TORTHARRY - Unseen

Dusktale 3:26
Chosen 5:30
Unseen 3:55
Eternal 4:23
Out Of Today 5:23
In The Desert 4:06
Hymn Of Twilight 4:31
Acceptance 4:04
Ending Of Slavery 6:03
Stain 5:37
Nightmare 4:23
Outro 1:42

Produced by Miloš "Dodo" Doležal
Music by TORTHARRY
Lyrics written by Štefan Ležovič
Recorded and mixed in February 1999 at Hacienda Studio, Žirovnice - Babory, Czech Republic
Engineered by František Musel
Sound and mixed by Miloš "Dodo" Doležal
Mastered by Michal Pekárek in March 1999 at Rudolfinum Studio, Prague, Czech Republic
TORTHARRY photos by Pavel Kleprlík
Front cover photo, design and Layout © 1999, Lumír Kovář - MK Studio

TORTHARRY management
For Czech Republic: Luboš Gorgán, 549 36 Stárkov 77, phone: 0441/487266, mobil: 0602 839805
For World: Daniel Pavlík, Lhota 318, 549 41 Červený Kostelec, phone/fax: +420 441 461866, mobile: +420 602 802236
E-mail: tortharry@seznam.cz

CBR (p) + (c) 1999, Babory 116, 394 68 Žirovnice, Czech Republic, phone/fax: +420 364 493460

TORTHARRY - The Band's History
The band TORTHARRY was formed in August 1991. Its drummer M."Chuan" Jirman and bass guitarist Martin Vacek had already met in the band Imago in the year 1984 (they were 13 years old). During the autumn of 1988 came the guitarist Jarda Rubeš. Later the band appeared on the stages as Executor, but the death metal period did not begin until the name of TORTHARRY was accepted. In September 1991 the first TORTHARRY demo tape "Mezi nebem a peklem" ("Between Heaven And Hell") was recorded. In January 1992 the 17 year old guitarist Daniel Pavlík joined the line up of the band and TORTHARRY was this made complete. Another demo tapes have been recorded - "Flames Of Eternity" in 1992 and a very successful demo "Incriminated" in 1993. Today's exclusive TORTHARRY lyric writer Štefan Ležovič had already participated on this material. At this time the first videoclip "Dirty Mind" was being made in cooperation with Petr Janda (legendary Czech rock guitar player). This clip was shown in a TV show "Rockmapa". In the half of 1994 the first album "When The Memories Are Free" was recorded in the "Past" recording studio. The vocals on this album are for the first time performed not only by bass guitarist Martin but also by guitaris Dan. The recording of the album is followed by a line of live shows that has been prolonged up to these days without any longer break. Since 1993 the new manager L.Gorgán, known as "Goro", has taken care of these activities. Beginning with the same year TORTHARRY started to collect experiences in foreign countries like Poland, Germany, or Austria. In the year 1996 the band got to know the recording studio "Hacienda" owned by Miloš "Dodo" Doležal (one of the best guitarists in Czechia who studied playing the guitar LA cooperating with Z.Wilde and G.M.Dude) for the first time. TORTHARRY recorded here one track for the compilation "10 Years after... A Tribute To Cliff Burton". Many excellent Czech metal bands were invited to take part on this project, still the TORTHARRY's track belongs to the best ones. In the year 1997 TORTHARRY recorded the second album "Book Of Dreams" in the "Hacienda" stuidio. The quality of sound helps this record to reach much higher level than the previous ones. This CD was coproduced with Taga Records editorial company and in May 1997 was made the band's second video "Stain". However, Taga Records completely failed in preparing a distribution network and TORTHARRY was left back on its own resources of sale. Thanks to great number of live shows the record found a good response. After appearing on the stages in Switzerland and Portugal (there the band took part on very prestige fest in Penafiel together with bands like Skyclad, Reign, Gomorrah, End Of Green, The Blood Divine etc.) the band made appearance in Germany, Austria, Poland, Slovakia. TORTHARRY had also made two very interesting and successful mini tours to Lithuania and Latvia. Material taken from the second album was used on the compilation "Creations From A Morbid Society - part II" for the closing down Taga Records, another compilations were made in Greece, France, Sweden, USA, Holland, Belgium and Portugal (here TORTHARRY occupied top position on the Lisboa rock chart for a long time). In the year 1998 the band's tapes come out in Mexico and until the end of 1998 the same should be true in Lithuania and LAtvia. TORTHARRY appears on almost every important fest in Czech Republic - for example the "Dynamo North Power Jam" - where the band played this year as well as the previous one. TORTHARRY played together with many well known bands, including two shows with the brilliant DEATH. The second of these two was organized by TORTHARRY management. TORTHARRY played several times with BENEDICTION and SINISTER, and it also played with bands like VADER, ATROCITY, CLAWFINGER, WITHIN TEMPTATION, GOMORRAH, FLESHCRAWL, KRISIUN, DISBELIEF, NIGHT IN GALES, DARKSIDE, DEW-SCENTED, DEVILYN, CRACK UP, SKYCLAD, GENOCIDE, YATTERING, RUINATION, SKULL CRUSHER and many others. In present TORTHARRY has recorded the third album called "UNSEEN". The CD should come out aproximately in May 1999.

TORTHARRY THANX AND HALLO TO:
Odair Britto Filho (pela ajuda indispensavel, pelo apoyou da nassa banda, pela grande amizade), Štefan Ležovič (for great lyrics and big support), Death (Chuck, Richard) - for spending cool time together!!, Decibels Storm and Frank, Karsten Rychak, Benediction (Neil, Darren, Dave), Crack Up (Tim), Cogumelo Records, Sinister (Bart, Erik), Dark Flowers zine (Krystina) Dark Side Records (Toňo Sanchez Uribe), Vader (Piotr), Napalm Death (Jesse), Dew Scented (Leif), Fear Of Life magazine (Arco), Groinchurn (Mark), Hypocrisy (Peter), Fear Factory (Dino, Danny), Gorefest, Krisiun (Moises), Musica Alternativa Portugal, Nancy Thrash Corporation (Patrick), Šáres, Gomorrah (Jose), Deadsun Records (JL), Ruination, Sekla (dark Purkmistr will be prepared always), Sepultura (assim como é agora mas também junto com Max, sabemes que um dia ficaram no palco juntos de novo), Soundless Productions (Andrius), Laura Norvaišaité, Prodigy (Keith), Thrash'em All (Mariusz), Underground Investigation (Sylvain), Fleshcrawl, Yattering, Devilyn, Night In Gales, Hell Razor (Patrik), Fadeless Records (Wilko), Seventh Sign (Nick), Testament, Joska Charvát and Sheer Records Hradec Králové, Tonda Rauer, firma Tegraf a Pavel Novák, Vilda (za Mesa-Boogie), PaeDr. Jaroslav Kukula za zkušebnu, Mgr. Iva Venclíková za podporu již v začátcích.

DAN THANKS AND HALLO TO:
Rodiče, Bambule, Odair Britto Filho (pela grandissima ajuda de voce á nossa banda, por poder conhecer Brasil Maringá), příbuzní, babička a děda Čtvrtečkovi, Dodo, Frantík (Franklin), Majka, Paola, Bruna e Bianca Britto, Marcelo Britto, familia Britto pela feijoada, Leo (pela amizade e pelos churrascos na chácara de voce), Monica da Silva, Sline Prieto e Sávaro, Tribu's clube em Maringá, Renato (com familia) e ao sen clube de tenis ATM -Maringá, ASM Center Maringá (Agen e Pedro Junior) pela guitarra Washburn, Celso Barreto pelo violao, Gamza, Galda, Mgr. Petr Štec, PhDr. Jiří Chalupa, PhDr. Anička Mohalpová, PhDr. Jiří Černý Csc., Universita Palackého v Olomouci za vzdělání a nezapomenutelnou část mého života, hudebniny Rondo, Míra Machač za cajk, Štefan, Franta a Hanka od Ještědu, Trioš, firmám Mesa-Boogie, Ibanez a Washburn, Goro (Ještěd, Goropes), David (Rorejs, Kropička), a Pedík (Peďour), Erik.

SLAVE THANKS TO UNIVERSUM.

JUAN NO THANKS.

TORTHARRY MANAGEMENT - GORO THANKS AND HELLO:
Special: Leona, Míša a celá rodina za pevné nervy, brácha Joska za pomoc a podporu, Miloš s Frantou a všichni z Haciendy, Pedyk s Davidem, Joska s Erikem a Štefan!!!
Kapely: Darkside, Biotech, Století Nudy, Sad Harmony, Infanticide, Imperial Foeticide, Darkness Dreams, Dark, Malformed Thought, Cardiak, Coward, Locomotive, Pandemia, Livores Mortis, Scabbard, Short Sharp Shocks, Mortura, Flood, Mnich, Promises, V.A.R., Legion, Dizorderz, Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy, Virgins, Avenger, Ferat a mnoho dalších.
Osoby: Tomáš Perk, Shindy, Čurby, Štěpán Vacek za logo, Láďa Pukyš, Martin Fořt, Petr Závodský, Víťa Marousek, Tomáš Štěpán, Petr Švarc, David Žáček, Cikán, Vladan Sychra, Jirka Holub, Radek Dvořáček, Kamil Závodný, Sláva Dub, Milan Suk, Josef Jůza, Mirek Havel, Filip, Radek Zikmund, Libor Burda, Vlasta, Michal Kameš, Mirek Gloe, Martin čech a mnoho dalších...
Časopisy, ziny a ostatní: Big Beng!, Rock Report, Rock a Pop, Whiplash, Spark, R.I.P., M.A.B. Records a všem zúčastněným za pomoc při koncertu DEATH 11.10.1998, ostatní časopisy a ziny, které nás podpořily a mnoho dalším na které jsem zapomněl ... sorry

Dusktale
I'm staying alive just to see who's guilty
I'm causing pain just to make sure,
I'm still alive
Don't come near
Don't disturb my desperateness
Roaming inside it
I survive...
How many times I wished to enter unlife?
How many times my heartbeat took away my sleep?
It's the darkest side of human pleasure
And when I'm a man
Strong enough to weep
I survive...

Chosen
You are feeding the mouth that bites
Offering your pain
Desiring for the things to come
Too tired to breathe
Staying away from the saintless sky
Praying to fear
Hiding your soul in an unclean crowd
Now you enter the door
Lights is reflecting on the altar
Where the mirror dwells
Kissing softly yourself goodbye
You accept the rain
No heading back
No road ahead
No herd to look after
Here - on your own
Here you realize
You are the only sheppard
Once and forever...

Unseen
I was
Staying and hiding
Thus making him die
Is it my fault?
Am I the cause?
I haven't know
Anything of the pain
A survival can bring
Up to now
Taking his place
Long time ago
Made me his fate
Am I the blame?
Unknown the remains
The guilty of mine
My first dishonor
My very first crime...

Eternal
In the silence of night
Moon's voice invites eternity
The true me - into this world
As the consumed soul spreads its darkness
The feeling of freedom raises in me
In the moonlight I drown my thoughts
Blood is standing by my side
Time is running in my veins
Soundless stream of light
Changes the mood
Changes the me
Hunger inside
Immortal pride
Blood by my side

Out Of Today
And so
When the wolf goes through the mirror
And so
When the bottom reaches the day
Then maybe
In the skin is about to melt
We're going to meet
On the very edge of night
And then
I'll give you my eyes-dumb and clearer
And then
Time inside my blood will fade away
Then maybe
If the wind is allowed to be felt
We're going to touch
Ourselves and steal the death's might

In The Desert
Too close to pain
To feel a thing
Too tired of hope
To ignite my wings
That's what I'm - the lord of uncertainty
A flame feeding on it's own misery
The last asylum you would seek
The unchosen one, the weak
Show me a mirror
And I'll be gone
Come to me
And hurt me
Remove me from father's sight
His glory is just to bright
For me to worship
Too far from hope
To lose it
But near enough
Not to believe
Here it is - my eminuous path of faith
Divine intervention that came too late
Look into my eyes
And I'll be gone

Hymn Of Twilight
There
In the seventh seal
The conception hides
And waits to be revealed
You
You won't run away
You won't be saved
In your life you'll be left to bleed
There
In the revelation of john
The salvation dwells
And waits to be born
You
You won't hide yourself
You won't escape
You'll go insane to pay honour to god
That's how we're feeding on your pain
There's no power in us left to gain
That's how the chorale is being sung
By the ones lacking in faith

Acceptance
I met an angel tonight
He caressed me
Then with understanding
He poisoned my wine
I took his hand
The bloodless one
And I have maimed it
With the mere breath of night
Aeons of light
That's what he showed me
Leaving me in the dark
I kissed the decay
And called for faith
He touched my head
Crossing the forbidden line
Aeons of light
That's what he showed me
Leaving me in the dark
The eternal night
That's what he brought me
An unerasable mark

Ending Of Slavery
The blind blood whispers
As it is roaming through my face
The wolf's heart searches
Some way to leave the divine maze
Sometimes the dead ends
Are all you are allowed to see
Still the flame of your pain
Is ready and waiting to set you free
Body denial
No longer a tool
Body denial
Now the one to rule
Body denial
Material atrophy
Self destruction
Has become a part of me

Stain
Swordless king
Rusty crown
I do bring myself down
Pain won't think
Bleeding clown
I impersonate my life
Connot quit
Cannot hide go
Gods commit
Suicide
Into the pit
I threw my pride
To look at me - it hurts
I' the one outside myself
I'm the cancerful soul
I'm the innocent stillborn one
I'm the waste that was let out
Take me to the edge of pain
Erase the fear from my brain
For being empty I feel no shame
I've just done it to stay sane
Hostile saint
Pool of blood
My soul did faint
It starts to rot
Was I meant?
No, I was not
To satisfy is hard

Nightmare
(taken from "Incriminated" demo tape 1993)

That dream is so gloomy
I don't like it by no means
I want to defend myself but I can't
It's sitting on me like a nightmare.
A gloomy corridor. I'm full of fear
Morbid ideas are weighing heavy on me
Thousands of candles around - a strange nymbus
A figure lying in a black coffin
I want to go away from here
I don't want to see who's lying there
A bad foreboding
No, there is no escape
I'm walking closer. I'm worried
I recognise that silhouette so well
Long hair is killing my doubt
Yes, yes it is you
Your body is so strangely cold
Your eyes don't tell anything at all
The lips are screwed up in a strange smile
And I'm only helplesily screaming
I want to go away from here
I don't want to see who's lying there
A bad foreboding
No, there is no escape
At last I'm walking up - a moment of liberation
In the darkness I'm touching your hand
I want to plant a kiss on you
But you don't breathe.?