Graveland is a Polish black metal band which was formed in 1992 by Rob Darken (born Robert Fudali). The lyrics of Graveland are strongly inspired by nature, paganism and nationalism.
Darken, who started Graveland as a solo project and recorded the first demos Necromanteion and Drunemeton alone, was inspired by bands such as Bathory. In 1993, drummer Maciej "Capricornus" Dąbrowski joined the band, which recorded the demo In the Glare of Burning Ch...
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Graveland is a Polish black metal band which was formed in 1992 by Rob Darken (born Robert Fudali). The lyrics of Graveland are strongly inspired by nature, paganism and nationalism.
Darken, who started Graveland as a solo project and recorded the first demos Necromanteion and Drunemeton alone, was inspired by bands such as Bathory. In 1993, drummer Maciej "Capricornus" Dąbrowski joined the band, which recorded the demo In the Glare of Burning Churches. In 1994 the band was joined by Karcharoth and recorded the demo The Celtic Winter which was released as an EP by German label No Colours which still releases the band’s albums. A few months later, the band’s first album Carpathian Wolves was released by Eternal Devils Records. With Carpathian Wolves, the band drew several bigger metal label’s attention and signed to Austrian label Lethal Records, which released Thousand Swords', which is seen as the band’s best release and as a cult album by many fans and black metal scene members, in...
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