Formulæ is the seventh studio album by Czech black metal band Master's Hammer, released on 30 May 2016 through the band's own record label, Jihosound Records, founded in 2013.[1] The album was composed by Franta Štorm in India and South Bohemia in winter 2015–2016, and recorded between January and March 2016 at Biotech Studio in Prague, Czech Republic.
| Formulæ | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 30 May 2016 | |||
| Recorded | January–March 2016 | |||
| Studio | Biotech Studio, Prague, Czech Republic | |||
| Genre | Black metal, avant-garde metal | |||
| Length | 55:53 | |||
| Label | Jihosound Records | |||
| Producer | Franta Štorm | |||
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Formulæ features the same experimental style of its immediate predecessors, with a mixture of melodic black metal and ambient sounds, in the middle of the Štorm's death growl vocals.
On 31 August 2016 the band uploaded a music video to the track "Maso z kosmu" on their official YouTube channel;[2] it is the band's first music video since "Černá svatozář" and "Géniové" (both from 1991).
The album won the Anděl Award 2016 in the category Hard & Heavy; it is Master's Hammer second release to win the award, following Vracejte konve na místo. from 2012.
The track "Votava" is a tribute to Czech outsider artist Antonín Votava (1943–2009).[3]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Franta Štorm; all music is composed by Master's Hammer (Štorm, Necrocock and Honza Kapák)
| No. | Title | English title | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Den nicoty" | Day of Nothingness | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Maso z kosmu" | Meat from Space | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Votava" | 3:29 | |
| 4. | "Shy Gecko" | 3:18 | |
| 5. | "Arachnid" | 3:53 | |
| 6. | "Všem jebne" | Everyone Goes Mad | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Biologické hodiny" | Biological Clock | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Phenakistoscope" (instrumental) | 3:11 | |
| 9. | "DMT" | 3:49 | |
| 10. | "Podburka" | 3:07 | |
| 11. | "Jazyky" | Languages | 4:34 |
| 12. | "Durga chce pít" | Durga Wants to Drink | 4:11 |
| 13. | "Rurální dobro" | Rural Dobro | 4:23 |
| 14. | "Ukolébavka" | Lullaby | 3:47 |
| 15. | "Aya" | 2:39 |
Personnel
edit- František "Franta" Štorm – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, samples, production, cover art
- Tomáš "Necrocock" Kohout – guitar
- Jan "Honza" Kapák – drums (except tracks 2, 5 and 9)
- Václav Matas – dobro guitar (track 13)
- Ecson Waldes – mastering
Notes
edit- Mixed in April 2016.
References
edit- ^ Metallum Archives
- ^ MASTER'S HAMMER / MASO Z KOSMU
- ^ Antonín Votava Archived 2017-08-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)