Master's Hammer was a Czech occult black metal band founded by Franta Storm… Read Full Bio ↴Master's Hammer was a Czech occult black metal band founded by Franta Storm. They were founded in 1987 and produced several demos, before releasing their debut album Ritual in 1991. A year later they completed Jilemnice Occultist - the first black metal operreta. Their 1995 album Šlágry was a drift away from the previous work incorporating many styles outside the metal genre. All of their lyrics are written in the Czech language. After a long hiatus, the band has reformed. The new album Mantras was self-released in late 2009, then, in 2012, they self-released album called "Vracejte konve na místo". In 2013 they released their 1991 album Ritual on vinyl, demos recorded from 1987 to 1992 as a 3CD digipak and a split with Blackosh via their own music label called Jihosound Records, founded in same year. Next year another 7" split with Blackosh and a new full-length album called Vagus Vetus had been released. The band promised that "If you'll like it, the vinyl shall follow this autumn."

Discography
The Ritual Murder (demo, 1987)
Finished (demo, 1988)
Live in Zbraslav 18.5.1989 (1989)
The Mass (demo,1989)
The Fall of Idol (demo, 1990)
Ritual (CD, 1991)
Klavierstück (EP, 1991)
Jilemnický Okultista (demo,1992)
Jilemnice Occultist (CD, 1992)
Šlágry (CD, 1995)
Ritual / Jilemnice Occultist (CD, 2001) (re-release of 2 albums)
Mantras (CD, Vinyl, Digital, 2009)
Vracejte Konve Na Místo (CD, Vinyl, 2012)
Master's Hammer SP (7", 2012)
Ritual (Vinyl re-release, 2013)
Demos 1987-1992 (3CD Digipak, 2013)
BLMH (7" Split with Blackosh, 2013)
Pod Vrstvou Prachu / 6,66 Promile (7" Split with Blackosh, 2014)
Vagus Vetus (CD, 2014)
Kult Mládí a Mrazu (7", 2015)
Formulæ (CD,LP,2016)
Fascinator (CD,LP,MC,2018)

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Ritual
Master's Hammer Lyrics

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Tak jako v smrtelné agonii prožíváš život uplynulý,
Poslední západ slunce promítá krvavé stíny
Obrazy z druhého břehu na stěně pohyblivé,
úzkost podřizují hněvu,
Elementálové!
"Otče, proč jsi mě opustil?"
"Protože víra tvá je silnější než já!"
"Já vím, už tě nepotřebuji, geniové bez pohřbu vcházejí."

Do říše strašlivých tajemství,
Kam mají přístup jen zemřelí vedeni zákonem vítězství,
Nečekat, co "osud" nadělí.

Na nás už neplatí terror anděla sebeklamu,
Leviathan otvírá svoji tlamu!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Master's Hammer's song "Rituál" convey a sense of existential dread and questioning of faith. The opening lines suggest that the singer is experiencing their past life in a state of mortal agony, perhaps reflecting on past regrets or missed opportunities. The image of the last sunset casting bloody shadows creates a foreboding atmosphere, and the moving images of the other shore intensify the sense of unease. The elemental beings that are mentioned seem to embody this anxiety and feed off of it.

The next lines include a conversation between a father and child, with the child asking why the father has abandoned them. The father responds that the child's faith is stronger than he is. The child then declares that they no longer need the father, and the geniuses without a burial enter. This can be interpreted as a rejection of traditional religious beliefs, as the child no longer needs their father (god) and the geniuses (perhaps representing secular thinkers) are able to enter without the constraint of religious dogma.

The final lines speak of entering a realm of terrifying mysteries accessible only to the dead, governed by the law of victory. The singer rejects waiting for fate to dictate their actions and dismisses the self-deception of the angel of terror. The Leviathan, a mythological sea monster, opens its jaws. This could signify the moment of death or of relinquishing control to the unknown, with the Leviathan representing the unknown force that awaits beyond life.

Line by Line Meaning

Tak jako v smrtelné agonii prožíváš život uplynulý,
You experience your past life as if in mortal agony,

Poslední západ slunce promítá krvavé stíny
The last sunset projects bloody shadows

Obrazy z druhého břehu na stěně pohyblivé,
Images from the other shore on a moving wall

úzkost podřizují hněvu,
Anxiety subdues anger

Elementálové!
Elementals!

"Otče, proč jsi mě opustil?"
"Father, why have you forsaken me?"

"Protože víra tvá je silnější než já!"
"Because your faith is stronger than I am!"

"Já vím, už tě nepotřebuji, geniové bez pohřbu vcházejí."
"I know, I no longer need you, geniuses enter without burial."

Do říše strašlivých tajemství,
Into the realm of terrible secrets,

Kam mají přístup jen zemřelí vedeni zákonem vítězství,
Where only the dead have access, led by the law of victory,

Nečekat, co "osud" nadělí.
Do not wait for what "fate" gives.

Na nás už neplatí terror anděla sebeklamu,
The terror of the angel of self-deception no longer applies to us,

Leviathan otvírá svoji tlamu!
Leviathan opens its jaws!

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Comments from YouTube:

Two Headed Dog

11y↑6

Great, unique sound. I love bands who are not afraid to experiment - especially when they pull off something as amazing as this.

Haesty

14y↑4

Kult všech kultů ! ! !

Brian Reddish

10y↑5

Master's Hammer are true LEGENDS and Metal MASTERS! I've loved this band since the first moment that I heard them ,years ago. Their use of "exotic" instrumentation, like the timpani, has been done to perfection (very reminiscent of "Innocence and Wrath" by Celtic Frost,no doubt one of MH's biggest early inluences!) over their entire career. Very tasteful and very capable with the classical elements!