Kärgeräs – Return from Oblivion is the tenth studio album by Czech black/heavy metal band Root. Originally announced on 28 September 2016, it was eventually released on 25 November through Agonia Records, and is their first studio album in 5 years since Heritage of Satan. As the title implies, it is a concept album that serves as a sequel to their previous 1996 release, Kärgeräs. Two songs off the album, "Life of Demon" and "Moment of Fright", were released in advance as teasers on their record label's official Bandcamp page as well as on YouTube. It also comes with a 28-page booklet.
The album's cover art was provided by Thomas Bruno; it originally began as a portrait of the band's frontman, Jiří "Big Boss" Valter, but the band liked it so much they decided to use it as the cover. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at the Shaark Studio in South Moravia, where the band also worked on the original Kärgeräs, The Book and Black Seal.
It was the band's first release since The Book with guitarist Aleš "Alesh A.D." Dostál; he left the band in 1999 but re-joined it in 2014.
On 13 January 2017 the band released a music video for "Black Iris" – their first music video since "In the Heart of Darkness", off the 2003 album Madness of the Graves.
1. "Life of Demon"
2. "Osculum Infame"
3. "Moment of Fright"
4. "The Book of Death"
5. "Black Iris"
6. "Moment of Hope"
7. "The Key to the Empty Room"
8. "New Empire"
9. "Up to the Down" (instrumental)
10. "Do You Think Is It the End?"
All lyrics written by Big Boss.
Big Boss (Jiří Valter) – vocals, guitar, production
Alesh A.D. (Aleš Dostál) – guitar
Igor Hubík – bass
Paul Dread (Pavel Kubát) – drums
Jan Konečný – guitar
Thomas Bruno – cover art
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