NEW ALBUM
Hope
OUT NOW
1. Hope Is (04:44)
2. Stay Human (05:52)
3. Insomnia (06:06)
4. Trail (07:07)
5. Welcome (05:16)
6. Queen (05:15)
7. Perfect Run (05:50)
8. Don’t Surrender (06:59)
9. Simple Pleasures (07:34)
10. Dolina (03:09)
“Hope” starts with its title track, featuring Marta’s hypnotic vocals, intense bass, and a wall of sound from distorted guitars, ending with Michał’s compelling guitar solo. “Stay Human” begins with Radiohead-like tones, escalating into an intense sound, ideal for live performances. “Insomnia” captures anxiety and depression, reminiscent of early Pink Floyd, but with Amarok’s modern twist.
“Trail” stands out as the most dynamic track, blending a memorable vocal line with Muse-like sounds. Zielinski and Popławski contribute their pieces, “Welcome” and “Queen,” bringing cold-wave and trip-hop influences, showcasing the band’s versatility and willingness to experiment.
“Perfect Run” veers towards electronic sounds with heavy guitars and raw drums, while “Don’t Surrender,” a subtle ballad with progressive elements, speaks of resilience. The album concludes with “Simple Pleasures” and “Dolina”, offering a peaceful guitar solo and a Polish-lyric track that elegantly wraps up the album.
With “Hope,” Amarok demonstrates their ability to blend genres and experiment while maintaining musical excellence. This album not only highlights the band’s expansive creativity but also cements their place in the art rock music scene, promising further innovation in the future.
BIOGRAPHY
Amarok is a Polish band of Michał Wojtas, Marta Wojtas, Konrad Zieliński and Kornel Popławski. The Amarok recordings were attended by such artists as Colin Bass (Camel), Mariusz Duda (Riverside, Lunatic Soul) and others. Amarok have played live on the same stage with Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Gazpacho, Bjørn Riis, Riverside and other bands.
Amarok is an art-rock music project founded in 1999 by guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Michał Wojtas and guitarist Bartosz Jackowski. Between 2001 and 2004 Amarok released three international albums. Since 2003, the formation transformed into Michał’s solo project.
2017, after a 12-year break, Amarok’s fourth album, ‘Hunt’, was released. Special guests were again Colin Bass and Mariusz Duda. Marta Wojtas, who wrote the lyrics, also joined the line-up permanently. In 2019 Michal collaborated with British choreographer James Wilton which resulted in Amarok’s fifth album – ‘The Storm’ for the show of the same name. As of 2021, Amarok has expanded its line-up with two more musicians – Konrad Zielinski (dr) and multi-instrumentalist Kornel Poplawski. Amarok’s sixth album, “Hero”, was released in autumn 2021.
Previous live band members:
Konrad Pajek – voc, guitars, kb, b (2017-2019)
Paweł Kowalski – drums (2017-2019)
Maciej Caputa – kb (2018)
Michał Ściwiarski – kb (2017)
Michał Kirmuć (guest) – kb (2018-2019)
NEWS
Amarok live @ Loreley 2024!
DISCOGRAPHY
Michał Wojtas – Lore
1. Lore 05:31
2. Eiocha 05:10
3. Ritual 07:20
4. The Roots & The Rain 02:26
5. Myth Of Creation 05:59
6. Song Of Cernunnos 04:31
7. The Echoes 12:25
8. The Oak Tree 07:55
9. Tales Of The Woods 05:24
Michał Wojtas – Towards The Light (mini album)
1. Darkness Suspended 05:15
2. Towards The Light 02:42
Catster – EP
1. Milestones 4:18
2. Extraterrestrial 8:21
3. Weird Story 8:21
4. Stray Asteroids 5:24
Uniqplan – Wilderness
1. Halfway 3:25
2. Not Synthetic 3:57
3. This Makes Sense 3:39
4. Freeland 3:58
5. Love Radiation 2:31
6. Fairy Tale 4:48
7. Wilderness 3:01
8. Stranger 3:05
9. WYSIWYG 4:37
10. Even If 4:39
11. One Day 4:58
12. Wanderlust 4:46
GIGS
UPCOMING
Date | City | Venue | Country | Info |
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Tour: HOPE | ||||
26/11/24 19:00 | Łódź | Akademicki Ośrodek Inicjatyw Artystycznych | PL | Buy Tickets |
28/11/24 20:00 | Dortmund | Musiktheater Piano | DE | Buy Tickets |
29/11/24 20:00 | Zoetermeer | Poppodium Boerderij | NL | Buy Tickets |
30/11/24 20:00 | Helmond | Cacaofabriek | NL | Buy Tickets |
01/12/24 20:00 | Ubach-Palenberg | Rockfabrik | DE | Buy Tickets |
PAST
Date | City | Venue | Country | Info |
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Tour: HOPE | ||||
21/07/24 17:00 | Loreley | Night of the Prog Festival | DE | |
12/05/24 20:00 | Lublin | Radio Lublin | PL | |
11/05/24 20:00 | KRAKOW | ZASCIANEK | PL | |
10/05/24 20:00 | Piekary Śląskie | Ośrodek Kultury Andaluzja | PL | |
28/04/24 20:00 | Gdynia | Podworko.art | PL | |
27/04/24 20:00 | Koszalin | CK105 | PL | |
26/04/24 20:00 | Szczecin | SCK Nowa Dekadencja | PL | |
25/04/24 20:00 | Poznan | 2Progi | PL | |
14/04/24 20:00 | Bialystok | Zmiana Klimatu | PL | |
13/04/24 20:00 | Warszawa | Terminal Kultury | PL | |
Tour: HERO TOUR | ||||
25/11/23 20:00 | Reichenbach im Vogtland | Bergkeller Reichenbach | DE | |
24/11/23 20:30 | Hoogeveen | Het Podium | NL | |
23/11/23 19:30 | Venlo | Poppodium Grenswerk | NL | |
21/11/23 19:00 | Hamburg | Logo | DE | |
20/11/23 21:00 | Übach-Palenberg | Rockfabrik | DE | |
19/11/23 19:00 | Weil der Stadt | Aula beim Schulzentrum Jahnstraße | DE | |
18/11/23 20:00 | Pagney-derrière Barine | Chez Paulette Salle de concert | FR | |
21/10/23 20:00 | Montsinery-Tonnegrande | Montsinery-Tonnegrande | GY | |
14/10/23 19:00 | Gliwice | Centrum Kultury Victoria | PL | |
13/10/23 19:00 | Grudziądz | Festiwal ProgRockowy AKCENT | PL | |
08/10/23 19:00 | Gdynia | Klub Ucho | PL | |
07/10/23 19:00 | Szczecin | SCK Nowa Dekadencja | PL | |
06/10/23 19:00 | Bydgoszcz | El Jazz | PL | |
05/10/23 19:00 | Łódź | Klubopiwiarnia | PL | |
04/10/23 19:00 | Wrocław | Klub Muzyczny Liverpool | PL | |
17/06/23 20:00 | Ostrzeszow | Dziedziniec Baszty Kazimierzowskiej | PL | |
11/06/23 19:00 | Poznan | Polskie Radio Poznań | PL | |
09/06/23 20:00 | Klodawa k.Gorzowa | Gminny Ośrodek Kultury | PL | |
26/04/23 19:00 | Rzeszów | Polskie Radio Rzeszów | PL | |
22/04/23 21:00 | Sosnowiec | Przystanek Otwartej Kultury | PL | |
25/02/23 20:00 | Warszawa | Terminal Kultury | PL | |
24/02/23 20:00 | Bialystok | Zmiana Klimatu | PL | |
23/02/23 20:00 | Lodz | Wooltura | PL | |
19/02/23 20:00 | Brzesc Kujawski | BCKiH Wahadlo | PL | |
17/02/23 20:00 | Bydgoszcz | Wiatrakowa | PL | Cancelled |
16/02/23 20:00 | Poznan | 2Progi | PL | |
12/02/23 20:00 | Krakow | Zascianek | PL | |
11/02/23 20:00 | Piekary Slaskie | OK Andaluzja | PL | |
21/01/23 20:00 | Zoetermeer | The Boerderij Zoetermeer | NL | |
20/01/23 20:00 | Helmond | Cacaofabriek | NL | |
19/01/23 20:00 | Verviers | Spirit of 66 | BE | |
18/01/23 20:00 | Dortmund | Musiktheater Piano | DE | |
17/01/23 20:00 | Aschaffenburg | Colos Saal | DE | |
17/09/22 21:00 | Wrocław | Firlej | PL | |
22/08/22 21:00 | Saint-Palais-Sur-Mer | Crescendo Festival 2022 | FR | |
20/08/22 20:00 | Reichenbach im Vogtland | Bergkeller Reichenbach | DE | |
19/08/22 20:00 | Berlin | Prog Art – Biesdorfer Parkbühne | DE | |
07/08/22 21:00 | Leśny Tabor | Grasz Bór Festival 2022 | PL | |
06/08/22 20:00 | Lublin | Klubokawiarnia Kultowa | PL | Cancelled |
16/06/22 19:00 | Józefów | Józefów | PL | |
11/06/22 21:00 | Bydgoszcz | Prog on Days 2022 | PL | |
05/06/22 19:00 | Jaczow | Jaczow | PL | |
14/05/22 21:00 | Poznań | Is Live Fest | PL | Cancelled |
30/04/22 21:00 | Reichenbach im Vogtland | Bergkeller Reichenbach | DE | |
19/02/22 19:00 | Reichenbach im Vogtland | Bergkeller Reichenbach | DE | |
07/11/21 19:00 | Warsaw | Studio im. Agnieszki Osieckiej | PL | |
03/09/21 18:30 | Konin | Oskard (Aleje 1 Maja 7a) | PL | |
13/08/21 18:30 | Gdańsk | Hevelianum | PL | |
31/10/20 20:00 | Reichenbach im Vogtland | Bergkeller Reichenbach | DE | |
09/11/19 13:00 | Warszawa | Stadion Narodowy | PL | |
27/07/19 17:00 | Warszawa | Torwar | PL | |
14/07/19 19:00 | Olsztyn | Amfiteatr im. Czesława Niemena | PL | |
06/07/19 19:00 | Toruń | Amfiteatr przy Muzeum Etnograficznym | PL | |
02/12/18 19:00 | Poznań | Blue Note | PL | |
01/12/18 19:00 | Legionowo | Sala Widowiskowa w Ratuszu | PL | |
30/11/18 20:30 | Piekary Śląskie | Ośrodek Kultury Andaluzja | PL | |
02/11/18 20:30 | Dornbirn | Spielboden Dornbirn | AT | |
27/10/18 19:00 | Łódź | Łódzki Dom Kultury | PL | |
25/08/18 19:00 | Inowrocław | Teatr Letni | PL | |
21/06/18 19:00 | Konin | Oskard (Aleje 1 Maja 7a) | PL | |
21/04/18 19:00 | Poznań | Placu Wolności | PL | |
10/02/18 19:00 | Warszawa | Progresja | PL | |
10/12/17 20:00 | Warszawa | Hard Rock Cafe Warsaw | PL | |
13/10/17 19:00 | Rzeszów | Polskie Radio Rzeszów | PL | |
25/03/17 19:00 | Legionowo | Prog Rock Fest | PL | |