Roman Kostrzewski (15 February 1960 – 10 February 2022) was a Polish
heavy metal musician. He was the lead vocalist and songwriter of
Kat until 2005. From then onwards, he focused on performing with
Kat & Roman Kostrzewski. He also founded Alkatraz, another heavy metal band, with Valdi Moder in 2000.
Life and career
Kostrzewski met KAT at the first edition of Silesian Rock Festival in Bytom. Shortly after that, he joined the band. They gained popularity and acceptance very quickly. In 1984 KAT was considered the favourite act at Jarocin festival. The tour with Hanoi Rocks quickly led the band to the top of Polish rock. In 1985 KAT released their debut album 666 and its English version Metal and Hell. After several spectacular shows, KAT released another album, Oddech Wymarłych Światów, and then, after several arguments between the members, KAT stopped playing. Kostrzewski afterwards participated in many musical projects with other Silesian rock musicians.
After several changes in KAT (Jacek Regulski and Krzysztof Oset left), Kostrzewski and the band went on to record the album Bastard, which contains the hit song Łza dla cieniów minionych. The first day after release was an immense success where they played at Jarocin festival (the band sold over 4000 copies).
He died on 10 February 2022, at the age of 61.
Discography
Solo albums
* ''Woda'' (2007)
Audio books
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Anton Szandor LaVey - ''
The Satanic Bible
''The Satanic Bible'' is a collection of essays, observations, and rituals published by Anton LaVey in 1969. It is the central religious text of LaVeyan Satanism, and is considered the foundation of its philosophy and dogma. It has been describ ...
'' (1995)
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Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...
- ''
Letters from the Earth
''Letters from the Earth'' is a posthumously published work of American author Mark Twain (1835–1910) collated by Bernard DeVoto. It comprises essays written during a difficult time in Twain's life (1904–1909), when he was deeply in debt an ...
'' (1999)
References
External links
Roman Kostrzewski's official website
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1960 births
2022 deaths
20th-century Polish male singers
21st-century Polish male singers
21st-century Polish singers
Black metal musicians
Mystic Production artists
People from Piekary Śląskie
Polish heavy metal singers
Polish lyricists