La-Ventura was a female fronted Rock/Melodic metal band based in the Netherlands. It was founded by ex-Orphanage drummer Erwin Polderman and vocalist Carla van Huizen in 2005. Its sound is characterized by groovy drum beats, raunchy riffs and melodic female vocals.
The band started with the release of the demo, "Trefoil" in 2006.
Label change and first album 2006–2012
The band terminated their agreement with Razar Ice Records in July 2007, just two months before the planned release date for their first album, and continued the production themselves. Their first album, A New Beginning, debuted on October 6, 2007, and the band signed a record deal with the American-based Renaissance Records in January 2008.
The album was officially released in North America on March 18, 2008, followed by the EP, Breaking the Silence in 2009. The band shot a video for their first US single, "Trefoil". which caught the eye of labels around the world, battling it out for an exclusive deal.
New record label, new single & new album 2013-2014
A second album, called White Crow, saw daylight in 2013 with an independent pre-release for the Benelux. Recorded at the MII Recording Studio in France, mixed and produced by Didier Chesneau and mastered by Bruno Gruel at Elektra Mastering. In November 2013, the band officially announced the signing of a license deal with Ravenheart Music Records for the UK/Ireland and Valkyrie Rising for the territories Germany/Austria/Switzerland. A digital release of the single "Song for an Idiot" from the album White Crow, was released on November 15, 2013. In March 2014, the album was officially released in Europe.
On October 31, 2014, an official videoclip of "Song for an Idiot" was released.
New ep 2015-present
On November 7, 2015, the band releases an EP: La-Ventura 2.0. The EP consists of four new tracks all taking onboard what La-Ventura is all about in 2015. More Metal but also more melody. More skills but also refinement in the music - less is more.
The band was working on its third studio album, which was expected to be released somewhere in 2016.
Review Zware Metalen (Heavy Metals) La-Ventura – 2.0
The Dutch quartet La-Ventura treats the Female Fronted Metalscene after two loft players on an EP, good for fifteen minutes of heavy metal. Do not expect the average sound of an Epica or Nightwish from the band, but a somewhat more modern sound à la Autumn, supplemented with subtle influences from the -core genres.
Interview Dutch public broadcaster VPRO January 7, 2018
La-Ventura will cease to exist for the time being.
"Thank you all, we have been blessed with so many great people, we will never forget you!"
Today, the Melodic metal band Band La-Ventura announced that it would stop for the time being. For more than a year it remained silent around the band and on their social media channels it was also a salty of peace.
On January 7, 2018, the members pulled the plug out of the band for the time being.
Albums
Trefoil (2006) demo
A New Beginning (2007)
Breaking the Silence (2009) ep
White Crow (2013)
2.0 (2015) ep
Last lineup
Carla van Huizen-Douw - vocals
Sascha "Saz" Kondic - guitar
Michael "Mike" Saffrie - bass
Stefan Simons - drums
Former members
Marco van Boven - keyboards
Erwin Polderman - drums (2005-2010)
Renzo van Poecke - drums (2010-2014)
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