Umbrtka
Czechia · formed 1999 · last active 2016
Umbrtka is a prolific Czech black/doom/industrial project from Plzeň, active since 1999 and centered on a self-invented industrial deity presiding over the city's factories, railways and scrapyards. Their 'grey metal' sound layers dissonant black metal with field recordings, mechanical noise and surreal spoken-word narration. František 'Franta' Štorm — closely associated with Czech black metal pioneers Master's Hammer — served as a past vocalist.
SCORE PROFILE
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WHY THOSE SCORES
- Black 6 — Tagged 'atmospheric black metal/avant-garde' and 'black metal, doom metal, industrial'.
- Glitch 3 — Sound built from field recordings, mechanical/industrial noise and drum programming layered into a black-metal base.
- Theatrical 3 — Mythologizes a fictional industrial deity via surreal, darkly humorous spoken-word narratives.
- Doom 5 — Self-described 'grey metal' explicitly combines black, doom and industrial metal elements.
- Drone 2 — Slow, atmosphere-first passages amid industrial soundscapes.
- Ambient 4 — Atmospheric black metal built on industrial ambience and field recordings.
MEMBERS
- Morbivod (Ondřej Klášterka)vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drum programming
- Strastinen (Lukáš Kudrna)vocals, guitar, bass, drums
- František 'Franta' Štorm (past member)vocals; associated with Master's Hammer
CONNECTIONS
- Master's Hammerpath →
František 'Franta' Štorm, associated with Master's Hammer, was a past vocalist for Umbrtka. source ↗
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