Armia ( en, Army) is

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punk rock band founded in 1985 by

Tomasz Budzyński Tomasz Maciej Budzyński (born 2 October 1962) is Polish musician, painter and poet, the lead vocalist of the band Armia. He has worked with bands ''2Tm2,3'', ''Budzy i Trupia Czaszka'', he was also first vocalist of punk rock band '' Siekiera' ...

Sławomir Gołaszewski Sławomir () is an Old Polish male given name of Slavic origin consists of two parts: "sława/slava" - glory, fame and "mir" - world, peace, prestige. Cognates include Slavomir, Slavomír. Feminine form is: Sławomira/Slavomira. Nicknames: Sławek ...

and

Robert Brylewski Robert Maksymilian Brylewski, also known as. Afa and Robin Goldroker (25 May 1961 – 3 June 2018), was a Polish musician and singer-songwriter, co-founder of bands Kryzys, Brygada Kryzys, Izrael and Armia. In May 2012, Brylewski's autobiograp ...

. Armia is famous for its use of

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, which was unusual of punk rock bands in late 1980s and 1990s. With poetic (often inspired by philosophy and literature) lyrics, written by Budzyński, and evolving, creative music Armia has gained popularity and respect over the years, and its concerts now attract numerous fans of rock music. Armia's lyrics and cover art has frequently alluded to philosophy, literature and religion. The cover of the LP ''Legenda'' (''A Legend'') features

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and some lyrics were inspired by

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. The title of the LP ''Czas i Byt'' (''Being and Time'') comes from Martin Heidegger's work

Being and Time ''Being and Time'' (german: Sein und Zeit) is the 1927 '' magnum opus'' of German philosopher Martin Heidegger and a key document of existentialism. ''Being and Time'' had a notable impact on subsequent philosophy, literary theory and many oth ...

. Other sources of inspiration include the fiction of

J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlins ...

, the

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The Divine Comedy The ''Divine Comedy'' ( it, Divina Commedia ) is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun 1308 and completed in around 1321, shortly before the author's death. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work in Italian literature an ...

and Samuel Beckett (''Triodante''), Tove Jansson's

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, films like

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with u ...

Aguirre, the Wrath of God ''Aguirre, the Wrath of God'' (; german: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes; ) is a 1972 West German epic historical drama film produced, written and directed by Werner Herzog. Klaus Kinski stars in the title role of Spanish soldier Lope de Aguirre, w ...

or Marek Piwowski's

Rejs ''Rejs'', known in English as ''The Cruise'' (or ''The Trip Down the River''), is a Polish comedy film released in 1970, directed by Marek Piwowski who also co-wrote the screenplay with Andrzej Barszczyński, Janusz Głowacki and Jerzy Karaszk ...

. Although the basis of Armia's sound has always been punk rock, the band's changing musicians have brought with them numerous other styles and material: hardcore, heavy metal, keyboard riffs, sampling, and complex, quasi-orchestral arrangements. Therefore, each of the band's albums sounds different from the rest.

Band members

Current

* Tomasz "Tom Bombadil, Budzy" Budzyński – vocals, guitars (1984–present) *Jakub Bartoszewski – horn, keyboards (2002–present) *Rafał "Frantz" Giec – guitars *Amadeusz "Amade" Kaźmierczak – drums (2013–present) *Dariusz Budkiewicz - bass (2014- present)

Former

*Sławomir "Merlin" Gołaszewski – clarinet (1984–1987) *Tomasz "Żwirek" Żmijewski – bass guitar (1984–1988) *Aleksander "Alik" Dziki – bass guitar (1985–1989) *Krzysztof "Banan" Banasik – horn (1987–2009) *Dariusz "Maleo" Malejonek – bass guitar (1990–1993) *Krzysztof "Dr Kmieta" Kmiecik – bass guitar (1998–2011) *Janusz "Grzmot" Rołt – drums (1984–1986) *Piotr "Stopa" Żyżelewicz – drums (1985, 1989–1998, 2011) *Beata Polak – drums (1998–2002) *Tomasz "Gogo, Szulc" Kożuchowski – drums (1986–1989) *Maciej "Ślepy" Głuchowski – drums (2003–2006) *Tomasz "Krzyżyk" Krzyżaniak – drums (2006–2011) * Robert "Afa, Bryl, Robin Goldrocker" Brylewski – guitars (1984–1993, died 2018) *Paweł "Pablo" Piotrowski – bass guitar (1993–1998, 2011–2014) *Michał Grymuza – guitars (1994–1995) *Darek "Popkorn" Popowicz – guitars (1995–2005) *Paweł Klimczak – guitars (1999–2010) *Daniel "Karpiu" Karpiński – drums (2011–2012)

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Video albums

References

External links

www.armia.art.pl
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