BIRTH OF JOY and DEATH ALLEY, two of the best Dutch live bands, played one last tour together and fell apart. How close “birth” and “death” sometimes are, is shown here. After the tour, parts of both bands reunited in the rehearsal room and formed SPLINTER. The debut album was released via Robotor Records, the label founded by KADAVAR, who then found too little time in addition to their own band activities and thankfully recommended the band to Noisolution. We didn’t have to think twice…
SPLINTER questions everything musically and throws their preferences and influences together. Danceable, sleazy, full of pop and yet still a fierce heavy rock album. Much is reminiscent of the late 80s, a time where rock flew apart in all directions, disoriented but full of ideas. Punk was over, wave was gone, metal was coming, alternative rock was knocking on the door… SPLINTER have a bit of everything. Singer Douwe Truijens says “Heavy rock ‘n’ roll” is pretty accurate. Sometimes I also refer to the punk foundations of the band, because it’s cheeky, defiant and unorthodox”.