Batushka

Batushka are a controversial Polish black metal band. Their music is drenched in imagery and texts from Eastern Orthodox Christianity with lyrics sung exclusively in Old Church Slavonic. Although it can't be officially confirmed, they are banned from playing in Russia and Belarus. Pronounced "Batjushka," the band's name is spelled Батюшка in Cyrillic and means "father" in Eastern Orthodoxy (used to address a priest). Their songs contain lines of liturgical chanting backed by black metal instrumentation and aesthetics, and they dress in hooded robes. Despite claims by others th...