Thy Catafalque are now premiering their forthcoming album 'Sgùrr', which has been scheduled for worldwide release on the 16th of October. The Hungarian avant-garde metal project assembled by mastermind Tamás Kátai is streaming their new masterpiece exclusively via the official media partners below:
Metal.de (DE)
Rockzone (ES)
VS-Webzine (FR)
Lángoló Gitárok (HU)
Andfari (IS)
Rock Hard (IT)
Metal Hammer (NO)
Ultraje (PT)
Terrorizer (UK)
Tamás Kátai comments: "This is Sgùrr in full. The matter is never silent. It has been carrying the pure, clean cadence in its droning corridors for millions of years and who ever heard it, will always hear what mountains murmur and water sings."
Artwork and tracklist of 'Sgùrr' can be viewed below.
Tracklisting For "Sgurr":1. Zúgó
2. Alföldi kozmosz
3. Oldódó formák a halál titokzatos birodalmáb
4. A hajnal kék kapuja
5. ÉlÅ' lény
6. Jura
7. Sgùrr Eilde Mòr
8. Keringo
9. Zúgó
Thy Catafalque comment on 'Sgùrr': "The title of this album derives from Scottish Gaelic and means 'the top of a mountain'," states Tamás Kátai. "Yet most of the songs are equally about water, mountains, their interrelationship and the symbols attached to them - inspired by the Scottish Highlands and weird enough the Hungarian Lowlands. There are not many vocal lines at all, but when there occur, they are not pleasant. Compare to previous albums this music is mostly unfriendly, bristling and cold compared to the previous albums. I guess everything is more metal this time."
Thy Catafalque have rarely done obvious music. Mastermind Tamás Kátai prefers to compose lasting songs that demand patience and only slowly reveal their stunning beauty and sinister depths. With his sixth album 'Sgúrr', the Hungarian achieves an even more balanced and subtle approach. Continuing on the course set by previous full-length 'Rengeteg' (2011), the multi-instrumentalist weaves a colorful tapestry of sound with strands of metal, folklore, rock and even some jazz as well as pop. The dark roots of Thy Catafalque can still be glimpsed as the project started out as a black metal band founded by singer Tamás Kátai with the aid of guitarist János Juhász. From their joined debut 'Sublunary Tragedies' (1999) on, they continued to evolve into a sonically quite different beast, gaining glowing reviews and a growing number of adherents through 'Microcosmos' (2001) and the self-released 'TűnÅ' idÅ' tárlat' (2004). On their fourth album 'Róka hasa radio' (2009), Ágnes Tóth from neo-folk outfit THE MOON AND THE Nightspirit contributed haunting female vocals. With 'Rengeteg' Tamás Kátai went solo and hired guest musicians, including once again the talents of Ágnes Tóth. Dubbing his eclectic musical amalgamation avant-garde metal, the Hungarian began to impress a global audience. With the sweeping new album 'Sgúrr' backed by amazing new guests, Thy Catafalque are ready for the next step. Join the cult!
Line-up
Tamás Kátai: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, & Programming
Guest musicians
Dimitris Papageorgiou: Violin
Balázs Hermann: Double Bass
Zoltán Kónya: Additional Vocals
Ágnes Sipos: Soprano
Viktória Varga: Narration
