COUNTRY: Czechia
YEAR: 1997
STAND-OUT TRACK(S): Vlčí Vdova, Noc
STAND-OUT TRACK(S): Vlčí Vdova, Noc
The Prague band Kryptor has long been a permanent and famous figure in Czech metal history. The band was founded in 1987 with Michal, Tom, Filip, Kuna and Robert. After their first performances in the field conditions of the atmosphere of the end of the former regime, successful concerts in the then Prague and Central Bohemian halls followed, the most important of which were the events at the legendary "Barče" (Barikádníkům Kulturní dům in Strašnice), mainly with related black metalists Törr. At that time, Pípa was already singing in Kryptor and the band was gaining more and more recognition and favor from fans. After two unexpectedly successful and still sought-after demos "Neřest A Ctnost" (1988) and "Zvratky A Krev" (1989), the first album "Septical Anaesthesia" was released in 1991 by the company Multisonic. The debut already marked a clear profiling of Kryptor's musical and expressive direction, drawing mainly from the thrash metal wave of the second half of the 80s represented by bands such as Slayer, Kreator, Metallica mixed with hardcore aggressive exaggeration known, for example, from D.R.I., Cryptic Slaughter, S.O.D. or Mucky Pup from the period of their first album. The recording is also enriched with progressive riffs and melodies reminiscent of the brilliant Voi Vod or Black Sabbath.
At the end of the same year 1991, the second album "Time 4 Crime" was released, on which the new excellent drummer Pavel Konvalinka and former guitarist Törr Ota Hereš played. The personnel changes meant a benefit, which is evident on the album mainly thanks to a generous dose of energy, imagination and player maturity, which were rightly appreciated at the time by an incredible review in the cult German metal magazine Rock Hard (8.5 out of 10 points). Kryptor's studio activities were from the very beginning richly supported by massive tours throughout the territory of the then Czechoslovakia, thanks to which the band gained a large army of devoted fans in many different corners of both republics. In 1993, the album "Greedpeace" followed, which not only thanks to English lyrics brought the band closer to the foreign concept of thrash and heavy metal, and for many listeners was until recently considered the band's most promising and underappreciated work. The next recording "United" from 1994 was marked by another line-up change and, in addition to 4 new songs, 3 re-recorded songs from demos and one cover by Lynyrd Skynyrd, contains a recording of a live performance. The album was produced by Radim Hladík - one of the best Czech guitarists ever.
Then in 1997, Multisonic released this live album, "Na Východní frontě boj” on CD and Tape. Recorded live August 25th, 1996, Slovak Rock Camp Fest Košice, Slovakia. Mix in Studio Bellatrix, Čtyřkoly u Prahy, January/February, 1997. Engineering and mastering: Studio Bellatrix, Čtyřkoly u Prahy, January/February, 1997.
