Black River is a Polish stoner rock/heavy metal band.[1] They were formed in 2008 by Tomasz Wróblewski (bass), Dariusz Brzozowski (drums), Piotr "Kay" Wtulich (guitar), Artur "Art." Kempa (guitar), and Maciej Taff (vocals).
Black River | |
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 Black River in 2008 (from left: Wróblewski, Wtulich, Kempa) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Poland |
| Genres | Heavy metal, stoner rock |
| Years active | 2008–2010, 2018–present |
| Labels | Mystic, Armoury/Eagle Rock |
| Members | Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski Piotr "Kay" Wtulich Artur "Art." Kempa Maciej Taff |
In 2009, the band was nominated to Fryderyk, an annual award in Polish music.[2]
According to an interview on 9 February 2014, Wróblewski revealed the band's hiatus since 2010 was permanent due to problems with vocalist Taff's health.[3] However, on 16 July 2018, it was announced the band had reunited and was in the studio recording their upcoming third album, due in 2019.[4] The band released Humanoid on 12 April 2019.[5]
On 2 June 2022, the band announced their new album, Generation aXe, would be released on 24 June.[6]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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| POL [7] | ||||||||||||||
| Black River |
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| Black'n'Roll | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Humanoid |
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| Generation aXe |
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32 | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums edit
| Title | Album details |
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| Trash |
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Music videos edit
| Title | Director(s) | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Free Man" | Roman Przylipiak[12][8][13] | Black River | 2008 |
| "Punky Blonde" | |||
| "Silence" | |||
| "Black'n'Roll" | Black'n'Roll | 2009 | |
| "Lucky in Hell" | 2010 |
References edit
- ^ "Black River – Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Fryderyki: Metalowe nominacje". muzyka.interia.pl. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Impact – Behemoth interview, Amsterdam 2014 February". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "BEHEMOTH And DIMMU BORGIR Members Are Recording Third BLACK RIVER Album". Blabbermouth.net. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "BLACK RIVER – Feat. Daray – Release New Official Video "Revolution"". Metal Shock Finland. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "BLACK RIVER Featuring BEHEMOTH, DIMMU BORGIR Members Reveal Details Of New Album, Release New Single / Video ""Civil Army""". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
"Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022. - ^ a b "wieść: Black River: premiera "Black'n'Roll" on-line". rockmetal.pl. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "wieść: Black River: "Black'n'Roll" już we wrześniu". rockmetal.pl. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Black 'n Roll by Black River". Itunes.apple.com. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Aktualności – Black River grzebie w śmietniku! - Wytwórnia płytowa – Mystic Production". Mystic.pl. 29 November 2010. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Magda Cielecka – Lucky in Hell | przylipiak roman". Przylipiak.com. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Ta rola Magdy Cieleckiej będzie zaskoczeniem". Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
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