Jun 11th, 2010 - SoP @ Dokk'em
Stream of Passion will be performing tomorrow at Dokk'em Open Air! The band hits the Metal Female Voices stage at 4pm. For a full schedule visit www.dokkemopenair.eu!

Mar 20th, 2010 - Win a MFVF Roadshow Goodie Bag!

Buy your tickets online for the MFVF Roadshow concert in W2, Den Bosch to be eligible to win a MFVF Roadshow Goodie Bag!

The Metal Female Voices Fest Roadshow is a package with 5 female fronted metal bands. On Sunday, April 11 the roadshow will be making its stop at the W2 venue in Den Bosch (NL). Next to Stream of Passion there'll be another great 4 bands playing that afternoon; every band of the show will be contributing items to this goodie bag.
So for a chance to win this surprise package order your tickets online before April 11 at the W2 website. Only tickets bought on the presales will be eligible to win!

Good luck and see you April 11!

MFVF Roadshow: Stream of Passion + Dejafuse + Dylath-Leen + Manic Movement + Sceptical Minds
Open 14:00 / Start 14:30 / Euro 13

*The portrayed red bag is not part of the prize

Feb 10th, 2010 - Metal Female Voices Fest Roadshow

We're pleased to announce that Stream of Passion will be joining the MFVF Roadshow! The Metal Female Voices Fest Road Show will be touring selective clubs in NL, Belgium and France. This package is brought to you in collaboration with MFVF and PIMP Bookings. 5 female fronted metal/rock bands will hit the stage for an evening full of entertainment. The line-up for the Road Show is: SoP, Dejafuse, Dylath-Leen, Manic Movement, Skeptical Minds. Click on the banner below for more information!

Feb 10th, 2010 - "The Flame Within" nominated at the MetalStorm awards

Stream of Passion's album The Flame Within is nominated for Best Atmospheric/Symphonic Metal Album of 2009 at the Metal Storm awards! Click here to go to the award category page and cast your vote!

Feb 2nd, 2010 - Win een Eat & Greet & Free Tickets to Stream of Passion!
Escape in Veenendaal has a nice contest for all Stream of Passion fans, where you can win free entrance to the band's show in Escape upcoming February 27 and the chance to join the band for dinner before the concert! Click here for further information!

Dec 31st, 2009 - Happy New Year wishes!
Hi everyone!
2009 is about to come to an end. As we look back we're really happy of everything we have achieved this year: new album, tons of good shows, a nice European tour. But most of all, we're very happy to know that we could count with YOUR support every step of the way; nothing gives us more joy than sharing our music and energy with you all!

We wish you nothing but the very best for 2010. Let's make it a great year!

Heavy New Year!

Stream of Passion

Dec 13th, 2009 - De Kelder Eat & Greet contest
If you like Stream of Passion AND a nice dinner this is for you! By buying your ticket at the presale for SoP's upcoming show at De Kelder (Amersfoort, The Netherlands) you get the chance to win an EAT & GREET with the band! Join the band for dinner and enjoy a nice warm before the show! For ticket information for this show click here.

Dec 12th, 2009 - Tour journal part 2 (in English)
he English version of part two of the Beauty and the Beast tour diary is now online and available at Stream of Passion's MySpace blog! Click here to read more of the band's tour stories and see the pictures!

Dec 2nd, 2009 - Tour journal part 1 (in English)
The English version of part one of the Beauty and the Beast tour diary is now online and available at Stream of Passion's MySpace blog! Click here to check it out!

Dec 1st, 2009 - Tour journal #2 published
The second edition of the Stream of Passion tour journal has been published. You can read it on the latest edition of the Mindview webzine, at www.Minview.be! (Dutch only, English version coming soon!).

Nov 28th, 2009 - Video tour diary part 2
Part two of the Stream of Passion video tour diary is up! Click here to watch the video on YouTube!

Nov 26th, 2009 - Tour journal #1 published
The first edition of the Stream of Passion tour journal has been published. You can read it on the latest edition of the Mindview webzine, at www.Minview.be! (Dutch only, English version coming soon!).

Nov 22nd, 2009 - Video tour diary part 1
Part one of the Stream of Passion video tour diary is up and running! Click here to watch the video on YouTube!

Oct 30th, 2009 - "In The End" video online!
Stream of Passion is very happy to announce the launch of the video for "In The End", now available at the band's MySpace profile. Click here and enjoy!

Oct 27th, 2009 - Getting ready for the Beauty & the Beast tour
Marcela talks about the band's upcoming tour dates: "We are extremely excited about being part of the Beauty & The Beast Festival tour! Since the release of our latest album 'The Flame Within' on May this year we've had a blast performing on stages all around Holland and Belgium, so we're thrilled to have the chance to share our energy on stage with the rest of Europe. And what better opportunity than with such talented bands like Leaves' Eyes, Atrocity, Sirenia and Elis! We plan to give it everything we have, so expect a heavy and emotional set from our side! Hope to see you there!"

Sep 29th, 2009 - P60 Eat and Greet contest!

Bij aankoop van een ticket voor het concert van Stream of Passion op 23 oktober, maak je nu kans op een unieke EAT & GREET met de band! Onder genot van een warme hap kan jij de bandleden alles vragen wat jij ooit al eens hebt willen weten.... Mail je naam, kaartnummer en telefoonnummer naar win@p60.nl en wie weet zit jij straks met Stream Of Passion aan tafel!
Deze actie loopt t/m 19 oktober. De winnaar ontvangt 20 oktober persoonlijk bericht.

With the purchase of your ticket for Stream of Passion's show October 23 at P60 in Amstelveen (Netherlands), you have the chance to win a unique EAT & GREET with the band! You can ask the band everything you've wanted to know while enjoying a delicious warm meal... Send your name, ticket number and telephone number to win@p60.nl and who knows, you might be sitting for dinner together with SoP!
Deadline is October 19. The winner will be notified on October 20.

Sep 16th, 2009 - Martijn endorsed by Mapex
Martijn is proud to announce that he will be joining the Mapex family and that his new setup is going to be a Mapex Orion Series drumset. The rest of the "drum geek info" will be published on his personal website as soon as the kit arrives. There are a lot of Stream of Passion shows confirmed so hopefully you will be able to hear and see his new kit soon!

Sep 13th, 2009 - Win tickets for SoP's show at Maastricht
Classicrockfestival.info is giving away 2x2 tickets for Stream of Passion's show at Muziekgieterij Maastricht on October 17. Just sent an e-mail with you contact information and a mention that you'd like to receive free Stream of Passion tickets to info@rentrock.nl. For more information visit the Classic Rock Weblog.

Sep 2nd, 2009 - Beauty and the Beast Festival Tour!

Aug 15th, 2009 - Cancellation Poland dates
Stream Of Passion is unfortunately pulling out of the Poland gigs due to financial problems at the promoter's side. We feel sorry for our Polish fans who were looking forward to the show and hope to get another opportunity to come over to Poland and show them the flame within.

Aug 12th, 2009 - Interview with Johan @ Kwadratuur (Dutch)
For our Dutch readers: check out a nice interview with Johan at www.kwadratuur.be by clicking here!

Aug 1st, 2009 - Stream of Passion featured at ProgNaut.com
A feature including a review of "The Flame Within" and and interview with Marcela are now available at ProgNaut.com. Click here to go there now!

Jul 13th, 2009 - New fan video section
Check out for the new Fan Video link in the Media section of the website, where the band will be assembling a selection of live recordings made by fans. Click here to go there now!

Jul 3rd, 2009 - Stream Of Passion via Large Popmerchandising
As being one of the bigger merchandising companies in Europe, Stream Of Passion is delighted to let you know that in the upcoming Large Magazine there will be Stream Of Passion merchandise available. Next to all CDs from SoP also a shirt design will be featured in the magazine. Make sure to get your free copy of Large (via their website) or order via their website: www.large.nl

Jun 22nd, 2009 - SoP band of the month at musicfrom.nl!
Stream of Passion has been chosen as Band of the Week at MusicFrom.nl! Click here to visit the website, read a song by song description by Marcela and win a signed CD (sorry, in Dutch only!).

Jun 17th, 2009 - Flame Within lyrics available
Lyrics for "The Flame Within" are now available in the Discography section. Click here to go to the Flame Within information page and check out the words!

Jun 16th, 2009 - SoP band of the month at Femmemetal.net
Stream of Passion has been selected as band of the month at Femmemetal.net! Click here to visit the website.

Jun 9th, 2009 - Metal Female Voices Fest Awards
Stream of Passion has been nominated for "Best Artwork" for their new album "The Flame Within" at the Metal Female Voices awards! Vote for SoP by clicking here!

Jun 6th, 2009 - "The Flame Within" enters the Dutch charts!
Stream of Passion is very happy to announce that their new album, "The Flame Within" has entered the Dutch Album Top 100 at number 57! And on the Alternative Top 30 the album has reached number 2!

Jun 5th, 2009 - Andre Borgman drums two shows for Stream of Passion
With Martijn's trip to California (USA) coming up, two of the Stream of Passion shows (Wantijpop and Greppelpop) will be supported by Drummer Andre Borgman (Robby Valentine / ex-After Forever). Make sure to visit one of these unique shows!

May 26th, 2009 - New album "The Flame Within" in stores in less than a week!
The new Stream of Passion album "The Flame Within" will be released next Friday, May 29 on most European countries! If you live in Holland you can preorder the album now via Bol.Com! Click here to order now!

The album release dates are as follows:
27.05.09 - FIN & Spain
29.05.09 - GAS, Benelux, FRA, ITA, SWE
01.06.09 - Rest of Europe
02.06.09 - USA / CAN (RYKO)

May 16th, 2009 - LiveXS gives away CD presentation tickets!
LiveXS is giving away 3x2 tickets for the CD release party at Tivoli in Utrecht May 29. Click here for details!

May 9th, 2009 - New website launch!
To celebrate the upcoming Stream of Passion release, "The Flame Within", we're happy to launch a completely revamped version of the website. Feel free to look around, we hope you enjoy your stay!

May 2nd, 2009 - Win free tickets for the CD release party!
Gothtronic is giving away 2x2 Free Tickets for the special release show at 29 may 2009 of Stream of Passion's new album ''The Flame Within'' at Tivoi De Helling in Utrecht, The Netherlands! Go to http://www.gothtronic.com/?page=6&id=6571 for instructions on how to participate!

Apr 14th, 2009 - Farewell Davy / New SoP drummer
After many years of great musical collaboration, Stream of Passion and drummer Davy Mickers decided to part ways. Due to personal reasons, Davy took this step as he needs to devote more of his time to his family. Thus, he could not longer give Stream of Passion 100% of his energy. The band members wish him much happiness on this new journey in his life!
Stream of Passion is thrilled to present their fans with their new drummer: Martijn Peters. Martijn earned his extraordinary skills by playing and touring with bands like novAct, Backwater and Stentorian. He joined Stream of Passion just in time to play with them on the upcoming dates in support of their highly anticipated new album "The Flame Within".

Mar 28th, 2009 - New album "The Flame Within"
Details and tracklist for Stream of Passion's upcoming album have been revealed! Click here to see the new cover artwork, see the tracklist and read more details about the new release.

Mar 8th, 2009 - Recording blog part 6: Vocals and electric violin (by Marcela)
In the last Stream of Passion recording blog Marcela shares her experiences recording vocals and electric violin parts for the album. Click here to go to the band's blog and check out her post, pictures and video!

Feb 15th, 2009 - Recording blog part 5: Bass (by Johan)
On the 5th Stream of Passion recording blog you get to hear Johan's experiences laying down the final bass tracks for the band's upcoming album. Click here to go to the band's blog and read all about it!

Jan 31st, 2009 - Recording blog part 4: Guitars (by Stephan)
On the 4th Stream of Passion recording blog, guitarist Stephan Schultz (also known as Steve!) shares his experiences recording guitars for the band's upcoming album. Click here to go to the band's blog and read all the details!

Jan 20th, 2009 - Recording blog part 3: piano, keys, strings (by Jeffrey)
On the 3rd Stream of Passion recording blog the band's keyboard player Jeffrey Revet shares his thoughts about recording the grand piano and keyboards for the album. He also fills us in on the string quartet recordings and the arrangement writing experience.
Click here to go to the band's blog, read all about it and watch a couple of recording videos!

Jan 3rd, 2009 - Recording blog part 2: Guitars (by Eric)
A second Stream of Passion recording blog has been posted! Click here to go to the band's blog and read about Eric's experiences while laying down his final guitar tracks for the album!

Dec 17th, 2008 - Recording blog part 1: Drums (by Davy)
The first part of the Stream of Passion studio blogs is online! On this first update Davy shares his experiences laying down the final drum tracks at Excess studios. Click here to go to the band's blog and follow the SoPies through this exciting process!

Dec 2nd, 2008 - Stream of Passion enters the studio!
The members of Stream of Passion are already busy laying down the final tracks for their second studio album! To stick to their traditional distributed and de-centralized way of working, the band is making use of different studios and locations to create the sound they're looking for.
Joining the team are renowned Dutch producers Joost van den Broek (After Forever) and Jochem Jacobs (Textures). The combination of their influences is just what the band was looking for: heavy and powerful on one side, atmospheric and melodic on the other.
Stay tuned for upcoming studio reports on the band's MySpace Blog, where the band members write about their experiences during recordings and fill you in on the recording progress!