Dark remains was formed in December 1998 by André van der Ree (Eternal Solstice) and Frank Kooiman, accompanied by Ramon Soetebroek (Eternal Soltice). They started playing Old School Death Metal with a different angle than Eternal Solstice. In the summer of 1999 Ramon left the band and was followed up by Saidi Sapuletej. At the end of 1999 a suitable vocalist was found in Rogier Droog (Funeral Winds). With this line up Dark Remains performed a lot on stage, which resulted in a deal with Cleansweep Productions. The Debut-cd Death Manifestation was the result of this. 45 minutes of Old School Death Metal influenced by acts such as Immolation and slow Cannibal Corpse. After finishing the cd Rik van Gageldonk was recruited as a bass player and Saidi left the band. Saidi was replaced by Bob Kooger. After these line up-changes the band continued to perform in venues all over Holland, and proved to be a decent live act. At this moment Dark Remains is working on a second full length cd, and playing live whenever possible.
Current line up:
Rogier Droog – Vocals
Frank Kooiman – Guitar
Bob Kooger – Guitar
Rik van Gageldonk – Bass
André van der Ree – Drums
official Website: http://connect.to/darkremains