METALLIAN - Master’s Hammer

February 16th, Anno 23

Ritual - 1991 - Monitor
The Jilemnice Occultist - 1993 - Osmose
Slagry - 1996 - Kron-H
Vagus Vetus – 2014 – Jihosound
Formulæ – 2016 - Jihosound
Fascinator - 2018 - Jihosound
Live Occult Rituals - 2024 - Darkness Shall Rise
Maldorör Disco - 2025 - Darkness Shall Rise

Members

Vocals

Airbrusher, Maldorör Disco>>STORM [FRANTISEK ‘FRANTA’ STORM]>>Airbrusher, Maldorör Disco

Guitar

Airbrusher, Maldorör Disco>>STORM [FRANTISEK ‘FRANTA’ STORM]>>Airbrusher, Maldorör Disco – Necrocock [Tomáš Kohout]>>Kaviar Kavalier, Solo, After Rain - Kaviar Kavalier, Solo>>Necrocock [Tomáš Kohout]>>Solo, Kaviar Kavalier, After Rain - Kaviar Kavalier, After Rain, Solo>>NECROCOCK [TOMÁŠ KOHOUT]>>Kaviar Kavalier, After Rain, Solo - Vega, Root, Crux, Entrails, ABBand, Big Boss, Cales, Solo>>BLACKOSH [PETR HOSEK]>>Cales, Solo, Nifelheim

Bass

Monster [Tomáš Vendl] - Monster [Tomáš Vendl] - Avenger, Black Rain, Behind The Cemetery Wall, Impuritum>>PETR RÁMUS MECÁK>>Black Rain, Bohemyst

Drum

Fata Morgana>>Mirek Valenta – Black Rain, Dark Storm, Krieg, Avenger, Murder, Panychida, After Rain>>Jan ‘Honza’ Kapák>>Avenger, Murder, Panychida, After Rain – Black Rain, Dark Storm, Krieg, Avenger, Murder, Panychida, After Rain>>JAN ‘HONZA’ KAPÁK>>Avenger, Murder, Panychida, After Rain

Keyboard

Vlasta Voral - Maldorör Disco>>KAMIL PRINC>>Maldorör Disco

Timpani: Silenthell [Honza Pribyl]

History & Biography

Master’s Hammer was formed as early as 1983 and progressed from heavy metal to black metal and eventually ended life as a weird progressive act. The group issued several demos in the 1980s - The Ritual Murder, Finished, The Fall Of Idol and more which displayed a Bathory influence - until signing to the upstart French label, Osmose Productions. The band had suffered through many line-up changes and had first performed live in the summer of 1989. The group’s founder Franta Storm was even interrogated by the Czechoslovakian police. The debut was actually recorded for Monitor Records before being picked up by Osmose. The group appeared on Witchhunt Records’ compilation, Annihilation For Antichrist. The second album continued with the Czech lyrics and was a concept story. This album was licensed to JL America for the USA. The label moved Master’s Hammer to its Kron-H imprint for album three owing to its offbeat disposition and old Czech music versions. Slagry comprised mainly of Czech folk music and songs put to military beats. Only Voral and Storm were left in the band by now. In the meantime, Voral had built his own digital studio called Ivories. The band lost its fans and appeal and quit. Consequently, a planned Slagry II was soon forgotten.

Mantras was a 2006 demo. Vracejte Konve Na Místo was a 2012 demo. Nuclear War Now! reissued the album in 2009. The band regrouped in 2009 for a new recording. Blackosh, a black metal project, lead by former Root and Current Master’s Hammer member of the same released the Rvouci Vichry EP through Eternal Death this month. The last album in 2018 (for now anyway) featured guitar player Blackosh and bass player Petr Rámus Mecák. The band went away in 2020.

Live Occult Rituals was a live album chronicling the band's last show ever from 2018. Darkness Shall Rise released it in 2024. As easily predicted by Metallian and cliche-wise, the band did what everyone else does and returned, in this case in 2025. Maldorör Disco was supported through videos for the songs Beast Within and Anděl Slizu. The style was alternative electronic rock. Aside from Franta Štorm, Honza Kapák was on drums and Kamil Princ played piano or synthesisers. Necrocock contributed backing vocals. The keyboardist and Franta were also in a band called Maldorör Disco.

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