Tormentor, formed in 1985, recorded their first album entitled "Anno Domini" in 1988, which was not released until the end of communism. The album reached Norway through the tape-trading community. Following the suicide of Per Ohlin, Mayhem invited Attila Csihar from Tormentor to join the band; he was to perform the vocals on "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas".[1] Tormentor split up in 1991 but later reformed, releasing their only studio album so far Recipe Ferrum! 777. The band were on hold for a long time before reuniting in 2018, releasing a number of live albums. The first government approved Heavy Metal album in Hungary was 1986's Totalis Metal by the band Pokolgép.
1990s
In 1993 the band FreshFabrik was founded by András Szabó and Levente Kovács. In 1997 the band was signed by Warner Music Group to release its second full-length studio album, "Nerve".
In 1994 the band Blind Myself was formed, which became one of the first metalcore bands. Later they became one of the leading metal bands in Hungary.
In 1998 a band from Sopron named Dalriada conquered Hungary with their folk metal. Their album entitled "Kikelet" helped the band perform in major European music festivals.[2]
2000s
The 2000s saw the emergence of bands which combined metal music with other genres such as post-hardcore, nu metal.
In 2003 a supergroup was formed named The Idoru by ex-members of Newborn, Blind Myself, and Dawncore. They managed to release several records including their second full-length studio album Monologue which brought them success outside Hungary. They toured with the AmericanMisfits in Europe in 2007 and with Ignite in Japan in 2008.
2010s
In 2012 the band Shell Beach released their second full-length Dávid Schram-produced studio album entitled This Is Desolation which helped them sign a contract with Redfield Digital Records.
^"Hírek" [News]. Dalriada official website (in Hungarian). 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.