Root - Zjeveni flac mp3

Aww, when regarding Black Metal, Czech Republic churned out nothing other than pseudo-Satanic wannabes that wanted to sound “evil” and instead ended up being amateurish. Root, the most famous of them, were founded by three metal fans and… a certain Jiří Valter, a much older man who, other than being recognized for having a branch of the Church of Satan in the country, had also a passion with singing rock, blues and even heavy metal, so he jumped in for the occasion. The band’s debut album Zjevení (“Revelation”) is exactly what its ridiculous cover artwork (both the original and that of the CD re-issue) tells it is: under-produced, simplistic, catchy and mostly moderate-slow Traditional Metal/Hard Rock with purposefully atonal progressions, shredding guitar solos and plenty of amateurishness: notice also the lack of a bass guitar. This band, pretty much like Master’s Hammer, relied almost exclusively on pure shock value, but the resulting album is hardly something of value: instead, beyond the incomprehensible Czech lyrics, the amateurish chops and the pseudo-evocative guitar sound, there’s absolutely nothing to recommend: even Master’s Hammer’s debut is preferable! The vocals tend to be double-tracked pseudo-scary sore-throat/pitch-distorted sermons, fake vomits and tentative evocations that don’t evoke anything else than pure comical reactions. If it hadn’t been covered by the fake purist Nargaroth, we doubt “Píseň pro Satana” would have been recognized as a “classic”. The re-issue includes an unreleased cut, a re-recording and some live cuts.Highlights: “Zjevení”, “Démon”.