Priessnitz was a Czech rock band from JesenÃÂk formed in 1989 as Chlapi z práce by singer JaromÃÂr à  vejdÃÂk and guitarist Petr Kruà ¾ÃÂk. Throughout their career, they released eight studio albums and one live record, with the most recent one, BeztÃÂà ¾e, coming out in 2016. The band received a nomination at the 2016 and two at the AndÃÂl Awards. That year, Czech Television made a feature film about them. Priessnitz broke up in 2017.
In the late 1980s, singer JaromÃÂr à  vejdÃÂk and guitarist Petr Kruà ¾ÃÂk played in the punk rock band Chlapi z práce, which became Priessnitz in 1989, named after the Austrian hydrotherapist Vincenz Priessnitz. It initially consisted of à  vejdÃÂk, Kruà ¾ÃÂk, bassist Libor HalÃÂÃÂek, and drummer Ladislav Kolompár, with frequent collaborator Jià ÂàVaculÃÂk on second guitar. They released their debut studio album, Freiwaldau, in 1992, following it with Nebel later the same year.
In 1994, Priessnitz issued their third record, Hexe. HalÃÂÃÂek left and was replaced by Miroslav Brzobohatý, who had played with à  vejdÃÂk and Kruà ¾ÃÂk in Chlapi z práce. The band also added second guitarist Duà ¡an Oravec. Their next record, Seance, came out in 1996 and included a string section. Potichu?, an acoustic collection of previously released tracks and two new ones, followed in 1997. At this point, Priessnitz swapped out bassists once more, losing Brzobohatý and taking on Petr VÃÂà ¡a in his place. Their next album, titled Zero, was published in 2001. Oravec left in 2002.
In 2004, the band released their first live recording, titled Playlist, which includes a contribution from Jaroslav Rudià ¡. They followed it with the studio album Stereo in 2006, which included their new drummer, ZdenÃÂk JurÃÂÃÂk. During this period, à  vejdÃÂk founded the side projects Umakart (2004) and Jaromir 99 & the Bombers (2007), while also working as an illustrator on a comic book series with Rudià ¡, which was made into an animated feature film in 2011, titled Alois Nebel. The film's music was composed by Petr Kruà ¾ÃÂk, and the band toured to promote it. In 2013, they added LukÃ¡à ¡ Morávek on trumpet, keyboards, and backing vocals, and in 2016, they issued the album BeztÃÂà ¾e, which included contributions from former guitarist Duà ¡an Oravec. It was nominated for the as album of the year, the song "Mrzáci" got a nomination at the AndÃÂl Awards, and Priessnitz were nominated as band of the year. Additionally, Czech Television made a film about the band. Priessnitz ceased activity in 2017.