---
title: "Vortex"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/vortex"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "Netherlands"
formed: 1979
---

# Vortex

**Vortex** is a heavy metal band, from Netherlands, active 1979 to present.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Vortex |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Formed | 1979 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jos Eggens](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jos-eggens) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985 | [Metal Bats](https://themetalnet.com/album/964cdcda-2ad8-3b09-96df-07479ffd48c1) | Album |
| 1986 | [Open the Gate](https://themetalnet.com/album/67c77f73-34da-4fb3-8efd-65d4fb7228df) | Album |
| 2003 | [Hammer of the North](https://themetalnet.com/album/1c0c1dbf-1beb-43f5-9316-21ad2866fcd4) | Album |
| 2005 | [Welcome to Metalland](https://themetalnet.com/album/5109b0ff-1c41-43d6-a6cb-05c0a072297b) | Album |
| 2010 | [Drink Bat Blood](https://themetalnet.com/album/4e9b5103-5340-42f7-9212-dd51c220f5cc) | Album |
| 2014 | [Remains](https://themetalnet.com/album/a4857142-0979-4190-8e8f-f5d04c15dd5a) | Album |
| 2019 | [Them Witches](https://themetalnet.com/album/56af168c-813d-4e81-8d7e-b8f9f87cac15) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Battleaxe](https://themetalnet.com/band/battleaxe) (listened together)
- [Endless Pride](https://themetalnet.com/band/endless-pride) (same tags)
- [Madison](https://themetalnet.com/band/madison) (same tags)
- [Burning Path](https://themetalnet.com/band/burning-path) (same tags)
- [Fire](https://themetalnet.com/band/fire) (same tags)
- [Sinisters Army](https://themetalnet.com/band/sinisters-army) (same tags)
- [Voltax](https://themetalnet.com/band/voltax) (same tags)
- [Drescher](https://themetalnet.com/band/drescher) (same tags)
- [Gary Cherone](https://themetalnet.com/band/gary-cherone) (same tags)
- [Odisseia](https://themetalnet.com/band/odisseia) (same tags)
- [Skyraid](https://themetalnet.com/band/skyraid) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Vortex/1781
- bandcamp: https://vortex15.bandcamp.com/

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