Malignant Tumour
Malignant Tumour is a Czech rock band formed in 1991 in Ostrava.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Insanesociety Records, Metalage Production, War Anthem Records, Unrest Records, |
| Website | www |
| Members | Bilos Šimek Korál Bohdič |
| Past members | Roman Restel Libor Šmakal Michal "Cichoň" Cichý Otto "Oťas" Beran Marek "Švejk" Pavlík Richard Chrobok Michal "Kameň" Kaminský Petr "Dino" Šarina Marek Marunič Jelle Smit Johan Smit Martin "Marsel" Ondejka David Ševčík |
History
1991–1997: Formative years
Malignant Tumour was formed in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in the fall of 1991, by Martin "Bilos" Bílek and Roman Restel, at the ages of fifteen and fourteen, respectively.[1] During the first few years of the band the members would constantly changed instrument, and became labelled as noisecore.
When drummer Libor Šmakal entered the band in 1992, their style changed to be more influenced by the work of the British grindcore band Carcass.[2] In this line-up they recorded their early demo tapes Cadaveric Incubator of Endo-Parasites (in 1993), Symphonies for Pathologist (in 1994) and Analyse of Pathological Conceptions (in 1995). In late 1995, Šmakal was replaced by Michal "Cichoň" Cichý, leading to Restel departing from the band, being replaced by Otto Beran and the band releasing a split EP with Decomposed titled Malignus Morbus with Decomposed and then three the next year with Immured, Mastic Scum and In Growning called Forensic Clinicism – The Sanguine Article, Sick Sinus Syndrome and Swarming of Virulency.
In 1997, the band released a compilation split EP entitled Hungry Urinary Urn with Negligent Collateral Collapse, C.S.S.O. and Catasexual Urge Motivation and released their split LP Eat the Flesh...and Vomica with Squash Bowels. After the recording the album, Cichý and Beran left the band to focus on their other projects Cerebral Turbulency and Needful Things.
1997–2001: "Equality!?"
In 1997, Marek "Švejk" Pavlík was hired to play drums, just as Bílek took over bass duties (leading to Richard Chrobok being hired as the band's guitarist). Lyrics changed from pathological topics to socially aware ones, opposing homophobia, inequality, racism and world slavery.[3] The band then recorded the demo tape Killing for Profit in 1997 and split EPs Rock Stars – Money Wars with Dead Infection, and Murder for you to Eat with Vomito in 1998. Followed by a split LP Is this the Earth´s Last Century? with Alienation Mental and their first solo EP called Equality!? also in 1998. At the end of the same year, drummer Marek "Švejk" Pavlík left the band and Michal "Cichoň" Cichý returned.
The band a split tape, under this line-up, with Agathocles, Abortion and Din-Addict. Cichý was soon replaced by Michal "Kameň" Kaminsky, before Chrobok also departed in mid-2000, being replaced by Marek Marunič. The band then recorded and released two split EPs Man made the End with Agathocles and Get to Attack with Unholy Grave. After disagreements began with Marunič, he left the band and Bílek took over guitar once more, picking up Petr "Dino" Šarina as their new bass player, who only lasted a few performances.
2001–2003: Relocation to the Netherlands and "Dawn of the New Age"
Bílek relocated from the Czech republic to the Netherlands, in which an entirely new line-up was formed, including brothers Johan and Jelle Smits on drums and bass, respectively. This line-up released the split EP Oegstgeest Grindcore with Intumescence in 2002, double split EP In Oil We Trust with Critical Madness, Szargyerek and Anubis and the band's first full-length LP Dawn of the New Age in 2003. However Bílek returned home to Ostrava, Czech Republic in mid-2003.
2003–2007: "Burninhell"
In mid-2003, Robert "Šimek" Šimek become the band's new bass player, having left his previous band Cerebral Turbulency, just as drummer Martin „Marsel“ Ondejka joined. With this new line-up the music was slowly evolved from raw crust punk to a dirtier rock and roll style with a crusty edge, evident on the band's next split EP Hammer and Anvil with Lycathrophy from 2004. In summer 2004 Martin "Marsel" Ondejka departed without notice, being replaced by drummer David Ševčík, who has also worked with bands such as Dysentry and Večírek. The band then built upon this "crust´n´roll" style on their second full-length album Burninhell released in 2005, the album was rated as the third best album of the year in the Břitva music awards. On this album guitarist Martin "Korál" Vyorálek made a guest appearance, having played in both Erebus and GG Pump, officially joining later that year. Together the band, recorded their next split LP, entitled Rock´n´Roll Engine in 2006, with Gurkha. This split got again very good reviews and wound up as the third best mini-album of the year, according to the Břitva music awards.
2007–2012: "In Full Swing" and "Earthshaker"
In the Summer of 2008, the band´s next album In Full Swing was released, which lead the band to become compared to Motörhead by press and fans, however the band disregards these statements, taking them as a compliment.[4] The album was rated very high by reviewers[5] and was nominated as album of the year in the Czech Anděl Music Awards in the category of Hard&Heavy, and wound up at the second spot, after winner První Hoře. Two years later, the band recorded in the German recording studio Stage One, for their next album called Earthshaker, this was their first time with a professional producer, being Andy Classen. The album was received moderate to good reviews, leading to the band winning the album of the year in Anděl Award in Hard&Heavy category in 2010 and wound up second in Břitva.
2012-present: "Overdose&Overdrive" and "The Metallist"
In December 2012 drummer David Ševčík left the band and his place was taken over by Petr "Bohdič" Bohda, who had previously worked with bands including El Ray, GG Pump, Erebus, Citron, Pouze Znouze and Nagauč. In early 2013, the band entered Stage One Studio, once again, to record their next album Overdose&Overdrive again with Andy Classen as producer.[6]
Members
Current line-up
Past members
- Roman Restel - bass (1991-1995)
- Libor Šmakal - drums (1993-1995)
- Michal "Cichoň" Cichý - drums (1995-1997)
- Otto "Oťas" Beran - bass (1995-1996)
- Marek "Švejk" Pavlík - drums (1997-1999)
- Richard Chrobok - lead guitar (1997-1999)
- Michal "Kameň" Kaminský - drums (1999-2001)
- Petr "Dino" Šarina - bass (2001)
- Marek Marunič - guitar (2000)
- Jelle Smit - bass (2001-2003)
- Johan Smit - drums (2001-2003)
- Martin "Marsel" Ondejka - drums (2003-2005)
- David Ševčík - drums (2005-2013)
Timeline
Discography
full
- 2003 Dawn of the New Age CD/LP
- 2005 Burninhell CD/LP
- 2008 In Full Swing CD/LP
- 2010 Earthshaker CD/LP
- 2013 Overdose&Overdrive CD/LP
- 2016 The Metallist CD/LP/MC
split
- 1997 Eat the Flesh... and Vomica split CD with Squash Bowels
- 1998 Is this the Earth´with Last Century? split CD with Alienation Mental
- 1998 4 way split CD with Agathocles/Abortion/Din-Addict
- 2003 Grinding party split CD with Pulmonary Fibrosis
- 2006 R´n´R Engine split CD/LP with Gurkha
full
- 1998 Equality!?
- 2008 We are the metal in limited edition with LP In Full Swing
split
- 1995 Malignus Morbus split with Decomposed
- 1996 Forensic Clinicism - the Sanguine Article split with Immured
- 1996 Sick Sinus Syndrome split with Mastic Scum
- 1996 Swarming of Virulency split with Ingrowing
- 1997 Hungry Urinary URN split with NCC/C.S.S.O./CUM
- 1998 Rock Stars - Money Wars split with Dead Infection
- 2000 Murder for you to eat split with Vomito (1998)
- 2000 ...And Man Made the End split with Agathocles
- 2000 Get to Attack split with Unholy Grave
- 2002 Oegstgeest Grindcore split with Intumescence
- 2003 In Oil We Trust dvojitý split with Critical Madnes/Szargyerek/Anubis
- 2004 Hammer and Anvil split with Lycanthrophy
- 2014 Nación de Metaleros split with Acidez
Demos
- 1993 Cadaveric Incubator of Endo-Parasites
- 1994 Symphonies for Pathologist
- 1995 Analyse of Pathological Conceptions
- 1997 Killing for Profit
Videography
Videoclips
- 2005 Clearance of Century
- 2006 Saddam Hussein is rock´n roll
- 2008 We are the Metal
- 2008 Dressed to Kill
- 2010 Earthshaker
- 2013 Overdose&Overdrive
- 2014 At Full Throttle
- 2016 Walk as We Talk
Live videoclips
- 2008 Infernör live from Obscene extreme Fest
- 2008 Bristroll live as support Slayer
- 2010 Satan Rise live from Obscene extreme Fest
- 2012 Metal Artillery live as support Slayer
- 2013 Secret Source live from Brutal Assault fest
DVD
- 2005 Burning sensation tour wildwest tour
- 2006 Satan is real tour in limited edition with split LP R´n´R Engine
- 2007 Europe Football Championship
- 2016 The Way of Metallist
Others
- 2012 SmogOva Zona dokumentary/music series
Achievements and awards
They have played over a thousand performances on three continents.[7] In 2010, Malignant Tumour's Earthshaker won the Anděl Award for Album of the Year in the category of Hard&Heavy. In 2008 the band won the Břitva Czech music polls for album of the year, thanks to their third album In Full Swing,[8] and Břitva Czech music polls in 2008 as live band of the year[8] and in 2010 music video Earthshaker won as music video of the year.[9]
References
- "Malignant Tumour (Eng.)". queensofsteel.com. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- "Malignant Tumour Interview". geocities.ws. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- "Malignant Tumour Interview". braindeadzine.net. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- "Interview with MALIGNANT TUMOUR by JUPP". braindeadzine.net. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- "In Full Swing review". metalunderground.com. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- "The Best Metal Albums of 2013". metalsucks.net. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- "Biography". malignanttumour.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- "Výsledky 2008". cenybritva.cz. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- "Břitva desetiletí". cenybritva.cz. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
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