KAT - POLAND

666 - 1985 - Silverton
Metal And Hell - 1986 - Pronit
38 Minutes Of Life - 1986 - Metal Mind
Oddech Wymarlych Swiatów – 1987 - Polskie Nagrania Muza
Bastard - 1992 - Metal Mind
Ballady - 1994 - Silverton
Jarocin - Live - 1994 - Silverton
RóZe Miloœci Najlepiej Przyjmuja Siê Na Grobach – 1996 – Metal Mind
Szydercze Zwierciad - 1997 - Metal Mind
Somewhere In Poland - 2004 - Mystic
Mind Cannibals - 2005 - Mystic
Acoustic – 8 Filmow – 2014 – Metal Mind
Without Looking Back – 2019 – Pure Steel
The Last Convoy – 2020 - Pure Steel

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Members
S= Solo>>Roman Kostrzewski>>Alkatraz, Solo, Kat & Roman Kostrzewski - Credo, Pik, Sweet Killer, White Dwarf>>Henry Beck [Henryk Daniel]>>White Dwarf – Mobilizacja, Harlem, Qbek>>JAKUB “QBEK” WEIGEL>>Harlem, Qbek

G= Piotr Luczyk>>>DDD, Adrenalina, Solo - Wojciech Mrowiec – Solo>>Jacek Regulski>>Solo - DDD, Adrenalina, Solo>>PIOTR LUCZYK - Dragon>>JAREK GRONOWSKI

B= Tomasz Jaguœ>>Stos – Alkatraz, Kat & Roman Kostrzewski>>Krzysztof Oset>>Alkatraz, Kat & Roman Kostrzewski, Dragon – Death Of War, Merithum, Hämmer, Hamer>>ADAM “HARRIS” JARINSKI>>Hamer

D= Ireneusz Loth – Psychoneurosis, Bronx, Division By Zero, Hamer>>MARIUSZ ‘ROGOL’ PRÊTKIEWICZ>>Division By Zero, Hamer




History & Biography
Speed/thrash metal band Kat (Polish for executioner) was formed by guitarist Piotr Luczyk and drummer Ireneusz Loth as early as 1979 in Katowice. The act lacked a singer until Roman Kostrzewski joined in 1982. The band issued a 7”EP in 1984 called Noce Szatana b/w Ostatni Tabor. The band’s full-length would soon follow. The group’s profile increased through a tour with Hanoi Rocks and an appearance at Jarocin festival in 1985. 666 was re-issued as Metal & Hell with English titles. Line-up changes have rocked the band ever since and the band has gone into hiatus, but the group has always made a come-back.

The 34-year old Jacek Regulski died on 29th October, 1999 in a motorcycle accident. His death sent the act into a prolonged pause. Somewhere In Poland was issued as both a CD and a video. Mind Cannibals featured new singer, Henry Beck. Kat has toured across Europe. Kat albums have featured some of the best metal artwork anywhere over the years. Poland’s Kat was back in 2002. Metal Mind Productions was issuing an 11 CD + 2 DVD box which was limited to a numbered 1,000 copies and was available on the 21st of January, 2008 in Europe. It was called 1985 – 2005.

Henry Beck left in 2018. Former singer Roman Kostrzewski died of bladder cancer in 2022.

Kat is Polish for ‘executioner.’ Kat & Roman Kostrzewski was the frontman’s offshoot band beginning 2005.


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