Country of origin:
Poland
Location:
Wrocaw
Status:
Active
Formed in:
1991
Genre:
Black Metal (early), Pagan/Viking Metal (later)
Lyrical themes:
Celtic Beliefs (early), Paganism, Anti-Christianity, Battles, Wotanism, War
Current label:
No Colours Records
Years active:
1991-present
Graveland’s style has changed from raw black metal on the early albums to a more epic sound which is inspired by Hammerheart-era Bathory. Lyrically, on the early works Rob Darken was inspired by Celtic beliefs, now he’s Wotanism-orientated and calls his music “epic pagan metal”.
The band logo was done by Christophe Szpajdel. This logo first time appears on “Carpathian Wolves” and was used up to …