Patriarkh Release Single “ВЕРШАЛИН VII” Ahead of Tomorrow’s Album Release
Less than one day remains before Patriarkh — the Polish black metal outfit formerly known as Batushka — releases its “debut” album ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ (PROROK IJLA). With its release upon us, the band released the fourth and final pre-release single with the track “ВЕРШАЛИН VII”, or “Wierszalin VII”.
Fronted by Bartłomiej “Варфоломей” Krysiukronted, the band is seeking to find its footing after losing its original name in a legal dispute with Krzysztof “Derph” Drabikowski. With his new album, the band said they are looking forward at “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, and 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…”
ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ (Lat. PROROK ILJA) will be released tomorrow via Napalm Records, but you can preorder your copy today.
ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ tracklisting:
1. WIERSZALIN I (Lat.) – ВЕРШАЛИН I (Cyrillic)
2. WIERSZALIN II (Lat.) – ВЕРШАЛИН II (Cyrillic)
3. WIERSZALIN III (Lat.) – ВЕРШАЛИН III (Cyrillic)
4. WIERSZALIN IV (Lat.) – ВЕРШАЛИН IV (Cyrillic)
5. WIERSZALIN V (Lat.) – ВЕРШАЛИН V (Cyrillic)
6. WIERSZALIN VI (Lat.) – ВЕРШАЛИН VI (Cyrillic)
7. WIERSZALIN VII (Lat.) – ВЕРШАЛИН VII (Cyrillic)
8. WIERSZALIN VIII (Lat.) – ВЕРШАЛИН VIII (Cyrillic)
ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ will be available in the following formats:
Wooden Box (Digipak, bonus CD, pendant, flag & patch) – 300 copies (Napalm Records Mailorder and Patriarkh Shop exclusive)
Deluxe 2LP GATEFOLD GOLD Vinyl (Alternative album cover artwork, bonus vinyl, & 24pp vinyl booklet) – 300 copies (Napalm Records Mailorder and Patriarkh Shop exclusive)
1LP GATEFOLD SILVER Vinyl – 300 copies (Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive)
1LP GATEFOLD MARBLED ORANGE RED BLACK Vinyl – 300 copies (Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive)
1LP Gatefold in Black Vinyl
6 Page Digipak
Digital Album
NOWY WIERSZALIN Poland 2025
03.01.25 PL – Łódź / Wytwórnia – SINFONIA ORTHODOXIA w/symphonic orchestra and male choir
22.02.25 PL – Krosno / Rock Klub Iron
07.03.25 PL – Wrocław / Transformator
08.03.25 PL – Zabrze / CK Wiatrak
09.03.25 PL – Kraków / HYPE PARK
14.03.25 PL – Lublin / Fabryka Kultury Zgrzyt
15.03.25 PL – Olsztyn / Scena Zgrzyt
16.03.25 PL – Warszawa / Klub Proxima
17.03.25 PL – Białystok / Zmiana Klimatu
21.03.25 PL – Gdynia / Podwórko.art
22.03.25 PL – Szczecin / Kosmos
23.03.25 PL – Poznań / 2progi
