Infernal Connection
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Infernal Connection is the sixth studio album by Polish
thrash metal
band Acid Drinkers
. It was released on December, 1994 in Poland through Mega Czad. The album was recorded from September 8 to October 3, 1994 at Modern Sound Studio in Gdynia
. The cover art was created by Tomek Molka and Lica and fotos by Kazik Staszewski
and Jacek Gulczyński.
Infernal Connection is considered to be one of the most important albums in the history of Polish rock
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band Acid Drinkers
Acid Drinkers
Acid Drinkers are Polish thrash metal band formed in September 1986 in Poznań. Acid Drinkers were formed on September 21, 1986 consisting of Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki and Robert "Litza" Friedrich . The band's style from back then to present is thrash metal, with influences of heavy metal...
. It was released on December, 1994 in Poland through Mega Czad. The album was recorded from September 8 to October 3, 1994 at Modern Sound Studio in Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
. The cover art was created by Tomek Molka and Lica and fotos by Kazik Staszewski
Kazik Staszewski
Kazik Staszewski is a Polish lead singer, songwriter, and leader of the band Kult.Kazik founded Kult in 1982. Their latest album, Hurra, was released in September 2009....
and Jacek Gulczyński.
Infernal Connection is considered to be one of the most important albums in the history of Polish rock
Polish rock
One of the earliest pioneers of Polish rock was Tadeusz Nalepa, a singer, guitarist and songwriter who began his career playing pop music in his group, Blackout before turning to blues rock and changing the band's name to Breakout in 1968....
.
Track listing
Bonus Tracks
Personnel
- Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki - vocal, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Robert "Litza" Friedrich - guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, backing vocal, lead vocal on track 4, 6 - Dariusz "Popcorn" Popowicz - guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Maciej "Ślimak" Starosta - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, backing vocal
- Music and lyrics - Acid Drinkers (except "Consument": Kazik Staszewski)
- Engineered - Adam Toczko, Tomasz Bonarowski
- Mixed - Adam Toczko
- Mastering - Grzegorz Piwkowski
- Kazik Staszewski (KultKult (band)-History:Kult was formed in 1982 from Kazik Staszewski’s previous band, Novelty Poland.In July 1982 the band performed at its first concert at the Remont Club in Warsaw....
) - vocal on track 11 - Grzegorz Skawiński - guitar solo on track 11
- Tomasz Lipnicki (Illusion) - vocal on track 9
- Tomasz Bonarowski - drums on track 5
Release history
Year | Label | Format | Country | Out of Print? | Notes |
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1994 | Mega Czad | CD | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
Yes | Original CD release |
1998 | Metal Mind Productions Metal Mind Productions Metal Mind Productions is a Polish record label founded in 1987. Currently it is one of the lead independent labels in Poland with over 1000 of licences and over 10 million of data mediums sold. The label focuses mainly on rock and heavy metal genres... |
CD | Poland | Yes | CD reissue |
2009 | Metal Mind Productions | CD | Poland | No | CD reissue; remastered; digipack; bonus tracks |