Pokolgép is a Hungarian heavy metal band formed in the early 1980s (around 1982).[1] They were among the first heavy metal bands in Hungary along with Moby Dick. The name "Pokolgép" literally means Infernal Machine, but is the Hungarian word for a home-made bomb.
László Németh József Kalapács Joe Rudán József Révi István Maza László Nagyfi Péter Kun Norbert Jung László Láris Endre Paksi György Pazdera Dezsó Nógrádi András Gyenizse László Tarcza László "Wladi" Karp Ede Szilágyi Dávid Nagy Csaba Czébely Veress Márton
The founding members of Pokolgép were Gábor Kukovecz, Endre Paksi and Tibor Varga in the late 1970s. Kukovecz took guitar lessons from Prognózis guitarist/singer István Vörös who suggested that the name of the metal band be "Kommandó", which sounded less offensive.[2] They used this name for some months before changing it back to Pokolgép. At the beginning of their music career, they were going through a rough patch because of their poverty and the government's negative attitude towards the band. They had been playing semi-illegal concerts on the outskirts of Budapest and as a result, they found unexpected success. They had had several drummers and guitarists until they found László Nagyfi for playing the second guitar and András Gyenizse for drums. In 1985, Paksi left the band due to personal conflicts (he couldn't agree with Kukovecz on the leading of the band) and went on to form Ossian. He was replaced by György Pazdera on the bass guitar. Some months later, Gyenizse emigrated to the US, so Pazdera invited his old friend László Tarcza to join them. In 1983 the band was the runner-up in Ki mit tud? (a state-organised talent-searching festival), so they were allowed to record a song ("Kegyetlen asszony") which was released on a split 7-inch single. They also recorded two songs in the Hungarian Radio in 1984 ("Cirkusz és rács" and "A bűn"). In 1985 they recorded and released their first single with two songs ("A Sátán" and "A maszk").[3][4]
The first albums
A very special thing happened in 1986: the government allowed Hungaroton to release the first heavy metal album in Hungary. This was the debut album of Pokolgép, titled Totális Metal. This was the time heavy metal bands started to come to the Eastern bloc (e.g. Iron Maiden and Queen), mainly to Poland and Hungary. Pokolgép played before Metallica and Motörhead in the late 1980s. In 1987 Pokolgép released their second album, Pokoli színjáték. Pokoli színjáték was first played in concert, and released days after. In 1988-89, Pokolgép went on a European tour, playing in the two German states, the Netherlands and Belgium, and released their third album in 1989 (title: Éjszakai bevetés). They recorded a concert at the end of 1989 in Petőfi Hall, and then released as the fifth album in 1990 with the title "Koncertlemez". Before releasing the concert audio footage, they made their fourth album, "Metál az ész". This album was made in a rather bad atmosphere, as guitarist Nagyfi and vocalist Kalapács were about to quit the band.[3][4]
Lineup changes
Nagyfi said in an interview that Kukovecz and he could not agree on the style of music to be played. Nagyfi preferred raw, more impulsive and speedy songs, while Kukovecz liked solos and melodies. This led to Nagyfi and Kalapács leaving to form Omen. The remaining three Pokolgép members, Tarcza, Pazdera and Kukovecz started to look for a new singer and second guitarist. Péter Kun briefly joined as guitarist before leaving to join Edda művek. The vocalist became József Rudán from Coda, a Led Zeppelin tribute band.[3][4]
Controversy
On 27 December 1987 a fifteen-year-old man Lajos "Szőrme" Varga suffered a severe accident during the Metál Karácsony festival held in the Petőfi Csarnok event hall. A pyrotechnic device exploded and pieces of it hit Szőrme's head causing a traumatic injury. Szőrme's head almost collapsed into two pieces, as his corpus callosum was cut by the pyrotechnic device. He was in a coma for three months and nearly died several times but doctors were able to save his life. Pokolgép still deny their responsibility for this accident. Szőrme is not able to work or establish proper social contacts, but his mental capacity is still above average.[3][5]
Most consistent lineups
1985-90 József Kalapács, Gábor Kukovecz, László Nagyfi, György Pazdera, László Tarcza
2001-06 Joe Rudán, Gábor Kukovecz, Dávid Nagy, Csaba Pintér, Ede Szilágyi
2014- Attila Tóth, Gábor Kukovecz, Zalán Z. Kiss, Csaba Pintér, Márk Kleineisel
2002: Somewhere in Hungary (A Tribute to Iron Maiden) (Joe performing The Number of the Beast)
2005: BálnaVadÁszok (A Tribute to Moby Dick) (Joe performing a duet with Kalapács and Moby Dick)
Videos
1995: Az utolsó merénylet
References
^ ab"Pokolgép". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
^"Read more about Pokolgép". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 13 February 2010.[permanent dead link]
^ abcde (in Hungarian). pokolgep.hu. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
^ abcFilmmúzeum Televízió. "Privát rocktörténet: A Pokolgép (Hungarian rock documentary series, part 19)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021.
^BH1991. 314. decision of Superior Court of Republic of Hungary
External links
Official website (in Hungarian)
Encyclopaedia Metallum (in English)
May 05, 2023
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Pokolgep is a Hungarian heavy metal band formed in the early 1980s around 1982 1 They were among the first heavy metal bands in Hungary along with Moby Dick The name Pokolgep literally means Infernal Machine but is the Hungarian word for a home made bomb PokolgepOriginBudapest HungaryGenresSpeed metalheavy metalthrash metalYears active1980 presentLabelsHammerNephilimHungarotonMembersAttila TothGabor KukoveczZ Kiss ZalanCsaba PinterKleineisel MarkPast membersLaszlo NemethJozsef KalapacsJoe RudanJozsef ReviIstvan MazaLaszlo NagyfiPeter KunNorbert JungLaszlo LarisEndre PaksiGyorgy PazderaDezso NogradiAndras GyenizseLaszlo TarczaLaszlo Wladi KarpEde SzilagyiDavid NagyCsaba CzebelyVeress MartonWebsitepokolgep hu Contents 1 History 1 1 The early years 1 2 The first albums 1 3 Lineup changes 1 4 Controversy 2 Most consistent lineups 3 Members 3 1 Current lineup 3 2 Past members 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 4 2 Compilations 4 3 Singles 4 4 Guesting 4 5 Videos 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe early years Edit The founding members of Pokolgep were Gabor Kukovecz Endre Paksi and Tibor Varga in the late 1970s Kukovecz took guitar lessons from Prognozis guitarist singer Istvan Voros who suggested that the name of the metal band be Kommando which sounded less offensive 2 They used this name for some months before changing it back to Pokolgep At the beginning of their music career they were going through a rough patch because of their poverty and the government s negative attitude towards the band They had been playing semi illegal concerts on the outskirts of Budapest and as a result they found unexpected success They had had several drummers and guitarists until they found Laszlo Nagyfi for playing the second guitar and Andras Gyenizse for drums In 1985 Paksi left the band due to personal conflicts he couldn t agree with Kukovecz on the leading of the band and went on to form Ossian He was replaced by Gyorgy Pazdera on the bass guitar Some months later Gyenizse emigrated to the US so Pazdera invited his old friend Laszlo Tarcza to join them In 1983 the band was the runner up in Ki mit tud a state organised talent searching festival so they were allowed to record a song Kegyetlen asszony which was released on a split 7 inch single They also recorded two songs in the Hungarian Radio in 1984 Cirkusz es racs and A bun In 1985 they recorded and released their first single with two songs A Satan and A maszk 3 4 The first albums Edit A very special thing happened in 1986 the government allowed Hungaroton to release the first heavy metal album in Hungary This was the debut album of Pokolgep titled Totalis Metal This was the time heavy metal bands started to come to the Eastern bloc e g Iron Maiden and Queen mainly to Poland and Hungary Pokolgep played before Metallica and Motorhead in the late 1980s In 1987 Pokolgep released their second album Pokoli szinjatek Pokoli szinjatek was first played in concert and released days after In 1988 89 Pokolgep went on a European tour playing in the two German states the Netherlands and Belgium and released their third album in 1989 title Ejszakai bevetes They recorded a concert at the end of 1989 in Petofi Hall and then released as the fifth album in 1990 with the title Koncertlemez Before releasing the concert audio footage they made their fourth album Metal az esz This album was made in a rather bad atmosphere as guitarist Nagyfi and vocalist Kalapacs were about to quit the band 3 4 Lineup changes Edit Nagyfi said in an interview that Kukovecz and he could not agree on the style of music to be played Nagyfi preferred raw more impulsive and speedy songs while Kukovecz liked solos and melodies This led to Nagyfi and Kalapacs leaving to form Omen The remaining three Pokolgep members Tarcza Pazdera and Kukovecz started to look for a new singer and second guitarist Peter Kun briefly joined as guitarist before leaving to join Edda muvek The vocalist became Jozsef Rudan from Coda a Led Zeppelin tribute band 3 4 Controversy Edit On 27 December 1987 a fifteen year old man Lajos Szorme Varga suffered a severe accident during the Metal Karacsony festival held in the Petofi Csarnok event hall A pyrotechnic device exploded and pieces of it hit Szorme s head causing a traumatic injury Szorme s head almost collapsed into two pieces as his corpus callosum was cut by the pyrotechnic device He was in a coma for three months and nearly died several times but doctors were able to save his life Pokolgep still deny their responsibility for this accident Szorme is not able to work or establish proper social contacts but his mental capacity is still above average 3 5 Most consistent lineups Edit1985 90 Jozsef Kalapacs Gabor Kukovecz Laszlo Nagyfi Gyorgy Pazdera Laszlo Tarcza2001 06 Joe Rudan Gabor Kukovecz David Nagy Csaba Pinter Ede Szilagyi2014 Attila Toth Gabor Kukovecz Zalan Z Kiss Csaba Pinter Mark KleineiselMembers EditCurrent lineup Edit Attila Toth lead vocals 2010 present Gabor Kukovecz guitars 1982 present Zalan Z Kiss guitars 2011 present Csaba Pinter bass guitar 1996 present Mark Kleinesel drums 2014 present Past members Edit 1 VocalsLaszlo Nemeth 1982 Jozsef Kalapacs 1982 1990 Jozsef Rudan 1990 2010 GuitarsIstvan Maza 1982 1983 Jozsef Revi 1983 1984 Laszlo Nagyfi 1984 1990 Peter Kun 1990 Norbert Jung 1991 1994 Laszlo Laris 1998 2000 David Nagy 2001 2010 BassEndre Paksi 1982 1983 Gyorgy Pazdera 1983 1994 DrumsDezso Nogradi 1982 1983 Andras Gyenizse 1983 1985 Laszlo Tarca 1985 1994 Ede Szilagyi 1996 2006 Csaba Czebely 2006 2010 Marton Veress 2011 2014 Discography Edit 3 Albums Edit 1986 Totalis Metal 1987 Pokoli szinjatek 1989 Ejszakai bevetes 1990 Metal az esz 1990 Koncertlemez live 1991 Adj uj erot 1992 Vedd el ami jar 1995 Az utolso merenylet live 1996 A gep 2000 Csakazertis 2001 Ancient Fever Csakazertis English version 2001 Live live 2002 Te sem vagy mas 2002 Momentum Vegtelen uton re recorded ballads 2004 A tulelo 2006 Oblatio re recorded songs acoustic 2007 Pokoli mesek 2010 Ujratoltve LiveCompilations Edit 1995 Best of Regi Gep Singles Edit 1983 Ki Mit Tud 83 split single 1984 Radio Recording Session 84 1985 A Satan A maszk single Guesting Edit 2002 Somewhere in Hungary A Tribute to Iron Maiden Joe performing The Number of the Beast 2005 BalnaVadAszok A Tribute to Moby Dick Joe performing a duet with Kalapacs and Moby Dick Videos Edit 1995 Az utolso merenyletReferences Edit a b Pokolgep Encyclopaedia Metallum Retrieved 13 February 2010 Read more about Pokolgep Encyclopaedia Metallum Retrieved 13 February 2010 permanent dead link a b c d e Pokolgep History in Hungarian pokolgep hu Archived from the original on 24 February 2010 Retrieved 13 February 2010 a b c Filmmuzeum Televizio Privat rocktortenet A Pokolgep Hungarian rock documentary series part 19 YouTube Archived from the original on 14 December 2021 BH1991 314 decision of Superior Court of Republic of HungaryExternal links EditOfficial website in Hungarian Encyclopaedia Metallum in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pokolgep amp oldid 1094836377, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
