CRIONICS BAND PAGE
 CRIONICS
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CURRENT NAME
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Crionics |
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FORMER NAMES
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- |
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ORIGIN
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Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland |
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STATUS
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Active |
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FORMED IN
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1997 |
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LABEL
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Candlelight Records |
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GENRE
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Black metal |
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STYLE
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LYRICAL THEME
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- |
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BAND ADDED
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2005-04-24, 00:00 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2009-09-05, 19:41 |
CRIONICS formed in January 1997 with the line-up of Michal Skotniczny
(voc, g), Dariusz Styczen(g), Marek Kowalski (bg) and Maciek Zieba (dr)
to play fast yet melodious metal. A year later the band recorded five
compositions on a 4-tracker, but due to the poor quality of the material
they never saw the light of day. Another six months later, the band
decided to enter a local studio near Krakow to recorded their 4-track
“Demo ‘98” comprising “Mystic Past,” “Pagan Strength,” “Black Warriors,”
and Emperor’s cover “I Am The Black Wizards.” Although the sound quality
still left a lot to be desired, the band decided to spread the tape
anyway.
The line-up played several live dates which, in turn, lead to hiring a
keyboard player who would round up the sound - Waclaw Borowiec was
brought into the fold and the stage sound started to resemble what the band
achieved in the studio. In late 1999, due to both musical and personal
reasons, Dariusz Styczen had to leave the band to be replaced by
Bartosz Bielewicz. Bielewicz took part in the recording of the next material
entitled “Beyond The Blazing Horizon” which comprises “Episode Of The
Falling Star,” “Fireland,” “Waterfalls Of Darkness,” “There Was Neither
Ground Nor Firmament (Precipice Gaped)” as well as an intro and an
outro. In 2000 this 20-minute material was released on Demonic Records as a
mini-LP; currently, following the label’s sinking, it is available
directly from the band as a CD-R.
Late 2000 marked the departure of Maciek Zieba, who several months
later was replaced by Maciek Kowalski, previously active in Krakow’s
Tromsnar. The line-up shuffles were complete in August 2001 with the
departure of Bartosz Bielewicz. In early 2002 the Crionics resumed live
appearances – they are always on the lookout for more dates. Before summer,
the band finished writing their new tracks, which brought them a contract
with Empire Record. The debut album entitled “Human Error (Ways To
Self-destruction)” was recorded between 12 and 23 August 2002 in the Hertz
Studio. The album comprises the following tracks:
“Satanic Syndrome 666,” “Waterfalls Of Darkness,” “Lunatic Gate,”
“Hallowed Whores,” “Crionics,” “Episode Of The Falling Star,” “Matrix Of
Piety,” “Precipice Gaped,” “Sacrosanct Strength,” and “Indoctrination
Procedure.” During the session the band also recorded the cover of
Carpathian Forest’s self-titled track. The album came out on 25 November 2002
as a special bonus with the Trash'em All magazine. Soon afterwards, the
band embarked on their first promotional tour as a support for
Behemoth, Darkane and Frontside. On stage, the band is helped by Yanuary (Thy
Disase, Anal Stench) on guitars.
