Mastiphal is a Polish
black metal
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band. It was founded in
Katowice
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in 1992, initially named Dissolution, thanks to effort of Rafał "Flauros" Góral (later a vocalist for
Darzamat
Darzamat is a Polish atmospheric black metal band, founded in 1995. After a few initial releases ( In Flames of Black Arts, Oniriad and the MCD In the Opium of Black Veil), the founding member Flauros (vocals) managed to gather musicians who hav ...
) and Cymeris (in latter years associated with
Iperyt). A year later the band has been renamed to Mastiphal.
They released one LP: ''For A Glory Of All Evil Spirits Rise For Victory'' (1996), two
demos
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: ''Sowing Profane Seed'' (1994) and ''Promo'96''; and an EP ''Seed of Victory'' (1998), after which the band split up.
It was reactivated in 2009. In September that year a
Białystok
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Białystok is located in the Białystok Up ...
label
Witching Hour Productions released a two-disc issue ''Damnatio Memoriae'', including all past songs by Mastiphal.
In 2010 the band was joined by guitar players Damian "Daamr" Kowalski and "Opressor", and also percussist Paweł "Senator" Nowak.
Discography
* ''Sowing Profane Seed'' (1994, Baron Records)
* ''
For a Glory of all Evil Spirits, Rise for Victory'' (1995, Baron Records, Nocturn Records)
* ''Seed of Victory'' (1996, Vox Mortiis)
* ''Czarne zastępy – W hołdzie KAT'' ("Black Hosts – tribute to
KAT") (1998, Pagan Records)
* ''A Tribute to Hell'' (1998, Full Moon Production)
* ''Damnatio Memoriae'' (2009, Witching Hour Productions)
* ''
Parvzya'' (2011, Witching Hour Productions)
External links
Mastiphal on Myspace
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Polish black metal musical groups
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