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Hell Symphony
''Hell Symphony'' is the second full-length album by Czech black metal band Root. It was originally released in 1991. The album contains the first Root songs in the English language. On the band’s homepage, the style was described as heavy compared to the "monumentality of ''The Temple in the Underworld'', mystery of ''Kärgeräs ''Kärgeräs'' is the fourth studio album by Czech black metal band Root, released in 1996 through Black Hole Records. Beginning with this album, Root began to drift away from their traditional black metal-inflected sonority, seeing them advancing ...'' and the dark charm of '' The Book''". ''Rock Hard'' magazine featured ''Hell Symphony'' on its list ''250 Black-Metal-Alben, die man kennen sollte''.''250 Black-Metal-Alben, die man kennen sollte''. In: ''Rock Hard'', no. 269, October 2009, p. 75. "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", "L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Root (band)
Root is a Czech black metal band. Biography Root were formed by vocalist Big Boss and guitarist Blackie in late 1987.''Root biography'' Retrieved 16 December 2012. According to Big Boss, in the beginning, they knew no foreign bands and could do no tape trading. Although the first demo recording mentioned on their homepage's discography section is ''Deep in Hell'',''Discography'' Retrieved 16 December 2012. according to their biography, they recorded their first official demo tape ''Reap of Hell'' after a few rehearsals. Root played their first concert in September 1988. The next demo cassette, ''War of Rats'', was released in 1988, followed by ''Messengers from Darkness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Metal
Black metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include Tempo#Beats per minute, fast tempos, a Screaming (music)#Black metal, shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted Electric guitar, guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (Lo-fi music, lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms. During the 1980s, several thrash metal and death metal bands formed a prototype for black metal. This "first wave" included bands such as Venom (band), Venom, Bathory (band), Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Hellhammer and Celtic Frost. A second wave arose in the early 1990s, spearheaded by Norwegian bands such as Mayhem (band), Mayhem, Darkthrone, Burzum, Immortal (band), Immortal, Emperor (band), Emperor, Satyricon (band), Satyricon and Gorgoroth. The early Norwegian black metal scene developed the style of their forebears into a distinct genre. Norwegian-inspired black metal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Boss (musician)
Jiří Valter,Christian Wachter''Root''. ''Hoffen auf eine rosigere Zukunft'' In: ''Legacy'', no. 76, p. 158f. (born 6 February 1952) better known as Big Boss, is the vocalist for the Czech black metal band Root, the progressive metal band Equirhodont, and Big Boss Band, which mainly performs ballads. Biography Valter was born in Czechoslovakia in 1952 to pianist and professor Milan Valter.Maciek''Roots Of Evil''. He started out as a blues vocalist before moving on to hard rock and eventually metal. According to him, " l these styles are mixed, either in some of my songs or singing. Mostly in my singing".Chris D.''Big Boss (Root) Interviewed'' 21 December 2011, accessed on 20 December 2012. In late 1987, he founded the black metal band Root together with guitarist Blackie.''Root biography'' , accessed on 16 December 2012. Big Boss lau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zjevení
''Zjevení'' (English title: "''Revelation''") is the debut album by Czech black metal band Root, released in December 1990 through now-defunct record label Zeras. It is noticeably the only full-length album by the band to feature songs with lyrics in Czech, and is regarded for shaping the sonority of the early Czech black metal scene of the late 1980s/early to mid-1990s. The album's cover art and photography was responsible by František "Franta" Štorm, a long-time friend of Root's frontman Big Boss and founding member of yet another influential Czech black metal band, Master's Hammer. He also collaborated with Root on the cover art of their single "7 černých jezdců/666". The album was re-issued in CD format in 1991 with a different cover art (also by Franta Štorm) and the bonus track "Hřbitov". A music video was made for it. Sheer Records, another now-defunct Czech label, distributed the album outside the Czech Republic, re-releasing it in 1999 with its title transl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Temple In The Underworld
''The Temple in the Underworld'' is the third studio album by Czech black metal band Root, released in December 1992 through Monitor. This marked the end of their early raw black metal sound, and was also their last release with guitarist Daniel "Mr. D.A.N." Janáček. It was re-issued under CD format by Monitor with two bonus tracks. The lyrics to "Casilda's Song" were taken from the eponymous poem by Robert W. Chambers, originally included on his 1895 book '' The King in Yellow''. However, as per the book, correct spelling should be "Cassilda", not "Casilda". "Intro" uses samples from Ludwig van Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata". A music video was made for the track "Aposiopesis". Critical reception ''The Temple in the Underworld'' has received positive reviews. MetalReviews.com gave it an 87 out of 100, stating: " tsriffs are simply amazing, prog-tinged creations of epic melody that will have you gasping with pleasurable shock even as you headbang. Seriously, the hordes of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Metal
Black metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include Tempo#Beats per minute, fast tempos, a Screaming (music)#Black metal, shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted Electric guitar, guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (Lo-fi music, lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms. During the 1980s, several thrash metal and death metal bands formed a prototype for black metal. This "first wave" included bands such as Venom (band), Venom, Bathory (band), Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Hellhammer and Celtic Frost. A second wave arose in the early 1990s, spearheaded by Norwegian bands such as Mayhem (band), Mayhem, Darkthrone, Burzum, Immortal (band), Immortal, Emperor (band), Emperor, Satyricon (band), Satyricon and Gorgoroth. The early Norwegian black metal scene developed the style of their forebears into a distinct genre. Norwegian-inspired black metal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kärgeräs
''Kärgeräs'' is the fourth studio album by Czech black metal band Root, released in 1996 through Black Hole Records. Beginning with this album, Root began to drift away from their traditional black metal-inflected sonority, seeing them advancing towards the hybridization of black and heavy metal they are currently famous for. According to the band's frontman Big Boss, ''Kärgeräs'' is a concept album that tells the story of a tribe of warriors that "lived somewhere on this Earth. It was really long ago, long ago before the race of people who unjustly called themselves ''Homo sapiens'' settled the Earth. At that time, our story took place". It comes with an 8-page booklet explaining the album's story, plus lyrics and their translation to the Czech language. The track "Equirhodont/Grandiose Magus" eventually would share its name with the debut album of a side project formed by Big Boss in 2002, Equirhodont. An acoustic music-inflected version of the track "Kärgeräs" previousl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book (album)
''The Book'' is the fifth studio album by Czech black/ heavy metal band Root, released on 24 June 1999 through Redblack Productions. It was the band's first album with guitarists Marek "Ashok" Šmerda and Aleš "Alesh A.D." Dostál (even though the latter left the band after the album's release, and only returned in 2014), and their second of four albums to be recorded at the Shaark Studio in South Moravia, the others being ''Kärgeräs'', its sequel ''Kärgeräs – Return from Oblivion'' and '' Black Seal''. The track "Lykorian", included in this album, is different from the eponymous track present in their previous album ''Kärgeräs''. Critical reception ''The Book'' was very positively received upon its release. MetalUnderground.com gave it a 4 out of 5, stating: "''The Book'' seems more focused overall than ''The Temple in the Underworld'', keeping up the unique style but not going nearly as eclectic. The sound is based in doom and a constant mid-tempo pace, and is overal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Boss (Musician)
Jiří Valter,Christian Wachter''Root''. ''Hoffen auf eine rosigere Zukunft'' In: ''Legacy'', no. 76, p. 158f. (born 6 February 1952) better known as Big Boss, is the vocalist for the Czech black metal band Root, the progressive metal band Equirhodont, and Big Boss Band, which mainly performs ballads. Biography Valter was born in Czechoslovakia in 1952 to pianist and professor Milan Valter.Maciek''Roots Of Evil''. He started out as a blues vocalist before moving on to hard rock and eventually metal. According to him, " l these styles are mixed, either in some of my songs or singing. Mostly in my singing".Chris D.''Big Boss (Root) Interviewed'' 21 December 2011, accessed on 20 December 2012. In late 1987, he founded the black metal band Root together with guitarist Blackie.''Root biography'' , accessed on 16 December 2012. Big Boss lau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Albums
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Philippines, making it the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century; MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa, but the crew notoriously abandons the vessel before the passengers are rescued; Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Soviet flag is lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the flag of the Russian Federation; The United States and soon-to-be dissolved Soviet Union sign the START I Treaty; A tropical cyclone strikes Bangladesh, killing nearly 140,000 people; Lauda Air Flight 004 crashes after one of its thrust reversers activates during the flight; A United States-led coalition initiates Operation Desert Storm to remove Iraq and Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
