Batushka
Sign in to saveBatushka (Cyrillic spelling: Батюшка) is a Polish black metal band based in Białystok founded by Krzysztof Drabikowski in 2015. Their music and lyrics, which are written exclusively in Church Slavonic language, are inspired by the Eastern Orthodox Church. The band members wear religious habits and Eastern Orthodox schemas during live performances to conceal their identities. In contrast with many other black metal bands, they use eight-string guitars.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Batushka
- Musical artist.image
- File:Fin20250927 214328.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Batushka performing in Sofia, Bulgaria 27.09.2025
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.origin
- Białystok, Poland
- Musical artist.genre
- Black metal
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2015–present
- Musical artist.label
- Witching Hour, Sphieratz
- Musical artist.current_members
- Krzysztof Drabikowski
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Formation and release of Litourgiya (2015–2017)
- Drabikowski vs Krysiuk (2017–2019)
- ''Panihida'', ''[[Hospodi]]'' & the two Batushkas (2019–2024)
- Krzysztof Drabikowski's Batushka
- Drabikowski's Batushka & Krysiuk's Patriarkh
- Band members
- Timeline
- Discography
- References
- External links
Batushka (Cyrillic spelling: Батюшка) is a Polish black metal band based in Białystok founded by Krzysztof Drabikowski in 2015. Their music and lyrics, which are written exclusively in Church Slavonic language, are inspired by the Eastern Orthodox Church. The band members wear religious habits and Eastern Orthodox schemas during live performances to conceal their identities. In contrast with many other black metal bands, they use eight-string guitars.
== Name == The word Batushka (Cyrillic: Батюшка), meaning "Father", is the titular equivalent of a hieromonk in Eastern Orthodoxy or, broadly, of any Orthodox priest.