Batushka - Utrenia

BATHUSKA and BATHUSKA, a lot of things have happened in the BATHUSKA camp the last year, from one really promising band to two bands in one year, intrigue, discord, tour or not to tour, various versions of backgrounds, it becomes quite giddy about what is what. BATHUSKA as a band that really blown me away with the debut "Litourgiya", a record that got many hours of playtime. Nowadays I'm not really sure what to like and think about version 1 or 2.

Both of them (that is, the antagonists, former friends, guitarist Krzysztof Drabikowski (version 1) and singer Bartłomiej Krysiuk (version 2)) have now both released an album, version 1 in May and version 2 in July. Both albums feel rushed and full of hatred about the situation.

Krzysztof Drabikowski is widely regarded as the one who has been merely stalking his life's work and is often called True BATHUSKA by his fans. Bartłomiej Krysiuk is generally considered the villain who simply took over Drabikowski's creation, or cut him off, and his official version of BATHUSKA, supported by Metal Blade, is called by the Drabikowski fans of Fake BATHUSKA. Mazy?.

Bartłomiej Krysiuk "Hospodi (Господи)" (version 2) have a bigger and better production, I guess it's because Metal Blade is behind this version. Decent tunes and opens up pretty good but falls a bit in the end. My favorite tune is "Crucifixion - Utrenia (Утреня)", the easy and clever riffing in the middle of the tune is magically simple and seductive. So if you sum these both albums up, takes the best parts and merge it together and a great BATHUSKA release would have entered the world.

Today's tune "Chapter IV: Crucifixion - Utrenia (Утреня)", taken from the album "Hospodi (Господи)". released 12 July 2019.



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Батюшка - Песнь 1

BATHUSKA and BATHUSKA, a lot of things have happened in the BATHUSKA camp the last year, from one really promising band to two bands in one year, intrigue, discord, tour or not to tour, various versions of backgrounds, it becomes quite giddy about what is what. BATHUSKA as a band that really blown me away with the debut "Litourgiya", a record that got many hours of playtime. Nowadays I'm not really sure what to like and think about version 1 or 2.

Both of them (that is, the antagonists, former friends, guitarist Krzysztof Drabikowski (version 1) and singer Bartłomiej Krysiuk (version 2)) have now both released an album, version 1 in May and version 2 in July. Both albums feel rushed and full of hatred about the situation.

Krzysztof Drabikowski is widely regarded as the one who has been merely stalking his life's work and is often called True BATHUSKA by his fans. Bartłomiej Krysiuk is generally considered the villain who simply took over Drabikowski's creation, or cut him off, and his official version of BATHUSKA, supported by Metal Blade, is called by the Drabikowski fans of Fake BATHUSKA. Mazy?.

Below you can hear Krzysztof Drabikowski's song. And tomorrow is Bartłomiej Krysiuk's version.

So let's play a tune from version 1, where we have Krzysztof Drabikowski behind the creation. After a few spins on both albums, there are some differences, not big, they both follow the atmospheric with melodic chants mixed with black metal. Both are good, follows the already made path, decent creations and innovative black metal, but if they had worked together it would have been awesome I guess.

Krzysztof Drabikowski version feels and sounds like a follow up to "Litourgiya", a bit harder and darker. It has a decent production from the digital file I'm listening to, would like to have a Vinyl version to truly get into it, hope he releases it on the true media. Favorites tunes are "Песнь 1", "Песнь 5" and "Песнь 6". But it's very hard to analyze the albums, I'm so infected by the bullshit around these guys.

Today's tune "Песнь 1" taken from the second album "Панихида", released May 26, 2019. Music composed, produced, recorded and mastered by Krzysztof Drabikowski at SPHIERATZ STUDIO, Sobolewo, Poland



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Batushka - Yekteníya IV

Yesterday did the Polish extreme orthodox rockers BATUSHKA visit Sweden and Stockholm for a show at Nalen. A band that I became familiar with at the beginning of last year when I ran into their debut album. Read the review here! I was there with to friends and hade a pretty good evening.

The Pilgrimage tour is a pretty fun spectacle, much like you think you can expect from these guys. Imagine GHOST, though much darker, you're right close. Here you will get a Priest (BATUSHKA), who lights the candles, wiggles with his incense censer, holy water brush, the icon of "Litourgaya". An orthodox choir behind masks gives the show a great spirit and mystics, the sound was pretty good, the instruments were clear, and crisp in the position I was standing at, the light is the only thing I could whine over, simply too overworked to keep the mystery up, so most of the show became flat and boring in all flashes.

The setlist was simple, tune 1 to 8.

BATUSHKA is pronounced "Batjushka", the band's Cyrillic name Батюшка means "father" and is used to address an Eastern Orthodox priest. Despite their themes and imagery, they are not a Christian band.

Today's tune "Yekteníya IV: Milost" is taken from "Litourgaya"



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Batushka - Litourgiya

Monday, new week, time to introduce "Record of the Week".

Yes, I'm still stuck in the extreme, I guess that I have to blame Chief Rebel for that. Since the annual Hard Rock evening the harder tones have been played a lot and it seams that I can't stop,  I also started to go true the records that have been stuck to the side for the genre that was overwhelming me before Christmas. Something that I'm pretty happy for after all, as there was many records that was really good, here is one that really blew me away.

BATUSHKA is a Polish band whose members have not been disclosed, well they are doing the GHOST thingie, but they are reputed to be from well-known bands, rumours whispering that MGLA is behind this, if so well done guys as this is a great release.

BATUSHKA is pronounced "Batjushka", the band's Cyrillic name Батюшка means "father" and is used to address an Eastern Orthodox priest. Despite their themes and imagery, they are not a Christian band.

"Litourgiya" is masterfully crafted piece of art, it's clouded with a dark atmosphere surrounded with Orthodox imagery and liturgical chant in a marvellous blend of Black Metal and Doom Metal. The riffs are heavy, distorted and very down tuned along with tight bass and blistering drumming. From start to finish it has a deep feeling evil amends and old history, almost that you can feel the incense when you close your eyes and listening through your high-end headphones.

The production is really good, it's raw and constant, perfectly for this record. was the influence of Rotting Christ

Summery: It's a must have album, if you can obtain a copy go on and grab it.

Today's tune "Yektenia I" is taken from "Litourgaya"



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