Blackbriar: Dutch alternative metal band from Assen

Blackbriar is a Dutch alternative metal band from Assen. The band has released three albums, four EPs, six singles, twelve official music videos, one official lyric video and four acoustic live videos. In October 2019, Blackbriar joined Epica as official support during their Design Your Universe 10th Anniversary Tour.

In November 2019, the band was invited to play the aftershow for Halestorm and In This Moment at the AFAS Live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Blackbriar signed a contract with Nuclear Blast in November 2022. The debut album The Cause of Shipwreck was released in April 2021.

Current members are Zora Cock on vocals (2012-present), René Boxem on drums (2012-present), Bart Winters on lead guitar (2012-present), Robin Koezen on rhythm guitar (2016-present) and Ruben Wijga on keyboards (2019-present). Former members are René Sempel on rhythm guitar (2012-2016), Frank Akkerman on bass (2012-2022) and Siebe Sol Sijpkens on bass (2022-2025, live 2021).

Studio albums are The Cause of Shipwreck (2021), A Dark Euphony (2023) and A Thousand Little Deaths (2025). EPs are Fractured Fairytales (2017), We'd Rather Burn (2018), Our Mortal Remains (2019) and Our Long Cursed Sleep (2026).