Houwitser plays death metal in the classic sense, bottom heavy, blasting but with a slight groove, complete with lyrics of gore and murder. Houwitser, a Dutch band that was formed in 1997 by members of Sinister; Aad, Mike, Michel and Theo from Judgement Day. In that same year Houwitser recorded a promo with 6 songs and in June 1998 Houwitser signed to a Dutch record label:Displeased Records.

Their debut "Death...but not Buried" was released in the spring of 1999 and got great reviews all over the world. Before recording their next album Houwitser parted from singer Mike and found a replacement in singer Arjaan "Djortzzz". With him they recorded their second album "Embrace Damnation" After an intense promotional tour and a video clip a second guitar player (Alex from Sinister) was added to their line-up. In 2000 Arjaan "Djortzzz" announced to leave the band due lack of time and devotion. A few months later Stan was introduced as the new singer of Houwitser.

February 2001 Houwitser signed a deal with Osmose productions and in July of that same year Houwitser recorded their 3rd album "Rage Inside the Womb" a masterpiece of pure death metal, introducing the extremly brutal voice of Stan. In 2002 just before a huge and successful European tour, Michel announced to leave Houwitser and the band continued as a four piece. With this line-up Houwitser recorded their fourth album "Damage Assessment" and is set for release September 2003.

In 2004, after the release of the album ‘"amage Assessment", the band split up. Displeased Records re-released the debut album "Death... but not buried" with 7 bonus tracks and new artwork.

The split of Houwitser left a bad vibe with guitarist Michel.

In 2008, the Dutch death metal-commandos wrote a new chapter in the history of Houwitser.
In 2009, Houwitser signed a new record deal with U.S.A. based Sevared Records, who released Bestial Atrocity early 2010. Their fifth album "Bestial Atrocity" marked the rebirth of the ferocious "Terror Legion".

Late 2011, the original frontman Mike van Mastrigt, drummer Marten van Kruijssen and bass player Roderick Ras where recruited for the Terror Legion.

While the new line up was working on Houwitser's sixth release, Coyote Records released a live DVD of one of the shows of Houwitser's Russia mini-tour.