Batushka (stylized in Cyrillic as БАТЮШКА) is a Polish black metal band formed by Krzysztof "Derph" Drabikowski in 2015. The band is known for singing in Old Church Slavonic and wearing Hieromonk's Schema at their performances.
2015–present[]
Designer:
Krzysztof Drabikowski
Typography:
Custom (based on Orthodox icons' Lettering)
Launched:
2015
The logo is the name of the band written in Old Church Slavonic (meaning Father, a way to refer to an Orthodox priest). The style is reminiscent of the lettering used in the icons of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Drabikowski based the visual identity of the band on the Orthodox Church art and this is why the covers of the two first albums of the band, Litourgiya and Panihida, are derived versions of real icons.
