Jan 20th, 2012 - Martijn Peters' Mapex Lefty Falcon Pedals
Martijn has had the privilege of being the first drummer - not only in Europe but worldwide - to try out the Mapex Left Footed Falcon Double Bass Drum Pedal.

Read more on www.martijnpeters.com

Nov 27th, 2011 - Announcing another special guest

Next to the already impressive list of special guests for our show on December 28th (Charlotte of Delain, Marjan of Autumn, Jay of My Favorite Scar, and Joost van den Broek) there will be a guest appearance by the very talented violin player Ben Mathot. Get your tickets NOW!

Nov 17th, 2011 - Special show - special guests announced

Special show special guests announced - Charlotte of Delain, Marjan of Autumn, Jay of My Favorite Scar, and Joost van den Broek! This is going to be a very special evening! Be sure to be there! Get your tickets

Nov 1st, 2011 - TOUR DIARY BLOG
Tour report of SoP's last mini tour: here is the link.

Oct 7th, 2011 - Free acoustic show in Paris
October 18th Leaves Eyes and Stream of Passion Le Klub, Paris France.

Oct 7th, 2011 - Stream of Passion's Official Video of Collide
Stream of Passion's Official Video of "Collide": View the video

Oct 5th, 2011 - Stream of Passion on tour!
We are very happy to announce that Stream of Passion is going to tour Europe together with Leaves Eyes. The tour consists the following dates:

17.10.2011 F - Lyon, Le CCO / H'elles on Stage festival
18.10.2011 F - Paris, Le Klub (free acoustic show)
20.10.2011 UK - Manchester, Academy 3
21.10.2011 UK - London, Underworld
23.10.2011 BE - Wieze, Oktoberhallen / MFVF

Check out the tour section of the website for venue information!

This tour is made possible by:

Oct 4th, 2011 - Brainstorm Festival
In one month Brainstorm Festival takes place in The Netherlands with a great international line-up.



To order your tickets please visit: www.brainstormfestival.bigcartel.com

Sep 6th, 2011 - Photo of Marcela as 2nd in Dutch nationwide photo competition

The talented photographer Stefan Schipper, who Stream of Passion collaborated with for their last two band photoshoots, won the 2nd place in Colour Art Photo competition Netherlands using a portrait of Marcela Bovio. Congratulations, Stefan!

Jul 21st, 2011 - Video interview with Marcela
FaceCulture spoke to Marcela about her move to Holland, missing Mexico, the third album Darker Days, creating songs as a band, recording in different studio's, lyrics as psychotherapy, classical influences, being a perfectionist, the 2011 tour, fans and more. View the interview

Jul 4th, 2011 - Band of the Month at Unleash the Furies!
Stream of Passion has been selected as Unleash the Furies' Band of the Month for July 2011! Here is the link.

Jun 28th, 2011 - "DARKER DAYS" ON AARDSCHOK'S JULY TOP TEN
Stream of Passion's "Darker Days" made it to Dutch rock and metal magazine Aardschok's monthly top ten list! The magazine calls the album "the best Stream of Passion album to date". Click here to read the review (Dutch)!

Jun 8th, 2011 - Stream of Passion - Darker Days
Check out the title track of Stream of Passion's third full length album "Darker Days", in stores June 24! Listen to the song.

May 24th, 2011 - Livestream Stream of Passion concert

Stream of Passion's show with Delain at Hedon has been sold out for a while. But fortunately for those of you without a ticket, the show will be entirely broadcasted online at the new Hedon website!

Just tune in at www.hedon-zwolle.nl. The Stream of Passion set begins at 20:30 CET, and there will be definitely new songs in the setlist!

May 20th, 2011 - Darker Days: track by track
The band has put together a track by track for you to be able to look deeper into the inspiration and ideas behind their new songs. Enjoy!

Darker Days: Track by track

May 5th, 2011 - "Darker Days" track listing

01 Lost (5:27)
02 Reborn (3:37)
03 Collide (5:20)
04 The Scarlet Mark (3:41)
05 Spark (2:36)
06 Our Cause (4:43)
07 Darker Days (4:32)
08 Broken (4:47)
09 This Moment (3:55)
10 Closer (4:37)
11 The Mirror (3:34)
12 Nadie Lo ve (3:04)
13 The World Is Ours (3:49)

The digipack version will contain the exclusive bonus track "The Hunt".

Apr 29th, 2011 - NEW ALBUM "DARKER DAYS"

Dear fans, we would like to present to you "Darker Days".



Release dates:
June 22, 2011 - ESP/FIN/SWE
June 24, 2011 - G/A/S, Benelux & ITA
June 27, 2011 - Rest of Europe
July 5, 2011 - USA/Canada

Apr 17th, 2011 - Video studio report: vocals
In the last studio report we follow Marcela as she record the vocal parts of the upcoming Stream of Passion album. Click here to watch!

Apr 4th, 2011 - Video studio report: Lead guitars & bandoneon
In this fifth studio report, we join Stephan, Eric and guest musician Gert as they record lead guitar parts, solo guitars and the unique sound of the bandoneon for the upcoming Stream of Passion album.

Mar 21st, 2011 - French fan site
We welcome the French-Canadian fansite www.streamofpassion-fr.ca to our midst. Our appreciation is immense.

Mar 13th, 2011 - Video studio report: Strings and Keyboards
In this fourth studio report, we witness the recordings of the string quartet and Jeff recording his keyboard parts for the new Stream Of Passion album.

Mar 6th, 2011 - Stream of Passion and Delain
We are happy to announce that Stream of Passion will be special guest at the Delain show on May 25th @ Hedon, Zwolle. Doors: 20:00.

For ticket information for this show click here.

Mar 4th, 2011 - Video studio report: Bass
The third video studio report is online! Click here to watch the video and follow Johan as he records his bass parts for the album.

Feb 22nd, 2011 - Drum clinic/demo
Martijn has been asked to perform during Drummersday #5 - April 16th, Kaatsheuvel (NL). More info about the clinic/demo will be posted on his personal website (www.martijnpeters.com) as soon as possible! You can expect to hear some brand new Stream of Passion material …

Feb 18th, 2011 - Video studio report: Guitars
The second video studio report is online! Click here to watch the video.

Feb 5th, 2011 - Video studio report: drums
The first video studio report is online! Click here to watch the video and follow Martijn as he lays down the drum tracks for the upcoming Stream of Passion album!

Jan 31st, 2011 - New album recordings have started!

The recordings of the new Stream of Passion album have officially started! Martijn has spent the last few days in the Sandlane studio recording the drum parts for the new songs. Keep an eye on this website, as well as the band's YouTube and Twitter channels for more studio reports and updates!

Jan 3rd, 2011 - Top2000 Covers - rank #9
The massive audience voting for SoP's version of Street Spirit on the 'Top2000 covers list' got us to rank #9. Nice way to start 2011. Thank you all for voting!

Dec 17th, 2010 - New song "Spark" released online
The members of Stream of Passion have been working hard the last few months on new material for a new album that will see the light in 2011. But to make the waiting a little bit easier and as a big "thank you" to all their fans for their unconditional support, the band has released a new track online entirely for free! The song, titled Spark, plus a special end of the year message from the band members can be seen and heard on the band's YouTube channel.

Stream of Passion wishes you Happy Holidays and all the best for 2011!

Dec 14th, 2010 - Top2000 Covers - Down to the Final 25!
Vote for Stream of Passion's cover of Street Spirit in the Top 2000 of covers! We're on the top 25! Click here, scroll down to find Stream of Passion on the list and click on the STEM button to cast your vote!

Dec 3rd, 2010 - Stream of Passion Canada 2010 tour diary part 3
Follow the adventures of Stream of Passion during their first Canadian tour:
Canada 2010 tour diary part 3

Dec 1st, 2010 - Metal Female Voices Fest 2011
Stream of Passion will play Metal Female Voices Fest 2011 on October 23rd, 2011. One of many shows to come...

Dec 1st, 2010 - Vote for Stream of Passion at Top2000 Covers!
Vote for Stream of Passion's version of Street Spirit as the Top2000 Cover of 2010! With your help the band can perform their version of the Radiohead track on national Dutch television! Click here, scroll down to find Stream of Passion on the list and click on the STEM button to cast your vote!

Nov 12th, 2010 - Stream of Passion Canada 2010 tour diary part 2
Follow the adventures of Stream of Passion during their first Canadian tour:
Canada 2010 tour diary part 2

Nov 3rd, 2010 - Tour diary blog part 1
More SoP Canadian adventures and pics! Part one of the written tour diary is online on the SoP MySpace blog.

Nov 2nd, 2010 - Video interview with Marcela
MusikUniverse.net has just published a video interview with Marcela, filmed at the backstage of L'Imperial before the band's show in Québec (CA).
Click here to check it out!

Nov 1st, 2010 - Stream of Passion Canada 2010 tour diary part 1
Follow the adventures of Stream of Passion during their first Canadian tour:
Canada 2010 tour diary part 1

Sep 3rd, 2010 - Stream of Passion, Delain and Kingfishers Sky
We are happy to announce that Stream of Passion will be special guest at the Delain show on Oct 29 @ Tivoli, Utrecht. It will be their last April Rain show, so make sure to be there! Kingfishers Sky will be opening act for this special evening.

For ticket information for this show click here.

Aug 29th, 2010 - O Canada!
Stream of Passion celebrates their upcoming Canadian tour with commemorative baked goods. Click here to watch the video message.

Aug 25th, 2010 - P60 Eat and Greet contest!
Suggest your favorite song and maybe you will to join the band for dinner before the concert! All you have to do is put together a 3-course menu and send it to win@p60.nl (before Friday September 24th). For example, "Haunted" as a starter - the subtle structure of the tastiest of tasty chords, followed by a garnish of guitars? Or do you prefer a spicy main dish like 'Burn My Pain'? Everything is possible!

Aug 23rd, 2010 - Stream of Passion's Canadian Tour!
We are very happy to announce that Stream Of Passion is going to tour in Quebec and Ontario, Canada, in October together with Unexpect and Manahil! The tour consists the following dates:
October 12 @ Bar Le Cactus (Rimouski)
October 13 @ Le Zaricot (Saint-Hyacinthe)
October 14 @ L'Impérial (Québec)
October 15 @ Côté-Cour (Jonquière)
October 16 @ Petit-Théatre (Rouyn-Noranda)
October 17 @ Bar Le Magog (Sherbrooke)
October 19 @ Sneaky Dee's (Toronto)
October 20 @ Café Campus (Montréal)

Check out the tour section of the website for venue information!

This tour is made possible by:

Aug 20th, 2010 - Make Stream of Passion's next setlist!
Stream of Passion is giving you the chance to put together a setlist for their upcoming show on September 30th at P60 in Amstelveen (NL)! Suggest your favorite song at the "September 30th - setlist" topic at the band's forum ( www.streamofpassion.com/forum), or tweet the following:

I'd like to hear {name of the song here} at the @streamofpassion show in #p60 on September 30!

The band will count the votes and include your favorites on the show!

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!