- Country of origin:Poland
- Location:Wrocław, Lower Silesia
- Status:Active
- Formed in:1991
- Genre:Black Metal (early), Pagan/Viking Metal (later)
- Lyrical themes:
- Celtic Beliefs (early), Paganism, Anti-Christianity, Battles, Wotanism, War
- Current label:Inferna Profundus Records
- Years active:1991-present
Rob Darken has stated that Graveland is not related to any kind of political ideologies.
Graveland's style has changed from raw black metal on the early albums to a more epic sound which is inspired by Hammerheart-era Bathory. Lyrically, on the early works Rob Darken was inspired by Celtic beliefs, now he's Wotanism-orientated and calls his music "epic pagan metal". One of the band logo was done by Christophe "Volvox" Szpajdel. This logo appears for the first time on "Carpathian Wolves" and was used up to "Immortal Pride", however it showed an inverted cross instead the thorshammer. This logo was replaced by a lettering in red Fraktur capitals during 1999 and 2003. Since "Will Stronger than Death", Graveland uses the shown logo. All rereleases by No Colours Records after 2001 omit all lyrics in the booklets.
The song "Spear of Wotan" was included on the compilation The Night and Fog Vol. 3 which was released by Totenkopf Propaganda in 2007. A shorter version of "Legion of Giants" appears on "No Colours Records Compilaton II".
German BPjM (Federal Authority for Publications unsafe for the Youth) forbade the sale of 6 Graveland albums in Germany (namely: "Following the Voice of Blood", "Immortal Pride", "In the Glare of Burning Churches", "The Celtic Winter", "Blood of Heroes" and "Dawn of Iron Blades").
In May 2008, German police invaded the office of No Colours Records and confiscated about 1500 banned Graveland CDs. After this, the rights to these Graveland's albums on No Colours Records were transferred to Forever Plagued Records.
Graveland played their first concert on 2 April 2016 in Milan, Italy. The second concert, and the first in their native country of Poland, took place on 22 April 2016 during Pomerania Fest vol. 1: Pagan Territory.
They toured Latin America for the first time in May 2017.
MEMBERS
| Current | |
| Skyth | Bass |
| See also: Necroblasphemy, VED, Leyd, ex-Dimorph, ex-Varg, ex-Pauzûl, ex-Narvik (live) | |
| Rob Darken | All instruments (1991-1993, 2000-2015), Vocals (1991-present), Guitars, Keyboards (1993-1999), Bass (1995-1999) |
| See also: Lord Wind, ex-Darken, ex-Infernum, ex-Legion, ex-Mysterial, ex-Thoth, ex-Woodtemple (live) | |
| Draugir | Guitars (2016-present) |
| See also: Obsolence, ex-Blaze of Perdition (live) | |
| M. Ahrin | Drums (2020-present) |
| See also: Celtic Dance, Maléfice, Muruth, Von Hexe, ex-Devotion Omega, ex-Tanist, ex-Abhor, ex-Ars Macabra, ex-Chaosbaphomet, ex-Stigmhate, ex-Via Dolorosa, ex-Virus of Koch, ex-Xeper, ex-Nova (live), ex-Vermine (live), ex-Tribes of Anakim | |
| Past | |
| Karcharoth | Bass (1993-1995) |
| (R.I.P. 2004) See also: ex-Emperor's Hate, ex-Infernum, ex-Infernum, ex-Dagon | |
| Capricornus | Drums (1993-1999) |
| See also: ex-Capricornus, ex-Infernum, ex-Legion, ex-Thor's Hammer, ex-Thy Worshiper | |
| Mścisław | Bass, Guitars (2015-2018) |
| See also: Abusiveness, Biały Viteź, Deivos, Dira Mortis, Moon, Pripegal, Ulcer, Xaos Oblivion, ex-Blasphemy Rites, ex-Blaze of Perdition, ex-Christ Agony, ex-Eclipse, ex-Profundis, ex-Engraved (live), ex-Desaster | |
| Miro | Drums (2015-2016) |
| See also: Atonement, Horns, Mystherium, Goatlord, Industrium, ex-Ebola, ex-Lord Wind, ex-Moontower, ex-Warfist, ex-O.M.E.N. | |
| Zbych | Guitars (2015-2016) |
| See also: Horns, Mystherium | |
| Bor | Guitars (2015-2018) |
| See also: Azels Mountain | |
| Sigrunar | Drums (2016-2019) |
| See also: Abusiveness, Deivos, Dira Mortis, Moon, Straight Hate, Ulcer, ex-Parricide, ex-Blaze of Perdition, ex-Christ Agony, ex-Eclipse, ex-Squash Bowels, ex-Azarath (live), ex-Engraved (live) | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Aro | Percussion (2016-?) |
| See also: Lord Wind, Perunwit, Raus!, ex-Carpe Noctem, ex-Gromowładny, ex-Kraina bez Wiatru, ex-Minas Morgul, ex-Mord Umysłu | |
DISCOGRAPHY
| Name | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Necromanteion | Demo | 1992 |
| Promo Tape June '92 | Demo | 1992 |
| Drunemeton | Demo | 1992 |
| Epilogue | Demo | 1993 |
| In the Glare of Burning Churches | Demo | 1993 |
| The Celtic Winter | Demo | 1994 |
| Carpathian Wolves | Full-length | 1994 |
| Thousand Swords | Full-length | 1995 |
| The Celtic Winter / In the Glare of Burning Churches | Compilation | 1996 |
| Following the Voice of Blood | Full-length | 1997 |
| Following the Voice of Blood | Demo | 1997 |
| Immortal Pride | Full-length | 1998 |
| Epilogue / In the Glare of Burning Churches | Compilation | 1998 |
| Impaler's Wolves | EP | 1999 |
| Creed of Iron | Full-length | 2000 |
| Raiders of Revenge | Split | 2000 |
| Raise Your Sword! | EP | 2001 |
| Epilogue / Impaler's Wolves | Compilation | 2001 |
| Memory and Destiny | Full-length | 2002 |
| Blood of Heroes | EP | 2002 |
| The Fire of Awakening | Full-length | 2003 |
| Dawn of Iron Blades | Full-length | 2004 |
| Phantasmata Vol. 5 | Split | 2005 |
| Fire Chariot of Destruction | Full-length | 2005 |
| Will Stronger than Death | Full-length | 2007 |
| Eastern Hammer | Split | 2007 |
| Wotan mit mir | EP | 2008 |
| Spears of Heaven | Full-length | 2009 |
| Cold Winter Blades | EP | 2010 |
| Tribute to the King of Aquilonia | Split | 2010 |
| Lhotský Vlkodlak - Vlkodlakův řev VI | Split | 2011 |
| Pamięć i przeznaczenie | Full-length | 2012 |
| Ogień wilczych serc | Split | 2012 |
| Thunderbolts of the Gods | Full-length | 2013 |
| Ogień przebudzenia | Full-length | 2014 |
| Resharpening Thousand Swords | Demo | 2014 |
| The Spirit Never Dies | Split | 2016 |
| Carpathian Wolves - Rehearsal 1993 | Demo | 2016 |
| 1050 Years of Pagan Cult | Full-length | 2016 |
| Pagan Cult Never Dies Guatemala | Live album | 2017 |
| Dawn of Iron Blades | Full-length | 2018 |
| Hour of Ragnarok | Full-length | 2021 |
| Possessed by Steel | Single | 2020 |