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Armed to the teeth, music is our weapon of choice! |
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| Location: | Rotterdam, |
| Country: |  Netherlands |
| Last Login: | Oct 30, 2008 (435 days back) |
About Me |
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Originally formed as a quintet in 2004, Dutch punk rock foursome 50 Percent Off exploded onto the Rotterdam underground scene with their debut 7-track EP “Affected by Surroundings” - a surprisingly invigorating fast paced mix of punk and skate. Backed up by 2005 follow up demo “Sip the Poison” – more mature and intense than its predecessor - together with energetic live shows and a boundless enthusiasm, they quickly laid claim to their territory in the ever turbulent punk scene of Rotterdam and its vicinity. After a successful tour in Austria in 2005, Austrian based indie label Dead Poetic Records signed 50 Percent Off for one full-length release. Continuing writing songs, the band’s style evolved from ‘just’ punk rock to an increasingly aggressive, powerful blend of melodic hardcore and crossover metal, still with a firm punk heritage and with speed, energy and emotional discharge as very important ingredients. Shortly before finishing the recordings of the first full-length “Weapon of Choice”, DPR went bankrupt. This minor setback only stimulated 50 Percent Off in finding new inspiration and dedication, determined to release this – now finished - 12-track masterpiece into the world through a new label. Having played alongside bands like, amongst others, Rentokill (AT), I Against I (NL), Jan feat. UDSSR (AT), Let it Burn (USA) and the Bouncing Souls (USA), fueled by the urge to canalize their anger through a passionate, uncompromising, hard hitting musical outlet, the band is bold, daring, ambitious and full of energy: 50 Percent Off is gearing up for the future! |
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Music:Member Since: 1/10/2005Band Website: 50percentoff.nl Band Members: Martin van Briemen - Vocals Jelle de Vos - Bass Maarten Bay - Guitar & Vocals Sander Hendriksen - Guitar Roel van der Sluis - Drums Influences: All band members have a punkrock history which still forms a ferm basis for their music. On top of that, they're inspired - and very much influenced - by various hardcore and metal bands, especially in their later work. The resulting hotchpotch is being entitled as a new age type of ‘skatepunk’ with speed and energy as very important ingredients. Sounds Like: 50 Percent Off Record Label: None Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Punk / Hardcore / Metal) |
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50 Percent Off @ Nokia Big Air Rotterdam |
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| Sunday the 7th of October you all need to be in Rotterdam! Near the Erasmus Bridge the Nokia Big Air skate and snowboard event will take place. This won't be your average event: we're talking about th... Posted by 50 Percent Off on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:16:00 PST |
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Do not worry, we are still rollin’ |
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| As you can read below, Jordy quit the band. He decided to invest his precious time in two other bands, and we respect that. At the moment we've joined forces with Roel van der Sluis as our new drummer... Posted by 50 Percent Off on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:34:00 PST |
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I quit the band...! |
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| After having wrecked the stages with my homies for about three years, I have decided to quit 50 Percent Off! I arrived at a point in my drumming career at which I couldn't equally divide my attention ... Posted by 50 Percent Off on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:53:00 PST |
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New EP, so no album that is |
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| Hey kids! Ever smoked cannabis? I did in January and just regained consciousness this very morning ;) It's a neat little trick I tend to pull to skip the winter season, to come alive again right into ... Posted by 50 Percent Off on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:14:00 PST |
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! |
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| First off, happy new year to all y'all! May the punk rock gods bring you a lot of music and guide you through another year (or at least a couple of weeks) of good resolutions. I personally intend to g... Posted by 50 Percent Off on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 02:35:00 PST |
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2 weekends and 3 shows later... |
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| Two weekends, three shows, shattered eardrums, lots of laughter...it's clear we had a good time. I hope the same goes for everybody who dragged his/her lazy ass to one of the venues we played at. Whet... Posted by 50 Percent Off on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 07:52:00 PST |
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Review 'n Shows 'n Shit |
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| Every sunday evening we move our asses to Roosendaal to spend some hours in our rehearsel room and every sunday evening we stop at the same gas station to get some, well, gas of course, food, drinks a... Posted by 50 Percent Off on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 01:15:00 PST |
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Tribute to the crowd! |
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| Many thanks to the people who showed up at our last gig @ Havenzicht!!! You've made this gig, at a venue with somewhat limited capabilities, flat out awesome! All of a sudden we remember where we've o... Posted by 50 Percent Off on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:52:00 PST |
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Last minute show! |
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| Attention plz! We have stumbled upon a last minute show: coming saturday @ de Koornbeurs (Delft). It will be the I-don't-know-how-many-th edition of the Beurspunk festival. The other bands are: Beans,... Posted by 50 Percent Off on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:57:00 PST |
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A shitload of crap! |
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| Hi! That shitload of crap I am referring to is about the amount of stuff that's happened (and is still going on for certain parts) in the last couple of months, not so much about any positive or negat... Posted by 50 Percent Off on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:29:00 PST |
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Raised Fist, RENTOKILL - NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!, 50/50, Famous Stars and Straps, DESCENDENTS, Pennywise, Phaedra List (RECORDING FULL LENGTH!), All For Nothing (Full length OUT NOW), Virtually Nothing, I against I, BluefisH, Harbour 81, Absconded, ACROSS FIVE APRILS (STARTS TOUR NEXT FRIDAY!), Etcultera, Lagwagon, MUSHROOMS, The Goods, Stephanie, Behind those Fears, EppicSurf.com, De Beuk, dusteed, Epidemic, runninriot, Kelsey GLAMour. $$, The Starr Agency : Promotions, Caprice, Inamere, Stan, Age Of Orange, Dangerous Americans, Fallen Into Ruin, FREE music promotion, In At The Deep End Records, AHC Death Squad [Netherlands], Parkingpop, Prilpop, goddass, SMX Optics / SteelMX, Blendomatic, Wall Emotion, ONE ON ONE, T I M M Y, Procession Came Opposite, MissLittleMe, Ron - outrageousphotography.nl, .debba., 3VOOR12Rotterdam, FORGETTOFORGIVE, The Tommys, GOLLEM™, The Fried Piper, A Boxers Lunch, Marcus
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