Biography

Ektomorf was founded in 1993 in Mezőkovácsháza

Mezokovácsháza

Mezőkovácsháza is a town in Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of 62.59 km² and has a population of 6945 people .-Links:*...

, Hungary, a small city near the Romania

Romania

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n border, by Zoltán "Zoli" Farkas. In the actual line-up Zoli - songwriter and mastermind of the band - is the only remaining founder member. The band is completed by Tamás Schrottner (Guitars), Szabolcs Murvai (Bass) and Gergely Tarin (Drums).

Due to his gypsy background Zoli saw himself confronted with racism and prejudices, which is why the band had to put years of work into its international career. Their breakthrough came when Ektomorf started collaboration with Danish producer Tue Madsen in 2003.

Ektomorf's sound has been criticized as being heavily derivative of Sepultura

Sepultura

Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...

 and Soulfly

Soulfly

Soulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997 based in Phoenix, Arizona. The original lyrical content revolved around spirituality and religious themes, with later albums encompassing other themes including war, violence, aggression, hatred and anger. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max...

.

Members

• Zoltán Farkas — Vocals
  Singing
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  /Guitar
  Guitar
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  s (1994-)
• Tamás Schrottner — Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  s (2004-)
• Szabolcs Murvai — Bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
   (2008-)
• Gergely Tarin — Drums
  Drum kit
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   (2010-)

Discography

Studio albums

• Kalyi Jag
  Kalyi Jag
  - Track listing :#"Son Of The Fire" #"Sunto Del Muro" #"Freely"#"Romungro" #"For You" #"For The Last Time" #"Always Believe In Yourself" #"Open Up Your Eyes" #"Save My Soul" #"The Way I Do"...
  
   (2000)
• I Scream Up To The Sky
  I Scream Up to the Sky
  I Scream Up To The Sky is the 4th full length album by Hungarian Groove Metal band, Ektomorf.- Track listing :#"I Scream Up to the Sky" #"You Leech" #"Fire" #"I Miss You" #"An Les Devla" #"I'm Free"...
  
   (2002)
• Destroy
  Destroy (album)
  Destroy is the 5th full length album by Hungarian Groove Metal band, Ektomorf.-Track listing:All songs composed and arranged by Zoltán Farkas.# "I Know Them" # "Destroy" # "Gypsy" # "No Compromise"...
  
   (2004)
• Instinct
  Instinct (Ektomorf album)
  -Track listing:# "Set Me Free" - 3:10# "Show Your Fist" - 3:28# "Instinct" - 3:58# "Burn" - 4:16# "The Holy Noise" - 3:42# "Fuck You All" - 3:10# "United Nations" - 5:04# "Land of Pain" - 2:12# "I Break You" - 3:50# "You Get What You Give" - 2:47...
  
   (2005)
• Outcast
  Outcast (Ektomorf album)
  -Track listing:-Band members:* Zoltán Farkas — Vocals/Guitars/Acoustic Guitars* Tamás Schrottner — Guitars* Csaba Farkas — Bass* József Szakács — Drums...
  
   (2006)
• What Doesn't Kill Me...
  What Doesn't Kill Me... (Ektomorf album)
  What Doesn't Kill Me... is the 8th full length album by Groove Metal band, Ektomorf.-Track listing: From 2:12 till the end of the song there is only silence...
  
   (2009)
• Redemption
  Redemption (Ektomorf album)
  Redemption is the 9th full length album by Groove Metal band Ektomorf, released December 17th, 2010.-Track listing:#"Last Fight" - 4:16#"Redemption" - 2:51#"I'm In Hate" - 3:25#"God Will Cut You Down" - 3:04#"Stay Away" - 2:25...
  
   (2010)

Demo

• Hangok (1996)
• Romok alatt (1997)
• Ektomorf (1998)

EP's

• The Gipsy Way
  The Gipsy Way
  The Gipsy Way is the first EP by Ektomorf and was released in June 2010. The song "We Die Young" is an Alice in Chains cover, and "Rusty Cage" is a Soundgarden cover.-Track listing:#"We Die Young" #"Rusty Cage"...
  
   (2010)

Live albums

• Live And Raw: You Get What You Give (CD+DVD) (2006)

Videography

• "A Romok Alatt"
• "Nem Engedem"
• "Testvérdal"
• "I Know Them"
• "Destroy"
• "Set Me Free"
• "Show Your Fist"
• "Outcast"
• "I Choke"
• "It's Up To You"
• "Last Fight"
• "Sea Of My Misery"
• "The One"

External links

• Official Website
• Official MySpace