page_title: Intwine
section_title: Kingdom of Contradiction and international ambitions (2008-2009)
hierarchical_section_title: Intwine / History / Kingdom of Contradiction and international ambitions (2008-2009)
caption_attribution_description: English: Dutch drummer Eric Spring in ´t Veld of Intwine performing at the Köln Underground concert on August 14th, 2009. Nederlands: De Nederlandse drummer Eric Spring in ´t Veld van Intwine tijdens het Köln Underground-concert op 14 augustus 2009.
context_page_description: Intwine was a Dutch rock band formed in 2001 by five students of the Tilburg Rockacademie.
  The band received nationwide notoriety in the Netherlands after lead singer Roger Peterson's participation in the Idols talent show in 2002. Subsequently, Intwine charted the Dutch Top 40 five times, with "Happy?" and "Cruel Man" being their major hits. During their nine-year career they released four studio albums: Intwine, Perfect, Pyrrhic Victory and Kingdom of Contradiction.
  On October 16, 2010, Intwine revealed their breakup through its website. The group's last line-up consisted of Roger Peterson, Jacob Streefkerk, Jon Symons and Eric Spring in 't Veld.
context_section_description: Intwine signed to German record label Tiefdruck-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 album Kingdom of Contradiction on August 14, 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 by Jochem Jacobs, known of his work with Dutch metal band Textures. 3VOOR12 wrote that the band had given the songs a nu metal twist and sounded heavier, harsher and darker than before on this album. Comparisons were made to alternative metal bands such as Deftones, Incubus, P.O.D., Taproot, Godsmack and Ill Niño. Beside of the fifteen "old" tracks, the album also contained one "new" song, namely a cover of The Police's "Walking on the Moon", featuring Belgian vocalist Sarah Bettens.
  With their new sound Intwine opened for American alt-metal band Sevendust on June 1, 2009 for their gig in Utrecht and four times for Welsh "ragga-metal" band Skindred in February and March 2010.
caption: Drummer Eric Spring in 't Veld joined the band in 2008.
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