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Jilemnický Okultista
''Jilemnický okultista'' (English: "the Jilemnice occultist") is the second studio album by Czech black metal band Master's Hammer, self-released in December 1992 and distributed by Osmose Productions in the following year. Described by the band as "the world's first black metal operetta" and largely inspired by King Diamond (band), King Diamond's rock operas, it is their first of two concept albums, the second being ''Vagus Vetus'', released in 2014. On several early Osmose pressings, ''Jilemnice'' is misspelled as "Filemnice", which was corrected on later pressings. Despite the track listing being in English, all the lyrics are in Czech; the original release contained Czech titles. On this album, Vlastimil Voral joined Master's Hammer as a full-time member (he had already played on the band's previous album, ''Ritual. (Master's Hammer album), Ritual.'', but was credited as a guest musician only). ''Jilemnický okultista'' was re-issued in 2017 by František Štorm, Franta Što ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master's Hammer
Master's Hammer was a Czech black metal band formed in Prague in 1983. They were active, with several lineup changes, until 1995, and again from 2009 until 2020. They have released eight studio albums, five demos, one EP, two split albums, two live albums, and several compilations. History Master's Hammer was founded in 1983 and produced five demos, before releasing their debut album, ''Ritual. (Master's Hammer album), Ritual.'', in 1991. The Polish extreme metal band Behemoth (band), Behemoth covered the song "Jáma pekel" on their 2008 EP, ''Ezkaton''. A year later, Master's Hammer issued their sophomore record, ''Jilemnický okultista''. Their third album, ''Šlágry'', which came out in 1995, was a shift away from their previous work and incorporated a variety of styles outside the metal genre. At the time, the band announced that ''Šlágry II'' and a forthcoming CD-ROM would rely more on professional opera singers and orchestra musicians, although neither materialized, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |