X-TICKS WILL RULE THE WORLD
We are X-TICKS a real cool band from Holland, we play formally covers, but we will write our own songs pretty soon.
Our band is:
Maarten - noize with six strings (lead)
jeroen - noize with six strings and a pedal (rythm)
mart - glarghbladrefshééééééééé (vocals)
niels - beatboy ( drums)
rob - low end (bass)
Special thanks from to:
Niels:
My mom, dad, brother and the rest of my family, Joëlle (I love(d) you), my band ( Mart, Rob Maarten and Jeroen) for being such good musicians, my friends: Carolien B.(CarBo) Carolien L. (CarLi), Max, Roy, Remy, Chris, Jan-Paul, Amelie, Joris, Suzan, Pascal (also for helping me drum harder by frustration) and all other friend I have forgotten for loving me and always believing in me, my neighbours for keeping their ears shut while I was drumming, all people at the Box, Lancel for making me sure, all famiy of my band members, Biohazard, Deftones, Nirvana, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Silverchair, Soulfly, Spineshank, Nada Surf, Coal Chamber, RATM for inspiration and helping me go further, Ludwig, Pearl, Tama, Paiste for helping me play, my dream teachers, Joeke (best drummer ever), Ferdinand, Martin and Joachim for helping me to play cool stuff, all my enemies for inspiration (I hate you) my school for teaching me all kinds of BULL-SHIT and learning me to hate something/someone Drum World, Ohropax, Power Tool, Vic Firth, Exelsior, Philips, Sony, Nederland- Engels woordenboek(prisma) for helping me to write this in English and everything/everyone I have forgotten and everyone who supported us all years I love you all. To all punkers: go buy good music!!!!!!!!
Maarten:
I'd like to thank everyone who has jumped for us at Adelbert Pop. X-TICKS IZZ DA SQUAD, SO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS BY KNOWING WE ARE THA BEST. And of course my parents for paying all my equipment( Marshall 80V Valvestate combo, Boss stereo chorus pedal, Jim Dunlop crybaby, Zoom 505, wires (expensive), guitar ( Hamer Slammer series), Alpine earplugs, Alkaline batteries, and the band (especially Rob for typing off his fingers). Thank you.
Jeroen:
I'd like to thank our roadies, Anton Lancel jr., our brilliant music teacher, my brothas in tha hood(tha band and all kinda otha people ya know who ya are) and Boi, Durk, Niek, and last but not least, my parents for their support. Of course these brands, Squier, Crate, Marshall, DOD-tech 4, Dunlop for making me play with the right stuff. And these bands for menthal support, KORN, Deftones, Biohazard, Limp Bizkit, Spine Shank, Sepultura and Nirvana.
Rob:
I'd like to thank my parents,for supporting me trough all the dark days of my life, and my granny for alway squeezing me in my cheeks ( I became a man from that), all the babes with big hooters, for the inspiration (I've been on top of every mountain in my class), all my friends, I can't name them all, because we have only got 12 MB of space on the web. And last and least the rest of my family (including my brothers)And of course I like to thank THE BOX, for giving us the oppurtunity to let us practice, My brands, Morris, Laney, Samic, Boss, Fender, Hughes & Kettner and Jim Dunlop for the equipment. And my band.FREEK
MART
I want to thank my parents, our fans, and Niels, Jeroen, Rob and Maarten, bla bla bla bla.
X-TICKS hate list
These are the people/ bands/things we hate:
JANA RAMPELMANN, NOFX, BREEBAART, MARSMAN, DOFFEGNIES, PUNK, JEROEN VAN LEEUWEN (TIJDENS HET OEFENEN), INEKE V/D MEIJ, ERIK HOVING, EMILIE VAN D. TOT B., MARK GRUNDEKEN, NICKY (STEEK DIE COLA IN JE REET), MICHELL V/D KWAK (ALS JE DAT AL HEBT, EN GEEN MEISJES MEER SLAAN), OUDERS, ALS ZE VERVELEND ZIJN, QUIRIJN DE GREEF, SPICE GIRLS, TAKE THAT, BACKSTREET BOYS, ALL SAINTS, FLORIS, JOOST ANNEMA, CATHRIJN HAVERMAN, KATHELIJNE VAN DE MIDDELWEG, MARISKA VAN EGMOND, RENSKE VAN LEEUWEN, JASPER LABOURRIE, NIELS VAN SCHIJNDEL (OMDAT HIJ DAT ZO GRAAG WIL)
X-TICKS BABE LIST
These are tha babes we know:
JOËLLE, RIANNE, MARLIES, CARLIJN, EMMY , DILLES(STAAT HET ER GOED?), FIEKE, CARBO, JANTE, CAROLIEN LINNEMAN, SANDRA REISDIJK(OF ZO), AMELIE, SUZANNE, JENNA, DAISY, DINGETJE MET DIE DIKKE TIETEN, MARJOLIJN VAN DAM.
TOURGUIDE
These are places where we play:
9-5-99 The box - katwijkseweg 79? bij de menken vleesfabrieken te Katwijk
16-5-99 The box - "
ya better not:
Wear these brands: Aussies, Cavello, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Heelflikker, Nike Air With 9999999999 air bumps, FuBu (wearable tent).
Listen to this: DUMP, NOFX, Mega dance, BSB, Spice Girls -1, Anouk, The Verve, Oasis, Boysone, NNNNNN'zink, 5ive, TLC, Britnie Speers, Kottietroont, Iron Maiden, Megadeath, Bluf, De Kast, Volumea, Cola Shaker.