# Dual Damage

Canonical: https://www.hdrr.info/artists/dual-damage

- Genres: Hardstyle
- Tracked releases: 53
- Latest release: 23 Jul 2026
- Spotify followers: 96,587
- Spotify popularity: 54/100

Dual Damage are hardstyle's awarded rising duo: extreme heavy kicks under uplifting melodies, a Most Promising Artist title at the 2023 Hardstyle Awards, and momentum to match.

Dual Damage (Thijs Rooijakkers and Jesper Habraken) compress [rawstyle's](/new-rawstyle-releases) hardest edge and [euphoric hardstyle's](/new-euphoric-hardstyle-releases) lift into one sound, and the scene has been quick to reward it.

### The rise

Rooijakkers and Habraken each arrived with solo mileage (under the earlier aliases [Backfire](/artists/backfire) and [Primex](/artists/primex)) before joining forces, and the duo's formula announced itself fast: extreme, heavy kick design coupled with energetic breaks and genuinely uplifting melodies, an "ultimate extra raw experience" that plays as well on mainstages as in the pit. In 2023 the scene made it official, naming them Most Promising Artist at the Hardstyle Awards.

### Streams to match

The numbers back the title. Five Dual Damage tracks have passed a million Spotify streams, with 'Hiding' clearing three million, remarkable reach for an act this young in a genre where streams traditionally lag behind festival draw. Their Spotify popularity score sits in the same range as artists with ten times their history.

### The company they keep

Dual Damage's blend places them at the centre of hardstyle's current conversation, alongside fellow risers like [The Saints](/artists/the-saints) and [Aversion](/artists/aversion), the generation dissolving the line between raw aggression and melodic reach that once divided the genre, the same territory the [xtra raw](/new-xtra-rawstyle-releases) wave keeps pushing harder.

Every new Dual Damage release lands on the [Hardstyle Release Radar](/playlists/hardstyle-release-radar) the day it hits Spotify. The full tracked catalogue is listed above.

### FAQ

**Who are Dual Damage?**

Dual Damage are Dutch producers Thijs Rooijakkers and Jesper Habraken, one of the fastest-rising acts in the harder styles.

**What genre are Dual Damage?**

Extra raw hardstyle - extreme heavy kicks and energetic breaks, but paired with uplifting melodies that keep the sound festival-wide rather than niche.

**What is Dual Damage's biggest track?**

'Hiding', which passed 3 million Spotify streams, one of five Dual Damage tracks beyond the million-stream mark.

**What awards have Dual Damage won?**

They were named Most Promising Artist at the 2023 Hardstyle Awards, confirming their status as the scene's next big thing.