Master's Hammer

Master's Hammer
Origin	Prague, Czech Republic
Genres	Black metal Experimental
Years active	1987–1995, 2009-
Labels	Kron-H Osmose
Associated acts	Airbrusher Fata Morgana Hujer Kaviar Kavalier
Website	Official website
Members
František Štorm (vocals/guitar) Vlasta Voral (keyboards)
Past members
Carles R. Apron (drums) Ferenc Fečo (drums) Milan Fibiger (bass) Ulric For (drums) Tomáš Kohout (guitar) Míla Křovina (guitar) Honza Přibyl (drums) Mirek Valenta (drums) Tomáš Vendl (bass)

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. Two years later they completed what is now considered as a black metal classic^{[citation needed]} and their magnum opus The Jilemnice Occultist (often misspelt as The Filemnice Occultist due to a typo on the booklet).

Their final album (Šlágry in 1995) was a drift away from the previous work incorporating many styles outside the metal genre. Most if not all of their lyrics are written in the Czech language. Although they had a short career, Master's Hammer gathered quite a cult gathering in the underground black metal scene, and have been cited as being very ahead of their time.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009 Master's Hammer reformed and on December 2 released "Mantras", their first album in 14 years.

Members

Current line-up

• František Štorm - vocals/guitars
• Tomáš Kohout (Necrocock) - guitars
• Tomáš Vendl (Monster) - bass
• Honza Přibyl - drums
• Vlasťa Voral - keyboards

Former members

• Miroslav Valenta (drums)
• Ferenc Fečo (drums)
• Míla Křovina (guitars)
• Ulric For (drums)
• Bathory (Milan Fibiger) (bass)
• Carles R. Apron (drums)

Discography

• The Ritual Murder (demo, 1987)
• Finished (demo, 1988)
• The Mass (demo,1989)
• Live in Zbraslav 18.5.1989 (1989)
• The Fall of Idol (demo, 1990)
• Ritual (LP, 1990)
• Klavierstück (EP, 1991)
• Jilemnický Okultista (demo,1992)
• The Jilemnice Occultist (LP, 1992)
• Šlágry (CD, 1995)
• Ritual / The Jilemnice Occultist (2CD, 2001; re-release of the two albums)
• Ritual / The Jilemnice Occultist (4LP, 2009; re-release of the two albums)
• Mantras (2009)

External links

• Official webpage
• 2010 Master's Hammer Interview