GRAVELAND BAND PAGE
 GRAVELAND
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CURRENT NAME
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Graveland |
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FORMER NAMES
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ORIGIN
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Poland |
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STATUS
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Active |
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FORMED IN
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LABEL
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No Colours 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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BAND ADDED
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2004-01-08, 00:00 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2011-07-20, 15:20 |
Darken, inspired by early music of Black Metal band Bathory, creates
Graveland as solo project in 1992. He creates and records first Graveland
songs released as ‘Necromanteion’ and ‘Drunemeton’ demos. Thanks to
these demos Graveland starts to exist in Black Metal underground.
Darkness, Celtic beliefs and mythology, hatred against christianity...In 1993
drummer Capricornus joins the band. It changes Graveland. Music becomes
more alive and dynamic. In 1993 Graveland, inspired by ‘Unholy War’
waged in Norwegian Black Metal underground against christianity, records
legendary demo ‘In the Glare of the Burning Churches’. This demo gives
Graveland lasting place in history of true Black Metal. In 1994
Karcharoth joins band. This man later will play his shameful part as traitor
and coward. At the beginning of 1994 Graveland records demo ‘The Celtic
Winter’. This demo is released by No Colours rec as a MCD. It is the
beginning of fruitful and full of understanding cooperation of Graveland
and No Colours rec. that lasts until today. Graveland records debut LP
‘Carpathian Wolves’ for Eternal Devils Rec. at the end of 1994. Eternal
Devils rec. releases 500 CDs and 1000 tapes. All edition is sold out
very fast and disappears in the darkness of underground. At this time
commercial labels as Osmose prod., Nuclear Blast or Lethal rec. are
interested in Graveland. Soon they become eternal enemies of ideas and
creation of Graveland. In 1995 Graveland records second LP ‘Thousand Swords’
for Lethal rec. Cooperation is very short because of different ideas
and points of view. At this time Capricornus and Karcharoth record first
Lp of their band Infernum "Taur Nu Fuin". But because of N.S. ideas
from Cd. and tape cover of "Taur Nu Fuin..." Polish State Security Bureau
starts to be interested in Infernum. During investigation against
Infernum Karcharoth, because of nervous breakdown, testifies against the
rest of band causing some serious problems to Darken and Capricornus.
Karcharoth changes his politic ideas from every week. First he is faithful
follower of right wing ideology and then he starts to support left wing
ideas. Karcharoth starts anti-Graveland campaign accusing Darken and
Xanquoreth from Fullmoon band of trail of murder on his person.
Karcharoth falls into a decline. During Autumn 1997 he is closed in mental
disease hospital.
| Session musicians Add - Fetch |
| Unknown / none |
