Hungarian metal

Hungarian metal is the metal music scene of Hungary. One of the most popular and well-known band is Attila Csihar's Tormentor. Other bands include Sear Bliss, Ektomorf, FreshFabrik, Blind Myself, The Idoru and Subscribe.

History

1980s

Tormentor, formed in 1985, recorded their first album entitled Anno Domini in 1988 which was not released until the end of the Communism. The album reached Norway through the tape-trading community. Following the suicide of Per Ohlin, Mayhem invited Attila Csihar from Tormentor to join the band; he was to perform the vocals on De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas.^[1] Tormentor split up in 1991.

1990s

Attila Csihar performing with Mayhem

FreshFabrik performing live in Prague, 2001, supporting AC/DC and Rammstein

In 1993 the band FreshFabrik were founded by András Szabó and Levente Kovács. In 1997 the band were signed by Warner Music Group to release their second full-length studio album Nerve.

Ektomorf performing at Rock the Lake Festival in 2007

In 1993 one of the most successful Hungarian metal band were formed named Ektomorf. The Zoltán Farkas-lead band from Mezőkovácsháza managed to get signed by PIAS Recordings and later with one of the major labels, Nuclear Blast. Their albums such as Kalyi Jag, I Scream Up to the Sky were heavily influenced by Sepultura but later they managed to create a unique sound combining trash metal with Hungarian folk music.

In 1994 the band Blind Myself was formed which became one of the fist metalcore bands. Later they became one of the leading metal bands in Hungary.

In 1998 a band from Sopron named Dalriada conquered Hungary with their folk metal. Their album entitled Kikelet helped the band perform in major European music festivals.^[2]

2000s

The 2000s saw the emergence of bands which comine metal music with different other genres such as post-hardcore, nu metal.

In 2003 a super-band were formed named The Idoru by ex-members of Newborn, Blind Myself, and Dawncore. They managed to release several records including their second full-length studio album Monologue which brought them success outside Hungary. They toured with the American Misfits in Europe in 2007 and with Ignite in Japan in 2008.

2010s

In 2012 the band Shell Beach released their second full-length David Schram-produced studio album entitled This Is Desolation which helped them sign a contract with Redfield Digital Records.

Notable Hungarian metal bands and artists

Notables records

See also

Hungarian rock

References

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