Bio

Lahar got together at the now defunct underground club Paluba in the South Bohemian town of Písek. They started rehearsing at the end of summer 2002. Their first gig was in January 2003. In the same year they released their first demo split cassette with Nesoucást stroje. Early work is classified as fastcore. Most of the songs do not exceed 1 minute in length. In this line-up they played around 30 gigs a year in the following years and after visits to Hellsound, Hostivař and Shaark studios they released their first releases mostly on vinyl format. The result are split vinyls with Gride, Idiot Savant, The Shining(Hol), Stolen Lives and the first LP Victims of Time (Damage Done rec.) + several domestic compilations. After seven years of intense touring, the original singer Honza is leaving and is replaced by Banan (ex-Balaclava, Iam Pentagon, Hanba, Protijed) and a second guitarist (Kozel - Kaosquad). In this period Lahar's work moves closer to Thrashcore/Thrash metal style. Collaboration with Lukas from Doomentia rec. LP Umění strachu, Mini LP Až přijde čas and split LP with Exorcizphobia. All recorded under the supervision of H.Kapak in Hellsound studio. At this time also thrash metal band Radiolokátor was formed. A side project consisting of members Lahar, Gride and Avenger, which has been active for several years. Banana as a vocalist quits Lahar after 4 years and is replaced by Iny (ex-Gride, ex-Radiolokátor) and after half a year bassist Gisbern (tattoo Bejruth) leaves the band, whose graphics and drawings accompany the band to this day. Tom "Skalik" (ex-Grex, ex-Mururoa) takes his place.With this line-up, the material for the split with ČAD is recorded again in Hellsound. The mastering was done by Brad Broatright from Audiosiege. After that, singer Iny leaves the band and is replaced by Ruza (ex-Mineral Colapse, ex-Kuzimu Mabaya, Entraped). The penultimate release in the new line-up is the four-track EP Game of Shadows. Not long after its release, second guitarist Kozel leaves the band. The only original members left are Korek and Zrout. The last release is the big album Shadowing Heads. It was recorded in Vyškov studio Davos under the supervision of master Otyn. After 21 years of operation, Lahar has played almost 400 concerts, mainly in smaller clubs in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with occasional trips abroad (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, Holland, etc.). Among the festivals in the Czech Republic there are Obscene extreme, Brutal Assault, Fluff Fest, Play Fast Or Dont fest and Thrash Nightmare festival, which from the first time was a follow-up to the band's 10th anniversary concert.  You could see the logo on the posters together with bands : e.g. Venomous Concept, Ratos de Porao, Bones Brigade, Wojczech, Municipal Waste, Fucked up, Das Oath, Catharsis, Power trip, Tragedy, Dr.Living Death, Tankard, Holy Moses, Protector etc.

Current lineup:

Růza - vocals

Zrout - drums

Korek - guitar

Skalik - bass