It's been five years that HERDER unleashed the phrase "HERDER is HARDER!" in The Netherlands and it didn't take long for Europe and the rest of the world to follow.

And over the last five years with a demo, two 7"es and three 12"es already under their belts Jb van der Wal's brainchild became an entity to be reckoned with.

HERDER played some of the most notorious festivals in Europe and went on a three week tour with Doomriders and Beastmilk that not only got them known for their intense and uncompromising live shows but also their endless partying.

That HERDER is HARDER! aren't just hollow words was proven last year when HERDER played a big metal(!) fest in The Netherlands where they were forced to stop their show and got escorted out of the building for being.

TOO loud! National and local radio stations as well as various news sites gave the band coverage only to let everyone know the band won't compromise on their sound and loudness.

With FERGEAN, their brandnew album, HERDER once again proves they're not just a bunch of uncontrollable madmen but they also show that their own unique blend of Sludge, Stoner and Doom Metal makes them one of the best bands in the world of riff-laden music.

The new album, lyrically, focuses on the annihilation and total destruction of the world and civilization inflicted by the human race.

All portrayed through the Roman emperors and their hunger for power and merciless behavior.

FERGEAN can be seen as a logical step after the band's previous album ODS'. An incredible mixture of styles filled with aggression, innovative riffs and great melodies.

"Forgone conclusions are the forebears of an Evasion of truth which procreates itself within a Radiating silence.

Grand precipitations of the lives which will march on in an Everlasting pace and the cycle repeats itself for the generations through the aeons All is lost when man cannot stand upon its feet and see the truth in the whirlpool of lies No one is spared in the end"