ROTHADÁS (Hungary) – Kopár Hant...Az Alvilág Felé (new LP copy; not sealed) (2021) Released by Me Saco Un Ojo Records on Traditional Black vinyl.
Kopár Hant... Az Alvilág Felé (2021) is the debut full-length studio album from the Hungarian Death-Doom powerhouse ROTHADÁS. It is widely considered one of the most suffocating and atmospheric releases in the modern "Cavernous" Death Metal scene. The music is incredibly bleak and "wet," sounding as if it were recorded in a damp tomb. It balances glacial, funeral-speed Doom passages with sudden bursts of chaotic, Primitive Death Metal.
Uniquely, all lyrics and titles are in Hungarian, which adds a rhythmic, guttural quality to the vocals that feels distinct from English-speaking bands in the genre.
The sound is massive, favoring a thick "wall of sound" where the bass and drums feel physically heavy.
If you enjoy the crushing weight of Disembowelment, the filth of Undergang, or the cavernous depths of Incantation, this album sits right in that sweet spot.
The LP was released by Me Saco Un Ojo Records (UK) known for their high standards in Underground Metal packaging.
The cover art, created by Nox Fragor Art, is a haunting, monochromatic depiction of a burial site that perfectly mirrors the album title (which translates roughly to "Barren Mound... Towards The Underworld").
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