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I found some more photos of our gig at Festerfest worth sharing. These were made by Anita Jousma. Adding three more photos by Vitus Frank as well. Thanks for shooting! Misha Listening to: 破地獄 Scattered Purgatory – 稗海遺考 Lost Ethnography of…

Akelei at Festerfest 2026 Three years ago, during Easter, I went to see my old band Carceri (with Josha on drums) at Festerfest, a one-dayer that prides itself on presenting a varied mix of genres. Carceri plays death metal, for…

As usual, we had a great time at the Koornbeurs Metal Cafe. Zemma were a nice surprise. As that band hasn’t released many songs yet, it was cool to hear how broad their sound actually is. They play a high-energy…

We’re one day away from our first gig of the year, Metal Cafe #81 at our city’s favourite medieval subterranean dwelling: Koornbeurs. We’ve been rehearsing the songs from the demo Promo ’08 for a couple of months now and we’re…

Hey, it’s 2026. That means that Akelei has been around for 20 years. After all, we started rehearsing as a band in 2006. Coincidentally, I’ve been working on a few projects that will be completed in the next coming months….

Releases from 2008-2010 Hi! Quick update: Akelei’s demo (2008), single Dwaaluur and debut album (both 2010) are currently unavailable on Spotify. They will be back on the streaming service but via a different distributor. This goes for other streaming platforms…

Organising a gig at HAL015   Earlier this year, I started thinking how it would work out if I put together a band night in Delft. The last time I did that is over ten years ago and it seems…

Akelei live I’m not sure if we’ve ever done two shows in a month before. We haven’t played that many shows at all, really. Our next one is a bit special. This Saturday, we’re playing the Koornbeurs in Delft. This…

Moed means courage If you navigated here through the site’s front page, you probably didn’t miss that we have a new single out, Moed! I made a mention of it in the previous post but lacked the time until now…

Reflections and loss Happy new year! May 2023 give you good health, peace and prosperity. Let’s make this Gregorian cycle a progressive one. Boy, do we have some catching up to do. I started new blog drafts in August and…