Ektomorf

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ektomorf
Origin	Hungary^[1]
Genre(s)	Nu metal Alternative metal Groove metal
Years active	1994 - present^[1]
Label(s)	Nuclear Blast^[1]
Website	http://www.ektomorf.com
Members
Zoltán Farkas Csaba Farkas József Szakács Tamás Schrottner^[1]

Ektomorf is a metal band from Hungary.

The sound can best be described as heavy and ethnic-inspired thrash metal and Gypsy folklore (resulting from the Roma roots of the founding members) strongly reminiscent of Soulfly and Sepultura.^{[citation needed]}

1 Biography
2 Members
3 Discography
4 Music Videos
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Biography

Ektomorf was founded in 1994 by the two brothers Zoltán (vocals, guitar) and Csaba Farkas (bass). After some time in the underground and writing song material, the band got a record deal and released its first album Hangok (which translates as "Voices") in 1996. The musical mixture of thrash metal, hardcore, punk and Gypsy folklore (resulting from the Roma roots of the Farkas brothers)^{[citation needed]} soon earned Ektomorf a lot of fans in their Hungarian homeland.^{[citation needed]}

With the follow-up Ektomorf in 1998 Ektomorf got their first international attendance and the chance to present themselves to a larger audience.^{[citation needed]} József Szakács (drums) joined the band soon afterwards and the trio started to record Kalyi Jag ("Black Fire") which came out in 2000 and was distributed worldwide.

It got very good reviews from the press that instantly draw comparisons to Sepultura or Soulfly because of the aggressiveness, energy, and social critical lyrics.^{[citation needed]} Tours and gigs at bigger festivals followed. In 2002, Ektomorf released I Scream Up To The Sky. The album became the most successful one of the band thus far and got enthusiastic critics as well as features in popular rock magazines like Metal Hammer and Rock Hard.^{[citation needed]}

After several problems with managers and labels Ektomorf finally became to a four-piece with guitar player Tamás Schrottner and signed to Nuclear Blast in 2003.

Recording sessions for the new album Destroy took place during November 2003. In the spring of 2004 Ektomorf were on tour with Pro-Pain. In the summer of 2004 they were the support act for Fear Factory.