Hailing from Tilburg, Holland, Textures is an inventive s**tet that expands (and somewhat humanizes) the oppressive progressive d**h metal style of Meshuggah by incorporating dark melodies and keyboard-led atmospheric pa**ages into their off-kilter rhythmic patterns, and, at times, near-hardcore aggression. Comprised of Eric Kalsbeek (vocals), Jochem Jacobs (guitar/vocals), Bart Hennephof (guitar), Richard Rietdijk (keyboards), Dennis Aarts (ba**), and Stef Broks (drums), Textures formed in 2001 and spent much of the following two years honing and rehearsing this unusual ... Show more...

Hailing from Tilburg, Holland, Textures is an inventive s**tet that expands (and somewhat humanizes) the oppressive progressive d**h metal style of Meshuggah by incorporating dark melodies and keyboard-led atmospheric pa**ages into their off-kilter rhythmic patterns, and, at times, near-hardcore aggression. Comprised of Eric Kalsbeek (vocals), Jochem Jacobs (guitar/vocals), Bart Hennephof (guitar), Richard Rietdijk (keyboards), Dennis Aarts (ba**), and Stef Broks (drums), Textures formed in 2001 and spent much of the following two years honing and rehearsing this unusual sonic hybrid into the tracks making up 2003's self-released Polars debut -- later reissued by Listenable Records. ~ Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide