Armia () is a

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band founded in 1985 by

Tomasz Budzyński Tomasz Maciej Budzyński (born 2 October 1962) is a 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 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 (band), Izrael and Armia. In May 2012, Brylewski' ...

. 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

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. Other sources of inspiration include the fiction of

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, the

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and

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(''Triodante''), Tove Jansson's

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, films like

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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 Karaszkie ...

. 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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