Apex was a Polish
heavy metal,
hard rock
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and
progressive rock
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band
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. It was started in 1980, in
Prudnik
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.
History
The band was formed in 1980 in Prudnik. It performed mostly hard rock songs and
ballad
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s. It was considered to be one of the best
rock
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bands in
Opole Voivodeship
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. In 1986 the band won the
Polskie Radio Program III
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eliminations to the "Śpiewajmy Poezję" contest in
Olsztyn
Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini''
* Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...
. In 1987 the band performed at the Drrrama festival in
Pruszcz Gdański
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. It was dissolved in 1988.
Personnel
Final lineup
* Grzegorz Panek – vocals (1986–1988)
* Mariusz Lewicz – guitar (1980–1988)
* Ireneusz Raczyk – guitar (1986–1988)
* Zbigniew Towarnicki – bass guitar (1980–1988)
* Krzysztof Robotycki – drums (1986–1988)
Former members
* Józef Kotyś – vocals (1980–1986)
* Norbert Mletzko – guitar (1980–1986)
* Zbigniew Ociepka – drums (1980–1986)
Timeline
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Alignbars = justify
DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy
Period = from:1980 till:1988
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy
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ScaleMinor = increment:2 start:1981
Colors =
id:Wokal value:red legend:Vocals
id:Gitara value:green legend:Guitar
id:Gitara_basowa value:blue legend:Bass
id:Perkusja value:purple legend:Drums
BarData =
bar:Kotys text:"Józef Kotyś"
bar:Panek text:"Grzegorz Panek"
bar:Mletzko text:"Norbert Mletzko"
bar:Lewicz text:"Mariusz Lewicz"
bar:Raczyk text:"Ireneusz Raczyk"
bar:Ociepka text:"Zbigniew Ociepka"
bar:Robotycki text:"Krzysztof Robotycki"
bar:Towarnicki text:"Zbigniew Towarnicki"
PlotData=
width:10 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(10,-4)
bar:Kotys from: 01/01/1980 till: 01/01/1986 color:wokal
bar:Panek from: 01/01/1986 till: 01/01/1988 color:wokal
bar:Mletzko from: 01/01/1980 till: 01/01/1986 color:gitara
bar:Lewicz from: 01/01/1980 till: 01/01/1988 color:gitara
bar:Raczyk from: 01/01/1986 till: 01/01/1988 color:gitara
bar:Ociepka from: 01/01/1980 till: 01/01/1986 color:perkusja
bar:Robotycki from: 01/01/1986 till: 01/01/1988 color:perkusja
bar:Towarnicki from: 01/01/1980 till: 01/01/1988 color:gitara_basowa
References
Polish heavy metal musical groups
Polish progressive metal musical groups
Polish progressive rock groups
Polish hard rock musical groups
Musical groups established in 1980
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