ARKONA - Polish Black Metal since 1993.
The band was formed during the second wave of black metal in the early 1990s by Khorzon and Messiah (RIP 2017) and was one of the first bands of this genre in Poland. Their career began with two demos: "An Eternal Curse of the Pagan Godz" and "Bogowie Zapomnienia" and their debut album, "Imperium" released in 1996. During this period, the band played a few shows.
Subsequent albums included "Zeta Reticuli" (2001), "Nocturnal Arkonian Hordes" (2002), and "Konstelacja Lodu" (2003), as well as several split albums. After this period, the band went silent for several years.
Second decade of XXIst century brings a new lineup. ARKONA returned in 2013 with the album "Chaos.Ice.Fire" After recording this album, once agin band's lineup was reorganized, resulting in completely new musical ideas.
In 2015, the band joined forces with the French label Debemur Morti Productions, releasing the groundbreaking album "Lunaris" the following year. During this time, the band toured actively. In 2019, ARKONA released another album, "Age of Capricorn" on the same label, confirming the band's peak form. ARKONA continued to perform extensively at clubs and select festivals, and also created their eighth album, "Stella Pandora" which was released in September 2024, also on Debemur Morti Productions.
In their lyrics, ARKONA explores themes of paganism, anti-Christianity, as well as transience and death. The band has never been involved in any political ideologies and has never addressed these themes in their lyrics.
Current line-up:
Drac - vocals & bass
Khorzon - guitar & samples
Kaamos - guitar
Zaala - drums
The actual band informations:
Info and booking: [email protected]
The band was formed during the second wave of black metal in the early 1990s by Khorzon and Messiah (RIP 2017) and was one of the first bands of this genre in Poland. Their career began with two demos: "An Eternal Curse of the Pagan Godz" and "Bogowie Zapomnienia" and their debut album, "Imperium" released in 1996. During this period, the band played a few shows.
Subsequent albums included "Zeta Reticuli" (2001), "Nocturnal Arkonian Hordes" (2002), and "Konstelacja Lodu" (2003), as well as several split albums. After this period, the band went silent for several years.
Second decade of XXIst century brings a new lineup. ARKONA returned in 2013 with the album "Chaos.Ice.Fire" After recording this album, once agin band's lineup was reorganized, resulting in completely new musical ideas.
In 2015, the band joined forces with the French label Debemur Morti Productions, releasing the groundbreaking album "Lunaris" the following year. During this time, the band toured actively. In 2019, ARKONA released another album, "Age of Capricorn" on the same label, confirming the band's peak form. ARKONA continued to perform extensively at clubs and select festivals, and also created their eighth album, "Stella Pandora" which was released in September 2024, also on Debemur Morti Productions.
In their lyrics, ARKONA explores themes of paganism, anti-Christianity, as well as transience and death. The band has never been involved in any political ideologies and has never addressed these themes in their lyrics.
Current line-up:
Drac - vocals & bass
Khorzon - guitar & samples
Kaamos - guitar
Zaala - drums
The actual band informations:
Info and booking: [email protected]