Abaddon is a Polish
punk rock band.
History
Early history
The band got together in
Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...
in 1982 under the name "Partyzantka Miejska" ("Urban Guerilla"), but soon decided on the name "Abaddon".
[''Encyklopedia polskiego rocka'' (1997) Leszek Gnoiński, Jan Skaradziński, str. 21, ] Their first significant performance occurred at the
Jarocin Festival in 1983. Soon after that, two days before a show in
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...
, the lead singer Wolf quit the group. Kiki (Waldek Jedyczowski) then became the lead singer.
Abaddon again performed at the
Jarocin Festival in 1984 and 1985. One of their songs, (''Kto''), which was recorded at the 1985 Festival, was featured on the Fala compilation LP. They soon met a journalist from
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
, Peter Barbaric, who arranged a tour for them that was profitable enough to pay for a recording session at the Borutcine Studio in
Ljubliana. That session, done in May 1985, produced the album ''
Wet Za Wet Wet Za Wet is an album from Polish punk rock band Abaddon. The album has been re-released in 2001 on CD.
Track listing
#Wet za wet
#Boimy sie siebie
#Apartheid
#Ljubljana Night
#Kto?
#Koniec swiata
#System
#III wojna
#Rewolucja
CD bonus tracks
...
''.
In 1987, conflicts emerged among the band members as some of them wanted to pursue heavier
hardcore while others preferred a more melodic
punk. That strife eventually led to Abaddon's split.
Most of the members abandoned the music scene except for Tomek Dorn (Perelka). He went on playing for a local cold wave band called
Variété
Variété is a new-wave and cold-wave band from Poland, considered the leading pioneers of that genre in 1980s. The group is continually evolving and their music can be now described as an original blend of jazz, minimal and trip-hop.
Histor ...
.
Reunion
In 2001, two of the original members, Tomek Dorn and Kiki, reformed the band with two new musicians, Wladek Refling (bass) and Zwierzak (guitar).
''
Wet Za Wet Wet Za Wet is an album from Polish punk rock band Abaddon. The album has been re-released in 2001 on CD.
Track listing
#Wet za wet
#Boimy sie siebie
#Apartheid
#Ljubljana Night
#Kto?
#Koniec swiata
#System
#III wojna
#Rewolucja
CD bonus tracks
...
'' was also re-issued on CD by Pop Noise Records in 2001 with four bonus tracks—three of them live versions.
Members
Current
*''Kiki'' - Waldemar Jedyczkowski – vocals
*''Zwierzak'' - Robert Dembczyński - guitar
* Władysław Refling – bass guitar
*''Perełka'' - Tomasz Dorn – drums
Former
*''Wolf'' - Mirosław Wolf (born 1963 – died 2016) – vocals (1982)
*''Lutek'' - Tomasz Frost – bass guitar (1982–1987)
*''Beniu'' - Bernard Szafrański – guitar (1982–1987)
Discography
* ''
Wet Za Wet Wet Za Wet is an album from Polish punk rock band Abaddon. The album has been re-released in 2001 on CD.
Track listing
#Wet za wet
#Boimy sie siebie
#Apartheid
#Ljubljana Night
#Kto?
#Koniec swiata
#System
#III wojna
#Rewolucja
CD bonus tracks
...
'' 1986
* ''
Walcz o Swoją Wolność Walcz o Swoją Wolność is an album put out by the Polish punk rock band Abaddon.
Track listing
#"Koniec swiata"
#"Zamknij sie w sobie"
#"Walcz o swoja wolnosc"
#"Boimy sie siebie"
#"Kto"
#"Kukly"
Personnel
*Tomasz ''Lutek'' Frost - bass guita ...
'' 1996
* ''
Nie do Poznania Nie do Poznania is the third album of Polish punk rock band Abaddon.
Track listing
#"Intro/Przemoc i sila"
#"Zostan bohaterem"
#"Abaddon"
#"Apartheid"
#"System"
#"Zolnierz"
Personnel
*Tomasz ''Lutek'' Frost - bass guitar
*Bernard ''Beniu'' Szaf ...
'' 1999
References
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Polish punk rock groups
Musical groups established in 1982
1982 establishments in Poland
Music in Bydgoszcz