Master's Hammer
Encyclopedia
Master's Hammer are a black metal
band from the Czech Republic
. They were founded in 1987 and produced several demos, before releasing their debut album Ritual
in 1990. Two years later they completed what is now considered as a black metal classic and their magnum opus The Jilemnice Occultist (often misspelt as The Filemnice Occultist due to a typo on the booklet).
Their final album (Šlágry
in 1995) was a drift away from the previous work incorporating many styles outside the metal genre. Most if not all of their lyrics are written in the Czech language
. Although they had a short career, Master's Hammer gathered quite a cult gathering in the underground black metal scene, and have been cited as being very ahead of their time.
In 2009 Master's Hammer reformed and on December 2 released "Mantras
", their first album in 14 years.
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band from the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. They were founded in 1987 and produced several demos, before releasing their debut album Ritual
Ritual (Master's Hammer album)
Ritual is the first album by Master's Hammer. It was released in 1991 on Monitor Records.-Track listing:# "Intro" – 0:52# "Pád Modly" – 6:30# "Každý Z Nás" – 3:30# "Ritual" – 3:16...
in 1990. Two years later they completed what is now considered as a black metal classic and their magnum opus The Jilemnice Occultist (often misspelt as The Filemnice Occultist due to a typo on the booklet).
Their final album (Šlágry
Šlágry
Šlágry is the third album by Master's Hammer. The album was a goodbye to fans, all though the music on the album is extremely different from their previous material, featuring a primarily electronic and raw avant-garde sound, with very few black metal elements of their early career. The opening...
in 1995) was a drift away from the previous work incorporating many styles outside the metal genre. Most if not all of their lyrics are written in the Czech language
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
. Although they had a short career, Master's Hammer gathered quite a cult gathering in the underground black metal scene, and have been cited as being very ahead of their time.
In 2009 Master's Hammer reformed and on December 2 released "Mantras
Mantras (album)
Mantras is the fourth album by Master's Hammer. The album marks the band's return, not only to the music world, but also to the epic black metal sound of their first two albums, blending it with the experimental sound demonstrated on Šlágry...
", their first album in 14 years.
Current line-up
- František ŠtormFrantišek ŠtormFrantišek Štorm is a Czech typographer of international acclaim, a musician, artist, teacher and author. His book Eseje o typografii was nominated for the Magnesia Litera Award ....
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
/guitars - Tomáš Kohout (Necrocock) - guitars
- Tomáš Vendl (Monster) - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Honza Přibyl - drums
- Vlasťa Voral - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
Former members
- Miroslav Valenta (drums)
- Ferenc Fečo (drums)
- Míla Křovina (guitars)
- Ulric For (drums)
- Bathory (Milan Fibiger) (bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) - Carles R. Apron (drums)
Discography
- The Ritual Murder (demo, 1987)
- Finished (demo, 1988)
- The Mass (demo,1989)
- Live in Zbraslav 18.5.1989 (1989)
- The Fall of Idol (demo, 1990)
- RitualRitual (Master's Hammer album)Ritual is the first album by Master's Hammer. It was released in 1991 on Monitor Records.-Track listing:# "Intro" – 0:52# "Pád Modly" – 6:30# "Každý Z Nás" – 3:30# "Ritual" – 3:16...
(LP, 1990) - Klavierstück (EP, 1991)
- Jilemnický Okultista (demo,1992)
- The Jilemnice Occultist (LP, 1992)
- ŠlágryŠlágryŠlágry is the third album by Master's Hammer. The album was a goodbye to fans, all though the music on the album is extremely different from their previous material, featuring a primarily electronic and raw avant-garde sound, with very few black metal elements of their early career. The opening...
(CD, 1995) - Ritual / The Jilemnice Occultist (2CD, 2001; re-release of the two albums)
- Ritual / The Jilemnice Occultist (4LP, 2009; re-release of the two albums)
- MantrasMantras (album)Mantras is the fourth album by Master's Hammer. The album marks the band's return, not only to the music world, but also to the epic black metal sound of their first two albums, blending it with the experimental sound demonstrated on Šlágry...
(2009)