september 25 2024
Autarkh announce new lineup ahead of European dates
Autarkh announce new lineup ahead of European dates Dutch modern metal band joined by members of DODECAHEDRON and ALKALOID Autarkh are locked in a state of constant evolution. After the dissolution of Dodecahedron, in 2019, founding member Michel Nienhuis ...
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september 19 2024
Autarkh Collective performs twice at Murf/Murw festival
The new improvisation group Autarkh Collective will be peforming twice at experimental art festival Murf/Murw in Tilburg (NL). Murf/Murw takes place Sept 27-29, 2024 at various venues in the city. Autarkh Collective will be accompanying the visual narrative ...
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june 26 2024
Autarkh collective at Murf/Murw festival 2024
Autarkh collective plays a drone improvisation set at Murf/Murw Festival 2024 in Tilburg on Sunday September 29! Buy your tickets for this awesome three-day multidisciplinary art festival here.
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march 24 2024
Autarkh Collective plays improv sets at NS16
Autarkh III will provide some audio accompaniment during the special exhibition of the work of Frankfurt-based artist Nebil at NS16 in Tilburg. Autarkh III plays improv sets on Saturday April 13, 20:30-21:15 and 21:45-22:30. Entrance is free. The Facebook ...
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november 10 2023
'Emergent' out today
Our new album 'Emergent is out today! Available on your favorite streaming platform, Bandcamp or Youtube. Enjoy!
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november 8 2023
Autarkh stream new album 'Emergent' in its entirety
Autarkh already sounded like the future on their debut, but the Dutch contemporary metal band have pushed their distended view of the digital age to further extremes on their new album. "It is even safe to say that the Autarkh that exists on Emergent is ...
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october 24 2023
Autarkh on reimagining artistic ideas
Here's a little update about Autarkh's artistic process, in anticipation of the release of their second album 'Emergent', out November 10 on Season Of Mist. Michel comments: We've been working hard on our new album Emergent and we'd like to share a little ...
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october 4 2023
New track and lyric video 'Duhkha'
Autarkh releases another track and lyric video off the new Autarkh album 'Emergent', called 'Duhkha.' Michel Nienhuis comments: “Duhkha shows a darker side of the journey on Emergent. Parts of the new AUTARKH III songs Langs De Afgrond and Wervelend ...
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september 20 2023
New track and music video 'Refocus'
Autarkh releases the second track and official music video off the new Autarkh album 'Emergent', called 'Refocus.' Michel Nienhuis comments: “Refocus is the fifth track on this album and revolves around the will to return to the serene state of mind that was ...
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september 8 2023
Autarkh announce release show with Alkahest
On Friday November 17, Autarkh will present their new album 'Emergent' live for the first time in Little Devil bar in Tilburg, together with Alkahest. Get your tickets here.
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september 6 2023
New track and music video 'Strife'
Autarkh releases the first track and official music video off the new Autarkh album 'Emergent', called 'Strife.' Michel Nienhuis comments:"'Strife' shows how we took a different direction on 'Emergent': a more straightforward approach where specific ...
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september 1 2023
FFCA presents: AUTARKH III and HOUSE OF GLOOM
On Thursday October 12, Foundation for Circular Arts (FFCA) presents AUTARKH III and HOUSE OF GLOOM as part of FFCA Talent Trajectory: an artistic and entrepreneurial development trajectory that will take place in the Paradox music studios in 2023–2024. ...
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august 10 2023
Autarkh announce upcoming album Emergent
Dutch contemporary metal adventurers AUTARKH are back with their sophomore full-length album Emergent, to be released on 10 November 2023 by Season Of Mist. Michel Nienhuis, founder of AUTARKH and DODECAHEDRON, teamed up again with guitarist/producer David ...
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august 5 2023
SUMMER SALE
Today is the start of our SUMMER SALE! Please head over to our shop to take advantage of huge discounts, and stay tuned for more exciting news next week!
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march 4 2023
Residency at Willem Twee studios
Autarkh was invited by Poppodium Willem Twee to work in the very unique and inspiring Willem Twee studios. The band will incorporate the generated material into their live performance at Poppodium Willem Twee on Sunday April 2nd (with special guests Inferum). ...
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january 26 2023
Wiegedood and Autarkh perform in Heerlen
Autarkh will support experimental extreme metal band Wiegedood on Thursday March 16 at Nieuwe Nor in Heerlen (NL). Get your tickets here and the Facebook event here.
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january 23 2023
Autarkh / Inferum at Willem Twee rescheduled to April 2nd
The Autarkh show with Inferum at Poppodium Willem Twee has been rescheduled to Sunday April 2nd. Here is the Facebook event, and you can get tickets here.
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november 16 2022
Mayhem and Autarkh at Muziekgieterij Maastricht
Autarkh will play another show with Mayhem at Muziekgieterij Maastricht on Friday December 16th. Get your tickets here!
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november 15 2022
First Autarkh show in Germany at Morbus Maximus festival
Autarkh is pleased to announce their first ever show in Germany at Morbus Maximus festival in Eastclub, Bischofswerda on December 3rd. This 'festival of morbid arts' is offering an interesting and experimental line-up, featuring Radar Men For The Moon, Eremit, ...
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september 22 2022
CANCELLED SHOW / RESCHEDULED SHOW
Unfortunately Autarkh has to announce that the show Friday 23-09 in Innocent Hengelo is cancelled. The show in Willem Twee Poppodium with Inferum that was scheduled for Saturday 24-09 is rescheduled for Friday 27-01-2023. We hope to see you there!
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september 13 2022
Wiegedood, Autarkh & Nephylim 28-10-22
Autarkh and Nephylim will be supporting the mighty Flemish giants in Wiegedood on 28 October in Gigant, Apeldoorn (NL). Get your tickets here!
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august 12 2022
September 2022 shows in Hengelo and Den Bosch
Autarkh will be playing at Innocent Hengelo with Dead Will Walk and Ilerion on Friday September 23rd. Get your tickets here. On Saturday September 24 the quartet will play at Willem Twee Poppodium in Den Bosch alongside Inferum. Get your tickets here!
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july 15 2022
AUTARKH III team up with Complexity Fest for an exclusive vinyl deal
AUTARKH III is proud to announce the release of the vinyl format of Roadburn Redux 2021 during Complexity Fest on July 23rd. In addition, both Complexity Fest and AUTARKH III decided to offer visitors of the festival an exclusive deal with special discount. ...
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may 3 2022
Autarkh supports Mayhem and Mortiis in Hasselt (BE) and Tilburg
Autarkh will be supporting two shows of the legendary Mayhem and Mortiis in Muziekodroom Hasselt (BE) and Poppodium 013 Tilburg (NL) on the 25th and 26th of May! You can find the Facebook event for the Hasselt show here and tickets here. The Facebook event ...
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may 3 2022
Autarkh III at Drowned In Gloom II (Leipzig) and Complexity Fest Haarlem
Autarkh III will be performing at Drowned In Gloom II in Felsenkeller, Leipzig (DE) on Saturday June 18th together with acts like Igorrr, Doodseskader and Tribulation. It will be the bands first performance in Germany! Get your tickets here and find the ...
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march 29 2022
‘Roadburn Redux 2021’ pre-orders online, release video ‘Cyclic Spectrum’
You can now pre-order the Autarkh III CD/DVD ‘Roadburn Redux 2021’ in our shop! The album will be officially released April 22nd by Roadburn records. The vinyl release will be available at a later stage. To accompany this news, the video for ‘Cyclic ...
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march 17 2022
Autarkh III at Roadburn festival
Autarkh III will be performing at Roadburn festival 2022 on Thursday April 21st! Roadburn has joined forces with Paradox - Tilburg’s internationally renowned jazz club - for a special programme of performances. Roadburn has embraced experimental creativity ...
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march 15 2022
Wesenwille & Autarkh 29-04-22
Friday April 29th we will be celebrating the latest releases of Wesenwille together at dB's in Utrecht. Many thanks to Doomstar Bookings and Under My Wing bookings!
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march 15 2022
Roadburn records releases Autarkh III - 'Roadburn Redux 2021'
A year after the Autarkh III registration at Paradox Tilburg was broadcast at Roadburn Festival, Autarkh III are releasing this recording through Roadburn Records on April 22 2022 on CD/DVD. A vinyl release will follow later this year. Pre-orders will be ...
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february 15 2022
Autarkh III / Birds Don't Fly live at Paradox Tilburg
Autarkh III is very glad to announce they can finally present themselves to a live audience on Saturday March 12 (reschedule from January 15) in their hometown venue Paradox Tilburg (NL) together with talented friends Birds Don't Fly (Sabine de Lat and ...
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december 6 2021
Cancelled shows & Introspectrum video
Due to the covid 19 restrictions in The Netherlands and Belgium, the upcoming Autarkh shows with Igorrr and Horskh at Doornroosje (Nijmegen), Tivoli Vredenburg (Utrecht) and La Madeleine (Brussels) are cancelled. The band would like to share some live footage ...
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december 4 2021
First Autarkh III live performance
A recorded performance at Paradox Tilburg was part of the Roadburn Redux online festival line-up in 2021 - now the trio returns to the same venue for a live performance on Saturday January 15 together with Birds Don't Fly. More information and tickets HERE.
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september 14 2021
Autarkh release 'Clouded Aura' live at Roadburn Redux and announce shows
Dutch extreme metal outfit Autarkh are now announcing a string of shows. In celebration of the announcement, Autarkh are unveiling a glimpse of things to come with the release of a brand new live video for the track 'Clouded Aura' shot at 013 venue during ...
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september 10 2021
Autarkh live at Little Devil Bar, Tilburg
Autarkh will be performing their debut album 'Form In Motion' in its entirety Friday September 24th at Little Devil Bar in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Tickets are available here.
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june 17 2021
AUTARKH announce performance at Hellfest 2022
Saturday June 25th, 2022 AUTARKH will be performing at the 15th anniversary edition of Hellfest Open Air Festival in Clisson, France. Check out the Hellfest website for more information.
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june 4 2021
AUTARKH will be performing at Soulcrusher festival
Autarkh will be performing at Soulcrusher festival, October 1st at Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL). Buy your tickets HERE.
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june 1 2021
AUTARKH release new music video for 'Alignment' and announce shows
AUTARKH are now unveiling their music video for the song ‘Alignment’, which is taken from their latest album 'Form In Motion'. The music video can be viewed via the official Season of Mist YouTube channel. AUTARKH comments: ''We are proud to present ...
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may 20 2021
Autarkh announce streaming performance of full 'Form In Motion' set at Little Devil bar, Tilburg (NL).
Autarkh announce the streaming performance of the full 'Form In Motion' set that was recorded at Little Devil bar in Tilburg, The Netherlands. It will be broadcast Saturday June 5, 19:00 CEST / 1 pm EDT here. The people of Little Devil have been of great ...
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may 5 2021
Watch the full Autarkh set for VPRO Muziekstad
You can now watch the 25 minute performance Autarkh did for the recording of the national television show Muziekstad here. Setlist: Primitive Constructs Turbulence Introspectrum Alignment Zeit ist nur eine Illusion Photo by Jostijn Ligtvoet
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april 19 2021
Watch the full episode of the national television show Muziekstad featuring Autarkh
It is quite rare to see extreme or underground music on Dutch national television nowadays - but due to the government investing in culture during the covid-19 crisis Autarkh got this unique opportunity to be part of the VPRO series 'Muziekstad.' The episode ...
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april 19 2021
Autarkh at Roadburn Redux in photos
Here are some photos of our performance at Roadburn Redux, April 16, shot by Paul Verhagen.
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april 14 2021
Watch the Autarkh III preview for Roadburn Redux
You can now watch a preview video of what you may expect of the Autarkh III debut performance at Roadburn Redux, April 17 here. This performance was recorded at Paradox Tilburg.
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march 26 2021
AUTARKH featured in Dutch television show 'Muziekstad'
AUTARKH will appear in the 6th episode of the Dutch VPRO television show 'Muziekstad'. The series revolves around the music scenes in various Dutch cities - this episode zooms in on the metal scene in Tilburg and exhibits the stories of Autarkh, Witte Wieven ...
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march 26 2021
AUTARKH featured in Dutch television show 'Muziekstad'
AUTARKH will appear in the 6th episode of the Dutch VPRO television show 'Muziekstad'. The series revolves around the music scenes in various Dutch cities - this episode zooms in on the metal scene in Tilburg and exhibits the stories of Autarkh, Witte Wieven ...
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march 9 2021
AUTARKH announces two-hour Gimme Radio special
Dutch extreme metal outfit AUTARKH will be airing a two-hour special via Gimme Radio's Gimme Metal platform on March 15 @ 11:00 A.M. EST // 17:00 CET. The specially curated set will be hosted by vocalist / guitarist Michel Nienhuis, who will also be present ...
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march 3 2021
Autarkh release third new track 'Alignment'
Here's the official visualizer for Autarkh's third track 'Alignment', out now on all streaming platforms. Their debut album 'Form In Motion' will be released March 12 by Season of Mist. Michel Nienhuis comments: "A place of uncertainty can be a fertile ...
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march 3 2021
Paradox presents: Autarkh III at Roadburn Redux
Autarkh III is very pleased to announce their appearance at Roadburn Redux festival, April 16-18, Tilburg, The Netherlands. This trio consists of Autarkh-members David Luiten (vocals / guitars). Michel Nienhuis (vocals / guitars) and Tijnn Verbruggen (live ...
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february 12 2021
AUTARKH release music video for 'Lost To Sight'
We are thrilled to present our very first music video for 'Lost To Sight'. The video was shot by the talented videographer Guilherme Henriques at Wagenmakerij and TextielMuseum in Tilburg (NL). The beats throughout 'Form In Motion' also feature sounds from old ...
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february 9 2021
AUTARKH release second new track 'Lost To Sight'
We are now releasing our second new track 'Lost to Sight' from our upcoming debut 'Form in Motion'. The album will be released on March 12, 2021. The video for 'Lost to Sight' is now being premiered via Roadburn Festival HERE
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february 6 2021
AUTARKH announce new bass player Desmond Kuijk
We would like to announce our new bass player Desmond Kuijk. Desmond has been rehearsing with us for the last few months and is doing an excellent job so far. You can see him play in our new music video that will be released next week, so stay tuned! Desmond ...
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february 4 2021
AUTARKH performing 'Form In Motion' in its entirety at Roadburn Redux 16-18 April
We are very proud and excited to perform our debut album ‘Form In Motion’ in its entirety at Roadburn Redux. During the making of the album we’ve been wondering at times if it would even be possible to perform and show you the result of our efforts – ...
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january 14 2021
'Turbulence' official visualizer 2021
The official visualizer for our first single 'Turbulence' is out now. The track will be available on all digital streaming platforms January 15th. Pre-order your vinyl, CD or t-shirt in our webshop. ‘Turbulence’ is a song about an ongoing realization and ...
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december 14 2020
A peek behind the scenes
This peek behind the scenes shows a bit of the process of creating 'Form In Motion'. The programming and recording of instruments was mostly done at home between January and May 2020. In July and August we were mixing at David Luiten's studio in Waddinxveen; ...
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december 1 2020
Album preview
We are very proud to show everybody a bit of what we have been working so hard on this year. ‘Form In Motion’ (March 12 2021, Season of Mist records) is quite a rollercoaster of an album that all of us put a lot of time and effort into making, and we are ...
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june 25 2020
This is Autarkh
Autarkh is a new group of musical extremists built on the artistic foundation of DODECAHEDRON and founded by its composer/guitarist Michel Nienhuis. AUTARKH is currently working on a 10-track debut album that explores the implementation of electronic beats ...
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