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Reviver’s new official music video is released! The track ‘Crucified and Survived’ is featured in this new piece of work from the ‘Carnival of Chaos’ album. The video showcases the first reviver
Reviver’s new official visualizer regarding the new album is released! The track ‘Lost in the Shadows’ is released as single from the new album ‘Carnival of Chaos’. The CD version of the
Major news! Reviver announces the new album will feature Michel Zandbergen on vocals and Leon Noë on drums. Leon showed up already in the Reviver video clips from last years. Michel joined
German hard rock and metal magazine Rock Hard has just released this great interview with Reviver! Thank you very much Rock Hard and Stefan Glas for supporting Reviver. Please click the image
Reviver’s new official music video is released! The track ‘Into The Tomb’ is featured in this new piece of work from the ‘A Thousand Lives’ album. The video is created using a
New great review from German metal magazine Saiten Kult! Reviver is always happy with the never ending support from our German friends. Germany loves power metal. Just as we do! Saiten Kult
about Reviver
A new line-up, a new album, a new future!
Since the late 90s, Reviver delivers straight power metal from their home base in the Netherlands.
Current line-up:
Michel Zandbergen – vocals
Fred Mantel – guitars
Tom Heemskerk – guitars
Stefan Brederode – Bass
Leon Noë – Drums
The powerful unique voice of Michel, combined with the ultimate guitar tandem Mantel/Heemskerk. All on a solid base of the striking drums from Leon Noë and steady bass playing of Stefan Brederode. Yes, it’s Reviver!
A new line-up, a new album, a new future!
Since the late 90s, Reviver delivers straight power metal from their home base in the Netherlands.
Current line-up:
Michel Zandbergen – vocals
Fred Mantel – guitars
Tom Heemskerk – guitars
Stefan Brederode – Bass
Leon Noë – Drums
The powerful unique voice of Michel, combined with the ultimate guitar tandem Mantel/Heemskerk. All on a solid base of the striking drums from Leon Noë and steady bass playing of Stefan Brederode. Yes, it’s Reviver!
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Biography
Reviver formation
The band has been formed in 1997 by guitar players Fred Mantel and Tom Heemskerk.
During the late 90s, grunge was very popular. However, Fred and Tom were absolutely no fans of grunge. Therefore, they hoped for an 80s heavy metal revival. Fred and Tom concluded, let’s do it ourselves! Reviver was born.
Later on, Several demo’s and mcd’s have been recorded during the early years.
Early years
The MCD’s ‘Gates of Time’ (2001) and ‘Osiris Eyes’ (2003) resulted into very good reviews in magazins like Rockhard, Aardschok and Heavy Oder Was. Also, Reviver contributed to the Heavy Oder Was compilation CD ‘Metal Crusade III’ with the song “Cycles” which was released with 35.000 copies of the Heavy Oder Was mag. During that period of time, many more milestones were achieved.
First Reviver album released by Remedy
Following, the band signed with German metal label Remedy Records to release the first full length album in 2005.
Also, this release received good critics. The album combined some of the earlier songs like ‘Garden of Eden’ and ‘Osiris Eyes’, together with new work like ‘Bringer of Evil’ and ‘Watch Out’.
Several live shows have been performed to support the release: a CD presentation party in Hamburg, the Metal Bash festival in Germany and many more.
Split
During 2006, the band catched on with writing the second album.
However, differences in opinion regarding the musical direction, resulted into a split. The members continued with different projects and bands, like Montany, Magnetude and PPTA.
Reviver revives!
In 2017, Fred and Tom met eachother again and came up with the idea to bring back the succesful line-up from 2003-2006. All guys were into it.
The preparations and recordings for the second album started the following years. Finally, in 2022, the album was released!
A new line-up, a new album, a new future
The 2022 release was received very well and tasted for more. Reviver catched on working on new material and a new album. Not all band mates from the very first Reviver albums could join the future plans. New band mates joined Reviver featuring Michel Zandbergen on vocals and Leon Noë on drums.
Reviver released their 3th album ‘Carnival of Chaos’ in 2024. This release has been received as the best Reviver album so far!
Discography
Reviver – Carnival of Chaos
Release date: 13-12-2024
Distribution CD: No Dust Records
Digital release: Remedy Records
Media: Digital Online and CD
Line-up:
Michel Zandbergen – vocals
Fred Mantel – guitars
Tom Heemskerk – guitars
Stefan Brederode – Bass
Leon Noë – Drums
Track list:
1. Dark wind of Destiny
2. What’s in Thy Command
3. Along the Crusade
4. Carnival of Chaos
5. Nemesis of Sion
6. Lost in the Shadows
7. John the Baptist
8. Long way from Home
9. Return to Egypt
10. Land of the Sinners
11. Crucified and Survived
12. Friday the 13th
Reviver – A Thousand Lives
Release date: 22-2-2022
Label: Remedy Records
Media: Digital Online and CD
Line-up:
Patrick van Maurik – vocals
Fred Mantel -guitars
Tom Heemskerk – guitars
Stefan Brederode – Bass
Tom van Veenhuijzen – Drums
Track list:
1. Kill the King
2. A Thousand Lives
3. The Fearless
4. Hands of the USA
5. You Belong to Me
6. Our Voice
7. Shelter from Sorrow
8. Into the Tomb
9. Prisoner of Faith
10. Tell Me
Reviver – self-titled
Release date: 21-3-2005
Label: Remedy Records
Media: Digital Online and CD
Line-up:
Patrick van Maurik – vocals
Fred Mantel -guitars
Tom Heemskerk – guitars
Stefan Brederode – Bass
Tom van Veenhuijzen – Drums
1. The call
2. Osiris eyes
3. Watch out
4. Gates of time
5. Garden of eden
6. Another day
7. Cycles
8. Revive & Survive
9. Strong
10. Bringer of Evil
11. Fight your Fight
12. Beyond the infinite
Reviver – Osiris Eyes
Release year: 2003
Media: MCD CDR
Line-up:
Patrick van Maurik – vocals
Fred Mantel -guitars
Tom Heemskerk – guitars
Ron van Kuringen – Bass
Tom van Veenhuijzen – Drums
Track list:
1. Osiris eyes
2. Another Day
3. Garden of Eden
Release year: 2001
Media: MCD CDR
Line-up:
Pieter Bas Borger – vocals
Fred Mantel -guitars
Tom Heemskerk – guitars
Ron van Kuringen – Bass
Brian Kersbergen – Drums
Track list:
1. Gates of Time
2. Cycles
3. Strong
Reviver – self-titled
Release year: 1998
Media: MCD
Line-up:
Frans-Simon Doodeman – vocals
Fred Mantel -guitars
Tom Heemskerk – guitars
Yick Jun Fung – Bass
Mich Heemskerk – Drums
1. Shadowworld
2. Mindgame
3. No Warning
4. Revive and Survive
5. Beyond the Grounds of Danger
upcoming live shows
4 October 2026
Sunday Metal school – Aalten
Together with Angelic Forces
13 November 2026
P3 – Purmerend
Together with Black Knight, Angelic Forces and Sad Iron