Root
Black Metal, Dark Epic Heavy Metal band, based in Czech Republic. They were formed in 1987.
Current Members:
Jiří "Big Boss" Valter - 1989 (vocals)
Igor Hubík - 2001 (bass)
René "Evil" Kostelňák - 2007 (guitar)
Zbyněk "Mr. Zet Junior" Husa - 2019 (drums)
Aleš Dostál - 1995-1999, 2014 (guitar)
Former Band Members:
Jiří Valter (drums, vocals)
Petr Hošek (guitar)
Zdeněk Odehnal (guitar)
Past Members:
guitar:
Zdeněk "Mr. Zet" Odehnal - 1988-1988
Petr "Mr. Cross" Kříž - 1988-1989
Petr "Mr. Death" Pálenský - 1989-1990
Dan "Mr. D.A.N." Janáček - 1990-1993
Petr "Blackosh" Hošek - 1987-2004
Viking - 1995
Aleš "Poison" Jedonek - 2005-2007
Marek "Ashok" Šmerda - 1999-2014
bass:
Bohuslav "Bob" Kramoliš - 1995-1997
vocals:
Jiří "Big Boss" Valter - 1987
Robert "Dr. Fe" Krčmář - 1988
drums:
Jiří "Big Boss" Valter - 1987-1989, 1991
Rostislav "Black Drum" Mozga - 1989-1991
René "Evil" Kostelňák - 1992-2007
Marek "Deadly" Fryčák - 2007-2008
Peter Hrnčirík - 2009-2010
Pavel "Paul Dread" Kubát - 2010-2019
Mar 21, 2025
Ginger Root - Shinbangumi Australia 2025
The Tivoli, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Mar 23, 2025
Ginger Root
Liberty Hall, Moore Park, New South Wales, Australia
Mar 24, 2025
GINGER ROOT - Shinbangumi Australia 2025
Northcote Theatre, Northcote, Victoria, Australia
Apr 23, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, Texas, United States Of America
Apr 23, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, Texas, United States Of America
Apr 24, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
South Side Ballroom, Dallas, Texas, United States Of America
Apr 26, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia, United States Of America
Apr 27, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
The Fillmore Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Of America
Apr 28, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, United States Of America
Apr 28, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, United States Of America
May 1, 2025
Japanese Breakfast
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed), Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
May 2, 2025
Japanese Breakfast
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed), Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
May 3, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
The Fillmore Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, United States Of America
May 5, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 6, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 7, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Of America
May 9, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, New York, United States Of America
May 10, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, New York, United States Of America
May 11, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, New York, United States Of America
May 12, 2025
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, New York, United States Of America
Into Dark Crypts
Root (2)
2016
Darkness Shall Rise Productions
13xCass + Box, Comp, Ltd
Into Dark Crypts: The Beginning...
Root (2)
2016
Darkness Shall Rise Productions
Cass, Comp, Ltd
The Trial + Live '88
Root (2)
2016
Darkness Shall Rise Productions
Cass, Comp, Ltd
Kärgeräs - Return From Oblivion
Root (2)
2016
Viginti Quinque Annis In Scaena
Root (2)
2013
Heritage Of Satan
Root (2)
2011
Daemon Viam Invenient
Root (2)
2007
Deep In Root
Root (2)
2006
Shindy Productions
2xDVD-V, Comp
Casilda
Root (2)
2006
Capturing Sweden - Live In Falkenberg
Root (2)
2005
Hell Tour 2004
Törr / Root (2)
2004
Sokol's Power Voice
DVD-V
The Devil's Diary
Root (2)
2004
Lava Productions
VHS, Comp
Madness Of The Graves
Root (2)
2003
Dema
Root (2)
2003
And The Hunt Starts Again / Ancient Mysteries
Atomizer (3) / Root (2)
2002
The Ajna Offensive
7"
Kärgeräs & Hell Symphony
Root (2)
2001
Redblack
CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + Comp
Black Seal
Root (2)
2001
The Revelation
Root (2)
2000
Zjevení & The Temple In The Underworld
Root (2)
1999
Redblack
CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + Comp
The Book
Root (2)
1999
Kärgeräs
Root (2)
1996
The Temple In The Underworld
Root (2)
1992
Hell Symphony
Root (2)
1991
7 Černých Jezdců / 666
Root (2)
1990
Zeras
7"
Zjevení
Root (2)
1990
Messangers From Darkness
Root (2)
1989
Not On Label (Root (2) Self-released)
Cass
The Trial
Root (2)
1989
Not On Label (Root (2) Self-released)
Cass
War Of Rats
Root (2)
1988
Not On Label (Root (2) Self-released)
Cass
Reap Of Hell
Root (2)
1988
Not On Label (Root (2) Self-released)
Cass
10 Years After ... A Tribute To Cliff Burton
Various
1996
Smertens Leje
Martre
2023
Not On Label
Cass, EP, Ltd, Num
Příčina Smrti: Neznámá!
Histos
2019
Defense, Maximed Records
CD, Album
Live Memoriam 2016
Immorality
2017
Not On Label
CD, Album
25 Let Znetvořené Mrtvoly
Disfigured Corpse
2016
Black Metal Ist Krieg
Nargaroth
2016
On The Ruins Of Empires
Machina Baphometa
2015
Underground
Dark Devotion (2)
2011
Bosque Produções
CDr, Comp, Ltd, Num
Death Messiah
Bastarth
2010
The Pagan Tribute
Mjölner (3)
2006
Tyrannus Records
CD, Album, Ltd
Na Vědomost Se Dává !
Halalí
2005
Not On Label (Halalí Self-released)
CDr, Album
...1990-1992
Gruesome Karnage
2003
Inspire Hate Records
CDr, Comp
Nice To Eat You
Fleshless
2001
Obscene Productions
CD, Album
Apereet Punt Com / Clinicum Perversum
S.A.A.E.I. / Fetish Parade
2001
Project Productions
Cass, Ltd, Num
Rock Tribune 160
Various
2016
Rock Tribune Magazine
CD, Comp, Promo
Lucifer's Fist Warhead
Various
2016
Eternal Darkness Creations
2xCDr, Comp
Kult Black
Various
2013
Metalhit.com
15xFile, MP3, Comp, 256
Fear Candy 100
Various
2011
Terrorizer
CD, Comp, Promo
The Best Czech Metal - To Nejlepší Z České Tvrdé Rockové Scény
Various
2010
IFA Movie
DVD-V, PAL
I Hate
Various
2009
I Hate Records
CD, Comp, Promo
Vinnum Satanae - The Wine Of Satan: Volume II
Various
2008
Metalmania 2007
Various
2008
Shadows From Undergroung DVD 2007
Various
2007
Crystal Productions, Pařát Rock Metal Magazine
DVD, Comp, PAL
Brutal Assault - Open Air Festival Compilation Vol.12
Various
2007
Shindy Productions
CD, Comp
Brutal Assault - Open Air Festival DVD Compilation Vol. 11
Various
2007
Shindy Productions, Obscure Promotion
DVD-V, PAL
Bands Battle 2006 - Stavenhagen 15.-17. Juni
Various
2006
Underground Kunst & Kultur e.V.
2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Car
Tuning Rock 1
Various
2006
Bohemia Autotuning, Redblack
CD, Comp
Redblack 1
Various
2005
Redblack
CD, Comp
Czech Rock Block Part I.
Various
2004
Subscriber 2003
Various
2003
Rockový Magazín Spark
CD, Comp
Proti Proudu 1
Various
2002
Shindy Productions
CD, Comp, Promo
Open Air Festival Vol.007 Festival Compilation
Various
2002
Brutal Assault
CD, Comp
Rocková Nálož 2
Various
2001
Rockový Magazín Spark
CD, Comp, Promo
Awaken Compilation III
Various
2001
Awaken Productions
Cass, Comp
Nuclear Storm 2000
Various
2000
Not On Label (Nuclear Storm Self-released)
VHS, Comp
Whiplash Vol. 4
Various
1999
Magazín Whiplash
CD, Comp, Smplr
Attack Of Fire '96
Various
1996
Taga Records, Taga Records, Nerve Agency
2xCD, Comp
Hellish Art 1
Various
1996
Graverock Productions
Cass, Comp
Creations From A Morbid Society
Various
1996
Masters Of Czech Metal
Various
1993
Death Metal Session
Various
1991
Thrash Metal Massacre II
Various
1990
Not On Label
Cass, Comp
Death Metal Session II.
Various
1988
Not On Label (Törr Self-released)
VHS, Comp
Black Metal Volume 1
Various
Free Promotion
Cass, Comp
1&2 10.04
Caveman Skull
2004
Aurora Borealis
2xCDr, CD-ROM, Comp, Ltd, Unofficial, MP3
Live In Brno, Czech Republic 12-01-1993
Root (2)
Not On Label (Root (2))
Cass, Album, Unofficial
Intro
Root
666
Root
Píseň pro Satana
Root
Aralyon
Root
Zjevení
Root
Výslech
Root
Upálení
Root
The Book
Root
The Mystical Words of the Wise
Root
Belial
Root
Lucifer
Root
Lykorian
Root
Znamení
Root
Cesta Zkázy
Root
Démon
Root
Asmodeus
Root
Belzebub
Root
Abaddon
Root
Leviathan
Root
Casilda's Song
Root
Upcoming Events:
MAR
21Ginger Root - Shinbangumi Australia 2025
The Tivoli, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
MAR
23Ginger Root
Liberty Hall, Moore Park, New South Wales, Australia
MAR
24GINGER ROOT - Shinbangumi Australia 2025
Northcote Theatre, Northcote, Victoria, Australia
APR
23Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, Texas, United States Of America
APR
23Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, Texas, United States Of America
APR
24Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
South Side Ballroom, Dallas, Texas, United States Of America
APR
26Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia, United States Of America
APR
27Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
The Fillmore Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Of America
APR
28Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, United States Of America
APR
28Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour
Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, United States Of America