Root (band)
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Root is a Czech
black metal
band. It was one of the bands that sparked the increasing black metal
movement in the Czech Republic
. It was formed in 1987.
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....
black metal
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. It was one of the bands that sparked the increasing black metal
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....
movement in 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....
. It was formed in 1987.
Current members
- Jiří "Big Boss" ValterBig Boss (musician)Jiří "Big Boss" Valter is the vocalist for the Czech black metal band Root and the progressive metal Equirhodont .- Biography :Big Boss was born in Czech Republic in 1952 to pianist Milan Valter. In 1987, when playing in band Vega, he met guitarist Petr Hošek, with whom he later founded the black...
- vocals (previously drums 1987-1989) - Igor "Golem" Hubík - bass guitar
- Marek "Ashok" Šmerda - guitar
- René "Evil" Kostelňák - guitar (previously drums 1992-2007)
- Pavel "Paul Dred" Kubát - drums
Former members
- Robert "Dr. Fe" Krčmář - vocals (1988–1989)
- Zdeněk "Mr. Zet" Odehnal - guitar (1988)
- Petr "Mr. Cross" Kříž - guitar (1989)
- Petr "Mr. Death" Pálenský - guitar (1989)
- Dan "Mr. D.A.N." Janáček - guitar (1990–1992)
- Petr "Blackie" HošekPetr HošekPetr "Blackie" Hošek is one of the founding members of Czech black metal group Root. He left Root after recording of Madness of the Graves .-Biography of Cales :...
- guitar (1987–2004) - Rostislav "Black Drum" Mozga - drums (1989–1991)
- Aleš "Poison" Jedonek - guitar (2005–2007)
- Marek "Deadly" Fryčák - drums (2007–2008)
- Peter Hrnčirík - drums (2009–2010)
Demos
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Deep in Hell |
| 1988 | Reap of Hell |
| 1988 | War of Rats |
| 1989 | Messengers from Darkness |
| 1989 | The Trial The Trial (album) The Trial is the Second album of Detroit rapper Trick-Trick. The name The Trial is the explanation of what happened in his trial. The first single is "Let It Fly" featuring Lil' Jon.... |
Albums
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 černých jezdců / 666 (single) |
| 1990 | Zjevení Zjevení Zjevení is the debut album by the Czech dark metal group Root. It was released in December, 1990.-Track listing:# "Intro"# "Zjevení"# "Aralyon"# "Výslech"# "Upálení"# "Píseň pro Satana"# "666"# "7 černých jezdců"# "Démon"# "Znamení"... (re-released in 1999) |
| 1991 | The Relevation The Relevation The Relevation is the English version of Root's 1990 debut, Zjevení.-Track listing:# "Intro-X..Enochian Key"# "The Revelation"# "Aralyon"# "Torture"# "Burn Death"# "Song For Satan"# "666"# "Cemetery"# "Seven Black Horsemen"# "Demon"# "A Sign"... |
| 1991 | Hell Symphony Hell Symphony Hell Symphony is the second full length album by Czech black metal band Root. It was originally released in 1991."The Oath" and "Satan's March" were included as bonus tracks in the 2001 re-release of the album along with live versions of "The Old Ones", "Message", "Leviathan" and "Píseň pro... (re-released in 2001) |
| 1992 | The Temple in the Underworld The Temple in the Underworld The Temple in the Underworld is the third full length album by the Czech black metal band Root.-Track listing:*All Lyrics By Big Boss, except where noted... (re-released in 1999) |
| 1996 | Kärgeräs Kärgeräs Kärgeräs is the fourth full length album by the Czech black metal band Root. It is a concept album based on a fictional land and race spawned from the imagination of vocalist and front man Big Boss. It tells the story of Kärgeräs’s beauty and peace, which is tragically fated to come to a cruel,... (re-released in 2001) |
| 1999 | The Book The Book (album) The Book is album by Czech black metal group Root.-Track listing:# "The Book" 5:52# "The Mystical Words Of The Wise" 6:07# "The Curse - Durron" 6:22# "Why?" 3:20# "Corabeu - Part One" 4:07# "Corabeu - Part Two" 5:04# "The Birth" 4:38... |
| 2001 | Black Seal Black Seal Black Seal is album by Czech black metal group Root.Track 7 features Fernando Ribeiro of Portuguese band Moonspell.-Track listing:# "The Festival of Destruction" 4:57# "The Incantation of Thessalonian Women" 5:12# "Nativity" 4:18... |
| 2002 | DEMA (2CD demos re-edition) |
| 2003 | Madness of the Graves Madness of the Graves Madness of the Graves is album by Czech black metal group Root.-Track listing:# "Omen"# "Then"# "Madness Of The Graves"# "Talking Bones"# "Endowment"# "Tree"# "Autumn"# "In The Heart Of Darkness"# "The Last Gate"# "Afterwards"-Personnel:... |
| 2006 | Casilda (mini CD) |
| 2007 | Daemon Viam Invenient Daemon Viam Invenient Daemon Viam Invenient is an album by Czech black metal group Root. It is the first album to not feature one of the founding members of Root, Petr Hošek.-Track listing:# "Black Dove & White Raven"# "Human"# "She"# "Who're They?"# "Awakening"... |
| 2008 | Capturing Sweden (live album) |
| 2011 | Heritage of Satan |
DVD
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Deep in Root (2 discs) |