CRUX
- REV SMRTI/SCREAM OF DEATH - Release Date: 23/04/2007
CRUX was founded
by bass player Roman Kríbek (also in DENET) and guitar player
Petr “Blackosh“ Hošek (also in ROOT) in Czechoslovakia
sometime between 1988-89. Later drummer René ”Evil“
Kostelník joined the band and in December 1991, about a year
after the fall of the Communist regime, the three recorded the 7 track
demo REV SMRTI. The demo became a perfect, audible example of the
pressure years of Communistic oppression had built up inside the young
Czech’s. REV SMRTI is a total outburst of dark creativity and
sheer aggression, a Thrashing Blackness roaring along with ROOT’s
magnificient Zjeveni, the fantastic Ritual by MASTERS HAMMER and BATHORY’s
unparalleled The Return!
The promotion of this tape was made in the usual underground fashion
through tape trading, local club gigging and in reviews in small,
obscure zine’s. Still the band never really took off to the
next level, and the main reason for this was that ROOT took more and
more of Blackosh’s time, until he decided to quit CRUX, and
Evil soon followed him to ROOT, leaving Roman on his own. Time passed
and in 2000 the very obscure and sought after demo was re-released
by LEVIATHAN RECORDS, who used a demo copy for this purpose. The versions
of REV SMRTI that I Hate now proudly release is from the original
master tape, needless to say resulting in a superior sound compared
to the 2000 re-release. In addition the CD comes with 4 bonus tracks,
extensive biography, lots of exclusive pictures and lyrics for the
songs, all in a 20 page booklet. The I Hate re-release of Rev Smrti
will once and for all cement the name of CRUX in the line of famous
Czech Metal acts such as ROOT, TÖRR and MASTERS HAMMER!
