The scent of incense, the glow of candles, and ominous choirs chanting in Church Slavonic. Batushka is a phenomenon that has perfectly fused the aesthetics of Eastern Orthodox liturgy with the freezing rawness of black metal. Shrouded in heavy vestments and hidden behind faceless masks, they bring a theatrical experience to the stage that resembles a dark ritual far more than a standard concert.
Their music is built on contrasts—deep, down-tuned eight-string guitars create massive walls of sound, alternating between crushing doom passages, buzzing tremolos, and machine-gun drumming. Cutting through it all are hypnotic choral chants that transport you to the cold nave of an abandoned temple. Since their cult debut Litourgiya, Batushka has become synonymous with a visually captivating show where every movement is part of a greater whole. Josefov will transform into a cathedral of the damned, and you will witness a sermon impossible to forget.
