Picture (band)
Picture | |
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Picture at Heathen Rock Festival 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Rozenburg, Netherlands |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1978–1987, 1996–1999, 2007–present |
| Labels | Backdoor, Touchdown, Artist Station |
| Members | Peter Strykes Jan Bechtum Rinus Vreugdenhil Laurens Bakker Appie de Gelder |
| Past members | (see below) |
| Website | pictureband |
Picture is one of the first Dutch heavy metal bands. Formed in 1979, they were especially popular in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy for their live performances, and still have a fan base in South America, Mexico and Japan.
Picture supported AC/DC, Ted Nugent and Saxon in the Netherlands. With Saxon, they did a full European tour in 1981. Later on they toured with Rose Tattoo in Germany and headlined tours in Italy and Israel.