(De Bilt/Utrecht, 1996-2008)

Meaning Bandname: The name of the band and the way it became so is completely useless information. René and Arno came up with it after getting Chinese food.
“Do you know this stuff called Mihoen?”
-“No.”
“Well, let’s get some.”
– “Wow, this is great, let’s get some more!”
So after 4 buckets of the stuff, we thought it was a ‘great’ idea to name the band Mihoen. The ! with the cross underneath was just to make it look cooler than it actually was. Sad story, isn’t it?

Bio: At first, René and Arno became friends. They were introduced to each other by a mutual friend who was sick of them constantly telling her they wanted to start a band but had no one the start it with. “This is René, this is Arno, I’ll leave you to it.” Best action ever.
After becoming close friends over 2 years they thought of starting a band, again, so they met up with Pepijn, with who René had been in high school before.
They wrote a crappy note that they wanted a drummer who could play loud and fast and hung it upon a wall in an instrument store. But before it came on that wall ‘someone’ spilled some coffee over the note, so the crappyness was complete. 
Irmin went to the store to buy some drumsticks and saw the note. He was mainly charmed by the looks of the note, cause “they probably took no effort at all to write this shit”, so he called us and the circle was full. 
When he just warmed up in the rehearsalroom, René, Pepijn and Arno were blown against the walls, so he was hired.
The band was born.
Arno thought he wanted to sing, but he couldn’t, so he started screaming.
René learned to play faster and faster, mainly to keep up with Irmin’s speed.
Pepijn’s hair got better and better.
And Irmin went from fast and loud to extremely fast and louder.

We always wrote songs together, mainly about things that surprised and angered us. And because we didn’t know each other in the beginning we had a lot of respect and patience, something you don’t always see in bands. We became like brothers with a mutual cause. 
We wrote everything ourselves but sometimes when we played live, we would play a cover from some of our most inspiring bands, like Insult, Seein’ Red or Nailbomb and ofcourse the 1 second song You Suffer by Napalm Death, hell yeah!

We had a couple of different rehearsalrooms. First one was in an old storagespace for theatre props, but when that building was torn down for expensive housing, we moved to the basement of De Vismarkt, a squat at the canals of Utrecht. This is also where we had one of our first shows. It was a pretty dangerous place, the only way down there was with a very narrow spiral staircase, so if anything bad were to happen, we would all be trapped there with very little oxygen. 
This was all in ’96, ’97. In that time we played in the most crappy and small places like kitchens and all in various squats. Therefore the nickname “Utreg Kitchenpunx”.
After De Vismarkt was evacuated we made our own rehearsalroom in an old pigsty at a farm where Irmin lived at the time. After a few years he had to move and so we moved to a rehearsalspace underneath a bridge, what supposed to be an atomic shelter for the mayor of Utrecht in times of a nuclear war. Pretty good sound isolated, if only the neighbourhood knew what happened there… There we stayed practicing until we sadly called it quits in 2008.

We once had the plan to do a reunionshow, but Covid 19 put a stop to that. When it had to be postponed for the fifth time we lost interest and now we lost all energy to just even think about it.

Description: We were always described as a hardcore punkband and we agreed on that description. We never went any further that that. There were so many kinds of punk related music descriptions at that time, which we thought shit about. Just play how you want to play and above all, play how you feel you can best bring your message or point of views across. Only then you can fully stand behind what you’re doing.
We stole so many ideas from bands we loved though. If some band had worked out something that worked, why not re-use it, right?
We did, however, feel good with the term DIY. That had mostly to do with the lack of money, but still having the need to have our own equipment, tourvan, record lay-out, etc. If you can’t pay it, do it yourself.

Lineup:
Arno aka De Berus aka Chubby – vocals
Irmin aka Of Was Het Nou Armand? aka Im – drums
Pepijn aka Elvis aka Peppie aka The Local Man Of Misery – bass
René aka De Lange Darm – guitar 

Other bands:
Arno – Putdeksel (Allard RIP), Betonrot
Irmin – Haeckefløsse, Tense Reaction, Pisnozems
Pepijn – Container Crusties From Hell, Artilleria, De Waonzin, Pisnozems

Discography:
1998 – Raast Door… 7” EP (In The Wok Records, Wok #1, NL)
1999 – Mihoen! / No-Men TAPE (UPS, UPStape#11, NL)
2000 – Container Crusties From Hell / Mihoen! 7” EP (In The Wok Records, NL / Paria Collective Records, NL / MALOKA, FRA)
2000 – Cockroach / Mihoen! 7” EP (In The Wok Records, NL / Cockroach Records, NL)
2001 – Point Of Few / Mihoen! 7” EP (Kick N’ Punch Records, KNP 6, DEN)
2001 – Dutch Trash Vs. East European Energy TAPE with Cockroach (K.A.Z., 007, CZE)
2003 – Mihoen! 7” EP (Trabuc Records, 002, SPA)
2003 – Dutch Thrash On Tour Tape! TAPE (In The Wok Records, NL)
2004 – Mihoen! / Sick Terror 7” EP (UPS, UPS#10, NL)
2010 – Kots Op Nederland 10” with Seein’ Red (Opiate Records, 10.0, UK / Tadpoli Records, TADPOLE015, UK / Trabuc Records, Trabuc 36, SPA)

Various:
1998 – DP (Or Not DP) # 1 TAPE (DP (Or Not DP), NL)
1999 – Schorriemorrie – Nederpunk Compilatie 1 CD (Red Ear Label, REL001/CD, NL)
1999 – elACTION Compilation Tape single-sided TAPE (@@rsh@@r rekkorts, NL)
2000 – DP (Or Not DP) # 3 TAPE (DP (Or Not DP), NL)
2001 – Solidaridad Con Voz Y Ruido CDr (Anar-ca Records, Puerto Rico / B.A.W.R. Distribution, 05, USA)
2001 – De Groote Weiver Gaat Hard – Live 1999-2000 2xCD (De Groote Weiver, NL)
2001 – U-Mix #2 (U-Pop Presents 18 Different Flavours Of Utrechts’ Finest Music) CD (Stichting U-Pop, U-POP / CD 002, NL)
2001 – Nederthrash In Opkomst 7” EP (UPS, UPS #4, NL)
2002 – Maximaal Onthaal CD (Royal Blood Records, RBR 01, NL)
2003 – Plankgas CD (Starsound Records, STAR01, NL)
2006 – Euro Thrash Retribution: Barbaric Thrash Vol. VII CD (625 Thrashcore, 625#145, USA)
2006 – Action Mutante TAPE (Vide Ton Sac, FRA)
2007 – Esperanza Dutch Hardcore Punk Against The G8 CD (Grassroots Projects, GP001, NL)
2008 – A Few My Nephew! 111 Chansons Courtes TAPE (Not On Label, FRA)
2011 – La France Pue Vol. 2 DVD (La France Pue, FRA)
200? – Impaled By Chaos TAPE (Reflection Tapes, GER)

Interview/Article:
1998 – Think Again 1
1998 – UPS 4
1999 – Kletskop 1 Jaargang 2
2000 – [RE]fuse 1
2001 – K.A.Z. 5 (CZE)

Concerts: (selected)
1998.08.22 Punxpicnick, Melderslo (+ Cockroach, Fleas And Lice, Duplo, Tumult, Soberesponse, Gomorrha, Insult, Seminal)
1998.12.29 OJC Niks, Horst (+ Last Match, Cockroach)
1998.12.31 Ubica, Utrecht

1999.01.30 Pariaschool, Veldhoven (+ Cockroach)
1999.02.06 Kortsluiting, Utrecht
1999.03.13 Onderbroek, Nijmegen (+ Seein’ Red, Cockroach, Jesus Crøst, Rochel)
1999.10.19 Cafe Substitute, Ede (+ Beans, It’s Out Of Control)
1999.11.19 Peppel, Zeist

2000.01.22 Elektra, Sliedrecht (+ No Man, Brains No More, Dutch Bat, Rat Patrol, Totaal Verlept)
2000.01.23 ACU, Utrecht (+ Cockroach, Insult, BSE)
2000.01.29 JC Chipolata, Houten (+ Boycot, Fairfight)
2000.02.19 Het Podium, Hoogeveen (+ Leiah, Reveal, Aversion, Foreclosure)
2000.03.04 Poortgebouw, Rotterdam (+ Petrograd, Brains No More, Cockroach, Feverdream, Atomic Foot)
2000.03.22 De Vlerk, Rotterdam (+ Butscratcher)
2000.04.22 Boerderij, Geleen (+ Cockroach, BSE, Zwaar Klote, Konstepaasje)
2000.04.26 OCCII, Amsterdam (+ Execradores)
2000.07.01 Entrepotdok, Amsterdam (+ Possible Suspect, Stoorzender, Toad)
2000.08.12 Krisis, Hilversum (+ Voorhees)
2000.08.18 OCCII, Amsterdam (+ Krush, Bad Influence, Counter Attack)
2000.09.20 Tagrijn, Hilversum (+ Point Of Few, BSE, Seein’ Red)
2000.10.29 ACU, Utrecht (+ Wilbur Cobb, Seein’ Red, Insult, Point Of Few)
2000.12.15 JC Metro, Panningen (+ Seein’ Red, Cockroach, All Tensed Up,  Radio Bikini, Insult)

2001.01.05 ACU, Utrecht (+ Camp, Shuvit, Set Aside, Stoorzender, Stone Cold, Fast Food Boys, Foreclosure, All Tensed Up, Dawn Of Awakening, KFR, Insult) (Punx for the Metal Fest)
2001.01.19 Eureka, Zwolle (+ Seein’ Red, Dandare)
2001.02.10 Het Podium, Hoogeveen (+ Cathode, Betercore, Shikari, Collywobbles, Seein’ Red, Point Of Few, Insult) (Trashfest 1)
2001.02.16 Walhalla, Deventer (+ Bedorven Kip, Cathode, Grolsch Busters, Love Kills)
2001.04.13 Merleyn, Nijmegen (+ Last To Go, Antidote)
2001.05.12 De Bosuil, Weert (+ Cockroach, Radio Bikini, No Hoodlums, The Puked)
2001.06.09 Q-Bus, Leiden (+ Betercore, Vitamin X, Malkovich)
2001.06.22 Ungdomshuset, Kobenhavn DEN (+ Anomi, Slave, Tourist Trap, Insult, Intensity) (K-Town Fest 1)
2001.06.30 ACU, Utrecht (+ Kingpin, Angry Minded, Hooftpijn, Dutchbat)
2001.07.28 58, Rüssel GER (+ Cockroach, Yacopsae, Fuck You)
2001.07.30 Kombi, Nünchritz GER (+ Cockroach, Kombi-Chaos-Panik-Orchester)
2001.07.31 Klub 007, Praha CZE (+ Cockroach, Ambrosia)
2001.08.01 Stodola, Spytovice CZE (+ Cockroach, Demarche)
2001.08.03 Fluff Fest, Plzeň CZE (+ Cockroach, Endstand, Heaven Shall Burn, Strength Approach, Lumen, Valina, Esgmeq, Receipt, Anyway, Suffer
2001.08.05 Saturn, Trenčín SLOW (+ Cockroach)
2001.08.07 Pod Duborn, Trebišov SLOW (+ Cockroach, Riot In The Opera, In Despair)
2001.08.08 Papuča, Banska Bystrica SLOW (+ Cockroach, Mäso)
2001.08.10 Vymel, Sered SLOW (+ Cockroach, The Public)
2001.08.12 G-16, Leipzig GER (+ Cockroach)
2001.10.12 Nighttown, Rotterdam
2001.10.14 ACU, Utrecht (+ SAF, Olho De Gato, Reaching Forward)
2001.10.28 Trammeland, Eindhoven
2001.11.04 ACU, Utrecht
2001.11.09 Zanetti, Breda (+ Haeckefløsse, Cockroach)
2001.11.16 JC Metro, Panningen (+ Seein’ Red, Insult, Cockroach)
2001.11.22 Flensburg (+ Oi Polloi, Possible Suspect)
2001.11.23 Arhus (+ Oi Polloi, Possible Suspect)
2001.11.24 Ungdomshuset, Kobenhavn DEN (+ Possible Suspect)
2001.11.25 Roskilde (+ Possible Suspect)
2001.11.29 OCCII, Amsterdam

2002.01.12 Het Podium, Hoogeveen (+ Oil, Reaching Forward, Darwin, Berserkers)
2002.02.16 De Roos, Deurne (+ Engrave, Sender, The Barnhouse Effect)
2002.02.23 The Free Butt, Brighton UK
2002.02.24 The Swan, London UK (+ Scalplock)
2002.03.01 The Redhouse, Manchester UK (+ Safeguard)
2002.03.02 The Packhorse, Leeds UK (+ Active Minds)
2002.03.03 King Alfreds, Southampton UK (+ Scalplock)
2002.03.15 Eureka, Zwolle (+ All Tensed Up, SAF, Cockroach)
2002.03.23 Bar & Boos, Leiden (+ Set Aside, Possible Suspect)
2002.04.12 Mevr. Latenstaan, Zoetermeer
2002.04.13 Blauwe Aanslag, Den Haag (+ No Hoodlums, Skatonomen, Dodewaard)
2002.04.30 De Voetzoeker, Utrecht
2002.05.25 AJZ, Mülheim GER (+ Cockroach, Pissed Youth)
2002.05.26 Plexat, Heemtede (+ Vastatrix, All Tensed Up, SAF, Lomb)
2002.06.08 TNOH, Zeist (+ Makiladoras, Aggra Makabra, Grrzzz, Karacho, Twisted System, Intention, Valium)
2002.06.09 Parkhof, Alkmaar (+ Ill11!, Beer For Breakfast, Antidote)
2002.06.15 Gloppe, Leeuwarden (+ Yawp, Mihoen!, Screwballs, The Bips, Stitches, Orcastrated, Netnixz, Glubbuh Lulluh, The Ungentlemen, Disturbance, World Curfew)
2002.06.30 Goudvishal, Arnhem (+ Tear It Up, The Horror, The Deal, The Uncontrollable)
2002.11.16 Innocent, Hengelo (+ Cockroach, Olho De Gato, Radio Bikini, Vals)
2002.11.22 Baroeg, Rotterdam (+ Cockroach, SAF, Betercore, No-Men)
2002.11.23 AZ, Mülheim GER (+ Makiladoras, Völkermord, Allee Der Kosmonauten, Mood, Instinct Of Survival)

2003.02.07 Startloch, Hamburg GER (+ Makiladoras, Burst)
2003.02.08 G18, Bremen GER (+ Makiladoras, Dean Dirg)
2003.02.09 Baracke, Münster GER (+ Makiladoras +1)
2003.02.10 Wageni, Bochum GER (+ Makiladoras)
2003.02.11 La Factory, Liège BEL (+ Abnormi, Makiladoras, Pax Americana)
2003.02.12 K13, Gent BEL (+ Makiladoras, Heretics, Crapulius Caesar, The Furious)
2003.02.13 Alternation, Paris FRA (+ Makiladoras, Chaos ZZZ, Inertie)
2003.02.14 Mistral Gagnant, Saint-Étienne FRA (+ Makiladoras, Against Me!)
2003.02.15 Les Tanneries, Dijon FRA (+ Makiladoras, Vömit För Breakfast)
2003.03.01 Pariaschool, Veldhoven (+ SAF, Sweet Willy Rollbar, Destroyer, Zeroid, Radio Bikini, Grand Audio Commotion)
2003.03.29 Het Podium, Hoogeveen (+ SAF, Olho De Gato, Makiladoras, Seein’ Red, Dead Stop, Reproach, Born Suspicious, Stack, My Own Lies, Los Asesinos De La Superficialidad) (Trashfest 2)
2003.06.28 De Vliegende Hond, Utrecht (+ Rebound, Makiladoras, Reproach)
2003.09.18 Plexat, Heemstede
2003.09.20 Vrankrijk, Amsterdam
2003.10.09 De Vliegende Hond, Utrecht (+ SAF, Possible Suspect, De Woanzin)
2003.10.10 La Cerise, Paris FRA (+ SAF, Fatwads)
2003.10.12 Mogambo, Trinxerpe SPA (+ SAF, Kobory)
2003.10.13 Gaztetxe, Llodio SPA (+ SAF, Anti Hero)
2003.10.14 Sala Eneba, Madrid SPA (+ SAF)
2003.10.15 La Xixarra, Valencia SPA (+ SAF)
2003.10.16 Okupat La Macabra, Barcelona SPA (+ SAF, Happy Death, Mo Conforme)
2003.10.17 Cli D’Voute, Saint-Etienne FRA (+ SAF, Criatura)
2003.10.18 Blue Banana Bar, Lyon FRA (+ SAF)
2003.10.19 Athus BEL (+ SAF, Laurent Boyau)

2004.01.17 De Brouwerij, Hengelo (+ Harry, Vals, Seein’ Red, Angry Minded, Wreck Yard, Ecowar)
2004.01.24 Bosuil, Weert (+ SHML, SAF)
2004.02.17 De Vliegende Hond, Utrecht (+ Mistake, Lager Louts)
2004.02.22 Parkhof, Alkmaar (+ Disphoria, SAF, Girls On Top)
2004.03.13 Ojeesee, Hardenberg (+ Shikari, Painbrouwer, Tumour)
2004.03.28 Het Podium, Hoogeveen (+ Fleas And Lice, Massive Assault, Krush, Antidote, Kent Brockman, Makiladoras, Vals, LD50, PCP, Tumult) (Trashfest 6)
2004.04.03 De Storing, Utrecht (+ Broken Circle, Rebound, SAF, Possible Suspect, De Woanzin)
2004.05.06 The Swan, London UK (+ Makiladoras, Flyblown)
2004.05.07 The Talbot, Stoke UK (+ Makiladoras, FuckHatePropaganda, Texas Biscuit Bombs, Four Letter Word)
2004.05.08 Bristol UK (+ Makiladoras, Poundaflesh, The Devils)
2004.05.09 Bunker’s Hill Inn, Nottingham UK (+ Makiladoras, Shooting Victor Francis)
2004.05.11 Edinburgh UK (+ Makiladoras)
2004.05.12 Leeds UK (+ Makiladoras, Bickle’s Cab, Freaks Union)
2004.05.13 Indian Queen, Boston UK (+ Makiladoras, Patient Zero, The Phuck Ups)
2004.05.14 Free Butt, Brighton UK (+ Makiladoras, The Unknown, Toketsu)
2004.05.15 King Alfred’s, Southampton UK (+ Makiladoras, The Unknown, Salt Union)
2004.08.21 Mevrouw Latenstaan, Zoetermeer (+ Makiladoras, Fiskales Ad-Hok, Hysteria, Gewapend Beton)
2004.11.09 Simplon, Groningen (+ Makiladoras, The Kickers, Dandare)
2004.12.18 Parkhof, Alkmaar (+ Nahende Vernichtung, Gewapend Beton, Visions of War, Bombenalarm, Sangre, Loadead, Exasperation)

2005.02.25 Goudvishal, Arnhem (+ Cursed, Gilgamesh)
2005.03.05 Iduna, Drachten (+ Seein’ Red, Fleas And Lice, Animosity, Humus, Makiladoras, Jobcrusher, Asunder, Skint, Kriegstanz, Vals)
2005.06.18 JC Metro, Panningen (+ Cockroach, Antillectual, Radio Bikini)
2005.06.24 Het Podium, Hoogeveen (+ Cockroach, Antillectual, Radio Bikini, De Waonzin, Cameron, Dean Dirge, Paranoia Keeps Crawling) (Trashfest 9)
2005.09.10 MC De Bosuil, Weert (+ Seein’ Red, Radio Bikini, George Bitch JR, Kriegstanz, Sangre, Krush, Blood I Bleed, Makiladoras, Fubar, My Reply, Gascoine, Filthpact, From The Ashes, Rupsband)
2005.09.16 Simplon, Groningen (+ Iron Cage, Mihoen!, Escadron, Nice Mom, Stars Overnight) (Barefeetfest II)
2005.10.29 dBs, Utrecht (+ Mistake)

2006.01.26 Koma F, Berlin GER (+ Jesus Crøst)
2006.01.27 SprungSchanz, Dresden GER (+ Jesus Crøst)
2006.01.28 Zavraty, Most CZE (+ Jesus Crøst)
2006.01.29 Klub 007, Praha CZE (+ Jesus Crøst)
2006.05.07 Baroeg, Rotterdam (+ SAF, Blood I Bleed, and more)
2006.05.28 ACU, Utrecht (+ Insult, Point Of Few, Cockroach)
2006.10.27 ACU, Utrecht (+ Pacifist, Lomb, Bickle’s Cab, Narcotix, SAF, The Shining, Dandare)

2007.03.23 Fulmarboat, Brussels BEL (+ Jesus Crøst)
2007.04.28 Koma F, Berlin GER (+ Jesus Crøst)
2007.04.29 Aurora, Warschau POL (+ Jesus Crøst)
2007.04.30 Bella Capri, Łodz POL (+ Jesus Crøst)
2007.05.01 Club Imbir, Krakow POL (+ Jesus Crøst)
2007.05.02 Club Luc, Trenčín SLOV (+ Jesus Crøst)
2007.05.03 EKH, Vienna AUS (+ Jesus Crøst)
2007.05.04 Dirty Dog Pub, Pécel HUN (+ Jesus Crøst)
2007.05.05 Skandal, Žiar Nad Hronom SLOV (+ Jesus Crøst, Say Why)
2007.05.07 Castella, Bardejov SLOV (+ Jesus Crøst)
2007.05.08 Garage, Bratislava SLOV (+ Jesus Crøst)
2007.05.09 Vrah, Rožnov Pod Radhoštěm CZE (+ Jesus Crøst)
2007.05.10 Wagon Club, Wrocław POL (+ Jesus Crøst)
2007.05.11 Giezer 16, Leipzig GER (+ Jesus Crøst)
2007.05.12 AZ, Mülheim GER (+ Jesus Crøst)

2008.01.06 ACU, Utrecht (+ Jesus Crøst, Seein’ Red, Krush) (Final Show)

Source: Arno

From skateordiemotherfucker.nl

Pep ‘uitwuif’ gig at the ACU
A great band, a great club, a great city, a great afternoon
(by Mike D.)

With one article each 12 months, it almost looks like the inspiration is gone but the truth is far from it. I’m very busy with the “studio” and building up Waking The Dead so the site is a bit on 2nd place.
Last Sunday Mihoen! had their farewell gig. At least for now. Pepijn is going to the States so the band goes in hibernation. Let’s hope we’ll see them some day wake up and if needed. I’ll gladly help reanimate them back to that best punkcore band the Netherlands ever seen.

This is my 3rd chapter of “inspiration for dedication” and instead of just put the spotlight on Mihoen!, I’ll bore you with the whole happening.
Cause the afternoon had it all for me

Sunday afternoon, with a charge battery, an empty memory card and the Linux, I picked up Tim dead from his shitty town. Just 30 minutes further we cruised through Utrecht city and see already punks walking in the one and only direction a punk should walk that day or any other day for that matter. Cause for me in Utrecht city all the streets lead to the best club of the Netherlands and that’s of course the ACU.

The well organized gigs and festivals are a pleasure to visit as well for the bands as for the audience. The food is one of the best you can get when you tour Europe. They have a good steady ‘local’ scene and there is a good mix between young, old, girls and boys. For me it’s always been great to play the ACU, but I must admit with Friso as steady ACU local on vocals in SAF, it was always kinda home sweat home gigs. We’ll see what happens when I will play with Waking The Dead this April haha. I can ramble on and on about this place, but the best is see for yourself. Pick one of the great shows they organize and enjoy it big time.

We entered the ACU around 3 pm. The doors were just open and already loads of familiar faces. Bloemenbuurt punx from the town where I live, Dead Area power violence idiots from Ash, a28 punx, Limburg clica, Hilversum old fartz, Utrecht locals and on and on. After a nice cup of coffee I escaped from the crowd and sneaked towards the stage where Jesus Cröst starts playing. I know them from years ago and lost actually touch on what noise they produced nowadays. With only two of them (guitar and drums) you somehow expect it to be quite over the top… and yes it was!
It wasn’t mindblowing, but some songs had that extra impact on me. The best was to see that the guys had fun big time on stage and the drummer his announcements where hilarious. For sure the ice was completely broken and the afternoon couldn’t go wrong from here on.

At this moment the ACU had to close their doors. You only could get inside when some left. I decide to keep my spot in front of the stage and send my metalemo slave for drinks. Next band was Seein’ Red. What can I say, these guys still going short, fast and loud. For me Seein’ Red is one of those inspiration sources that maintain such an eye opener. The way they stay true to their messages and sheer power of their music. The best is that it are just these 3 blokes being the nicest dudes you could meet. Back in 1996 (or 1997?) I put them for the first time on a festival of mine. If you put that moment next to this afternoon it has basically the same feel to it. I think that’s a very good thing! Now I think about it, I actually never witness a lame Seein’ Red gig and must have seen them at least 20 times over the past 12 years. This gig was no exception, fucking rough fast and powerful.

After some easy piecy chit chat and band talking, the crust attack from Leiden started with their blasting noise. Headbangers, some tsunami kinda movement in the pit, new school power moves, vodka… damn, people got siked big time and you could actually feel the tension built up to a greater volume human brains could accept! Krush played great. This band maintains to keep the gold formula why crust/grind got my attention. Two screaming singers, pounding drums and bass, guitar just full throttle in the one and only direction possible. All this mixed with the dreads, longhair, patches and smiley attitude gives me that nostalgic feel that a crust band deserves.

Well, then there was the moment. The ACU was packed, it was warm, people were drunk, only smiley faces, young, old, masculant boys and girly wurlies. It promised to get mayhem! After the funny statements from the guys, it was time to start the noise with the one and only rule there is for short, fast and loud: start and finish all at the same time! “Breek de tent af” were the last words from Arno before the band kicked in high speed. Damn there is only one Mihoen! and it was after 1 nano second I figured out that it would suck big time if this would really be the last we saw of Mihoen! Stagediving, tsunamies in the pit, stupid jokes, pointing fingers, guest vocals if they wanted or not, smiley faces everywhere, yeah it was a great farewell gig. Funny was the moment that party Pep got the steal record as a goodbye present as he’s the cause of Mihoen’s hibernation. Where Mihoen! always have been critics about the emo movement in punk, I found this moment way beyond an ‘At The Drive-In’ song! Lucky they manage the keep it dry (barely) and we could go on with some classic Mihoen! tunes! I’m gonna miss this band, I actually think its one of the best extreme bands the Netherlands had. I’ll end this piece with some lines that stayed with me all these time.

The first time I heard about them this geezer punk from the Dead Area told me about this “Chinese vegetarian dish” band. I got a tape just a week after that and was almost their biggest fan!

The time ‘Kaffer’ (pre-SAF) played with them, they got really enthusiastic about my cymbals that looked more like ninja weapons and trashcan lids from the year 1923.

The Citroen HY they bought for 25 guilders on the queensday market and just took it on tour!?

The moment I’ve got one of their new 7″ and saw the face of our new singer from SAF on the label!

They played on my birthday party together with some great Dutch thrash bands. That was really a nice moment.

Sleeping in the van is not always fun, but when you parked together with Arno and the Mihoen! express it’s getting almost the moment to look forward for everyday. I laugh my arse off. The lame jokes made me actual pee my pants once, don’t think he noticed!? haha.
One of the best tour moments ever we, witnessed on that tour. Completely drunk as fuck (yep, even I) we joined the locals in Eduard Trabuc Records hometown with their yearly crazy festival. Just you’re plain get drunk and crazy village festival we had such a laugh. Next morning was not the best ever… but hey fuck it… rock and roll, right!?

The lay back attitude from Mihoen! towards releasing vinyl and the internet is really kinda inspiring.

Big time DIY until they died. A good example that it always will work out if you are true to yourself.

I missed for unknown reasons their 10 year anniversary in 2007. I still feel really stupid about that one. I’m very happy that since then, they yet played on SAF’s farewell gig and I saw them now.

This afternoon gave me enough boost for the next 6 months. It had everything.