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With their ‘dark, blackened metal’, Patroness aims to translate the emotion of despair and feeling lost in this world into meaningful, thought out songs.

Patroness was founded in 2019 as a creative evolution of the band“Chief Roberts”. Soon after that they released the first EP, “Pyre”, containing 4 tracks influenced by Post-black metal, which laid the foundation of the sound they still have today.

At the end of 2021, Patroness recorded their first full length at Yarne Heylen’s Project Zero Studios. “Fatum” was released in 2022 as a solid and impressive metal album, exploring new sounds, combining intimate musical parts with heavy riffs, clean vocals with desperate screams and grunting. In this album, the band wanted to take the listener on a dark trip, with a glimpse of unattainable hope.

In December 2023, they decided to record an acoustic EP, featuring four classic Patroness songs, and 1 cover from Alice In Chains. With Patroness But Unplugged, released in May 2024, the band proves that they are more than just a metal band and passionate musicians that like to think out of the box.

Today the band consists of a solid lineup featuring the 3 original founding members, Guy Callens on vocals, Nicholas Gauwloos on guitars and Steven Hebb on bass, and 2 new members, Sven Van Laere (ex-Hope Erodes and Warbeast Remains) on guitars and Peter Ridderhof (Ethereal Darkness) on drums.

For fans of:

Paradise Lost, Primordial, Deafheaven, Katatonia, Solstafir, Sons of a Wanted Man, Alcest, ...