Graveland

Infobox musical artist
Name = Graveland


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Origin = Wrocław, Poland
Genre = Black metal
Viking metal
NSBM
Years_active = 1990 - present
Label = No Colours Records
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URL = [http://www.graveland.org/ www.graveland.org]
Current_members = Robert "Rob Darken" Fudali

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, has been inspired by bands such as Bathory, Manilla Road, and In the Woods... [See under "Influences" on the band's official MySpace page] . Starting with "Thousand Swords", the band took on a powerful folk influence, and more specifically from soundtracks such as the Conan the Barbarian movie soundtrack; as a result, Graveland's later works have sometimes been described as viking metal or pagan metal. The lyrics of Graveland are strongly inspired by nature, paganism and nationalism.

Graveland is extremely popular among NSBM fans and generally seen as an NSBM band. Darken rejects the label, however, telling Decibel magazine: "I do not think Graveland is an NSBM band. Graveland is regarded as a NSBM band because of my political convictions, [which] most people would call extreme right-wing National Socialist convictions.”http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/may2006/nsbm.aspx]

Discography

tudio albums

* "Carpathian Wolves" (1994) - CD, MC
* "Thousand Swords" (1995) - CD
* "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) - DIGI-PACK A5, CD, LP
* "The Fire of Awakening" (2003) - DIGI-PACK A5, CD, LP
* "Dawn of Iron Blades" (2004) - DIGIPACK A5, CD, LP
* "Fire Chariot of Destruction" (2005) - DIGIPACK A5, CD, DLP
* "Will Stronger Than Death" (2007) - DIGIPACK A5, CD, LP

Demo-Tapes & Promo-Tapes

* "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)

EPs

* "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

Band members

Current members

* Robert "Rob Darken" Fudali - vocals, guitar, bass guitar, synthesizers, keyboard instruments, drums, drum programming

Former members

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

ee also

* Lord Wind - Rob Darken's solo project.
* Additional musical contributions in the past and present to Behemoth, Veles, Infernum, Oppressor (at present Baphomets Throne), Legion, Wolfkhan, and Darken.

References

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External links

* [http://www.graveland.org/ Official website]