Diaboł Boruta
Stare Ględźby
Pure Steel Publishing CD
I presume folk metal is the most integrated to regional, pagan beliefs than any other genre , except maybe black metal in some cases.
I am writing here about South of Poland`s band Diabol Boruta that name can be translated as Devil Boruta, a fictional character from Polish mythology that you would find out more about reading some books and other sources related to the topic.
Stare Ględźby is a first album of the band for German label, almost entirely sang in Polish from tracks 1-12. Last 2 songs (Kikimora and the Grain, Of the reapers and Field Maiden) are performed in English and I treat those as sort of bonus to say hello to English speaking people that could get some feedback on it. I enjoy the album in Polish and I do not think it`s necessary to do it otherwise.
And to finish this little info about band`s discography...There also is a previous demo-Lesny Duch from 2014 that brought certain attention to the band in case you would be interested to listen to this one,too.
One of the reasons I like folk metal, this band and the album are welcoming circumstances the album has been recorded with all those strange and not commonly used instruments like accordion, sopilka(?) and more popular; synthesizers that imitates other instruments . All that is interesting, effective for the sound of the band which is alive and builds up authenticity, atmosphere of music to showcase a region they come from. They seem to be aboriginal highlanders and these are musicians that give you regional, countryside music feeling as its best:
Paweł Rudobrody – bass, vocal
Mirek Mamczur- guitar, vocal, accordion, sopilka
Dawid Warchol- keyboards
Kuba Stawarz drums
Oscar Kuzniar guitars
This album bases strong heavy metal structures and of course, interacts with folk music pretty well. My top songs from the albums are Perun, Kikimora I Zboze, Stare Gledzby, Srebrne Zmije, Bylem Ongi Debem. There is a cover of Korpiklaani so you should be delightful to hear this one as well. Old Polish stories and myths are fundamental to their lyrics and that rings a belly of people from this side of the world for sure.
Check Diaboł Boruta out and see Poland`metal from different point of view.
Review by Slawek Migacz
I am writing here about South of Poland`s band Diabol Boruta that name can be translated as Devil Boruta, a fictional character from Polish mythology that you would find out more about reading some books and other sources related to the topic.
Stare Ględźby is a first album of the band for German label, almost entirely sang in Polish from tracks 1-12. Last 2 songs (Kikimora and the Grain, Of the reapers and Field Maiden) are performed in English and I treat those as sort of bonus to say hello to English speaking people that could get some feedback on it. I enjoy the album in Polish and I do not think it`s necessary to do it otherwise.
And to finish this little info about band`s discography...There also is a previous demo-Lesny Duch from 2014 that brought certain attention to the band in case you would be interested to listen to this one,too.
One of the reasons I like folk metal, this band and the album are welcoming circumstances the album has been recorded with all those strange and not commonly used instruments like accordion, sopilka(?) and more popular; synthesizers that imitates other instruments . All that is interesting, effective for the sound of the band which is alive and builds up authenticity, atmosphere of music to showcase a region they come from. They seem to be aboriginal highlanders and these are musicians that give you regional, countryside music feeling as its best:
Paweł Rudobrody – bass, vocal
Mirek Mamczur- guitar, vocal, accordion, sopilka
Dawid Warchol- keyboards
Kuba Stawarz drums
Oscar Kuzniar guitars
This album bases strong heavy metal structures and of course, interacts with folk music pretty well. My top songs from the albums are Perun, Kikimora I Zboze, Stare Gledzby, Srebrne Zmije, Bylem Ongi Debem. There is a cover of Korpiklaani so you should be delightful to hear this one as well. Old Polish stories and myths are fundamental to their lyrics and that rings a belly of people from this side of the world for sure.
Check Diaboł Boruta out and see Poland`metal from different point of view.
Review by Slawek Migacz
