Like all big things, Thy Catafalque come from small beginnings. Back in the late ’90s, Tamás Kátai started the project in his Hungarian hometown as a black metal duo that was never intended to leave the studio. Now, two decades later, the two-time Fonogram winner and his lively band of collaborators are about to release their most imaginative album yet.
Tamás Kátai never dreamed that Thy Catafalque would ever go beyond the recording studio. But over the past two decades, Kátai and his frequent band of collaborators have expanded far beyond not only Hungary’s borders but also the prickly boundaries of extreme metal. With each album, they’ve brought the world’s most vile art form into further conversation with the avant garde.
Metalheads all over the world associate Thy Catafalque with Hungary. But the project’s mastermind has a vision that extends far beyond his home country’s borders and boundaries. With an equal affinity for classical instrumentation, avant-garde experiments and the more vile dealings of death and black metal, Tamás Kátai can take you anywhere: The Great Plains, a philosophical feast, the quiet of a familiar street just before dawn, or, as Red Bull recently discovered, a Chilean mountainside.
Even during its initial gestation period, Thy Catafalque had already expanded beyond the perceived limits of extreme metal. With each album, Tamás Kátai and his band of collaborators have taken another step beyond the genre’s boundaries, bringing the world’s most vile art form into conversation with the avant-garde.
Tamás Kátai has a vision that extends far beyond Hungary. While only intended as a studio project, over the past two decades, Thy Catafalque has grown into a lively collaboration that brings together other prominent musicians from inside and outside his country’s metal scene. With each album, he’s pushed the boundaries of extreme metal, bringing the world’s most vile art form into conversation with the avant-garde.
THY CATAFALQUE treads upon the path less traveled yet again, unveiling an intriguing twist in their latest creation with the release of a brand-new single Babylon. The avant-garde metal powerhouse, lead by Tamás Kátai, resurrects the energy of the classic Hungarian space rock band Omega. A track originally crafted in the ’80s, THY CATAFALQUE has spun the track in a new, fresh way.
Steel yourself, trailblazers of the avant-garde! THY CATAFALQUE, the innovative auditory blacksmith who bridged black metal and the avant-garde, is set to grace Europe with 10 exclusive dates across the mainland with The Answer Lies In The Black Void opening the show. We invite you on a journey toward the unexplored realms of musical expression, guided by Tamás Kátai — THY CATAFALQUE‘s visionary and the relentless rebel in the world of metal.
Step into the realm of avant-garde metal with Tamás Kátai’s visionary project. For over two decades, THY CATAFALQUE has masterfully pioneered left-field extreme metal music, and Season of Mist is proud to announce the reissue of the band’s first four groundbreaking albums.
For more than two decades, THY CATAFALQUE was a studio-only project. That changed in 2021, when Tamás Kátai and a rotating cast of heavy hitters performed at the Fekete Zaj Festival, which was captured on the live album Mezolit.
THY CATAFALQUE are streaming their new album on the Season of Mist YouTube channel. Listen to all nine tracks HERE.
Avant-garde act THY CATAFALQUE is now unveiling the third offering from the upcoming album ‘Alföld’. The new track “Testen túl” can be found on the official Season of Mist YouTube channel HERE!
Avant-garde act THY CATAFALQUE is now unveiling the second offering from the upcoming album ‘Alföld’. The new track “A csend hegyei”, which again comes in the form of a dark-art music video, can be found on the official Season of Mist YouTube channel HERE! The link may be freely spread throughout your channels.
Avant-garde act THY CATAFALQUE is now unveiling the album details of the forthcoming opus ‘Alföld’, which will be released via Season of Mist on June 16, 2023. In celebration, THY CATAFALQUE is releasing the very first track “Néma vermek”, which comes in the form of a dark music video, via the official Season of Mist YouTube channel HERE!
Avant-garde act THY CATAFALQUE is proud to release another video from their upcoming Blu-ray ‘Mezolit – Live at Fekete Zaj’, containing their very first live show ever. The event took place at the Fekete Zaj festival (Budapest) in August, 2021 and shall be released on November 25, 2022 via Season of Mist. A glance of things to come can be found HERE.
Avant-garde act THY CATAFALQUE is proud to announce the release of a Blu-ray, containing their very first live show ever, which took place at the Fekete Zaj festival (Budapest) in August, 2021. The entire performance was beautifully captured and shall be released on November 25, 2022 via Season of Mist. A first glance of things to come can be found HERE.
Avant-garde act THY CATAFALQUE is now revealing their first official guitar-playthrough for the track “Szarvas”. The video can be found on the official Season of Mist YouTube channel HERE.
Season of Mist is proud to announce that avant-garde project THY CATAFALQUE has won the Fonogram Award (Hungarian Music Award, similar to a Grammy) for the album ‘Vadak’ in the “Best Hungarian Hard Rock/Metal Album” category! The nominees were as follows:European Mantra – Yancha (Gramy Records) Junkies – Kézműves Junkies (H-Music (Hangfelvételkiadó Kft.)) Mudfield – Szörnyeteg (Keytracks Hungary) Nagyúr – Arra várok, hogy minden egyes hangból csönd legyen (szerzői kiadás) Thy Catafalque – Vadak (Season Of Mist)
In celebration of the new release ‘Vadak’, avant-garde act THY CATAFALQUE is now reveiling a brand new music video for the track ‘A kupolaváros titka’. The video can be found on the official Season of Mist YouTube channel HERE.
Avant-garde mastermind THY CATAFALQUE is premiering his brand-new album ‘Vadak’ in advance of the release date! The album is set for worldwide release on June 25, 2021, but can be listened to via the official Season of Mist YouTube channel from 16:00 (CEST) HERE.
THY CATAFALQUEis now unveiling the third brand-new track ‘Köszöntsd A Hajnalt’ of the upcoming avant-garde album ‘Vadak’. The album is scheduled for world-wide release on June 25th, 2021 via Season of Mist. The new single can now be listened to via the official Season of Mist YouTube channel HERE and can be found on all other digital streaming platforms from tomorrow on HERE.