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Czechia |
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Death Metal |
INACTIVE
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Last update/review:
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March 31, 2007
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Krabathor
Eastern Europe is not considered a hotbed for death metal
(Poland, with a thriving death scene, is a glaring exception),
but Krabathor,
from the Czech Republic,
has been pounding away for years and is thus
considered one of the leading death bands from the region.
They were formed back in 1984 by guitarist/vocalist
Christopher and have released several well-received
albums since their
debut in 1992.
An interesting lineup addition occurred in 2000, with
noted American death metallist Paul Speckmann (who had
led his own death band
Master
for several years)
joining the group on bass.
The album reviewed here is their latest, 2003's
Dissuade Truth, a no-nonsense, traditional old-school
death metal release, very American in style, with a nice
crunchy guitar tone and a good amount of brutal riffing.
It lacks a bit in the originality stakes (i.e. a novice
fan might have trouble differentiating Krabathor from
any one of several similar bands), but
Dissuade Truth
delivers the goods in fine order, and Krabathor's stature
as a prime death metal band is intact and well deserved.
Last Lineup
Christopher (Petr Krystof)
guitars/vocals
Paul Speckmann
bass (Master)
Skull (Libor Lebanek)
drums
Former Members/Guests
Hire (René Hílek)
guitars
Martin Mikulec
guitars
Bruno (Bronislav Kovarik)
guitars/bass
Kopec (Petr Kopecek)
drums
Discography
Only Our Death Is Welcome ...
1992
Monitor
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- Royal Crown
- Psychodelic
- Eternal
- Convict To Contempt
- Before The Carnage
- Pacifistic Death
- Preparing Your End
- Killing My Wrath
- Worried Childhood
- Madness Of The Dark Shadows
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Christopher
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Hire
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Bruno
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Kopec
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Cool Mortification
1993
Monitor
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- Faces Under The Ice
- In The Blazing River
- Evil Corners In Mind
- The Loop
- Without The Following Dawn
- Forget The Gods
- Absence Of Life
- Temporary Being Of Insignificancy
- Absence Of Life (Absence Of Mind Mix)
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Christopher
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Martin Mikulec
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Bruno
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Kopec
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Lies
1995
Morbid
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- The Truth About Lies
- Unnecessarity
- Short Report On The Ritual Carnage
- Tears, Hope And Hate
- Pain Of Bleeding Hearts
- Rebirth Of Blasphemy
- Imperator (Strikes Again)
- Stonedream
- Believe...
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Orthodox
1998
Morbid
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- Orthodox
- Liquid
- Shit Comes Brown
- To Red Ones
- Tales Of Your History
- Touch The Sun
- Body As A Cover
- Parasites
- About Death
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Unfortunately Dead
2000
System Shock
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- They Are Unfortunately Dead
- The Eagles You Can Have
- Mirror Of Your Steps
- Different Hate
- Surviving On Arrogance
- To Be Unknown
- Living On The Threat Of One Finger
- The Evil Men Can Do
- Death Through The Centuries
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Christopher
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Paul Speckmann
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Skull
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Dissuade Truth
2003
System Shock
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- Intro
- Dissuade Truth
- Dead Hate Screaming
- Smell All The Stench
- No One
- Silence Will Cover Noise
- Burning Bridges
- Face The Intruder
- Who Is Guilty
- Saving Of Mind
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Christopher
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Paul Speckmann
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Skull
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