Maniac Butcher are one of the Czech Republic’s foremost and notorious Black… Read Full Bio ↴Maniac Butcher are one of the Czech Republic’s foremost and notorious Black Metal acts. As their name implies Maniac Butcher deal in raw and unadulterated Metal with no concessions keyboards or female vocals. Indeed, the band state quite candidly ‘We use the mouths of girls for totally different activities’!

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The 1994 session ‘The Incapable Carrion’ saw Thomas being superseded by Jorg on bass.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.

Treachery
Maniac Butcher Lyrics

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String of messengers
Of Southern religion
In the name of Jesus
Son of new god

Aim of their pure journey
Free country
Plentiful and flowery,

Czech and Moravian

False mission
Mendacios Tongues
Invoking the cripple
Nailed to the cross

Self-appointed messiahs
Noninvited saviours
Love in their words
More treacherous than a dagger in back

Never performed promises
Donation - bribes

Betrayed trust
Devastated land

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Maniac Butcher's song Treachery narrate about a group of Southern religion messengers who come to the Czech and Moravian regions. The messengers present Jesus as the son of a new god and aim to journey across the free country, which is said to be plentiful and flowery. But their mission is false and only belies the creed that they preach. They invoke a cripple nailed to the cross, and they claim themselves to be self-appointed messiahs and noninvited saviours, but they offer love in their words, which is more treacherous than a dagger in the back.

The messengers are accused of making promises that they do not intend to perform, giving donation-bribes, betraying trust, and ultimately, devastating the land. Thus, the song's theme revolves around the betrayal of trust by fake messengers, who claim to be messiahs and saviours but wreak havoc on the land.

Line by Line Meaning

String of messengers
Group of people sent to communicate a message

Of Southern religion
Related to the religious traditions of the South

In the name of Jesus
Using the authority of Jesus as a justification

Son of new god
Referring to Jesus as a new, different god

Aim of their pure journey
Goal of their righteous journey

Free country
Area with freedom from oppression

Plentiful and flowery,
Abundant and beautiful

Czech and Moravian
Related to the Czech and Moravian regions

False mission
Purpose or goal that is untrue

Mendacios Tongues
Deceitful language

Invoking the cripple
Using the image of a suffering person to gain sympathy or support