Majster Kat is a thrash metal

Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 band

Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...

 from Bratislava

Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...

, Slovakia

Slovakia

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The music created by Majster Kat is technical, with many melodic lines and frequent changing of moods.

Biography

Majster Kat was founded by Slymak (vocals) and Gabo (guitar) in 2001. In 2002, the original lineup was completed with Sigi (drums) and Los (lead guitar).

In this line-up Majster Kat had a lot of concerts including the summer metal festivals in Slovakia and recorded its first demo record. In August 2004, after 2 years of seeking for a bass guitar player, Tapyr joined the band.

The year 2005 is marked with a lot of member changing the band. Since 2006 the band has performed in formation Slymak (vocals), Los ( lead guitar), Lukas (guitar), Tapyr (bass) and Bubonix (drums).

In this lineup the first album called Svätá zvrhlosť

Svätá Zvrhlost

Svätá Zvrhlosť is the first official album of Slovak thrash metal band Majster Kat, released on October 24, 2007 on the Panda Music label.-Musical description:...

 (in translation it means "Depravity of The Pious") was released in October 2007 under the Czech label Panda Music.

Current members

• Slymák – vocals
• Los – lead guitar and backing vocals
• Lukáš – guitar
• Tapyr – bass and backing vocals
• Bubonix – drums

Official releases

• Svätá Zvrhlosť
  Svätá Zvrhlost
  Svätá Zvrhlosť is the first official album of Slovak thrash metal band Majster Kat, released on October 24, 2007 on the Panda Music label.-Musical description:...
  
  2007 - (CD)
• Naživo v Bratislave 2007 - (DVD)

External links

• www.majsterkat.sk - The official band site
• myspace.com/majsterkat The official MYSPACE profile
• www.metal-archives.com - The band profile on Encyclopaedia Metallum