Blackbriar (band)

Blackbriar
Blackbriar performing in 2024
Background information
OriginAssen, Netherlands
GenresAlternative metal, gothic metal, symphonic metal
Years active2012–present
LabelsNuclear Blast
MembersZora Cock
René Boxem
Bart Winters
Robin Koezen
Ruben Wijga
Siebe Sol Sijpkens
Past membersRené Sempel
Frank Akkerman
Websiteblackbriarmusic.com

Blackbriar is a Dutch alternative metal band from Assen. They have released two albums, four EPs, six singles, twelve official music videos, one official lyric video and four acoustic live videos.

In October 2019, Blackbriar joined Epica as official support during their Design Your Universe 10th Anniversary Tour.

In November 2019, Blackbriar was invited to play the aftershow for Halestorm and In This Moment at the AFAS Live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The band signed a contract with Nuclear Blast in November 2022.

The band shot the music video for Dianne van Giersbergen's first solo single "After the Storm", which was released on 14 February 2023.