!T.O.O.H.!
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!T.O.O.H.! is a progressive death metal band from the Czech Republic
formed in 1990. Early on, their lyrics focused mainly on gore
, but in their later years more on politics
and social matters.
!T.O.O.H.! was originally founded under the name Devastator by brothers Jan and Josef Veselý, but they changed it in 1993. The band was disbanded shortly after putting the finishing touches on the Řád a Trest
album due to financial difficulties caused after being dropped by Earache Records
, who took the album out of print only two months after its release.
As of September 2011, the band has been reformed as a 2-member project, consisting of Josef Veselý (Humanoid) and Jan Veselý (Schizoid).
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
formed in 1990. Early on, their lyrics focused mainly on gore
Graphic violence
Graphic violence is the depiction of especially vivid, brutal and realistic acts of violence in visual media such as literature, film, television, and video games...
, but in their later years more on politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
and social matters.
!T.O.O.H.! was originally founded under the name Devastator by brothers Jan and Josef Veselý, but they changed it in 1993. The band was disbanded shortly after putting the finishing touches on the Řád a Trest
Rád a Trest
Order and Punishment is the third and last album released by technical death metal band !T.O.O.H.!. The band broke up shortly after putting the final touches on this album.-Track listing:...
album due to financial difficulties caused after being dropped by Earache Records
Earache Records
Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
, who took the album out of print only two months after its release.
As of September 2011, the band has been reformed as a 2-member project, consisting of Josef Veselý (Humanoid) and Jan Veselý (Schizoid).
Members
- Jan Veselý ("Schizoid") - vocals, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(1990-) (now in §§) - Josef Veselý ("Humanoid") - vocals, guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
(1990-) (now in §§ and like josegallery.cz)
Former members
- Pavel Slavíček ("Android") - bass guitar (1996–1998)
- Wokis - guitar (2004-2005) (also in Duobetic Homunkulus)
- Petr Svoboda ("Freedom") - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2004-2005)
Discography
- Vy kusy mrdacího masa ("You Pieces of Fucking Flesh") demoDemo (music)A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
(1995) - Sen To Není, Nesmí ("It's Not, Can't Be a Dream") demo (1997)
- Live in Prosek demo (1998)
- Z Vyšší VůleZ Vyšší VuleZ Vyšší Vůle is the first album released by death metal band !T.O.O.H.!. There are two versions of the album; the Czech version with Czech lyrics and song titles, and the English version, which is called From Higher Will and includes English lyrics and song titles.-Czech track listing:#"Pošťák...
("From Higher Will") (2000) - Pod Vládou BičePod Vládou BicePod Vládou Biče is the second album released by !T.O.O.H.!. The title means "Under the Reign of the Whip" in English.-Track listing:#"Čistka" - 4:13#"Šlapeto" - 4:58#"My Zřeli v Čiré Kontemplaci" - 3:18#"Bezcenné Se Rodí a Cenné Mizí" - 3:53...
("Under the Reign of the Whip") (2002) - Řád a TrestRád a TrestOrder and Punishment is the third and last album released by technical death metal band !T.O.O.H.!. The band broke up shortly after putting the final touches on this album.-Track listing:...
("Order and Punishment") (2005)