Although the band first emerged with the 1993 demo ‘Immortal Death’ Maniac Butcher can trace their history as far back as 1988. The debuting line up comprised of vocalist Barbarud Hrom, guitarist Vlad Blasphemer, bassist Thomas and drummer Michael.
The 1994 session ‘The Incapable Carrion’ saw Thomas being superseded by Jorg on bass. Maniac Butcher had their 1996 ‘Black Hordes Of Saaz’ single shared with DARK STORM. Following the band’s debut full length album Jorg decamped.
Second album ‘Lucan- Antikrist’ saw the inclusion of second guitarist Lord Unclean. This outing included a rendition of MASTER'S HAMMER's 'Hell Abyss'. Line up troubles afflicted the band further when Michael left the fold, to found yet another uncompromising act AGMEN, followed by Lord Unclean. By this stage Maniac Butcher was down to the pairing of Vlad Blasphemer and Barbarud Hrom for the ‘Cerna Krev’ outing.
1999 had session players Ramus on guitar and Butcher on drums filling the vacant positions for a split album shared with INFERNO and SEZARBIL. A full length effort ‘Invaze’, which included a cover version of a track by the same name originally recorded by ASSESSOR, was also released the same year. Meantime the ‘Cerna Krev’ album was re-released on the Brazilian Mega Therion label with extra tracks and retitled ‘Sangue Negro’.
Maniac Butcher achieved quite a coup in 2000 when the esteemed Akhenaten of noted American Black Metal project JUDAS ISCARIOT was inducted into the band on bass. However, following European gigs that year the band announced they were to fold. Recordings from these dates would surface posthumously in March of 2003 as the 'Live In Germany' album through the From Beyond Productions label.
Both Blasphemer and Hrom also operate the side band NHAAVAH issuing the album ‘Kings Of Czech Black Metal’ and split a EP with KATHARSIS. Also in 2003 the Brazilian Mutilation label re-issued 'Barbarians' in limited vinyl formats and combined the two demos ' Immortal Death' and 'The Incapable Carrion' for CD release.
As a member of DETONATOR 666 Vlad Blasphemer, in the guitar role, released the album 'At The Dawn Of Sadistioc Infernal Holocaust' in April 2004. The Dutch label Displeased Records re-issued 'Live In Open Hell' on vinyl format in December of 2004.
In 2005 released a DVD entitled ' Dead But Live - '92-01' and in 2007 released a EP called 'The Beast / Dva tisice let' which the album cover was pianted by Quorthon of Bathory also it is the first studio album in nearly 7 years.
Krvestreb
Maniac Butcher Lyrics
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Maniac Butcher's song Krvestreb is a fast-paced, intense black metal track that features aggressive guitar riffs, blast beats, and guttural vocals. The lyrics of the song are written in Czech and discuss the power and glory of the falcon, a bird of prey that embodies freedom, strength, and skill. The lyrics describe the falcon as a hunter who swoops down from the sky to capture and devour its prey. The falcon is seen as a symbol of primal power and a reminder of the raw, untamed nature of the world.
As an insightful lyrics interpreter, it's possible to delve deeper into the meaning behind the song. The lyrics could be interpreted as a metaphor for the existential struggle of humanity. The falcon represents the human drive to conquer and achieve greatness, while the prey represents the obstacles and challenges that we must overcome in order to achieve our goals. The song seems to suggest that in order to achieve true power and freedom, we must be willing to embrace our primal instincts and unleash our inner strength.
Line by Line Meaning
Vejce ze snehu padaly, ticho zasnezeny les
Snowflakes were falling from the sky, covering the silent snowy forest
Larvy se hadi krmily, krezky a krvestreby
The larvae were feeding on snakes, lizards, and falcons
Krvestreb, kral lehky, nad poletem vlny krvave
The falcon, the easy king, soaring over a bloody battlefield
Hekate krvavi mesic... V harach umirat bud
Hekate, the goddess of witchcraft, with a bloody moon... In agony, you shall die
Vsechna jeho kridla, hnev rozbily jako sklo
All of his wings shattered into pieces like glass in rage
Krvestreb ve slzach vzkvikal jmeno sveho boha
The falcon crying in tears, calling out the name of his god
A pres pole, ktera pribila kridy k zemi, z hruzy zryv
And over the field, the one that slammed his wings to the ground, a sudden outbreak of horror
Z propasti nad prostorum, nad vetrem a nad dnem
From the abyss above space, above the wind and above the day
Z jejiho prahu hlas zazni, z jejiho prahu hlas pravdy
From her threshold, the voice resounds, from her threshold, the voice of truth
Hodne stesti, da se jet za vodou sveho krale
Good luck on your journey to the water of your king
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Patrick Bergmann
The first black metal album I have ever hered and my most favorite one still today. I whish there were more such great Czeck Black metal bands like Maniac Butcher out there. This is the most brutal language for black metal for shure! I can only say: "Co Dobré Pro Mne, Dobrým Jest". Thank you Maniac Butcher!
thrasherVojti-outdoor
And you´re right though....czech langaue is very colorful and poetic, also sounds hard so very good for black metal and poetry etc., although very difficult for non-natives to learn and thus useless for international communication.
thrasherVojti-outdoor
There are many more great Czech BM bands. I guess you must know Master´s Hammer, worldwide cult, even 2nd vawe norwegian bm bands pay respect to them. Also Root, Astral, Avenger, all bands involving Lord Morbivod (Trollech-pagan BM, Stíny Plamenů, Umbrtka, War for War) old Törr(1st vawe black) etc.....
BEaST MOTHER
22 years old album.....still great
Fantômas 13
Because it was true black metal, oldschool!
Frank Luna Moreno
Mi álbum favorito de Maniac Butcher.
Mauricio Villegas
Uno de mis primeros cd originales....hail maniac butcher...hail satán!
Black ness
Got this on tape,along with Org (Bulgaria),Toendra (Russia) and Nvaraarth or something like that from Vlad by mail.
It was a big package waiting for me after i got home from school. Back in 97 or 98. Still playing it.
HUMBERTO MARTINEZ SANTIAGO
exelente cd
papa charlie
My first Original Black Metal CD, my friend cassio gave me in 2000......