Abaddon is a Polish
punk rock
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...
band.
History
Early history
The band got together in
Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Kuyavia. Straddling the confluence of the Vistula River and its bank (geography), left-bank tributary, the Brda (river), Brda, the strategic location of Byd ...
in 1982 under the name "Partyzantka Miejska" ("Urban Guerilla"), but soon decided on the name "Abaddon".
[''Encyklopedia polskiego rocka'' (1997) Leszek Gnoiński, Jan Skaradziński, str. 21, ] Their first significant performance occurred at the
Jarocin
Jarocin () is a town in west-central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995), the administrative capital of Jarocin County in Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Jarocin is a historical town, having been founded and granted city rights in the 13th century. ...
Festival in 1983. Soon after that, two days before a show in
Poznań
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, the lead singer Wolf quit the group. Kiki (Waldek Jedyczowski) then became the lead singer.
Abaddon again performed at the
Jarocin
Jarocin () is a town in west-central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995), the administrative capital of Jarocin County in Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Jarocin is a historical town, having been founded and granted city rights in the 13th century. ...
Festival in 1984 and 1985. One of their songs, (''Kto''), which was recorded at the 1985 Festival, was featured on the Fala compilation LP. They soon met a journalist from
Yugoslavia
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, Peter Barbaric, who arranged a tour for them that was profitable enough to pay for a recording session at the Borutcine Studio in
Ljubliana. That session, done in May 1985, produced the album ''
Wet Za Wet''.
In 1987, conflicts emerged among the band members as some of them wanted to pursue heavier
hardcore while others preferred a more melodic
punk
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Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
. That strife eventually led to Abaddon's split.
Most of the members abandoned the music scene except for Tomek Dorn (Perelka). He went on playing for a local cold wave band called
Variété.
Reunion
In 2001, two of the original members, Tomek Dorn and Kiki, reformed the band with two new musicians, Wladek Refling (bass) and Zwierzak (guitar).
''
Wet Za Wet'' was also re-issued on CD by Pop Noise Records in 2001 with four bonus tracks—three of them live versions.
Members
Current
*''Kiki'' - Waldemar Jedyczkowski – vocals
*''Zwierzak'' - Robert Dembczyński - guitar
* Władysław Refling – bass guitar
*''Perełka'' - Tomasz Dorn – drums
Former
*''Wolf'' - Mirosław Wolf (born 1963 – died 2016) – vocals (1982)
*''Lutek'' - Tomasz Frost – bass guitar (1982–1987)
*''Beniu'' - Bernard Szafrański – guitar (1982–1987)
Discography
* ''
Wet Za Wet'' 1986
* ''
Walcz o Swoją Wolność Walcz o Swoją Wolność is an album put out by the Polish punk rock band Abaddon.
Track listing
#"Koniec swiata"
#"Zamknij sie w sobie"
#"Walcz o swoja wolnosc"
#"Boimy sie siebie"
#"Kto"
#"Kukly"
Personnel
*Tomasz ''Lutek'' Frost - bass guitar
...
'' 1996
* ''
Nie do Poznania'' 1999
References
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Polish punk rock groups
Musical groups established in 1982
1982 establishments in Poland
Music in Bydgoszcz