Intwine

Intwine
Intwine performing at Underground Cologne on August 14, 2009.
Background information
Origin	Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
Genres	Nu metal, alternative metal, reggae metal (later) Post-grunge, hard rock (early)
Years active	2001–2010
Labels	Tiefdruck-Musik/Universal (2008-2010) INterTWINE Records (2007-2010) V2 (2004-2008) Dureco (2002-2004)
Associated acts	Orange Grove
Website	intwine.nl
Members	Roger Peterson Jacob Streefkerk Jon Symons Eric Spring in 't Veld
Past members	Erwin Gielen Jeremy Bonarriba Kevin Hissink Ferdinand van Duuren Touché Eusebius Rocheteau Mahuwallan Pablo Penton

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?" (#3) and "Cruel Man" (#7) being their major hits. During their nine-year career they released four studio albums: Intwine (2003), Perfect (2004), Pyrrhic Victory (2006) and Kingdom of Contradiction (2009).

On October 16, 2010, Intwine revealed their breakup through its website. The group's last line-up consisted of Roger Peterson (vocals), Jacob Streefkerk (guitar), Jon Symons (guitar) and Eric Spring in 't Veld (drums).

Guitarist Jacob Streefkerk and bassist Touché Eusebius were childhood friends at the island of Sint Maarten and played together in several bands before moving to the Netherlands. Both signed in at the Fontys Rockademie of Tilburg in 2001, where they met Aruban vocalist Roger Peterson. These three young musicians, who all crossed the Atlantic, started to play in a roots reggae band, Orange Grove. Beside from their activities in Orange Grove, they also formed their own band "Intwine" in 2001, with fellow students Erwin Gielen (drums) and Kevin Hissink (guitar).

In 2002 lead singer Roger Peterson was a participant in Idols, the Dutch version of Pop Idol, and reached the last ten finalists. Yet he decided to quit the show, after refusing to sign the Idols contract, because it wasn't supposed to allow him to play his own songs and with his own band. For him and Intwine, however, it yielded a lot of publicity and a record deal with Dureco. Regarding Idols, Peterson later said in an interview: "The show has been a friend in court for us (Intwine), but has also been a millstone around our necks. Idols invested a lot in our notoriety and we are grateful for that. However, people relate us with a show that didn't bring any good. Be honest: that show flopped."