---
title: "Blackbriar"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/blackbriar"
genre: "Gothic Metal"
country: "Netherlands"
formed: 2012
---

# Blackbriar

**Blackbriar** is a gothic metal band, from Netherlands, active 2012 to present.

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

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbriar_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Blackbriar |
| Genre | Gothic Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Assen, Netherlands |
| Formed | 2012 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal) · [Symphonic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/symphonic-metal) · [Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bart Winters](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bart-winters) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [Frank Akkerman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-akkerman) | Bass guitar |  | Current |
| [René Boxem](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rene-boxem) | Drums (drum set) |  | Current |
| [Robin Koezen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/robin-koezen) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [Ruben Wijga](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ruben-wijga) | Keyboard |  | Current |
| [Zora Cock](https://themetalnet.com/musician/zora-cock) | Lead vocals | 2012 to present | Current |
| [René Sempel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rene-sempel) | Guitar | 2012 to 2016 | Former |
| [Siebe Sol Sijpkens](https://themetalnet.com/musician/siebe-sol-sijpkens) | Electric bass guitar | 2022 to 2025 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | [Fractured Fairytales](https://themetalnet.com/album/06fb77f3-8657-495d-b935-4713729a6609) | EP |
| 2018 | [Our Mortal Remains](https://themetalnet.com/album/08e58b24-1d40-4d6e-82b9-a449bfa905f0) | EP |
| 2018 | [We’d Rather Burn](https://themetalnet.com/album/85ec2530-d56a-4bb9-921e-4e3aeb372ef2) | EP |
| 2021 | [The Cause of Shipwreck](https://themetalnet.com/album/4ce798be-f3a3-4f29-be97-045fa6669173) | Album |
| 2023 | [A Dark Euphony](https://themetalnet.com/album/1630e257-5b16-4a14-b413-99c72f877042) | Album |
| 2025 | [A Thousand Little Deaths](https://themetalnet.com/album/26b6cce5-1af2-469c-9493-f2a1ca5a204f) | Album |
| 2026 | [Our Long Cursed Sleep](https://themetalnet.com/album/b014a41b-02b1-4d82-b10d-ecb5477aa60a) | EP |

## Related bands

- [Within Temptation](https://themetalnet.com/band/within-temptation) (listened together)
- [Amaranthe](https://themetalnet.com/band/amaranthe) (listened together)
- [Cellar Darling](https://themetalnet.com/band/cellar-darling) (listened together)
- [Icon for Hire](https://themetalnet.com/band/icon-for-hire) (listened together)
- [Evanescence](https://themetalnet.com/band/evanescence) (listened together)
- [Beyond the Black](https://themetalnet.com/band/beyond-the-black) (listened together)
- [Nemesea](https://themetalnet.com/band/nemesea) (listened together)
- [Leaves’ Eyes](https://themetalnet.com/band/leaves-eyes) (listened together)
- [Eluveitie](https://themetalnet.com/band/eluveitie) (listened together)
- [Metalite](https://themetalnet.com/band/metalite) (listened together)
- [Apocalyptica](https://themetalnet.com/band/apocalyptica) (listened together)
- [New Years Day](https://themetalnet.com/band/new-years-day) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- apple music: https://music.apple.com/nl/artist/1226343661
- website: https://www.blackbriarmusic.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbriarmusic/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackbriarmusic
- x: https://twitter.com/blackbriarmusic
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PXQUX3BYTSVj7LcvviOmI
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/12300024
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCyHCoPXCGZFfrjCdudblEhg

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/blackbriar](https://themetalnet.com/band/blackbriar). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt