Graveland is a Polish viking / pagan / black metal band founded in 1992. [1] Mostly due to the work of vocalist / guitarist Darken (aka Robert Fudali), after a series of demos, the debut album Carpathian Wolves (1994) was released. [1] In the future, many albums were released on the No Colors Records label , however, a boycott was announced to the group by the press because of its commitment to national socialist views. [1] At the same time, the group was popular with fans of the NSBM movement. [2] Darken rejected the label, telling Decibel magazine that "Graveland is considered an NSBM group because of its political beliefs, which most people would call extreme right, national socialist beliefs." [2] Starting from the third album Following the Voice of Blood (1997), the group is heading for Viking metal, the sound becomes more epic and symphonic. [3]
| Graveland | |
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| Graveland during the performance ( “Kolovorot-2017” ) | |
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| basic information | |
| Genres | Viking metal , pagan metal , black metal (early) |
| Years | 1992 – present |
| A country |  Poland |
| City | Wroclaw |
| Where from | |
| Labels | No Colors Records |
| www.graveland.org/ | |
Content
Composition
Current squad
- Robert "Rob Darken" Fudali - vocals, guitars, bass, drums, synthesizer (1992 – present)
During live performances
- Piotr "Mścisław" Bajus - bass (2015 – present)
- Bartosz "Bor" Boruszewski - guitar (2015 – present)
- Krzysztof "Wizun" Saran - drums (2016 – present)
Former members
- Maciej "Capricornus" Dąbrowski - drums (1992–1999)
- Grzegorz "Karcharoth" Jurgielewicz - bass (1992–1995)
- Zbigniew "Zbych" Ropicki - guitar (2015–2016)
- Mirosław "Miro" Rosiński - drums (2015–2016)
Discography
| External video files | |
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| Video clips | |
| Graveland - Thousand Swords | |
| Graveland - Hordes of Empire (Live in Wrocław) | |
| Graveland - Black Metal War (Live in Wrocław) | |
Studio albums
- Carpathian Wolves (1994) - CD, MC
- Thousand Swords (1995) - CD [four]
- Following the Voice of Blood (1997) - CD
- Immortal Pride (1998) - CD
- Creed of Iron / Prawo Stali (2000, released in English and Polish versions)
- Memory and Destiny (2002) - A5 digipak CD, CD, LP
- The Fire of Awakening (2003) - A5 digipak CD, CD, LP
- Dawn of Iron Blades (2004) - A5 digipak CD, CD, LP
- Fire Chariot of Destruction (2005) - A5 digipak CD, CD, DLP
- Will Stronger Than Death (2007) - A5 digipak CD, CD, LP
- Spears of Heaven (2009) - A5 digipak CD, CD
- Thunderbolts of the Gods - (2013)
- Ogień przebudzenia - (2014)
Demos and promotions
- Necromanteion (1992)
- Promo June '92 (1992)
- Drunemeton (1992)
- Epilogue (1993)
- In the Glare of Burning Churches (1993) - review on allmusic [5]
- The Celtic Winter (1993)
- Following the Voice of Blood (1997, contains two tracks, one is an early discarded mix, the second is from the approved mix)
- Resharpening Thousand Swords (2014)
- Carpathian Wolves - Rehearsal 1993 (2016)
Mini albums and splits
- The Celtic Winter (1994) - CD
- Impaler's Wolves (1999) - CD
- Raiders of Revenge (2000, split EP with Honor ) - DIGI-PACK
- Raise Your Sword! (2001) - CD
- Blood of Heroes (2002) - EP
- Eastern Hammer (2007, split EP with Nokturnal Mortum , North and Temnozor) - CD
- Wotan Mit Mir (2008) - EP, MLP
- Cold Winter Blades (2010) - Mini CD
- Tribute to the King of Aquilonia (2010) - EP 7 "
- Ogień Wilczych Serc (Fire of Wolfish Hearts) - (2012, split EP with Biały Viteź)
- The Spirit Never Dies - (2016, split with Nokturnal Mortum)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Graveland - Biography & History . AllMusic . Date of treatment December 3, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 May 2006 Features , Decibel Magazine on-line, accessed on September 22, 2008.
- ↑ Rock Encyclopedia. Graveland . Date of treatment December 3, 2016.
- ↑ Kyle Ward. Review sputnikmusic (November 20th, 2008). Date of treatment November 27, 2016.
- ↑ Fred Thomas. Review allmusic . Date of treatment November 27, 2016.