofthemoon.net
Band Members: The band consists of:
Michiel Borkent - vocals and keyboards
Rudolf Saathof - drums
Frans Klaver - rhythm guitar
Alex Rosenhof - lead guitar
Sander Rhebergen - bass guitar

Influences: Ozzy Osbourne, Dream Theater, Metallica, Porcupine Tree, Pain of Salvation, Therion, Symphony X
Sounds Like: Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Dream Theater
Record Label: Dark Balance
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Picture of the Moon is looking for a singer

After a good cooperation of seven years Michiel Borkent has decided to leave Picture of the Moon. Besides his excellent ...
Posted by Picture of the Moon - new song online! on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:35:00 PST

Picture of the Moon zoekt een zanger

Na zeven jaar goede samenwerking heeft Michiel Borkent het besluit genomen om uit Picture of the Moon te stappen. Het is e...
Posted by Picture of the Moon - new song online! on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:34:00 PST

PRESS RELEASE: Picture of the Moon release additional song on the web

Dutch progmetal band PICTURE OF THE MOON celebrate their sixth anniversary this month. In September 2001 the band started to form on the grounds of University of Twente, Enschede (The Netherlands). To...
Posted by Picture of the Moon - new song online! on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:29:00 PST

Review Metal-Nose 8/10

Check this new review of Picture of the Moon's Ageless Day by Metal-Nose:http://www.metal-nose.org/news.php?item.71.2
Posted by Picture of the Moon - new song online! on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:38:00 PST

6 years POTM

Yesterday, the first of September 2001, it was six years ago that POTM was formed. We were very honoured to be able to celebrate our birthday on one of the coolest stages of Belgium: Hof ter Loo in An...
Posted by Picture of the Moon - new song online! on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 03:22:00 PST

Nieuw Review site Ashladan!

Check het volgende review over onze EP op de site Ashladan! http://www.ashladan.be/picture-moon-ageless-day-ep...
Posted by Picture of the Moon - new song online! on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:10:00 PST

POTM Hyves (NL)

Picture of the Moon is nu ook op Hyves te vinden!Surf naar http://pictureofthemoon.hyves.nl en word onze vriendjes!
Posted by Picture of the Moon - new song online! on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:54:00 PST

Gefeliciteerd Kudra Mata!

19.05.2007 We willen Kudra Mata van harte feliciteren met hun zege vanavond in de voorronde van Oogst van Overijssel in De Stam, Almelo. We vonden het een eer dat wij geselecteerd waren om met deze vo...
Posted by Picture of the Moon - new song online! on Sat, 19 May 2007 04:48:00 PST

Press release: Picture of the Moon introduce new lead guitarist

-- English -- (Dutch press release, see below!)Press release: Picture of the Moon introduce new lead guitaristThe progressive rock and metal band PICTURE OF THE MOON from the Netherlands introduce the...
Posted by Picture of the Moon - new song online! on Fri, 11 May 2007 04:51:00 PST

Review on Ageless Day on Metallinks

Hello all,Please check out the new review of 'Ageless Day' on Metallinks.nl:http://www.metallinks.nl/reviewpicture.html 'Ageless Day' is already for sale with the band for ¬ 8 and will be released Jun...
Posted by Picture of the Moon - new song online! on Thu, 10 May 2007 11:41:00 PST