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A Czech alternative-grindcore project that folds jazz-rock/fusion runs, doom-y slow sections and experimental black metal atmosphere into short, poem-set blasts, with guest saxophone thickening the mix. Sits in the small Czech underground orbit (Magick Disk Musick) alongside acts like Voluptas, using grindcore's economy as a chassis for genre-hopping rather than straight aggression.
SCORE PROFILE
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WHY THOSE SCORES
- Jazzy 4 — Fobiazine review confirms jazz rock/fusion elements and guest saxophone (Honza Grunt); moderated one notch at merge since the sax is a guest contribution.
- Hardcore 6 — Bandcamp genre tags list Alternative grindcore/Grindcore/Hardcore/Crossover; grindcore reads as high hardcore per scoring principle.
- Death 3 — Grindcore base implies moderate death-metal riffing; Metal Archives/Bandcamp tag the record Grindcore/Metal.
- Black 3 — Fobiazine notes experimental black metal elements; vocalist Michal Kopecký also fronts the black metal band Voluptas.
- Technical 4 — Genre-blend of grind, jazz-fusion, doom and black metal within short poem-set tracks indicates above-average compositional variety.
- Doom 3 — Fobiazine explicitly cites 'alternative doom' (via FDK members) as one of the blended elements.
MEMBERS
- Michal Kopeckývocals· also in Voluptas
- Choldabass guitar
- Braunguitar
- Míďadrums
CONNECTIONS
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