Origin: Cracow, Poland  
Genres: Black Metal
Page online: August 19, 2017
Last update/review: August 19, 2017

Mgla

Mgla (Polish for "fog") was founded in 2000 and after a few EPs, began releasing full-length albums in 2008, by which time the present duo had solidified itself. Reviewed here is 2015's Exercises In Futility, the band's third album. Black metal has branched into several directions over the years, but that's not Mgla's forte -- they have more in common with the earlier, frosty Norse style (akin to, perhaps, Immortal at their prime) than the modern offshoots. That might imply a stale rehash, but Futility is anything but -- it's simply classic black metal done right, with just the right amount of ferocity and variance of pace to keep things right, with the added bonus of a proper production rather than the deliberately lo-fi recordings of the past. While Behemoth may still reign as Poland's most well-known black metal bands, Mgla is certainly giving them a run for their money.

Recent album: Torn Aether - Live Recordings 2013-2022, released on November 21, 2024.

Current Members

M. (Mikolaj Zentara)

vocals/guitars/bass (Kriegsmaschine)

Darkside (Maciej Kowalski)

drums (Crionics, Kriegsmaschine)

Former Members/Guests

Piotr Dziemski

guitars

Jakub Tratwinski

guitars

Dariusz Piper

drums (ex-Kriegsmaschine)

Michal Stepien

bass/backing vocals (ex-Mord'A'Stigmata)



Discography



Presence  EP
2006 N. Heritage
  1. Presence I
  2. Presence II
  3. Presence III
  • M.
  • Dariusz Piper



Mdlosci  EP
2006
  1. Mdlosci I
  2. Mdlosci II
  • M.
  • Darkside



Further Down The Nest  EP
2007
  1. Further Down the Nest I
  2. Further Down the Nest II
  • M.
  • Darkside



Mdlosci + Further Down The Nest  COMPILATION
2007 N. Heritage
  1. Mdlosci I
  2. Mdlosci II
  3. Further Down the Nest I
  4. Further Down the Nest II



Groza  
2008 N. Heritage
  1. Groza I
  2. Groza II
  3. Groza III
  4. Groza IV
  • M.
  • Darkside



With Hearts Toward None  
2012 N. Heritage
  1. With Hearts Toward None I
  2. With Hearts Toward None II
  3. With Hearts Toward None III
  4. With Hearts Toward None IV
  5. With Hearts Toward None V
  6. With Hearts Toward None VI
  7. With Hearts Toward None VII
  • M.
  • Darkside



Presence / Power And Will  COMPILATION
2013 N. Heritage
  1. Presence I
  2. Presence II
  3. Presence III
  4. Power and Will I
  5. Power and Will II
  6. Power and Will III
  7. Power and Will IV



Exercises In Futility  
2015 N. Heritage
  1. Exercises in Futility I
  2. Exercises in Futility II
  3. Exercises in Futility III
  4. Exercises in Futility IV
  5. Exercises in Futility V
  6. Exercises in Futility VI
  • M.
  • Darkside



Age Of Excuse  
2019 N. Heritage
  1. Age of Excuse I
  2. Age of Excuse II
  3. Age of Excuse III
  4. Age of Excuse IV
  5. Age of Excuse V
  6. Age of Excuse VI
  • M.
  • Darkside



Torn Aether - Live Recordings 2013-2022  LIVE
2024
  1. Age of Excuse II (Live in Oberhausen 2021)
  2. Age of Excuse III (Live in Skopje 2019)
  3. With Hearts Toward None III (Live in Brussels 2013)
  4. Mdłości II (Live in Los Angeles 2022)
  5. Exercises in Futility II (Live in London 2022)
  6. With Hearts Toward None I (Live in Paris 2022)
  7. Groza III (Live in Vilnius 2017)
  8. Exercises in Futility I (Live in London 2015)
  9. Further Down the Nest II (Live in Wrocław 2019)
  10. Mdłości I (Live in Neustadt an der Orla 2013)
  11. Exercises in Futility III (Live in Warszawa 2017)
  12. With Hearts Toward None IV (Live in Arnhem 2013)
  13. Further Down the Nest I (Live in Munich 2016)
  14. Age of Excuse V (Live in Tampere 2022)
  15. Age of Excuse IV (Live in Milton Keynes 2022)
  16. Exercises in Futility V (Live in Barcelona 2019)
  17. Age of Excuse VI (Live in Aarburg 2022)
  18. Exercises in Futility IV (Live in Sundsvall 2022)
  19. With Hearts Toward None VII (Live in Toulouse 2019)
  20. Exercises in Futility VI (Live in Aleksandrów Łódzki 2021)
  • M.
  • Piotr Dziemski
  • Jakub Tratwinski
  • Michal Stepien
  • Darkside




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