The Releases Behind Our Batushka Designs, 2019 to 2025
Most of our designs come from one run of releases, all from the line-up fronted by Bartłomiej Krysiuk. Here they are in order.
What is Hospodi?
Hospodi came out on 12 July 2019 on Metal Blade and reached No. 1 in Poland. The word is Church Slavonic for "Lord", and its ten songs carry the names of Orthodox services, from Wozglas through Wieczernia, Polunosznica and Utrenia to Liturgiya.
In the shop: the Hospodi design.
What are Raskol and Carju Niebiesnyj?
Раскол / Raskol is a 2020 EP, and the word means "schism". Царю небесный / Carju Niebiesnyj followed in 2021, and the compilation Мария / Maria in 2022.
In the shop: Raskol, with swords, a halo and a tall cross on the back.
What is Black Rituals?
Black Rituals (Liturgy in Budapest – Live 2021) is a live album, released in 2024.
In the shop: the wooden church glowing blue at night.
What about the Patriarkh releases?
Since December 2024 the line-up has performed as Patriarkh. Its first album under that name, Prorok Ilja, came out on 3 January 2025, and the live album Черная пасха / Black Pascha (Live in Krakow 2024) followed in 2025.
In the shop: Black Pascha, and Matushka, named for the Russian word for "mother".