From the depths of the Czech underground comes Bolehlav, a project whose very name — “headache” in Czech — captures the physicality and punishing intensity of its sound. Rooted in harsh noise and industrial tradition, Bolehlav treats sonic overload not as chaos but as ritual, a cleansing through distortion. In their world, feedback becomes scripture, and walls of sound become landscapes to wander and endure. Emerging from Prague’s experimental scene, Bolehlav has always favored direct impact over compromise. Their performances are confrontations, moments when the boundary between performer and audience dissolves in the sheer volume of sound. What sets them apart is the balance between brutality and precision: the harshness is deliberate, sculpted, and charged with emotion. It is noise that doesn’t seek to alienate, but to pull listeners into its core, to make them feel the body of sound as if it were their own. For fans of industrial extremes, Bolehlav is a local institution. Their appearances at festivals and underground gatherings have earned them a reputation for authenticity, a refusal to dilute the raw essence of noise for accessibility’s sake. Instead, every set is a statement: discomfort as truth, distortion as beauty, intensity as communion. At Audiotrauma Fest 2025, Bolehlav will embody the uncompromising spirit of the event itself. In a line-up filled with legends and international names, their presence is a reminder that the Czech scene has its own voice — abrasive, unflinching, and deeply rooted in lived experience. Bolehlav doesn’t just make noise; they forge catharsis out of it, leaving listeners dazed, shaken, and strangely purified.