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Master (American Band)
Master is an American death metal band led by Paul Speckmann. Originally formed in Chicago, the band later relocated to Uherské Hradiště, Czechia. History The group was originally formed by Speckmann in 1983 as Death Strike, after the demise of his earlier band, Warcry. In 1985, Speckmann renamed the band Master and obtained a record deal with Combat Records. An album was recorded but was shelved due to issues with the label. The recording sessions for the album were released in 2003 by Displeased Records as ''Unreleased 1985 Album''. In 1990, the band signed with the German label Nuclear Blast, which also had Speckmann's other group, Abomination, under contract. Master released their debut album, titled ''Master'', in 1990. It was recorded with Chris Mittelbrun on guitars and Bill Schmidt on drums. Nuclear Blast did not approve of the album, however, and it was later re-recorded with Aaron Nickeas on drums and Jim Martinelli on guitars and released as Speckmann Project in 1 ...
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Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ...
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Krabathor
Krabathor, also spelled Krabator on their early demos, is a Czech death metal band from Uherské Hradiště, founded by vocalist and guitarist Petr "Christopher" Kryštof in 1984. The band also includes bassist/vocalist Bronislav "Bruno" Kovařík and drummer Peter "Pegas" Hlaváč. History Krabathor, whose name is inspired by Krabat, the main character in the Sorbian fairy tale '' The Satanic Mill'', was formed in 1984. In 1988, they released their first rehearsal demo, ''Breath of Death'', which was soon followed by two more, ''Total Destruction'' and ''Brutal Death'', all under the name Krabator. In 1991, the studio demo ''Pocity detronizace'' was recorded, resulting in a deal for two albums with Monitor Records. The band's first studio album was released in 1992, under the title ''Only Our Death Is Welcome...'', and was followed by ''Cool Mortification'' a year later. A record deal followed with Morbid Records, and the album ''Lies'' came out in 1995, supported by the band' ...
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Pentagram Chile
Pentagram Chile (previously known as Pentagram) is an extreme metal band from Chile, formed in 1985. They were part of the first wave of extreme metal in the mid 1980s, along with bands like Possessed, Celtic Frost, Sepultura and others. Considered as a very influential band in the black metal and death metal genres, they have influenced bands like At the Gates, Dismember, Napalm Death and Avulsed among others. Early years (1985—1987) Their first live performance was on December 28, 1985. The group then consisted of Anton Reisenegger (vocals, guitar) and Juan Pablo Uribe (guitar), two heavy metal fans who were influenced by thrash metal bands such as Exodus, Megadeth, and Metallica, as well as darker, wilder and more raw-edged stuff such as Slayer, Possessed, Kreator and Venom. At that time they played with drummer Eduardo Topelberg. He still had his group Chronos and it took him a year to decide to become a stable member of Pentagram. With this line-up, and with Anton pla ...
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The New Elite
''The New Elite'' is the tenth studio album by American-Czech death metal band Master Master, master's or masters may refer to: Ranks or titles In education: *Master (college), head of a college *Master's degree, a postgraduate or sometimes undergraduate degree in the specified discipline *Schoolmaster or master, presiding office .... It was released on July 5, 2012, through Pulverised Records. Track listing Personnel Master * Paul Speckmann – bass, vocals * Aleš "Alex 93" Nejezchleba – guitars * Zdeněk "Zdenál" Pradlovský – drums Guest * Martin Mikulec – solo guitar on "Guide Yourself" Production * Mark Bridgeman – CD artwork * Petr Nejezchleba – engineering, mastering, mixing * Raúl González – vinyl artwork References {{DEFAULTSORT:New Elite, The 2012 albums Master (American band) albums ...
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The Human Machine
''The Human Machine'' is the ninth studio album by American-Czech death metal band Master. It was released on 26 April 2010, through Pulverised Records. The album was available in a standard version and an alternate slipcase version with different artwork. Track listing * All songs written by Paul Speckmann, except tracks 3, 8, and 10 (lyrics: Speckmann; music: Aleš Nejezchleba) Personnel Master * Paul Speckmann – bass, vocals * Aleš Nejezchleba – guitars * Zdeněk Pradlovský – drums Guest * Vlasta Killy Mahdal – backing vocals on "The Human Machine", "True Color", "Faceless Victims Expelled", and "Worship the Sun" Production * Eliran Kantor Eliran Kantor (; born 13 September 1984) is a Berlin-based Israeli artist and illustrator known mostly for creating album covers for metal bands such as Testament, Soulfly, Helloween and My Dying Bride. Album cover illustration credits Source: ... – cover art * Petr Nejezchleba – engineering * Pavel Hlavica – enginee ...
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Paul Masvidal
Paul Albert Masvidal (born January 20, 1971) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist, singer and a founding member of the progressive metal band Cynic (band), Cynic. He has remained a continual member in Cynic for nearly three decades and has developed numerous other projects including Æon Spoke, Onward with Love, and Masvidal (a solo project). Masvidal was ranked in ''Loudwire'''s 66 Best Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time and 50 Best Metal Songwriters of All Time. Early life and education Paul Masvidal was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Cuban-American civic and business leader Raúl Masvidal. Masvidal's early years were spent in the Miami area where he studied classical guitar with Carlos Molina (guitarist), Carlos Molina, and in college, with jazz musician, Dave Weissbrot who inspired his love of jazz, Steinberger guitars, and introduced him to Buddhist philosophy. Masvidal developed an interest in mysticism and esoteric topics from a young age, becomi ...
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Death Metal
Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, featuring double kick and blast beat techniques; minor keys or atonality; abrupt tempo, key, and time signature changes; and Chromatic scale, chromatic chord progressions. The lyrical themes of death metal may include slasher film-style violence,Moynihan, Michael, and Dirik Søderlind (1998). Lords of Chaos (2nd ed.). Feral House. , p. 27 political conflict, religion, nature, philosophy, true crime and science fiction. Building from the musical structure of thrash metal and Black metal#First wave, early black metal, death metal emerged during the mid-1980s. Bands such as Venom (band), Venom, Celtic Frost, Slayer, and Kreator were important influences on the genre's creation. Possessed (band), Possessed, Death (metal ba ...
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Combat Records
Combat Records was an American independent record label founded in 1982 and based in New York City. The label was made specifically for heavy metal and punk rock acts. Notable artists include: Megadeth, Circle Jerks, Nuclear Assault, OZ, Death, Dead Brain Cells, Possessed (band), Possessed, Crumbsuckers, Agnostic Front, Agent Steel, Dark Angel (band), Dark Angel, Heathen (band), Heathen, Zoetrope (band), Zoetrope, Ludichrist and Exodus (band), Exodus. In 2017, it was announced that Combat was being relaunched by Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and Thom Hazaert as a new label imprint under their EMP Label Group. History Combat Records was the in-house Heavy metal music, heavy metal label for the independent powerhouse distributor Important Record Distributors. Important had several United States offices promoting and selling Combat's releases. Important Records was also home to Megaforce Records in the mid-1980s and produced Metallica's ''Kill 'Em All'' and ''Ride the Light ...
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Uherské Hradiště
Uherské Hradiště (; ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. The agglomeration with the two neighbouring towns of Staré Město (Uherské Hradiště District), Staré Město and Kunovice has over 37,000 inhabitants. The town is the centre of the cultural region of Moravian Slovakia. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Uherské Hradiště consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Uherské Hradiště (12,714) *Jarošov (2,120) *Mařatice (6,891) *Míkovice (814) *Rybárny (258) *Sady (1,609) *Vésky (613) Etymology The name can be literally translated as "Hungarian Gord (archaeology), gord", meaning "a fortified settlement near the Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian border". Geography Uherské Hradiště is located about southwest of Zlín. It creates an urbanis ...
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