PRESS RELEASE:
Hecatoncheir
Nightmare Utopia
Violence In The Veins
16 December 2025
Members: Matej Takáč (guitars, vocals), Andrej Lencsés (bass, vocals), Alexander Turček (drums)
Genre: black metal, death metal, sludge metal
Country: Slovakia
Discography: Nightmare Utopia (full-length, 2024-2025)
For fans of: Wake, Hierophant, Nightmarer, Portal
On December the 16th, the label Violence In The Veins will release Hecatoncheir’s debut album, Nightmare Utopia, on vinyl for the first time. The album, released last year only on CD via Total Dissonance Worship, made a sensation thanks to its intense negativity, forcefully crossing the fine line between madness and sanity through crunchy death metal, black metal, and sludge.
The Slovakian trio demonstrated their claustrophobic mastery of dissonance in this debut album, interspersing ominous atmospheres with moments of tense calm. Needless to say, it is the perfect breeding ground for dream cults, ancient deities and the cosmic horror into which Nightmare Utopia plunges us.
The worldwide underground scene never ceases to amaze us with extraordinary pieces, so Hecatoncheir’s first opus undoubtedly deserved to capture its dreads on vinyl.
https://hecatoncheir-sk.bandcamp.com/