Patriarkh – the band previously generally known as Batushka fronted by Bartłomiej “Варфоломей” Krysiuk – has introduced their debut album beneath the brand new identify ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ (PROROK ILJA) for January 3. Patriarkh is now streaming the primary single “ВЕРШАЛИН III” (“WIERSZALIN III”) alongside a video directed by Hiatsyntos.
“‘WIERSZALIN III’ is the primary single that says our new launch PROROK ILJA (Lat.) and it in all probability greatest displays the range and musical multidimensionality of this album,” mentioned Patriarkh of the only.
“Simply because the titular Prophet Ilja constructed New Jerusalem in Podlasie, we’re constructing our new id and displaying our new musical face. Pay attention and share your impressions…”
Pre-orders for ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ are available here.
What’s the new Patriarkh album about?
ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ is in regards to the true story of Eliasz Klimowicz, the Prophet Ilja, an illiterate peasant who was the chief of the Orthodox Grzybowska Sect which was energetic till the Nineteen Sixties.
“With this new launch, we’re beginning a brand new chapter in our historical past – not solely is our identify altering, however our music can be present process a pure evolution. The story on the album inspired us to get out of our consolation zone, we reached for implies that we had not used earlier than in our music,” mentioned Patriarkh of the document.
“A lot of you’ll surprise if that is nonetheless black metallic? Or is it even metallic? Radio play, audiobook, theater, movie soundtrack, people music, efficiency… All these phrases will match right here. Some will hate, others will love…”
What occurred to Batushka?
Lengthy story quick, Krysiuk‘s Batushka modified their identify to Patriarkh after Krysiuk lost a legal battle against Batushka founder Krzysztof “Derph” Drabikowski over the Batushka identify.
Drabikowski and Krysiuk break up in 2018, with Krysiuk persevering with on as Batushka with out Drabikowski. Krysiuk‘s Batushka signed to Metallic Blade for the 2019 document Hospodi, after which signed to Napalm Data for a second launch with out Drabikowski beneath the Batushka identify.
Now in a post-lawsuit world, Krysiuk‘s Batushka is Patriarkh and Drabikowski owns the Batushka identify.
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