Graveland

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Graveland

Rob Darken, October 2005
Origin Wrocław
Country Poland
Years active 1992-present
Genres Black metal
Viking metal
Pagan metal
Labels No Colours Records
Members Robert "Rob Darken" Fudali
Website(s) www.graveland.org

Graveland is a Polish black metal band which was formed in 1992 by Rob Darken (born Robert Fudali). Darken, who started Graveland as a solo project, was inspired by early black metal such as Bathory and Burzum's early works. Starting with Thousand Swords, the band took on a powerful folk influence; as a result, Graveland's later works have sometimes been described as viking metal or pagan metal.

Graveland has also been associated with the National Socialist black metal movement in the past, though Darken has since distanced himself from it.

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[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

  • Carpathian Wolves (1994, re-released in 2003)
  • Thousand Swords (1995, re-released in 2001)
  • In the Glare of Burning Churches (1996, re-released demo with extra songs)
  • Following the Voice of Blood (1997)
  • Immortal Pride (1998)
  • Raiders of Revenge (2000, split album with Honor)
  • Creed of Iron / Prawo Stali (2000, released in English and Polish)
  • Memory and Destiny (2002)
  • The Fire of Awakening (2003)
  • Dawn of Iron Blades (2004)
  • Fire Chariot of Destruction (2005)
  • Will Stronger Than Death (2007)

[edit] Demos

  • Necromanteion (1992)
  • Promo June '92 (1992)
  • Drunemeton (1992)
  • Epilogue (1993)
  • In The Glare of Burning Churches (1993)
  • The Celtic Winter (1993)
  • Following the Voice of Blood (1997)
  • Epilogue/In the Glare of Burning Churches (1999, compilation of two demos)

[edit] EPs

  • "The Celtic Winter" (1994, different from demo, contains extra songs)
  • "Impaler's Wolves" (1999, 2 songs EP with reworked songs from Carpathian Wolves)
  • "Raise Your Sword!" (2001)
  • "Blood of Heroes" (2002)

[edit] Band members

[edit] Current members

[edit] Former members

  • Maciej "Capricornus" Dąbrowski - drums (1992-1999)
  • Grzegorz (aka "Anextiomarus" or "Karcharoth") Jurgielewicz - bass (1992-1995)- In 2004 he committed suicide.

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