The Herbalist

Uptempo hardcore from Utrecht. Dark atmospheres, minor melodies and crunchy kicks at 200 BPM.

New: Vampire with DMRC
Cover of Vampire

Vampire

My new one with DMRC, out now on Homegrown Records. Released 3 September 2026.

Dose
190 BPM
Key
9B
Length
2:35
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All 20 tracks mixed into one set, right here in your browser: 180 to 210 BPM in about 5 minutes, every blend locked to the beat.

First up

ALBATRAOZ

with Amigo

180 BPM

180 BPMTempo over 5 minutes210 BPM

Grown since 2021

20 releases on 6 labels, from my first track with The Dope Doctor to Vampire.

All releases
  1. Cover of Action

    Action

    The Dope Doctor & The Herbalist

    Dose
    210 BPM
    Out
    May 2021
    Label
    Triple Six
  2. Cover of Up Top

    Up Top

    The Herbalist

    Dose
    200 BPM
    Out
    August 2021
    Label
    RSLVD
  4. Cover of In My Face

    In My Face

    The Herbalist

    Dose
    200 BPM
    Out
    May 2022
    Label
    Homegrown
  6. Cover of From The Inside

    From The Inside

    Revealer & The Herbalist

    Dose
    205 BPM
    Out
    March 2023
    Label
    Revealer
  8. Cover of Pon De Replay

    Pon De Replay

    The Dope Doctor & The Herbalist

    Dose
    200 BPM
    Out
    July 2024
    Label
    Medical
  9. Cover of Selfmade

    Selfmade

    Noxiouz & The Herbalist (The Herbalist Remix)

    Dose
    200 BPM
    Out
    August 2024
    Label
    Partyraiser
  10. Cover of Hallucinate

    Hallucinate

    The Herbalist

    Dose
    200 BPM
    Out
    November 2024
    Label
    Homegrown
  11. Cover of Monkey Man

    Monkey Man

    with Revealer

    Dose
    195 BPM
    Out
    May 2025
    Label
    Partyraiser
  12. Cover of Chaos

    Chaos

    with Deviation

    Dose
    200 BPM
    Out
    May 2025
    Label
    Partyraiser
  13. Cover of Never Have Me

    Never Have Me

    The Herbalist

    Dose
    205 BPM
    Out
    June 2025
    Label
    Partyraiser
  15. Cover of Infernal

    Infernal

    with Xplosiv

    Dose
    205 BPM
    Out
    September 2025
    Label
    Partyraiser
  16. Cover of Deja Vu

    Deja Vu

    The Dope Doctor & The Herbalist

    Dose
    180 BPM
    Out
    November 2025
    Label
    Medical
  17. Cover of THRONE

    THRONE

    with Amigo

    Dose
    200 BPM
    Out
    December 2025
    Label
    Partyraiser
  19. Cover of ALBATRAOZ

    ALBATRAOZ

    with Amigo

    Dose
    180 BPM
    Out
    May 2026
    Label
    Homegrown
  20. Cover of Vampire

    Vampire

    with DMRC

    Dose
    190 BPM
    Out
    September 2026
    Label
    Homegrown

Where people found me

38,077

monthly listeners on Spotify

  1. Deja VuThe Dope Doctor & The Herbalist853,292 plays
  2. Pon De ReplayThe Dope Doctor & The Herbalist715,729 plays
  3. Monkey Manwith Revealer397,202 plays
  4. De Levenmy edit of Kevin and S10, free on SoundCloud112,031 plays

Spotify and SoundCloud, 26 October 2026.

Seen from behind the decks: the herb emblem on The Herbalist's shirt, a fist in the air, a festival crowd and smoke jets in front

On stage

Every booking since 2022, in the order I played them: from Execution Festival in Bunnik to Annihilation Outdoor.

Shows
29
Cities
20
Venues
23

2022

  1. Execution FestivalStudio A12, Bunnik

2023

  1. Hard4MSWillemeen, Arnhem
  2. HDE presents: BounceDe Vrienden van Tilburg, Tilburg
  3. Project Uptempo (5 Years Anniversary)Paard, Den Haag
  4. Intents FestivalOisterwijk
  5. HKTNStudio 76, Etten-Leur
  6. HDE presents: The Chemicals of NoxiouzTivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
  7. Harder Kan Toch Niet: Jochies in UtregClub Poema, Utrecht
  8. The Dope Doctor pres. S.O.S. LiveFox, Stadskanaal

2024

  1. Hard4MSWillemeen, Arnhem
  2. Karnaval FestivalMoergestel
  3. LTK: Systm in CtrlDisco Bays, Reutum
  4. HDE presents: BounceTivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
  5. Revenge: Portal to the ExtremeNow&Wow, Rotterdam
  6. Madness of the TempoPKHS, Tilburg
  7. Intents FestivalOisterwijk
  8. This Is UptempoTime Out, Gemert
  9. HDE presents: The Infusion by NoxiouzTivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
  10. Execution: Cracking the CodeDS Party- en Eventcenter, Culemborg

2025

  1. UnregulatedBays, Reutum
  2. Decibel OutdoorBeekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek
  3. The Hardest: The GamechangerNeushoorn, Leeuwarden
  4. Definition Hardcore pres. The Dope Doctor X-RayHedon, Zwolle
  5. Execution: Operation OverloadDS Party- en Eventcenter, Culemborg
  6. Classified × Overdrive: The Final VerdictDe Vasim, Nijmegen

2026

  1. Revealer presents: The Anger in UsMarkant, Uden
  2. Noxiouz: The Catalyst (vs Kili)TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
  3. Defqon.1Biddinghuizen
  4. Annihilation OutdoorAutotron, Rosmalen

Out there

  • The Herbalist pointing at the camera from the booth at Intents Festival
  • Arms up on stage under blue lasers, a packed hall behind
  • Three DJs behind the decks in front of a red LED wall
  • Two DJs on an open-air festival stage, a dancing crowd below
  • Two DJs behind the decks in green smoke, a fist raised in the crowd
  • Two DJs in the booth under purple light, one pointing at the camera
  • Black and white: an arm raised on stage in a The Herbalist shirt
  • Hands up behind the decks under an arched festival stage, sparklers firing
  • Two DJs on stage under blue lasers in front of a full hall
  • Behind the decks on a sunny outdoor stage, an MC on the mic
  • Two friends backstage, one in a The Herbalist shirt
  • On stage seen from behind, the herb emblem on a shirt, lasers over the crowd
  • Two DJs celebrating on stage under a blue spotlight
  • Three friends backstage by the scaffolding, pointing at the camera
  • Mixing on an outdoor stage in the afternoon sun
The Herbalist in an olive bomber jacket and white T-shirt, studio portrait

From Utrecht, at 200 BPM

I'm The Herbalist, an uptempo hardcore producer from Utrecht. I started out on raw hardstyle and grew into a sound of my own: dark atmospheres, minor melodies and crunchy kicks.

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