OTRAS from Košice in Slovakia release their second full-length album, Na Krídlach Morovida, on 15 October 2026 through Into Endless Chaos Records. It is six tracks that show a band with punk roots stepping deeper into the black metal riff.
“`Country: Slovakia
Genre: Black Metal
For fans of: Arnaut Pavle, Gabestok
OTRAS formed as a quartet in 2020 by people known from the black metal acts Agnustek and Bätlick, together with a member of the death metallers Cancer Void. Their first tape, the Demo of 2021, was a mid-paced, almost rehearsal-like distillation of simple punk ideas. The self-titled EP of 2021 found their crooked groove, but with limited riffing and a deliberately rough sound. On the second EP, Cintorín Blues (2022), the smeared bass and the distorted vocals became their trademark — and it is, probably, the best place for anyone to start exploring their discography.
The debut LP, Čas karhať (2024), put garage punk rhythms inside more elaborate, feral black metal tracks. They were not as dark as Arnaut Pavle nor as melodic as Gabestok, but they had something dirtier and more «scraped». Somewhere in 2025 they replaced their original guitarist with two new ones, members of the thrashers Black Light and Mörghuul, and that noticeably changed what the band is capable of.
The sound of the new album stays rough and it pierces the ear, but it now has greater range and clarity. «Kropiť Polia Jedom» opens with twin guitars that build a threatening atmosphere, with the best showing of the rhythm section to date, while «Kríže» turns towards a more rocking punch and shows a band that works like a legion, with the solos in place.
«Oči v Tŕní / Spevy z Roklín» stretches over almost eight minutes and it is the track where punk and black metal truly tie together: the wormy riffs and the frightening lead guitars create a chaotic, atmospheric landscape. Closer to the end, the short and galloping «Obří Muž» and the threatening march of «Pieseň Troch Mŕch» stand out, while the epilogue «Kosti Mŕtvych Neradno Obracať» keeps something of the old, Darkthrone-ish black metal punk spirit — with the difference that the band has now escaped the autopilot of punk rhythms.
Our take
The two guitarists raise the level of the album compared to the band’s beginnings: the riffs are tighter, the switches more substantial and the atmosphere darkens without the dirt of the sound getting lost. It is the most cohesive work of OTRAS so far and it keeps its momentum even in the calmer tracks, without stretching further than it needs to.
The bet the band wins is the distance from the clumsy, almost automatic punk of the first releases towards a more substantial and more threatening form. Na Krídlach Morovida is a real step into the dark and it leaves OTRAS in a position to claim greater attention in the future.
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Source: https://mystificationzine.com/2026/10/11/otras-na-kridlach-morovida-2026-review/
