Abaddon (band)
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Early history
The band got together in Bydgoszcz in 1982 under the name "Partyzantka Miejska" ("Urban Guerilla"), but soon decided on the name "Abaddon". Their first significant performance occurred at the JarocinJarocin
Jarocin Jarocin Jarocin ( is a town in central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995). Since 1999 Jarocin has been located in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, prior to that it was located in the Kalisz Voivodeship (1975–1998).- History :...
Festival in 1983. Soon after that, two days before a show in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
, the lead singer Wolf quit the group. Kiki (Waldek Jedyczowski) then became the lead singer.
Abaddon again performed at the Jarocin
Jarocin
Jarocin Jarocin Jarocin ( is a town in central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995). Since 1999 Jarocin has been located in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, prior to that it was located in the Kalisz Voivodeship (1975–1998).- History :...
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
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, 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
Wet Za Wet
Wet Za Wet is the album of Polish punk rock band Abaddon. The album has been re-released in 2001 on CD.-Track listing:#Wet za wet#Boimy sie siebie#Apartheid#Ljubljana Night#Kto?#Koniec swiata#System#III wojna#Rewolucja-Personnel:...
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In 1987, conflicts emerged among the band members as some of them wanted to pursue heavier hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
while others preferred a more melodic punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
. 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 Variete
Varieté
Variety is a 1925 silent drama film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont based on the novel Der Eid des Stephan Huller by . Jannings portrays "Boss Huller," an ex-trapeze artist who runs a seedy carnival with his wife and child...
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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 WetWet Za Wet
Wet Za Wet is the album of Polish punk rock band Abaddon. The album has been re-released in 2001 on CD.-Track listing:#Wet za wet#Boimy sie siebie#Apartheid#Ljubljana Night#Kto?#Koniec swiata#System#III wojna#Rewolucja-Personnel:...
was also re-issued on CD by Pop Noise Records in 2001 with four bonus tracks—three of them live versions.
Current
- Waldemar Kiki Jedyczkowski – vocals
- Zwierzak – guitar
- Władysław Refling – bass guitar
- Tomasz Perełka Dorn – drums
Former
- Wolf – vocals (1982)
- Tomasz Lutek Frost – bass guitar (1982–1987)
- Bernard Beniu Szafrański – guitar (1982–1987)
Discography
- Wet Za WetWet Za WetWet Za Wet is the album of Polish punk rock band Abaddon. The album has been re-released in 2001 on CD.-Track listing:#Wet za wet#Boimy sie siebie#Apartheid#Ljubljana Night#Kto?#Koniec swiata#System#III wojna#Rewolucja-Personnel:...
1986 - Walcz o Swoją WolnośćWalcz o Swoja WolnoscWalcz 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 PoznaniaNie do PoznaniaNie do Poznania is the album of Polish punk rock band Abaddon.-Track listing:#"Intro/Przemoc i sila"#"Zostan bohaterem"#"Abaddon"#"Apartheid"#"System"#"Zolnierz"-Personnel:*Tomasz Lutek Frost - bass guitar*Bernard Beniu Szafrański - guitar...
1999