1/3
Thy Catafalque released their XIIth album.
Hungarian band with no defined genre other than "whatever Tamás Kátai comes up with this time", cross-stitching his heavy and brutal metal roots with softer electronica, hungarian folk, and more.
Their sound is hypnotizing. It's unique, and deserves to be more known. Few other bands get me hyped for new material like they do. I'm glad I traveled to Kortrijk earlier this year to watch them.
2/3
Not only is Tamás Kátai still making music after 26 years, but it's still as enjoyable to me as it was back in the day.
XII is an esoteric spiritual journey through the Hungarian plains, drum beats reminiscent of the sound a train makes as it rolls on the tracks, while you watch the landscape.
Which other band knows how to perfectly balance clean and dirty singing, hard metal and soft rock, with a touch of every other genre you can think of?
3/3
Nobody else in my mind is capable of making music as heavy, dirty, grimy as Thy Catafalque (see linked video, taken from one of their much older albums).
Yet the thousand tons of metal are not there to create indigestible sound walls. They are melodic, give way to some of the most beautiful voices of Hungary.
Every song by Thy Catafalque is a unique journey. Who cares about the destination. I don't want to get off Thy Catafalque's ride.
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