Nymue is a starting progressive symphonic metalband with big influences from classical music, movie soundtracks and ofcourse metal!
Starting out with just the two of them Vincent van Zwieten and Thirza Fekkes worked on a cover in the summer of 2022 by the Frisian metalband Baldrs Draumar. While working on this cover they arranged for a full orchestra and after this experience they wanted to create more!
In April of 2023 their next cover saw the light: Scientist by Ayreon and Stream of Passion singer Marcela Bovio. They asked Reinier van Zwieten to join them for the symphonic metal rendition of this ballad.
For their cover of Mother Earth by Within Temptation the band got expanded with the brutal drums of Dominic Pongers in November of 2023.
After working with a plugin orchestra they wanted to work with real classical musicians. They put together an orchestra of 35 musicians consisting of professional, semi-professionals and friends of Thirza’s orchestra days. For their cover of Mother Earth by Within Temptation they also worked with a choir made up of students of Thirza from the Parcival College in Groningen.
After that they crossed ways with amazing guitarist Bastiaan Westerbeek for their cover of The Phantom of the Opera who joined in December of 2023.
In the short period of existing they worked together with Jeffrey Revet (Stream of Passion) and Sjoerd Klaas Steegstra (Baldrs Draumar).
Their first album Born From Dark Waters tells the story of the life of the witch Morgana. A story about prejudices, love, Dark Magick, family and inner strength. On this album we will see some familiar faces as the guest vocalists.
Through their hard work, determination and imagination they are working with professional classical musicians for their first concept album. Because of the expertise of Thirza, Vincent and Bastiaan in the music industry and through their studies at the conservatory of Groningen and the conservatory of Enschede they build a large network of musicians and contacts to do a lot of the work themselves.
Nymue writes, orchestrates, records and produces the whole album themselves. Because the music serves the story the album is a mix of different sounds and styles of music.
They are working on finishing their first album and hope to send it your way very soon!