In-Quest - on indefinite hiatus

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I N - Q U E S T - Your guidance in subsonic collapse -
A postmodern, extreme metal act with a strong hypnotic touch

“Our festival showed: heavy, thrash, black, folk, gothic, death and IN-QUEST!”
(quote from a Belgian metal support forum)

This quote proves that IN-QUEST is a band hard to describe and categorize. Being active more than ten years in the underground scene, the band gradually chose to leave it's praised cult Grind/Death status behind, taking a new path and evolving to a whole new level of musical maturity, lyric wise and image wise.

The one constant IN-QUEST have maintained during this musical challenge is the completely diverse sound that refuses to accept standard categorization. People have described it as an enlightened form of Technical Death Metal. All put together, IN-QUEST manages to create a pounding vibe of modern, melodic energy while maintaining an intense level of technical creativity not easily found elsewhere.

For fans of Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad, Textures, Cynic, Scarve, Mnemic, Fear Factory, The Dillinger Escape Plan,...


Facts:

- 2010 Own record label founded + Latest album release "Made Out Of Negative Matter"
- 2009 German weekend tour with vildjharta(SWE); excellent reviews
- 2009 Mainstage opening spot at Graspop Metal Meeting
- 2007 Russia headlining dates
- 2007 Tour with Illdisposed
- 2006 Marquee spot at Graspop Metal Meeting
- 2006 Tour With Fear Factory & Misery Index
- 2005 EU Tour with Nile
- 2005 Metaldome coheadlining spot at Graspop Metal Meeting
- 2004 Tour with Fear Factory & Mnemic
- Direct (national/international) club support slots;
a.o. Nile, Arch Enemy, Soilwork, Morbid Angel, Cradle of Filth, Gwar, Samael, Hypocrisy, Sick Of It All...




Latest Release:





In-Quest is:

Gert Monden – drums
Douglas Verhoeven – leads
Mike Löfberg – vocals
Korneel Lauwereins – rhythms
Frederick Peeters – bass


Discography:

2010 The Liquidation Files
2009 Made Out Of Negative Matter
2005 The Comatose Quandaries
2004 Epileptic
2003 Destination: Pyroclasm
1999 Operation: Citadel
1997 Extrusion: Battlehymns


urls:

http://www.in-quest.be
http://www.youtube.com/inquestofficial
http://www.facebook.com/#!/inquestofficial
http://in-quest.bandcamp.com
http://www.last.fm/music/In-Quest


Endorsements:

- Mayones guitars & basses
- Adams percussion
- Pat sticks
- InTune guitarpicks
- Wizzart tattoos

[BramP]

Yo mooi dat jullie weer terug zijn, zag In-Quest een aantal jaartjes terug in de locals tent van Graspop en dat was het vetste concert van het hele festival!

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In-Quest is niet weg geweest

Het nieuwste album Made Out of Negative Matter is verschenen in december 2009 en nog steeds te verkrijgen bij de band via info@in-quest.be

te verkrijgen als digi of luxe limited edition box.

http://www.myspace.com/inquestOfficial

[BramP]

Ah, persoonlijke blinde vlek dus
Succes luitjes!

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TS + LP pack limited to 50 pieces only!!

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Tune in this sunday (23.00h) into 'De Zwaarste Show' at Studio Brussel to check out the new rendition of Stahlmacht from "The Liquidation Files". And what's more, you can also WIN the vinyl if you're lucky. 5 promotional copies will be handed out to quick callers/mailers!

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Het 'The Liquidation Files' vinyl + shirt pakket is ook te verkrijgen bij Freebird-Records in Nederland.

http://www.freebird-records.com/from/ei ... lland.html


Slechts enkele stuks beschikbaar dus snel wezen is de boodschap!


('Made Out Of Negative Matter' is er ook nog altijd te bestellen)

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As an appetizer for a new album we've uploaded a self-made video for our interpretation of 'Corridor of Chameleons', originally by Meshuggah. We've played this song live for many years and recorded it during the 'Made Out Of Negative Matter' sessions. The track can be found on our vinyl release 'The Liquidation Files' with ao the new rendition of 'Stahlmacht'. The vinyl EP is still available HERE at our webstore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3YhBaW0 ... ature=plcp

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nieuw studio report online:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IORZHgEc ... ature=plcp

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Special Xmass merchdeals!!


Xmass deal 1:

'Dissolve' t-shirt + In-Quest beanie for a razorsharp price. Hurry, the beanies are almost sold out. Go visit our bandcamp merchstore!

http://in-quest.bandcamp.com/merch/special-xmass-deal-1





Xmass deal 2:

our special Xmass deal number 2 is online at our bandcamp page. We still had some Liquidation shirts left so you guys who don't have The Liquidation Files yet: this is your chance! only €20 for the package!

http://in-quest.bandcamp.com/merch/spec ... s-deal-2-2





Xmass deal 3:

Made Out Of Negative Matter 'Splatter' shirt for only 5 euro!

http://in-quest.bandcamp.com/merch/spec ... s-deal-3-2

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Happy holidays to everyone, thanks for the support. This footage is our Xmasgift to you! We'll see you in 2013 with A BRAND NEW ALBUM!


GRASPOP 2009 FULL SHOW:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... cFY0IikLEk

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Belgian progressive death metallers IN-QUEST have set "8 - The Odyssey Of Eternity" as the title of their new album, scheduled for a late spring release. The follow-up to 2009's "Made Out Of Negative Matter" was recorded at Split Second Sound studio with producer Jochem Jacobs (ex-TEXTURES).

Commented IN-QUEST guitarist Douglas Verhoeven: "As the world didn't perish in 2012, we are back celebrating our existence' eternity with a massive concept album. For over a year, these songs and themes have been distilled and purified into perfection where everything is connected. I am proud to finally come out with the first of news about our new album. A dense, catchy, polyrhythmic eight-string cyclic opus which will for sure surprise a lot of our fans. A new sound, a redefinition or our core elements, and for sure a new form of aggression. Technical, rich and thick with typical IQ bombastic riffing, lyrical insanity and hypnotic melody work. Think heavy... beyond heavy! Insiders have claimed the new album to be the missing link between 'The Comatose Quandaries' groove and 'Made Out Of Negative Matter' compositional/technical prowess, all wrapped into one big insane ride."

"8 - The Odyssey of Eternity" track listing:

01. Enter Eternity Of Lethargy
02. Taedium Vitae
03. Elliptical Orbits In Disbelief
04. Reiterated Cycles Of Celestial Spheres
05. Neo-Pseudo Existence
06. Infinite Sleep For The Hollow
07. The Algorhythmic Alignments
08. Yearn To Return [Liquidation Fails]

The third in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the studio can be seen below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrkcXj0X ... r_embedded

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?m ... adlines%29[/quote]

[Morbidmanagement]

-- Brutal.Abstract.Melodic - IN-QUEST strikes back with "8 - The Odyssey Of Eternity"--




Chapter VIII
We are proud to announce that our new album, entitled "8 - The Odyssey Of Eternity" will see the light of day in the spring of 2013! We sweated our asses off but it's all coming together now! Can't wait to share our new material with you all!

Commented IN-QUEST guitarist Douglas Verhoeven: "As the world didn't perish in 2012, we are back celebrating our existence' eternity with a massive concept album. For over a year, these songs and themes have been distilled and purified into perfection where everything is connected. I am proud to finally come out with the first of news about our new album. A dense, catchy, polyrhythmic eight-string cyclic opus which will for sure surprise a lot of our fans. A new sound, a redefinition or our core elements, and for sure a new form of aggression. Technical, rich and thick with typical IQ bombastic riffing, lyrical insanity and hypnotic melody work. Think heavy... beyond heavy! Insiders have claimed the new album to be the missing link between 'The Comatose Quandaries' groove and 'Made Out Of Negative Matter' compositional/technical prowess, all wrapped into one big insane ride."

8 - The Odyssey of Eternity track listing:

Act 1 ∞ Enter Eternity of Lethargy
Act 2 ∞ Taedium Vitae
Act 3 ∞ Elliptical Orbits in Disbelief
Act 4 ∞ Reiterated Cycles of Celestial Spheres
Act 5 ∞ Neo-Pseudo Existence
Act 6 ∞ Infinite Sleep for the Hollow
Act 7 ∞ The Algorhythmic Alignments
Act 8 ∞ Yearn to Return [liquidation fails]

Chapter VIII; behind the scenes
Because we can't wait to hear your thoughts about the new stuff, we decided to give you a sneak peek of what's coming! Watch the creation of "8 - The Odyssey of Eternity" in these webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage!
part I
part II
part III

Back To The Future
We recently decided to re-release 2009's "Made Out Of Negative Matter" digitally on iTunes, Spotify, Deezer and others. A new version of "Stahlmacht" was added as a bonus track. Get it now if you haven't done that already!

Back To The Future Part 2
A while ago we wanted to thank all our fans for their patience and support, as a gift from us to you, please enjoy our full show at Graspop Metal Meeting 2009 on Youtube!

More news will follow in the coming months. Get psyched!
-MiQe, Douglas, Frederick, Gert & Korneel

Like IN-QUEST on facebook!

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New merch available soon. Stay tuned!

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Belgian progressive death metallers IN-QUEST will release their eight album, "8 - The Odyssey Of Eternity", on September 1st. The follow-up to 2009’s “Made Out of Negative Matter” was recorded, mixed and mastered at Split Second Sound with producer Jochem Jacobs (ex-TEXTURES). The artwork for the CD was created by Trine + Kim Design Studio.

Commented artwork designers Trine Paulsen and Kim Sølve: "The front cover illustration is an octagram and pretty much everything in the artwork is built solely upon an obsession with the figure 8 and eternity. We wanted the artwork to have some of the grandioseness that we feel the concept imply…"

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Ik vind de laatste full length echt helemaal te gek. Ben dan ook erg benieuwd naar 'Odyssey'.
Apart artwork trouwens...

[Took]

chapter IIX ? ai... pijnlijk... ik mag hopen dat de cd-boekjes dan nog niet gedrukt zijn....

[Hieronimus]

Gaaf artwork hoor! En inderdaad, die IIX... Een verwijzing naar de verkeerde spelling van IV (IIII) op veel ouderwetse klokken?

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Oh jee, nog niet eens opgevallen. Laten we hopen dat het nog wat wordt of dat er een diepgaand historisch onderzoek als achtergrond heeft.

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http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_Rom ... _stand_for

Although the commonly accepted modern method would be shown as VIII, IIX is a valid representation of Roman Numerals and historically was often used as well - and is therefore accurate.

We kleuren graag buiten de lijntjes

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Great news!

The Odyssey has begun; 'Neo-Pseudo Existence' is available on our soundcloud page for everyone to check out. Please add your comments and spread the word! All feedback & promotion is appreciated.

'Neo-Pseudo Existence' unveils the sound we've been shaping and moulding over the last couple of months. Reborn, destructive, precise. We deliberately chose this song to be unleashed first because of its crossover, insta-neckwrecking, thrashy dynamics.
Embrace thy subsonic collapse as you drown in straightforward, relentless pummeling with typical In-Quest off-beat twists hidden in your every corner. Unidentified flying pieces of lung and vocal chords mangled with hypnotic streaks of octotonism? Yes sir! It's all there! In-Quest rehashed baby!

The lyrics deal with lost hope and depression through the eyes of existentialism. Imagine Sisyphus pushing his stone up the hill into eternity. Being thrown into our world with no particular reason can indeed sometimes seem a pointless burden.

Likey, likey and wanna show it? To celebrate this release, we're offering a cool audio/shirt pack on bandcamp which contains the NPE studio track and a special accompanying Sisyphus shirt. As a bonus, we've added an unreleased live cover of Strapping Young Lad's Home Nucleonics. Nifty! Get yours now & support the band!!

Thanks!





http://in-quest.bandcamp.com/releases

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Great news!

The Odyssey has begun; 'Neo-Pseudo Existence' is available on our soundcloud page for everyone to check out. Please add your comments and spread the word! All feedback & promotion is appreciated.

'Neo-Pseudo Existence' unveils the sound we've been shaping and moulding over the last couple of months. Reborn, destructive, precise. We deliberately chose this song to be unleashed first because of its crossover, insta-neckwrecking, thrashy dynamics.
Embrace thy subsonic collapse as you drown in straightforward, relentless pummeling with typical In-Quest off-beat twists hidden in your every corner. Unidentified flying pieces of lung and vocal chords mangled with hypnotic streaks of octotonism? Yes sir! It's all there! In-Quest rehashed baby!

The lyrics deal with lost hope and depression through the eyes of existentialism. Imagine Sisyphus pushing his stone up the hill into eternity. Being thrown into our world with no particular reason can indeed sometimes seem a pointless burden.

Likey, likey and wanna show it? To celebrate this release, we're offering a cool audio/shirt pack on bandcamp which contains the NPE studio track and a special accompanying Sisyphus shirt. As a bonus, we've added an unreleased live cover of Strapping Young Lad's Home Nucleonics. Nifty! Get yours now & support the band!!

Thanks!





http://in-quest.bandcamp.com/releases

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Here it is...

It's 8 days until the digital release of our 8th album 'The Odyssey of Eternity'!! Check out this trailer for the last info!


Odyssey Album Trailer


Pre-orders of the digital album are available now on our bandcamp page


The limited digi pack version and the special '8ternity ultimate odyssey pack' are also available for pre-order and will be released on september 1st.

http://in-quest.bandcamp.com



We'll be presenting our new album on saturday september 7th in Biebob together with Spoil Engine and one other to be announced support.

Hope to see you there!

facebook event:





http://www.biebob.be

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The Odyssey Of Eternity released


Today, on the 8th day of the 8th month we release our 8th album: "The Odyssey of Eternity". 8 songs played on 8 strings spanning an exact total of 44:44 minutes. Without doubt the most epic stuff we ever wrote, yet still complex and full of hypnotic melodies.

Feel free to have a listen on our Bandcamp page and while you're at it don't hesitate to download the digital album or pre-order your physical copy (limited digipack or the special '8ternity Ultimate Odyssey Pack').

Please do leave your comments on our facebooki page. After all the work, we're pretty stoked to know what you think of the album.



Thanks



http://in-quest.bandcamp.com

http://www.facebook/com/inquestofficial

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Our new album "The Odyssey Of Eternity" is available now as a limited digipack release. All pre-orders are send out by now.

You can still order the "8ternity pack" (Printed giftbox including the cd, exclusive t-shirt, liquor bottle, 3 postcards and 2 A2 posters) for the pre-sale price of €25 until our release show on september 7th. Get it at http://in-quest.Bandcamp.com

Offcourse you can get it as well at our release show on september 7th in Biebob, Vosselaar.






eventpage:

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The Algorhythmic Alignments video

The wait is over. We present to you the first video of our new album The Odyssey Of Eternity: 'The Algorhythmic Alignments'. produced and edited by Panda Productions. Enjoy!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnCD7B9NOCI

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Dear fans,

In a mutual decision, we've decided to put In-Quest on an indefinite hiatus.

After the raving reviews we got for our latest work "The Odyssey of Eternity", we feel it's time to go out on a high note. We're proud of what we've accomplished throughout the years and can look back at almost 20 years of pushing boundaries, originality and brutality.

But most importantly, we'd like to thank all of you humbly for your support.

'Elated we remain, eccentric integrity sustained'
(Yearn to Return)

In-Quest 2014.

"In-Quest have crafted some amazing music over the years. Each album has gotten progressively better, so I’m hoping they are just taking a little break. The world needs more of them soon!" (G. Martinez/Label Mgr Nuclear Blast USA)

"I have really enjoyed working with In-Quest on their last 2 records. The mixture of heaviness with atmospheric elements was a truly great one!!! You guys will be missed!!! Rock!" (Jochem/ex-Textures, SplitSecondSound)

"Sad to see these guys leave the scene. In-Quest will be remembered as a true powerhouse, tight, professional, always in for a good time and almost as sexy as we are. Thanks for the heavy metal!" (Dries/After All and StuBru)

"Never compromising on ideas and music, In-Quest has managed to be one of Belgium’s best metal bands for a period of twenty years. A band with a distinctive musical identity, always pushing its boundaries and developing into new directions, as was proven again by its great last album ‘The Odyssey Of Eternity’. Always delivering great live shows too, at home and abroad. That’s why In-Quest was a band I absolutely wanted to book for the first edition of Antwerp Metal Fest in 2013. I am very glad I did." (Tom De Smet/Music journalist and organiser Antwerp Metal Fest)

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Zonde, was een gave band !!
Laatste keer dat ik ze zag was op Antwerp Metalfest en dat was wederom genieten.

Jammer dat ze stoppen, fijn dat ik ze regelmatig live heb gezien.