Polish Hard Rock band Kruk to release their first live album

On the 18th of April, at the studio of Radio Katowice, the hard rock band Kruk played a very special concert. With the auditorium packed tight, the band performed a two-hour-plus set, which included their greatest hits as well as a couple of interesting surprises, such as Black Sabbath’s “Heaven & Hell” and Deep Purple’s “When a Blind Man Cries” and “Burn”. The band was accompanied on stage by guest musicians: Piotr Luczyk (Kat), Grzegorz Kupczyk (CETI, Turbo), and, for the grand finale, Józef Skrzek from SBB. Another surprise was an additional acoustic set prepared by the band, presenting Kruk’s songs in unique arrangements.

The entire concert was filmed and recorded for the purposes of a CD and DVD release Beyond Live, which will be out in late autumn via Metal Mind Productions. Check out the trailer for the CD/DVD:

The band was formed in 2001 by Piotr Brzychcy and Krzysztof Walczyk. The band members were heavily inspired by Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Uriah Heep and it was these influences that shaped Kruk’s music, placing it within a classic rock framework. In 2006 Kruk recorded the album Memories with Grzegorz Kupczyk (CETI & ex-Turbo singer). The album was a tribute to the Classic Rock bands. In the next years, Kruk followed their own path and managed to forge their own sound. So far, the band released authorial four studio albums, the most recent being Before (2014). An excellent and acclaimed live act, they also supported such legends of Rock music as Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Graham Bonnet, Carlos Santana and Michael Schenker Group.

Kruk – lineup:
Piotr Brzychcy – guitars
Krzysiek Nowak – bass guitar
Darek Nawara – drums
Michał Kuryś – keyboards
Roman Kańtoch – vocal

Official websites:
http://www.kruk.art.pl/
https://www.facebook.com/KrukPL