Kept under the political influence of Russia after the end of Second World War, until the fall of the "iron curtain" in the end of the eighties, Poland suffers the same tendency of the ex-Russian republics to Black and Death Metal. The difference is that the proximity of Germany has given Polish Metal a bigger contact with a much more evolved musical reality, and they have been taking advantage of it.
That evolution is noticeable, for instance, on the fact that Poland has a band well known worldwide, Blackened Death metallers, Behemoth.
Vader is another good Death Metal band. Like Behemoth their music is mainly around devilish and anti-Christ themes.
Decapitated is a Technical Death band. I usually don't like the style much, but these guys aren't bad at all.
For my taste, I saved the best for last, Vesania, a Black Metal band, with a few symphonic influences.
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