Mantras is the fourth album by Master's Hammer

Master's Hammer

Master's Hammer are a black metal band from the Czech Republic. They were founded in 1987 and produced several demos, before releasing their debut album Ritual in 1990...

. The album marks the band's return, not only to the music world, but also to the epic black metal

Black metal

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 sound of their first two albums, blending it with the experimental

Experimental music

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 sound demonstrated on Šlágry

Šlágry

Šlágry is the third album by Master's Hammer. The album was a goodbye to fans, all though the music on the album is extremely different from their previous material, featuring a primarily electronic and raw avant-garde sound, with very few black metal elements of their early career. The opening...

. The album was released as a digipak

Digipak

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 on CD, and released on vinyl

Gramophone record

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, containing only nine tracks from the album.

Track listing

1. "Typograf" – 5:09
2. "Domanín" – 5:05
3. "Až Já Budu V Hrobe Hníti..." – 5:37
4. "Čerti" – 3:46
5. "Bodhi" – 4:55
6. "Červené Blato" – 4:04
7. "Tympan" – 3:14
8. "Vrana" – 5:12
9. "Propesko" – 4:02
10. "Fantasie" - 2:42
11. "Ganesha Mantra" - 3:03
12. "Jáma Pekel" - 5:22
13. "Epitaf" - 2:06

Side Clyster

1. "Typograf" – 5:09
2. "Domanín" – 5:05
3. "Až Já Budu V Hrobe Hníti..." – 5:37
4. "Čerti" – 3:46

Side Cafileria

1. "Bodhi" – 4:55
2. "Červené Blato" – 4:04
3. "Tympan" – 3:14
4. "Vrana" – 5:12
5. "Epitaf" - 2:06

Credits

• František Štorm - vocals
  Singing
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  /drums
• Tomáš Kohout (Necrocock) - guitars
• Tomáš Vendl (Monster) - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Honza Přibyl - timpani
  Timpani
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• Vlasťa Voral - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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