Intwine
Intwine performing at UndergroundCologne on 14 August 2009
Background information
Origin	Tilburg,North Brabant,Netherlands
Genres	Nu metal[citation needed] alternative metal reggae metal (later) Post-grunge hard rock (early)
Years active	2001–2010
Labels	Tiefdruck-Musik/Universal(2008-2010) INterTWINE Records(2007-2010) V2(2004-2008) Dureco(2002-2004)
Members	Roger Peterson Jacob Streefkerk Jon Symons Eric Spring in 't Veld
Past members	Erwin Gielen Jeremy Bonarriba Kevin Hissink Ferdinand van Duuren Touché Eusebius Rocheteau Mahuwallan Pablo Penton
Website	intwine.nl

Intwine was a Dutch rock band formed in 2001 by five students of theTilburgRockacademie.

The band received nationwide notoriety in the Netherlands after lead singerRoger Peterson's participation in theIdols talent show in 2002.^[1] Subsequently, Intwine charted theDutch Top 40 five times, with "Happy?" (#3) and "Cruel Man" (#7) being their major hits. During their nine-year career they released four studio albums:Intwine (2003),Perfect (2004),Pyrrhic Victory (2006) andKingdom of Contradiction (2009).

On 16 October 2010 Intwine revealed their breakup through its website.^[2] The group's last line-up consisted of Roger Peterson (vocals), Jacob Streefkerk (guitar), Jon Symons (guitar) and Eric Spring in 't Veld (drums).

Guitarist Jacob Streefkerk and bassist Touché Eusebius were childhood friends at the island ofSint Maarten and played together in several bands before moving to the Netherlands. Both signed in at theFontys Rockademie ofTilburg in 2001, where they metAruban vocalistRoger Peterson. These three young musicians, who all crossed the Atlantic, started to play in aroots reggae band,Orange Grove. Beside from their activities in Orange Grove, they also formed their own band "Intwine" in 2001, with fellow students Erwin Gielen (drums) andKevin Hissink (guitar).

In 2002 lead singerRoger Peterson was a participant inIdols, the Dutch version ofPop Idol, and reached the last ten finalists. Yet he decided to quit the show, after refusing to sign theIdols contract, because it wasn't supposed to allow him to play his own songs and with his own band. For him and Intwine, however, it yielded a lot of publicity and a record deal withDureco. RegardingIdols, Peterson later said in an interview: "The show has been a friend in court for us (Intwine), but has also been a millstone around our necks.Idols invested a lot in our notoriety and we are grateful for that. However, people relate us with a show that didn't bring any good. Be honest: that show flopped."^[3]

Their first single "Happy?" was released in February 2003 in theNetherlands andBelgium and hit the third spot in theDutch Top 40. Their debut self-titled album came out that same year on 3 October and spawned three more singles: "Way Out", "Get Outta My Head" and "Let Me Be". The band was nominated for theTMF Awards and for anEdison Award.

In 2004 Intwine released the DVD/live albumThe P.U.R.E. Session, a registration of one of their live shows, for which the band was joined by percussionist Ferdinand van Duuren. The same year the band composed and recorded the song "Cruel Man" assoundtrack for the Dutch filmDe Dominee (The Preacher). It was the first single of their second studio albumPerfect, released throughV2 Records on 27 September 2004. On 19 March 2005,Perfect was awarded with the3FM Award for best album. "Cruel Man" reached seventh position in the Dutch Top 40 and even became number one in the Turkish charts. Drummer Erwin Gielen left the band in 2004 and was shortly replaced by Jeremy Bonarriba. In December 2004 Rocheteau Mahuwallan became Intwine's drummer.

In 2005 Intwine was nominated again for an Edison Award. Intwine played at thePinkpop festival on 13 May and also performed atMadrid'sMetroRock festival on 25 June. The same summer guitarist Kevin Hissink left the band and Jon Symons, earlier playing in a heavy metal band called Primal Rage, became his permanent substitute.

In February 2006 the band visited thefavelas ofRio de Janeiro and incorporated the impressions of this trip into the non-album single "Peace of Mind". They donated the single's sales profits to theMillennium Development Goals project.

Percussionist Ferdinand van Duuren left the band in 2006, due to personal and creative dissents.

Intwine wrote and recorded "Feel It" as the soundtrack for the 2006 movieNachtrit (Nightrun), which also features Intwine's "For Goodness Sake". "Feel It" was also the first single of their third full-length albumPyrrhic Victory, released on 9 October 2006. About the record, the band stated on their website:"Pyrrhic Victory was recorded with sound artist Gordon Groothedde, who also worked with Intwine on their previous albums. The result is the most impressive project so far. This is a dark record. Spare, without any filler or frills. The gloves are off in songs such as "Cut Me Loose", "For Goodness Sake" and "Solo". Disappointment and pain have seldom been conveyed so beautifully and at the same time as grippingly as they have on this third CD. Yet the record also conveys a genuine fighting spirit. Intwine is rocking harder and sounding more honest than ever."^[4]

Due to internal circumstances, record labelV2 was not able to promote the album, resulting in the fact that Intwine was only able to sell CD's at their live shows, making that few copies ofPyrrhic Victory were sold. At that time the band was asked byGerman record labelTiefdruck-Musik, who were impressed after seeing one of Intwine's live shows, to sign to their label and to releasePyrrhic Victory also abroad of the Netherlands. However, V2 refused to drop Intwine's contract. Yet Intwine later did manage to leave V2.

In 2007, Intwine toured the Dutch theatres for the first time withThe Acoustic Rumshop Sessions. With these shows Intwine returns to their Caribbean roots, playing their songs in styles such asreggae,bolero,zouk,soca andcumbia.^[5] For this tour Intwine was joined by percussionist Roël Calister ofOrange Grove.

As the soundtrack for the video gameAssassin's Creed Intwine released the non-album single "The Chosen (Assassin's Creed)" featuringBrainpower in November 2007.

Intwine signed toGerman record labelTiefdruck-Musik in 2008 to start recording their new album. During the recording process bassist Touché Eusebius and drummer Rocheteau Mahuwallan left the band and were replaced by Pablo Penton and Eric Spring in 't Veld respectively.

Intwine released their fourth studio albumKingdom of Contradiction on 14 August 2009. The album is their first international release and contains fifteen songs that appeared on previous albums which Intwine re-recorded to present themselves abroad of the Netherlands. The album is produced byJochem Jacobs, known of his work with Dutch metal bandTextures.3VOOR12 wrote that the band had given the songs anu metal twist and sounded heavier, harsher and darker than before on this album.^[6] Comparisons were made toalternative metal bands such asDeftones,Incubus,P.O.D.,^[7]Taproot,^[8]Godsmack andIll Niño.^[9] Beside of the fifteen "old" tracks, the album also contained one "new" song, namely a cover ofThe Police's "Walking on the Moon", featuring Belgian vocalistSarah Bettens.

With their new sound Intwine opened for American alt-metal bandSevendust on 1 June 2009 for their gig inUtrecht and four times for Welsh "ragga-metal" bandSkindred in February and March 2010.

As a result of theirRumshop Sessions live shows, Intwine released an EP titledThe Original Acoustic Rumshop Sessions Vol I on 19 June 2010, containing studio and live recordings of songs played at those shows.

On 16 October 2010 Intwine declared via its website that "the curtain had fallen". Motives for their breakup were not mentioned.

Seven years after the breakup, vocalistRoger Peterson and guitarist Jon Symons collaborated under the moniker JvR. They released three songs online in the summer of 2017.

Intwine's musical style has been considered afusion ofrock withreggae,Latin, andhip hop influences.^[10] Throughout the years and with several line-up changes, the band shifted from thepop rock of their debut albumIntwine (2003) and second albumPerfect (2004) to a heavier and darker sound containing moreheavy metal elements on the albumsPyrrhic Victory (2006) andKingdom of Contradiction (2009).^[6][11]

Beside their regular shows, Intwine also playedThe Rumshop Sessions, in which they performed their songs acoustic and in Caribbean styles such asreggae,bolero,zouk,soca andcumbia. A collection of these songs were captured on their EPThe Original Acoustic Rumshop Sessions Vol I (2010).^[12]

Regarding their influences, the band has been cited to have been inspired by musical groups ranging from heavy metal to reggae such asMetallica,Bob Marley & The Wailers,Sublime,Ozomatli,Sevendust,Krosfyah,Kassav',Collie Buddz,Foo Fighters,Audioslave,A Perfect Circle,Incubus,Deftones,Taproot,The Tea Party,Pearl Jam,Soundgarden,Sinch,Nirvana,Silverchair,Maná andJarabe de Palo.^[13]

• Roger Peterson – vocals (2001–2010)
• Jacob Streefkerk – guitar (2001–2010)
• Jon Symons – guitar (2005–2010)
• Eric Spring in 't Veld – drums (2008–2010)

• Erwin Gielen – drums (2001–2003)
• Jeremy Bonarriba – drums (2003–2004)
• Kevin Hissink – guitar (2001–2005)
• Ferdinand van Duuren – percussion (2004–2006)
• Edsel "Touché" Eusebius – bass guitar (2001–2008)
• Rocheteau Mahuwallan – drums (2004–2008)
• Pablo Penton – bass guitar (2008–2009)

• Roël Calister – percussion (2006–2007)
• Quincell Adolphin – bass guitar (2009–2010)
• Rik Kraak – bass guitar (2009–2010)

• Alternative metal musical groups
• Dutch alternative rock groups
• Dutch hard rock musical groups
• Dutch heavy metal musical groups
• Dutch musical quintets
• Dutch rock music groups
• Musical groups established in 2001
• Musical groups disestablished in 2010
• Post-grunge groups
• V2 Records artists
• 2001 establishments in the Netherlands
• 2010 disestablishments in the Netherlands
• Musical groups from Tilburg

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