Kat & Roman Kostrzewski

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Kat & Roman Kostrzewski
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Kat & Roman Kostrzewski, 2010
Background information
Origin Katowice, Poland
Genres Thrash metal, Black metal
Years active2004–2022
Labels Mystic Production
MembersRoman Kostrzewski
Krzysztof Pistelok
Ireneusz Loth
Piotr Radecki
Michal Laksa
Past membersPaweł Pasek
Waldemar Moder
Website http://www.kat.info.pl

Kat & Roman Kostrzewski ("Kat & RK") was a Polish thrash metal band formed by Roman Kostrzewski and Ireneusz Loth after they had left their original band KAT in 2004. Some of the fanbase of KAT views Kat & Roman Kostrzewski as its successor,[ citation needed ] mainly due to the characteristic vocals of Roman, his lyrics and choice to sing in Polish as in most of KAT's original albums.

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Since 2004 the group has toured extensively through Poland, while composing material for their first album Biało-czarna" (White-and-black), which was released in April 2011 by Mystic Production. The first samples off the new album were released in late 2010.

On February 10, 2022, Roman Kostrzewski died of cancer at the age of 61. [1] [2]


Band members

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
POL
[4] [5] [6]
Biało-czarna
  • Released: April 11, 2011 [7]
  • Label: Mystic Production
  • Formats: CD, CD+LP
4
Buk - akustycznie
  • Released: September 8, 2014 [8]
  • Label: Mystic Production
  • Formats: CD, CD+LP, digital download [9]
7
666
  • Released: September 13, 2015 [10]
  • Label: Mystic Production
  • Formats: CD, CD+LP
6
Popiór
  • Released: March 1, 2019
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

TitleVideo details
Życie po życiu
  • Released: December 3, 2007 [11]
  • Label: Mystic Production
  • Formats: DVD

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