Root are a Czech black metal band.
Root were formed by vocalist Big Boss and guitarist Blackie in late 1987. According to Big Boss, in the beginning, they knew no foreign bands and could do no tape trading. Although the first demo recording mentioned on their homepage's discography section is Deep in Hell, according to their biography, they recorded their first official demo tape Reap of Hell after a few rehearsals. Root played their first concert in September 1988. The next demo cassette War of Rats was released in 1988, followed by Messengers from Darkness in 1989. Vocalist Big Boss played drums on these recordings. Whereas Messengers from Darkness is mentioned as "the third and last" demo cassette in their biography, the discography section lists The Trial as the last one.
In 1990, the band released the single 7 černých jezdců / 666, with artwork done by Master's Hammer vocalist František Štorm. To promote their first album, Zjevení (again with artwork by Štorm), they recorded a video for their song "Hrbitov", released on the Czech Death Metal Session compilation, with photographs by Štorm. Zjevení was also released as The Revelation.
Treat me like a doll
Defenceless and weak
I fullfill your wildest dreams
Forever I shall be the victim
Of your sickness
Torment and pain are guiding me
To desperateness
Showing no mercy at all
You destroy me
Everything you took of me
For eternity
Endlessly
You strangle me
I am on my knees now
Why father,
How can you treat me like this?
You make me feel like
I'm absolutely worthless
Endlessly
You strangle me
I'm locked up in this unholy room