Quarter of a century is a notable milestone for any band, and precisely such an anniversary was reached this year by the Czech death metal icon TORTHARRY, the history of which started in 1991. And has been indeed rich on events: three demos, eight studio albums, inclusion on several compilations and tribute albums, South American tour and countless other shows on Czech and foreign stages, and co-organization of the increasingly popular Czech metal feast MetalGate Czech Death Fest. Such an eventful past call for a heluva celebration!
For that occasion MetalGate Records has just released a re-edition of the complete band discography entitled “25 let mezi nebem a peklem”! 10 discs in total is a special case contain not only all the studio albums of TORTHARRY (eight in total), but also all the early demos (four in total), including one which was never officially released and comes from a time when the band was not yet called TORTHARRY! But that is not all. The re-edition also contains a brochure wherein you can read the band history, check out their complete discography and all the band line-ups through the years, learn surprising facts about the band, and most importantly see rare photos from the band archive. The proverbial icing on the cake is a certificate signed by all band members.
Creating this, thus far probably most ambitious project in the history of MetalGate records, took about a year, during which the early records underwent remastering given their age, the overall format was drafted, rare photos chosen, and the artwork prepared, which was a joint venture of Jaromír “Deather” Bezruč and Martin “Hadgi” Stoklosinski. The result is a truly unique collection that should not be absent from your collection.
A lot can be done in a quarter of a century, which is certainly the case of TORTHARRY. Beside the impressive discography that also contain various compilations and tribute albums on which TORTHARRY participated, there are countless shows behind the band’s belt, club a festival ones, at home and abroad, alongside global icons of the genre (e.g. two shows with the iconic Death, supporting the no less iconic Sepultura, a Brazilian tour with Gorgoroth and Belphegor, or appearance on Brutal Assault). Of course, we must not forget them being co-organizers of the increasingly popular Czech metal feast MetalGate Czech Death Fest that will have its already ninth installment next year in June. In short, the history of TORTHARRY is rich and through this anniversary re-edition, you can live it, music-wise, from the very beginnings to present days!
