CRYSTAL VIPER - POLAND

The Curse Of Crystal Viper - 2007 - Karthago
Metal Nation - 2009 - Karthago
Legends - 2010 - AFM
Crimen Excepta - 2012 - AFM
Possession - 2013 - AFM
Queen Of The Witches – 2017 - AFM
Tales Of Fire And Ice – 2019 - AFM
The Cult - 2021 - Listenable
The Silver Key - 2024 - Listenable
The Live Quest - 2025 - Listenable

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Members
Vocals
Börn Again, Jack Starr's Burning Starr, Moon Chamber, Solo>>MARTA GABRIEL>>Börn Again, Jack Starr's Burning Starr, Moon Chamber, Solo

Guitar
ANDY WAVE [LUKASZ HALCZUCH] – Moon Chamber>>Marta Gabriel>>Moon Chamber – Warlord, Marta Gabriel, Jack Starr>>Eric Juris>>Warlord, Marta Gabriel, Jack Starr - Marta Gabriel - Terrorage, Crimson Wind, Athøn, Decline The Fall, Xenos A.D., Sirrush, Tiyris, Tryglav, Ellende, Metalucifer>>GIUSEPPE TAORMINA>>Xenos A.D., Sirrush, Tiyris, Tryglav, Ellende, Metalucifer

Bass
Gilotyna, Dragon>>Tom Woryna>>Dragon – Syndrom, Hexfire, At The Lake, Unsaint>>Michał Badocha>>At The Lake, Unsaint - Hekatomba, Exlibris, Hellectricity, Joy Machine, Anus Magulo, Doré, Schema, Fecal Japan>>Błażej Grygiel>>Hellectricity, Joy Machine, Anus Magulo, Doré, Schema, Fecal Japan, Ścierwo - Solo, Moon Chamber>>MARTA GABRIEL>>Solo, Moon Chamber

Drum
Darzamat, Scream, Dragon, Börn Again, Black From The Pit>>Golem/J.J. China [Tomasz Dańczak]>>Börn Again, Black From The Pit, Mateo Colon – Lector, Rocka Rollas, Blazon Stone, Cloven Altar, Breitenhold, The Storyteller, Palantir, Runelord>>Cederick Forsberg>>Lector, Rocka Rollas, Blazon Stone, Cloven Altar, Palantir, Runelord, Bronze - Hurrockaine, Animations>>KUBA GALWAS>>Animations




History & Biography
This band is a Polish horror-oriented heavy metal act featuring current and former Dragon members. The band was formed in 2003 and issued several demos and rehearsals before issuing albums with Karthago. The group switched to German label AFM in 2010. Crystal Viper would release a new album, Crimen Excepta, on April 27th, 2012 through AFM Records. Crystal Viper was recording an album, called Possession, due on December 13th, 2013 through AFM Records. Polish heavy metal band Crystal Viper had a new album called Queen Of The Witches in 2017. Błażej Grygiel was on bass. The band had an EP entitled At The Edge Of Time through AFM Records in 2018. Juris was on guitar now. Gabriel was focusing on the vocals. Concerts with Armory in Europe were inexplicably cancelled. The Cult was on a new label and featured drummer Cederick Forsberg. He did not last more than that record. The band issued a covers and re-recordings’ EP, called The Last Axeman, through Listenable in 2022. Several of the tracks stemmed from The Cult. Marta Gabriel dropped the guitar in favour of the bass at this juncture. Błażej Grygiel left in 2023. This was surprising because he had become one of those yellow taxi musicians.

Crystal Viper released an album, called The Silver Key through Listenable Records on 28.06.2024. The lyrics were again inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. The working title for the album had been The Cult II. There was a video for the song Fever Of The Gods. The band announced it would appear at Wacken followed by Keep It True Rising IV in Würzburg, Germany in October 2024. Eric Juris was out in 2024. Riot V and Crystal Viper and were touring as part of Riot's 50th anniversary tour. The Vienna concert was cancelled when Riot's singer developed a throat infection. The Live Quest. professional session player Giuseppe Taormina was on second guitar.
,br /> Marta's husband, Bartosz Gabriel, contributes to the music and produces the act. He also ran Skol Records.


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