Arkona

Artist Trivia

• Arkona is described by labels and reviewers as one of the pioneers of the second wave of Polish black metal, standing alongside the earliest domestic hordes in the genre.
• The second demo “Bogowie Zapomnienia” (1994) is often called “one of the most important Polish black metal demos”, and modern reissues highlight its status as a formative release for the scene.
• The official band bio stresses that Arkona has never been involved in any political ideologies and has never addressed such topics in their lyrics, an important clarification given the broader black metal context.
• Debemur Morti’s promotional texts present “Lunaris” as “a magnificent beginning” of their collaboration and “the most fully realised expression of Arkona’s vision”, directly linking it to the classic “Imperium”.