Melvin Pelupessy has been around in the hardcore scene since the 90's. After his breakthrough on Babyboom Records, The Viper started his own label Viper Beatz in 2006. He made seven successful releases on the imprint, but decided to join Neophyte Records in 2011.   His discography contains hardcore smashes like "Come As One", "Bulletproof", "X-Terminate", many ace remixes for tons of artists and collaborated with artists like Neophyte, Evil Activities, Endymion, Nosferatu and Korsakoff.   Besides producing, The Viper is a highly skilled DJ, that crushed indoor and outdoor dancefloors on events like Decibel, Thunderdome, Masters of Hardcore, Defqon.1 and hundreds of other events. Besides rocking Dutch sound systems, The Viper has also played in nearly all countries that are addicted to hardcore music.