Patriarkh – the band that used to be Batushka until they lost a lawsuit, and who is fronted by Bartłomiej "Варфоломей" Krysiuk – will release their first album under the Patriarkh name ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ (PROROK ILJA) tomorrow, January 3. Patriarkh is now streaming the final single from the record "ВЕРШАЛИН VII" ("Wierszalin VII"), and it's a gloomy one!
Pre-orders for ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ are available here. On the new record and its concept, Patriarkh further explained: "With this new release, we are starting a new chapter in our history – not only is our name changing, but our music is also undergoing a natural evolution.
"The story on the album encouraged us to get out of our comfort zone, we reached for means that we had not used before in our music. Many of you will wonder if this is still black metal? Or is it even metal? Radio play, audiobook, theater, film soundtrack, folk music, performance… All these terms will fit here. Some will hate, others will love…"
