Well holy sheeeeit. Now this is something special. From the magical land of Hungary, we have Vágtázó Halottkémek, one of the most bizarre and terrifying metal bands of all time. The band, who also go by the English and German translations of their name ("Galloping Coroners" and "Rasende Leichenbeschauer", respectively) have been channeling the spirit of Attila the Hun since 1975 and perfecting their own brand of ass-kicking, ancient-Magyar-gods-invoking, Rome-sacking extreme punk/metal. The band has a veritable cult of followers back in their homeland of Magyarország, and I use cult in the most freakish sense of the word. It's not hard to see why, however: the Galloping Coroners' ferocious tribal metal could make a fiendish barbarian out of a nun. The band cites the culture of the ancient Magyars as its inspiration, and gee, what a surprise! Half of the songs on 1990's A Világösztön Kiugrasztása ("Jumping Out The World-Instinct") sound more like the Butthole Surfers attempting a demonic invocation than contemporary metal bands like Van Halen (but that's certainly not a bad thing). Opener "Halló, Mindenség!" comes roaring out of the gate like a wild boar with a red mist in its eyes and quickly establishes itself as one of the most awesome punk/metal songs of all time! After that, it's total fucking insanity.
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