Thunderdome Mini Tribute (2025)

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Dec 20, 2025
3 min read

I am a Thunderdome baby. Well, technically not true, but I am true to the brand. I am loyal. And like many others, during the 90s, I've bought everything imaginable. From CDs to t-shirts to special editions, and even went to a Thunderdome. Not had the honour of having the Wizard tattooed on my skin: I am a bit of a wimp. But everything else I did do, and the main honour for me, and many around me, was the fact that I played the albums over and over. I drove everyone around me absolutely mad, and I could not care. I was, and still am, a Thunderdome fan!

The Wizard has followed me everywhere throughout the 90s, and I did collect every single CD I could find. I think I stopped around 2004/2005, when the CDs weren't my cup of tea anymore. And it missed the legendary artwork. It wasn't like it used to be. And I ventured into other styles too. I tried to buy new albums, but the direction the brand went into, it wasn't for me. So I left the 'newer' albums behind, and stayed true to the 90s and early 00s.

The last couple of years, after Thunderdome sets being uploaded onto YouTube, I started to feel 'young' again, and required a bit more Thunderdome in my life. Obviously I went back to the classic albums, but those new live sets on YouTube, they did do something to me. There was hope. 3 Steps Ahead Tribute, The Dreamteam back together, and all those great, legendary acts, on stage. Not a fan of any of the Uptempo sets or Frenchcore sets, but the classics still do enough damage to my eardrums.

Why am I talking about this? Well, it's because I've been listening to a set by The Finnishing Dutch, and it contains a few of the Thunderdome anthems, new and old. A nice mixture of everything. Unfortunately not ALL the anthems, but 11 of them. Which is still sufficient. And it's the newer anthems, which I've not paid attention to, who are certainly making me open my ears again. They peak my interest, to say the least.

Bass-D & King Matthew - The Thunder Anthem
DJ Delirium - Dance Or Die (DJ Delirium Remix)
DJ Weirdo - The Thunder Anthem (Weird Siren Mix)
Promo - Feel The Thunder
Nosferatu & Tha Playah - Move As One (Official Thunderdome 2025 Anthem)
Ophidian - Who You Are
Nosferatu - Destination: Thunderdome (Official Anthem 2024)
Mad Dog - Xtreme Audio (Official Thunderdome 2023 Anthem)
DJ Dano - Welcome To The Thunderdome
50% Of The Dreamteam - The Thundertheme
3 Steps Ahead - The Thunder Anthem (Thunderscream)

Wow. This is cool. 11 of the anthems all in one short mix. And as much as I love Tina Turner screaming ''Thunderdome'', the newer, darker and manlier vocals also does a lot of damage. And it makes me feel something in my belly. I don't know what it is. But just the word gives me goose bumps.

I have to admit, that 'The Thunder Anthem' by Weirdo, that's my least favourite anthem. AC/DC in this song? That just ruins it for me. But that was Weirdo back in the day. Not the best anthem unfortunately.

Obviously one of the greatest ever made, is by Dano. His 'Welcome To The Thunderdome' is an anthem that gets everyone dancing/raving. Iconic, legendary, and now the follow-up comment, which might be a bit controversial: the anthems from 2023, 2024, and 2025, they are better than the song by Dano! Yes, it is true. As good as it is, those 3 years have give us anthems so freaking good, and they still made them feel and sound new and old at the same time, yet still being unique and refreshing. Those three anthems resemble the new generation and the old, all in one.

It's a very nice but short mix. I do miss a few anthems. Maybe one day we will get the full anthem-back catalogue mix by The Finnishing Dutch? I couldn't get enough of this mix, so maybe we might get a mix one day. Who knows?

The only thing I do know, is that I'm Thunderdome until the day I die. And I will dance, not die! Like Hardcore, it will be a legacy I will keep with me, forever and ever. Once a raver, ALWAYS a raver!