Trollech
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Trollech is a band from Plzeň in the Czech Republic
that produces black metal
music. The band was formed by Lord Morbivod and Asura Godwar Gorgon's Ray in 1999 and started performing live but did not release its first album until 2001. This album's genre has been labelled as "forest pagan black metal". The lyrics throughout are in Czech
and apparently follow set themes revolving around forests, trees, castles, trolls, dwarfs, weather (thunderstorms, rain) and other natural entities in the mystical realm of Trollech, of which the musicians act as guardians.
Trollech's music is considered to be old-school pagan metal
, especially their earlier albums. Their simple, yet melodic music provides support to the lyrics
, the main quality of the band. Trollech uses Czech
in a playful way, including frequent usage of archaic-sounding and unusual words.
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....
that produces black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
music. The band was formed by Lord Morbivod and Asura Godwar Gorgon's Ray in 1999 and started performing live but did not release its first album until 2001. This album's genre has been labelled as "forest pagan black metal". The lyrics throughout are in Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
and apparently follow set themes revolving around forests, trees, castles, trolls, dwarfs, weather (thunderstorms, rain) and other natural entities in the mystical realm of Trollech, of which the musicians act as guardians.
Trollech's music is considered to be old-school pagan metal
Pagan metal
Pagan metal is an umbrella term for heavy metal music which fuses extreme metal with "the pre-Christian traditions of a specific culture or region through thematic concept, rustic melodies, unusual instruments or archaic languages", usually referring to folk metal or black metal. The Norwegian band...
, especially their earlier albums. Their simple, yet melodic music provides support to the lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
, the main quality of the band. Trollech uses Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
in a playful way, including frequent usage of archaic-sounding and unusual words.
Line-up
- Morbivod – guitar, screams
- Asura Godwar Gorgon's Ray – bass, shrieks, jaw harp
- Throllmas – guitar, vocals
- Sheafraidh- drums
Discography
- Dech Pohanských Větrů (Breath of Pagan Winds) DEMO MC – 2000
- Ve Hvozdech (In The Woods) – CD 2001
- Synové Lesů (Sons Of Forests) – CD 2002
- Tváře Stromů (EP) (Faces Of Trees) – EP 2003
- V Rachotu Hromů (In The Rumbling Of Thunder) – CD 2003
- Tumultus (split with Sorath) – EP 2005
- Skryti V Mlze (Hidden In Fog) – CD 2006
- Svatoboj – Metal Swamp No. 22 – LIVE CD 2006
- Trollech vs. Heiden (split with Heiden) – CD 2007
- Jasmuz (Jasmuz) – CD 2010