“UGLY” questions the idea of beauty as something that can only exist in contrast. It was written during a period when life itself felt particularly harsh and difficult to recognize. The song became a way to process that tension, holding onto the idea that opposites define each other, beauty and ugliness, love and grief. One doesn’t exist without the other.
Credits
- Project: ZAPHOMET
- Genre: Electro-metal / dark-pop
- Members and songwriters: Gabi Domján and Zsuzsa Radnóti
- Featuring on this track: Dani Szebényi from Oceans Hill, Zoltán Baki
- Producer: Vincent Ernst, known for his work with VANA
Short bio
ZAPHOMET is a Hungarian formation founded in 2026, merging heavy guitars with dark electronic textures. This project stands as a reaction to loss, a space where melancholy, rage, and beauty are not resolved, but fully lived through.
Born as the new brainchild of The Hellfreaks’ songwriters, a band with millions of streams worldwide, ZAPHOMET marks a shift into a more personal and uncompromising territory, balancing the weight of metal with modern production.
Horror runs through the core of the project. Not as decoration, but as something strangely grounding. Their sound and visuals lean into distorted, unsettling atmospheres that reflect an inner landscape rather than escape it.
When reality becomes too sharp, the unreal offers structure.
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