[Introduction] !T.O.O.H.! (Czechia)
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First of all, I'd like to thank the band !T.O.O.H.! for giving me the honor to write about them!
As many times as before, I discovered them on Spotify and had to admit that their music was moving for me. Yes, I know that describing Progressive Death Metal/Grindcore as such is difficult, but it helped me in some Moments.
To reiterate what Metal Archives has in store:
The band name is an abbreviation of "The Obliteration of Humanity".
!T.O.O.H.! disbanded shortly after putting the finishing touches on the album Order and Punishment due to financial issues (caused by Elitist Records being abandoned by Earache Records, who took the album out of print only two months after its release). However, in September 2011, the band reunited as a two-member project consisting of Humanoid and Schizoid.
The Line-Up is as Such (with some Info attached):
Josef “Humanoid” Veselý - Guitar, vocals, VST programming (bass, synthesizers).
Jan “Schizoid” Veselý - drums, backing vocals
We play only two people with programmed accompaniment.
The duo made their debut as !T.O.O.H.! in February 1995, to be precise the 27th. With their demo "Vy kusy mrdacího masa" they made it clear that they weren't going anywhere.
1. Vy kusy mrdacího masa (00:55)
2. Což (01:49)
3. Pro potěšení (01:26)
4. Je silná... (02:23)
5.Už (01:10)
6. Řeže hůl řeže (01:11)
7. Vetřík (00:52)
8. Desetikilové kladivo vraždí v domově důchodců (02:50)
9. Kamenobití (01:42)
10. Zavalí (01:26)
11. Průvodčí (03:14)
12. To nenasytné klíště (03:09)
13. Těla (01:58)
14. Chcípí (01:22)
15. Mé sny (03:37)
16. Ty jsi výkal (00:34)
Full Playtime: 29:38
Since this came out of cassette at that time, you could have happily treasures to have received one.
Of course we couldn’t resist asking our questions!
Ceyla: "Is there any band that inspires you the most? Or, if there isn’t such a band, where do you draw your inspiration from? If neither applies, how did you come up with these two sub-genres, if you can still call them that?"
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!T.O.O.H.!: "Hey, Jennifer. There is no such band nowadays. I'm at the age where I'm inspired by myself. But in our youth, in our early days, we were inspired by a lot of bands. Our musical influences were bands like:
early Overkill, Living Death, early Sodom, Bulldozer, Napalm Death, Suffocation, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Incantation, Immolation, Monstrosity, Malevolent Creation, Cryptopsy, Nile, Terrorizer, Cyclone, Deranged, Carcass, Broken Hope, Incubus (Opprobrium), Flotsam and Jetsam, Pariah, Sabbat, Manilla Road, D.R.I., M.O.D., Sadus, Lääz Rockit, Exodus, Testament, Vader, Viogression, Baphomet, Assassin, Lawnmower Deth, Hypocrisy, Kataklysm, Meshuggah, Marduk, Emperor, Enslaved, Kreator, Tublatanka, Kryptor, Törr, Arakain, Vitacit...
I am also very influenced by classical music, especially Symphonic, Organ, Chamber and Instrumental music. The works of these composers in particular have influenced me a lot:
D. Shostakovich, A. Kchatchaturian, D. Kabalevsky, O. Messiaen, M. Dupre, J. Alain, M. Reger, A. Hába, R. Wagner, S. Prokofiev, B. Martinů, P. Eben, C. Franck, O. Respighi, M. Ravel, A. Schnittke, J.S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, P. I. Tchaikovsky..."
You can definitely hear the influences of the bands mentioned above in the songs, but the sound of the songs is still very unique. Unique enough to let your imagination run wild. Even if that's hard to imagine with some music genres.
In April 1997, in fact, the 11 of the month, the duo launched its next demo. It bears the name "Sen to není, nesmí" and thus stormed even more into the hearts of the fan community that was already growing.
Side A
1. Nelidím (01:55)
2. Padají, piskají (03:05)
3. To je jízda božínku (03:08)
Side B
4. Sen to není, nesmí (03:36)
5. Přestup z A na B (04:41)
6. Společenský styk (01:49)
Full Playtime: 18:14
There was also the question of the festivals, i could Imagen that the Duo was almost everywhere at this Point, thats why i was the most Interested in that Question.
Ceyla: "Are there any festivals or events in Germany, or even worldwide, that you would like to attend? Some of them always offer opportunities to apply."
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!T.O.O.H.!: "Yes, we are happy to attend any metal festival if we get an invitation and a decent reward. We don't really want to tour anymore, we like our peace. "
As many of You know, i do love to recommend to different Festivals, like Dong Open Air, Full Force, Rock Harz, Summer Breeze, Turock Open Air , Party San Open Air, Frostfeuernächte, Dark Troll Festival and many many more.
Nonetheless, we're keeping our fingers crossed for the upcoming festival season for the band where they get the Chance to Play.
However, as with the other bands, perhaps blog readers could send suggestions to the festivals. Just to point out that there are many more who would be happy to have a chance.
We now try to include the complete discography in these presentations to make the search easier.
[1998.--.--] Live in Prosek (Demo)
[2000.--.--] From Higher Will (Album)
[2000.--.--] Z vyšší vůle (Album)
[2003.--.--] Pod vládou biče (Album)
[2005.12.12] Order and Punishment (Album)
[2012.02.13] Z terária do kolumbária (Album)
[2013.08.13] Democratic Solution (Album)
[2019.05.01] Komouš (Album)
[2020.11.17] Free Speech (Album)
[2021.01.07] Řád a trest (Album - Re-Release of the Album Order and Punishment)
[2022.12.24] Premiant (EP)
Of course, we always give artists and musicians the option to leave a message for the readers. These messages are always very heartwarming, even if you shouldn't mention them in metal. And yet, they are all absolutely lovely people.
Ceyla: "Is there anything you would like the readers of this blog to know about you and your music?"
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!T.O.O.H.!: "Yes. Our sixth full-length album will be released this year on the Czech label Lavadome productions. The title of the album is: Po ovoci poznáte je (By the fruits you will know them). Greetings to all hard music fans and thank you for the space on your blog.
Jose "
With this, we had another Honor to write about a Awesome Band and we hope to fascinate so much more People to look into his Music.
All named artists, as well as festivals and the entire discography, are linked throughout the article!
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