Watch My Dying - Húsmágnes

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Review by Ambrielle Ulrich

Alright, buckle up—this one's gonna get raw and real. Húsmágnes by Watch My Dying isn’t your average rock album; it’s more like a punch to the gut wrapped in barbed wire. Released back in 2002 outta Hungary, this self-released beast dives headfirst into avant-garde, industrial, and death metal territory. It’s messy, chaotic, and downright unsettling—but that’s exactly why I can’t stop thinking about it. Let me break it down for ya. The opening track, "Az Eredeti Testforma," hits you like an uninvited guest crashing through your front door. There’s no warm-up, no polite intro—it just comes at you with jagged riffs and vocals so feral they feel alive. This song sticks with me because it’s not just noise; there’s something almost... desperate hiding under all that aggression. Like someone screaming their truth into a void, hoping someone will hear them before they disappear forever. By the time the drums kick in full force, you’re either running for cover or nodding along like, “Yeah, this is what pain sounds like.” Then there’s "Húsmágnes (Elmegy)", which feels like wandering through some abandoned factory where machines still hum faintly even though everyone left years ago. The industrial vibes here are heavy as hell—cold, mechanical, but weirdly hypnotic. What gets me every time is how the track builds up slowly, layer upon layer of dissonance until you're drowning in sound. And yeah, okay, maybe my brain scrambled trying to process it all, but damn if it didn’t leave its mark. You know when you wake up from a dream feeling uneasy but kinda awestruck too? That’s this song. The rest of the album keeps the chaos coming—"Szájzár" slams harder than a steel door in a storm, while "Jelennemlét" twists your mind like a pretzel dipped in acid. Tracks like "Terápiarezisztens" remind you these guys aren’t messing around—they’ve got something sharp to say, even if it cuts deep. Even "Yang" brings this strange balance between beauty and brutality, leaving you unsure whether to cry or throw stuff across the room. But honestly, what makes Húsmágnes stick isn’t just the music itself—it’s the vibe. Listening to it feels like stepping into another dimension where rules don’t apply, where emotions run wild and untamed. Sure, it might not be everyone’s cup of tea (or shot of whiskey), but isn’t that the point? Music doesn’t always have to comfort us—it can challenge us, piss us off, make us question everything we thought we knew. So here’s the kicker: after blasting this album on repeat, I realized something kinda funny. As fucked-up as Húsmágnes sounds, it’s also kinda... human. Raw, flawed, unpredictable—just like life itself. Maybe that’s why it haunts me. Or maybe I’m just losing my mind. Either way, give it a spin if you’re brave enough. Just don’t blame me if it messes with your head.

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Tracks

TrackDurationPreview
Szájzár6:55
Yang5:24
Terápiarezisztens0:40
Az Eredeti Testforma6:13
Jelennemlét1:20
Húsmágnes (Megjön)1:32
Húsmágnes (Elmegy)5:32

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About Watch My Dying

Watch My Dying was founded in 1999 in Esztergom, Hungary. Their main goal was to mix modern death/thrash metal with progressive elements and spectacular live performances. After forming, the band started to play live and in March 2000 they made their first recording in Pont-Mi Studio in Székesfehérvár. "System Error" (Rendszerhiba) demo included five tracks with an intro and an outro. The critiques in Hungarian magazines (Metal Hammer, Rockinform, Shock!) and the feedback in the underground metal scene exceeded their expectations. In May 2000, the band entered for the Pepsi Generation Nexxt talent spotting where they took the 4th place of the 600 entrants in their category. The spotting program was broadcasted by one of the biggest Hungarian commercial television channels, RTL Klub, as a result of which the bands name became well-known almost everywhere in the country. Meanwhile, the boys wrote several new tunes, which were played in the summer of 2001 at the Fesztergom, Gaja, Hegyalja and the Slovakian Klikk Festival. The seasons closing session was a fantastic live show on the Pepsi Sziget Festival (the biggest in Central Europe) in August. From March 2002 a manager started to work together with the band. Which resulted in a lot more concerts and more professional approaches, than ever before, including tons of club and festival (Sziget, ZED, Summerground, Fesztergom, etc) performances. The high light of the new period was the Hegyalja Festival where they reached a thousand people and presented a frenetic show. After the festival season the members of the band got their energy together and started to write new songs for their next EP (Fleshmagnet/Húsmágnes). Then, on the 5th of September they entered the Acoustair Studio, Budapest to record the new material. The whole Watch My Dying concept became more varied and catchy. With titles like Original Bodyform or Magnetic Flesh the band reached a new level of hard progression music. The seven songs of the EP, in 27 minutes, are fine examples of pure modern metal, one that possesses sheer aggression, technical wit, intelligent lyrics and a catchy song writing approach. The Hungarian version of the EP (Húsmágnes) was released in November 2002 in self-production. The critiques were surprisingly positive: in Metal Hammer the EP gets 10/10, on the page heavymetal.hu 10/10, in the Shock webzine 9/10, in the metalnews webzine 10/10. After the release of the EP the band started to play live everywhere in Hungary, where there was enough room to plug their amplifiers in. Watch My Dying soon reached a solid underground success in the Hungarian metal scene with their professional and brutal performances. In autumn 2003, the band began to work on the new material. From the autumn to early summer of 2004 Sándor Bori and Gábor Veres recorded several demos, so in July the band was ready to enter the studio and record their first full length album. Thirteen songs were recorded in the Bakery and the Grape Studio from July to October. The final result is an amazing, heavy, yet powerful material with clear and powerful sound. The songs of Klausztrofónia are more catchy and less complex than the ones on the Fleshmagnet/Húsmágnes EP. The album has a really dark, modern and depressive dimension, which makes it a perfect soundtrack for a modern thriller. Klausztrofónia appeared on the 2nd position in the Hammerworld (ex-Metal Hammer Hungary) magazines soundcheck. The band, which opened for bands like Opeth, Stampin Ground and Dew-Scented in Hungary, was mentioned by Mikael Akerfeldt as "Watch My Dying is a fuckin great band. On tour we got tons of demos, but this band is absolutely ready to release a record." Watch My Dying also played on the main stage of Metal Mania Festival 2005 among bands like, The Haunted, Katatonia, Cradle Of Filth, Moonspell and Apocalyptica. In the meantime two video was shooted for songs like Idomtalan and Nicht for dem Kind. In November 2005 Watch My Dying won the final of the ABC Talent Contest in Budapest, and as a result, the band played in the ABC Contest Austrian quarterfinal at Planet Music, Vienna in February 2006. At the end the band managed to get the 4th position. The band was not fully satisfied with themselves, but it was a great show with great fans, end at the end of the day thats what really counts. In November the band organized the I. Stagediving Festival in Budapest, Kultiplex with fellow bands, like Cadaveres, Szeg, Comaah. In 2006 May II. Stagediving with a packed house in Black/Red Hall venue. First half of the year was spent with writing, composing the new material so there were just a few, but really good shows. Watch My Dying recorded their second full length release in Audioplanet Studio Hungary from July until September. Mixing and mastering was done by Jocke Skog in Fear And Loathing Studios, Sweden in September, October. At the end Fényérzékeny got released at november 10. The new album is more straightforward than the previous one, but there are plenty of new, exciting ideas. The title track, Fényérzékeny - it seems - will be the biggest hit of the band, so the new video will be shoot to this track. Háttal Álmodó is a wonderful, acoustic ballad with Gaobrs brides vocal. Elsőbbségi and 9 Kapu are the most complex WMD songs ever. Media response was surprisingly great so far, and the packed concerts showed, that a bunch of new kids started to be interested at the band. The most important aspect of Fényérzékeny is the attitude. The only thing that was working in the musicians mind throughout the writing and the recording is that it has to satisfy the band itself first and foremost. Fényérzékeny release party was held in the Kultiplex, at the III. Stagediving Festival. In 2007 band has a bunch of shows, again (including Metal Mania Festival with Testament, Korpiklaani and My Dying Bride, a last minute concert with Meshuggah, and several summer festival). Another video shoot was done by EET Film for the title track of Fényérzékeny. In May another Stagediving Fest arrived, in Black/Red Hall venue with a lot of underground bands again. Autumn/Winter of 2007 and Spring of 2008 shows, shows and shows again. Nothing can stop the touring machine of WATCH MY DYING. The highlight was V. Stagediving Festival in Budapest, in legendary A 38 Ship. Video recorded for Sztereotip (Állami Sláger) in front of a nearly packed house. The shoot streamed through MTV from June. In the end of all, there was an amazing show with german avantgarde rockers, The Ocean at 11th of May. In May WATCH MY DYING was requested to be involved in the MTV Icon Tankcsapda show with two songs. Tankcsapda is the biggest rock band in Hungary, so its a great honour to cover their tracks. The songs were played in August in front of 6000 people at Siófoks beach. Autumn the band started to rehearse for their third full length record. Later the demos was delivered, so the recording started in Audioplanet and Grape studios at the end of 2008.n

Real Name

    • Gábor Veres
    • Imre Eszenyi
    • Sándor Bori
    • Dávid Garcia

Interesting fact about Album

Here’s something cool: The album *Húsmágnes* by the Hungarian band Watch My Dying is a wild mix of Avantgarde, Industrial, and Death Metal. Released in 2002, it’s self-released under their own label. One standout track, *"Húsmágnes (Megjön)"*, shows off their experimental edge. It's like they took all the chaos of life and turned it into sound. Not your typical rock album, that’s for sure.