TSA (band)

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TSA
TSA (2008).jpg
TSA 2008
Background information
Origin Opole, Poland
Genres Rock, hard rock, heavy metal
Years active1979–1989
1990–1992 (TSA-Evolution)
1991–1992
1998–1999
2001–2018
2021–present
LabelsTonpress, Polton, Mega Records, Warner Music Poland, TMM Polska, Zic Zac, Metal Mind Productions
Website tsa.com.pl

TSA is a Polish hard rock and heavy metal band.

History

The band formed in 1979 in Opole as an initiative of guitarist Andrzej Nowak. The original line-up additionally included Stefan Machel (guitar), Janusz Niekrasz (bass) and Marek Kapłon (drums). TSA was originally an instrumental band. It won a "battle of the bands" during the 1981 Jarocin Festival at which members met Marek Piekarczyk, a singer in Sektor A. He debuted as TSA's vocalist a month later at the Pop Session festival in Sopot.

Contents

The band's song "Zwierzenia kontestatora" ("Confessions Of A Contestant") appears in the musical documentary Behind the Iron Curtain , which documents the heavy metal band Iron Maiden's first visit to Poland and other countries in Eastern Europe. The song is used as background music during the scene filmed in the music club Remont.

TSA's song "Marsz wilków" ("The Marching Of The Wolves") is used in the 1983 Polish children's movie Akademia Pana Kleksa (Academy of Mr. Kleks) – a film based on Jan Brzechwa's 1964 book.

The group disbanded on the eve of the 1990s, but came back together in the spring of 2001 to record and perform a 'classical line-up' of music.

As is common of heavy metal bands with acronym-based names, "TSA" may have no meaning, although in a 2003 press release one of the founders claimed that the acronym originally meant "Tajne Stowarzyszenie Abstynentów" – "Teetotallers' Secret Association". [1]

TSA 2021 - from the left: Stefan Machel, Pawel Maciwoda, Zbigniew Kraszewski, Marek Piekarczyk and Andrzej Nowak TSA foto 2021.jpg
TSA 2021 - from the left: Stefan Machel, Paweł Mąciwoda, Zbigniew Kraszewski, Marek Piekarczyk and Andrzej Nowak

In 2018, the band suspended its activities. In May 2021, there was a reactivation with the core of the team supplemented by Zbyszek Kraszewski and Paweł Mąciwoda.

TSA 2024 - from the left: Pawel Maciwoda, Zbigniew Kraszewski, Marek Piekarczyk, Stefan Machel. TSA Klub Studio 2024.jpg
TSA 2024 - from the left: Paweł Mąciwoda, Zbigniew Kraszewski, Marek Piekarczyk, Stefan Machel.

Members

Current line-up
Former members
TSA-Evolution line-up

Discography

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
POL
[4] [5] [6]
TSA
  • Released: March 1983
  • Label: Polton
  • Formats: LP, CD
8
Spunk!
  • Released: February 1984
  • Label: Mega Records
  • Formats: LP, CD
Heavy Metal World
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Polton
  • Formats: LP, CD
7
Heavy Metal World
(English-language version)
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Mausoleum Records
  • Formats: LP, CD
Rock 'n' Roll
  • Released: April 1988
  • Label: Tonpress
  • Formats: LP, CD, CS
14
52 dla przyjaciół
  • Released: September 1992
  • Label: Zic Zac
  • Formats: CD, CS
Proceder
  • Released: 23 March 2004 [7]
  • Label: Metal Mind
  • Formats: CD, CS
2
Dream Team Live 2021
  • Released: 08 December 2023
  • Label: Mystic Production
  • Formats: CD, DVD
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. Ryszard Wolański: Leksykon Polskiej Muzyki Rozrywkowej Tom II. MTJ Agencja Artystyczna, 2003, s. 176. ISBN   83-911888-8-4
  2. Nie żyje Andrzej Nowak, gitarzysta i założyciel TSA (in Polish)
  3. Duane Cleveland Metal Archives bio
  4. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. "Proceder – TSA – Muzyka – WP.PL". muzyka.wp.pl. Retrieved 16 May 2016.