Ektomorf

Ektomorf
Ektomorf at With Full Force 2018
Background information
Origin	Mezőkovácsháza, Hungary
Genres	Groove metal, thrash metal, nu metal, acoustic rock
Years active	1994–present
Labels	LMS Music (1996) KO Music (1998) PIAS Recordings (2000–2002) Silverdust (2002–2004) Nuclear Blast (2004–2008) AFM (2009–2020) Napalm Records (2020–)
Members	Zoltán "Zoli/Zotya" Farkas Ábris Hagya Csaba Zahorán Ákos Kobela

Ektomorf is a Hungarian groove metal band.

History

Ektomorf was founded in 1993 in Mezőkovácsháza, Hungary, a small city near the Romanian border, by Zoltán "Zoli/Zotya" Farkas. In the actual lineup, Zoli/Zotya (songwriter and leader of the band) is the only remaining founder member. The band is completed by Ábris Hagya (lead guitar), Csaba Zahorán (bass) and Ákos Kobela (drums).

Due to his Romani background, Farkas saw himself confronted with racism and prejudices, which is why the band had to put years of work into its international career. Their breakthrough came when Ektomorf started collaboration with Danish producer Tue Madsen in 2003. ^[1]

From 2002 to 2022, Ektomorf released sixteen studio albums and one live album. ^[2] In September 2016, the band's single Az vagyok, aki voltam debuted on Rádió Rock 95.8. ^[3]

The band is planning to play a concert in Moscow, Russia on May 14, 2025. This will be the first concert by a European metal band since Russia's open invasion of Ukraine in 2022. ^[4]

Members

• Zoltán "Zoli/Zotya" Farkas – vocals, rhythm guitar (1994–present) ^[5]
• Ábris Hagya – lead guitar (2021–present) ^[5]
• Csaba Zahorán – bass (2018-present)
• Ákos Kobela – drums (2022–present) ^[5]

• Ektomorf live at With Full Force 2018
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  Zoltán Farkas
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  Csaba Zahorán
• 
  Dániel Szabó
• 
  Szebasztián Simon

Former members

• Csaba Farkas – bass (1994–2008)
• Csaba Ternován – drums (1994–1998)
• Mihály "Müller" Janó – guitars (1994–1997, 1998–2000)
• Béla Marksteiner – guitars (1997–1998)
• József "Joci" Szakács – drums (1998–2009)
• László Kovács – guitars (2000–2002)
• Tamás Schrottner – guitars (2003–2010, 2012–2017)
• Szabolcs Murvai – bass (2009–2017)
• Gergely Homonnai – drums (2009)
• Michael "Mike" Rank – guitars (2010–2012)
• Gergely Tarin – drums (2010–2011)
• Róbert Jaksa – drums (2011–2017)
• Attila Asztalos – bass (2017-2018)
• Dániel Szabó – drums (2017-2019)
• Szebasztián Simon – (2017-2021)
• Kálmán Oláh – drums (2019-2022)

Timeline

Discography

^[6]

• A romok alatt (1995)
• Hangok (1996)
• Ektomorf (1998)
• Kalyi Jag (2000)
• Felüvöltök Az Égbe (2002)
• Destroy (2004)
• Instinct (2005)
• Outcast (2006)
• What Doesn't Kill Me... (2009)
• Redemption (2010)
• The Acoustic (2012)
• Black Flag (2012)
• Retribution (2014)
• Aggressor (2015)
• Fury (2018)
• Reborn (2021)
• Vivid Black (2023)
• Heretic (2025)

References

1. "Ektomorf - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
2. "Ektomorf - Album Discography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
3. "Most szól! - Rádió Rock 95.8 - Ektomorf". Index.hu. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
4. "Instagram". www.instagram.com.
5. Administrator. "Ismét teljes az Ektomorf felállása - Shock!". shockmagazin.hu. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
6. "Ektomorf Albums and Discography". AllMusic .

External links

• Official website
• Official Facebook
• Ektomorf at AllMusic
• Ektomorf discography at Discogs