RONKER – Belgian Volcanic Punk Hyenas Have Their 2nd Earsplitting Album Out
2 February 2026
📸 Nathan Dobbelaere
Band: RONKER
Who: Belgian most terrifying noiz turbine,
fronted by manic demon Jasper De Petter.
New album: RESPECT THE HUSTLE, I WON’T BE YOUR DOG FOREVER
Their sophomore.
Press Info: “It’s a concept-album about coping mechanisms and the antics of a rock & roll lifestyle. The band is presenting a more layered and sophisticated sound than its predecessor; the result is a record that is equally shaped by the likes of David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars as it is by Refused or Slayer. Still as aggressive as before, but with a more old-school approach to songwriting with big choruses and even bigger riffage.”
Ronker about the record: “The initial plan was to write half of the record completely sober. We mostly succeeded in that effort. Not quite. We noticed that the songs we wrote in those sober sessions had a very distinct nature compared to the more fierce banger-like
songs we hammer out when we have some sort of intoxicants in our veins.”
TUTV’s impressions.
Ronker rage and race once again.
These volcanic punk hyenas develop
an earsplitting havoc that crushes
your mind, your psyche and your
shaking stereo.
They come at you like a rush of blood
to the head. No rest for the wicked.
If Ronker was an animal, it would
be a Tyrannosaurus Rex on dope.
Manic demon Jasper De Petter – Trix, Antwerp – Photo by Turn Up The Volume
Vociferous vocalist Kasper has 4 lungs
and iron pipes. He growls, barks, howls
and spits and sneers at a sizzling speed.
His backing crew hits hard, really hard.
Schizo riot gun riffs and a Herculean
bass/drum tandem. What you hear
is what your terrified ears get.
On the short & soft, classical piano-driven
instrumental in the middle, you can take
a breather, and the closing ballad, an
intensity-growing ballad Using Eyes is
one of my favorite pieces on the record.
This 2nd LP could easily be the soundtrack
to Quentin Tarantino‘s first horror movie.
If these bazooka rockers were to play
a gig in Minneapolis today, ICE would melt
right in front of our eyes, in no time.
Welcome to Ronker’s Dante Inferno.
The singles.
– SNUFF –
Scorching jam
– LIMELIGHTER –
Louder than war
– NO SWEAT –
Aaaarrrggghhh
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