Label : Nuclear War Now Press : ANTI-GOTH076LPmarble - Poland Year : 2023
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The origin of satanic heavy metal, which eventually assumed the title of "black metal," is most commonly linked to the British trio, Venom, who bestowed the name upon the subgenre with the title of its second album in 1982. In the decades since, black metal has undergone several periods of evolution, which have often been cultivated in self-contained, stylistic incubation regions in different parts of the world. In retrospect, one unlikely context of this sort was Poland in the early 1980s, which was dominated by pro-communist martial law, and from which the band Kat somehow emerged. Kat's role in the development of black heavy metal is one that is typically overlooked, but it is one of significance that deserves proper recognition. Kat was formed in 1979 under the direction of guitarist Piotr Luczyk and in conspiracy with Ireneusz Loth on drums. Shortly thereafter, Tomasz Jaguś (bass) and Ryszard Pisarski (guitars) joined the band, and during the first two years of its existence, this quartet exclusively played instrumental songs inspired by the likes of Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Accept. Although he was not the first vocalist to try out for Kat, Roman Kostrzewski solidified the band with his enlistment in 1981, enabling Kat to take the necessary next step of performing songs with vocals. Although the "666" and "Metal and Hell" albums reflect the bands musical influences of standard heavy metal bands like Judas Priest and Accept, they also diverge substantially in the presence of a much darker atmosphere, content, and delivery. The albums' production is one that seems to recreate the setting of a cavernous medieval torture chamber. This, of course, is appropriate, given the fact that the band's name translates to "Executioner" in English. Most tracks flourish in the mid to upper tempos of metal from the era, a characteristic which lends itself well to the effect the band intended to nurture. That said, even the ballad, "Czas Zemsty" ("Time of Revenge"), takes on a much more sinister tone than the most comparable songs from the era (see Accept, for example). The unmistakable truth is that the overall product of "666" and "Metal and Hell" was extreme according to international standards of the time, and thus it was that much more so for a band establishing itself within the suppressive confines of an Eastern Bloc nation. ORANGE WITH BLACK MARBLE EFFECT EDITION + POSTER.
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