Formed in 2010, Warsaw punk’n’rollers from POISON HEART are back with a new drummer and highly anticipated new album! Titled “Wasted”, the record will be released in cooperation with Zodiac Killer Records, who have issued a nice introduction to the band: “They carry on the tradition of ALL ZKR bands in that THEY FUCKING ROCK! Rock and Roll in alla the right places. If you are tired of all the cliched stuff, come on over here and try some of this FRESH ROCK ACTION. Made up of some hard drinking PUNKS and SKINS from a not -too good section of Warsaw, this band and this release come ROARING out of POLAND as a shot fired across the bow of mediocrity. I’m sure this band would be a blast to go see live, but for now this CD will hafta do. STRAIGHT OUTTA POLAND AND GUNNIN’ FOR YOUR EARDRUMS! Available Tuesday, March 4th online and in stores.”
Having quoted , I have the great pleasure to share my newest interview withΒ POISON HEARTΒ and let you into a couple of secrets the band will be bringing out very soon! Go!
[EN] Hey gentlemen! Thanks a lot for reaching out! What brings you to my humble abode? Can it be that youβve just started promoting your new outing?
[PL] Hej Panowie! DziΔki wielkie za wyciΔ
gniΔcie rΔki i kontakt! Co sprowadza Was w me niskie progi? CzyΕΌbyΕcie ruszyli na bogato z promocjΔ
? :)
[EN]Hi, we just saw the news on your website about us and our issue and we wanted to correct some information :) and promotion, by the way.
[PL] CzeΕΔ, po prostu zobaczyliΕmy newsa na twojej stronie o nas i naszym wydawnictwie i chcieliΕmy sprostowaΔ nieco informacje :) a promocja, swojΔ drogΔ .
[EN] Very well :) So, tell me whatβs new. You have a new drummer, right? How come?
[PL] Bardzo dobrze :) Powiedzcie wiΔc co nowego. Macie nowego bΔbniarza, zgadza siΔ? SkΔ
d te zmiany?
[EN] Yes, now MichaΕ is playing the drums. With Krzysiek, who was from the beginning, it’s a long story. Finally, we had to make the necessary changes to do recording and go forward. Certainly it was not an easy decision. Krzysiek closed a chapter in the history of our band, it was a good time.
[PL] Tak, teraz na perkusji gra MichaΕ. Z KrzyΕkiem, ktΓ³ry byΕ od poczΔ tku istnienia kapeli to dΕuga historia. Finalnie musieliΕmy podjΔ Δ konieczne zmiany do tego, ΕΌeby nagraΔ pΕytΔ i pΓ³jΕΔ do przodu. Z caΕΔ pewnoΕciΔ nie byΕa to Εatwa decyzja. Krzysiek zamknΔ Ε pewien rozdziaΕ w historii naszej kapeli, to byΕ dobry czas.
[EN] Is it fresh news? Had the decision been made around September, by the time you teased a new album with a music video for βWastedβ?
[PL] To bardzo ΕwieΕΌy news? Czy decyzja byΕa juΕΌ podjΔta na etapie premiery teledysku do βWastedβ, ktΓ³ry juΕΌ we wrzeΕniu zapowiadaΕ WaszΔ
nowΔ
pΕytΔ?
[EN] No, the news is not fresh, because it was announced June 12, 2013. We have just checked the date on Facebook to make sure, hehe.
[PL] Nie, no news wcale nie jest ΕwieΕΌy, bo byΕo ogΕaszane 12 czerwca 2013 roku. Przed chwilΔ sprawdziΕem datΔ wpisu na facebook, ΕΌeby siΔ upewniΔ hehe.
[EN] Oops :D Sorry for the poor research ;) Ok, so tell me more about Michal. Has he drummer somewhere else? What does he bring to the band?
[PL] Ups :D No to sorry za sΕaby research ;) Ok, powiedzcie coΕ wiΔcej o Michale. BΔbniΕ gdzieΕ wczeΕniej? Co nowego wnosi do POISON HEART?
[EN] MichaΕ came to us for a replacement to play a gig in Bydgoszcz, which in general we had been thinking of canceling. As it turned out, he remained for good because he felt it to the max. He played previously in different bands, but rather nothing serious. He was in the right place in the right time, who knows what would happen next. Now we are a complete band and fuckinβ great buddies. He Has another remarkable trait… he flames and steams at concerts :) Very rare thing … :)
[PL] MichaΕ przyszedΕ do nas na zastΔpstwo, ΕΌeby zagraΔ koncert w Bydgoszczy, ktΓ³ry w ogΓ³le mieliΕmy odwoΕaΔ. Jak siΔ potem okazaΕo, zostaΕ na staΕe bo poczuΕ to na maxa. GraΕ wczeΕniej w rΓ³ΕΌnych skΕadach, ale to raczej nic powaΕΌnego. ZnalazΕ siΔ w odpowiednim miejscu i w odpowiednim czasie, bo kto wie, co by byΕo dalej. Teraz jesteΕmy kompletnym bandem i zajebistymi kumplami. Ma jeszcze jednΔ niezwykΕΔ wΕaΕciwoΕΔ… pΕonie i dymi na koncertach!:) Bardzo rzadka sprawa… :)
[EN] Nice, I hope weβll find out very soon :)Β Alright, back to your newest record, you are putting it out in copperation with Zodiac Killer Record from the States. How did you team up?
[PL] Super, mam nadziejΔ, ΕΌe niebawem siΔ przekonamy :)Β Dobra, wracajΔ c do Waszego nowego wydawnictwa, wydajecie je we wspΓ³Εpracy z Zodiac Killer Records ze StanΓ³w! Jak doszΕo do tej wspΓ³Εpracy?
[EN] We wrote to Zodiac as a first step after recording the album. The response was immediate, because at 5:00 am Polish time;) It was one of the major label that, we took into consideration. We wrote even to one Swedish and some in Poland. Interest was only abroad. We chose the Zodiac Killer Records, because that was our first assumption. It was a bullβs eye, we have signed a 3 year contract, cooperation is very ok. ZKR has released: GG ALLIN, ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN, THE HIP PRIESTS, DWARVES, Roger Miret & THE Disasters … It could be a long list. For guys like us, it is the best place for cd release. This is our first full length album, we envy ourselves ;)
[PL] Do Zodiacka napisaliΕmy po nagraniu pΕyty w pierwszej kolejnoΕci. OdpowiedΕΊ byΕa natychmiastowa, bo o 5:00 czasu polskiego ;) To byΕa jedna z waΕΌniejszych wytwΓ³rni ktΓ³rΔ , braliΕmy pod uwagΔ. NapisaliΕmy jeszcze do jednej szwedzkiej i paru w Polsce. Zainteresowanie byΕo tylko zagranicΔ . WybraliΕmy Zodiac Killer Records, bo takie byΕo nasze pierwsze zaΕoΕΌenie. To byΕ strzaΕ w 10, podpisaliΕmy 3 letni kontrakt, wspΓ³Εpraca ukΕada nam siΔ Εwietnie. ZKR wydawaΕ GG ALLIN, ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN, THE HIP PRIESTS, DWARVES, ROGER MIRET & THE DISASTERS… MoΕΌna by dΕugo wymieniaΔ. Dla kolesi takich jak my to najlepsze miejsce na wydawnictwo. To nasza pierwsza pΕyta dΕugograjΔ ca, sami sobie zazdroΕcimy ;)
[EN] Awesome! Ok, so letβs dig more into the album. Is βWastedβ more like stoned and drunk, or rather fail and something lost? :)
[PL] Εwietnie! Ok, to powiedzcie coΕ o samym albumie. βWastedβ to bardziej motyw urΕΌniΔcia, czy czegoΕ straconego? :)
[EN] The album itself is a variety of songs and musically and lyrically diverse. we wanted to tell both the pleasant and cheerful, and somewhat gloomy side of life – from getting load, through lost things. Wasted is a party with friends, deification of women, drinking for friendship, leaving the entire shit behind the back and proudly push forward, but also a hangover, moral and life decline, hatred and desire for revenge. The texts often have a personal dimension, but very versatile. We hope that one will find something in the album for oneself but the best would be if you like it all!
[PL] Sam album to rΓ³ΕΌne utwory i muzycznie i tekstowo. chcieliΕmy ΕΌeby opowiadaΕy zarΓ³wno tej przyjemnej i wesoΕej, jak i tej nieco ponurej stronie ΕΌycia – od miΕego urΕΌniΔcia siΔ, poprzez rzeczy utracone. Wasted to melanΕΌ z kumplami, ubΓ³stwianie kobiet, picie za wspΓ³lnΔ przyjaΕΊΕ, pozostawianie caΕego syfu ΕΌycia za sobΔ z tyΕu i z otwartΔ przyΕbicΔ parcie do przodu, ale takΕΌe kac, upadek moralny i ΕΌyciowy, nienawiΕΔ i chΔΔ zemsty. Teksty czΔsto majΔ wymiar osobisty, ale bardzo uniwersalny. Mamy nadziejΔ, ΕΌe kaΕΌdy znajdzie na pΕycie coΕ dla siebie a najlepiej jak polubi jΔ caΕΔ !
[EN] You started promoting this record back in September last year. Thereβs a slight delay from the original date, isnβt it?
[PL] PromowaliΕcie ten krΔ
ΕΌek juΕΌ we wrzeΕniu. Jest chyba maΕa obsuwa wzglΔdem planowanych dat premiery, prawda? :)
[EN] Yes, the original plan was to release it in late autumn / winter. Unfortunately, our publisher was in the process of changing the Distributor and Agency working with him and a few other circumstances have occurred that affected the small delay in the release of the album.
[PL] Tak, pierwotny plan wydania byΕ pΓ³ΕΊnΔ jesieniΔ /zimΔ . Niestety, nasz Wydawca byΕ w trakcie zmiany Dystrybutora i Agencji z nim wspΓ³ΕpracujΔ cych oraz parΔ jeszcze innych okolicznoΕci wystΔ piΕo, ktΓ³re wpΕynΔΕy na maΕe opΓ³ΕΊnienie w wydaniu pΕyty.
[EN] Where will your album be available for sale? Are BestBuys and Wallmarts already standing open for you guys? ;)
[PL] Gdzie bΔdziecie udostΔpniaΔ ten album? BestBuyβe i WallMartβy juΕΌ stojΔ
otworem? ;)
[EN] Our publisher changing the Distributor and the Agency had just to achieve the widest possible availability of his publications. Therefore, CD will appear on iTunes, CD Universe, Amazon, and just in places like Wal-Mart and BestBuy.
[PL] No to Εadnie :) Ok, pogadajmy o najlepszej promocji na Εwiecie. W kwietniu gracie release show, ktΓ³ry jest juΕΌ chyba organizacyjnie dopiΔty, prawda? Powiedzcie coΕ o tym gigu.
[PL] Nasz Wydawca zmieniajΔ c Dystrybutora i AgencjΔ, miaΕ wΕaΕnie na celu osiΔ gniΔcie jak najszerszej dostΔpnoΕci swoich wydawnictw. W zwiΔ zku z tym pΕyta ma siΔ pojawiΔ na iTunes, CD Universe, Amazon oraz wΕaΕnie w takich miejscach jak WallMart czy BestBuy.
[EN] Nice :) Ok, letβs talk about the best promotion there is. Youβre about to play your record release show in April. Is it already buckled up? Tell me more about this gig.
[PL] No to Εadnie :) Ok, pogadajmy o najlepszej promocji na Εwiecie. W kwietniu gracie release show, ktΓ³ry jest juΕΌ chyba organizacyjnie dopiΔty, prawda? Powiedzcie coΕ o tym gigu.
[EN] The main thing for us was that the release should take place over the weekend, when everyone will be able to get loaded, and in the morning will not have to go to work. We dealt with clubs, it was hard, but we managed to fix the date of April 5 in the βTawerna LatajΔ cy Holenderβ located Bema 65 in Warsaw (former No Mercy). We played there once and we like it there. Together with us you can see: 666 ANGELS, OLD FASHIONED, THE HOOCH, NOW AND HERE. All bands are our good friends, being for years on HC / Punk stage. We plan to make some t-shirts for release, when we get credit from Provident. It is possible that we will also record on a VHSa and for sure we will have CD with us ;)
[PL] NajwaΕΌniejsze dla nas byΕo to, aby release odbyΕ siΔ w weekend, kiedy kaΕΌdy bΔdzie mΓ³gΕ siΔ urΕΌnΔ Δ do nieprzytomnoΕci i rano nie bΔdzie musiaΕ iΕΔ do pracy. KombinowaliΕmy z lokalem, byΕo ciΔΕΌko, ale udaΕo siΔ ustaliΔ datΔ 5 kwietnia w LatajΔ cym Holendrze na Bema 65 w Warszawie (dawne No Mercy). GraliΕmy tam nie raz i bardzo nam siΔ tam podoba. Razem z nami wystΔ piΔ : 666 ANIOΕΓW, OLD FASHIONED, THE HOOCH, TERAZ I TU. Wszystkie kapele, to nasi dobrzy kumple, siedzΔ cy od lat na scenie HC/Punk. Planujemy jeszcze zrobiΔ parΔ koszulek na release, jak dostaniemy kredyt od Providenta. Bardzo moΕΌliwe, ΕΌe bΔdziemy teΕΌ rejestrowaΔ na jakiegoΕ VHSa a na pewno bΔdziemy mieli ze sobΔ CD ;)
[EN] VHS rules :) Are you hitting the road directly after the show? You played only 12 shows last year, so I guess this yearβs βWastedβ tour will include at least 2x more stops? :)
[PL] VHS rzΔ
dzi :) Ruszacie potem w trasΔ? W caΕym zeszΕym roku zagraliΕcie tylko 12 koncertΓ³w, a wiΔc rozumiem, ΕΌe teraz sama trasa promujΔ
ca βWastedβ bΔdzie miaΕa 2x tyle przystankΓ³w? :)
[EN] Yes, 12 concerts per year so an average of one per month;) Maybe it was not a lot of these concerts but for us certainly were very valuable. We played at the Summer Riot, Bulwar Fest # 2, as a support for STREET DOGS and amazing concert with THE WOUNDS, there is something to remember … Regarding the tour, this topic is still on the desk. In August most likely we go to the Czech Republic for two concerts (Prague, Strakonice), then we think something about joint concerts with HELL NATION ARMY in Poland and Germany. We do not know yet exactly what awaits for us, our publisher is keen on helping us in organization of concerts, so we wait until the CD is released.
[PL] Tak, 12 koncertΓ³w w ciΔ gu roku czyli Εrednio 1 na miesiΔ c ;) MoΕΌe nie byΕo duΕΌo tych koncertΓ³w ale dla nas na pewno byΕy bardzo wartoΕciowe. ZagraliΕmy na Summer Riot, Bulwar Fest #2, jako support przed STREET DOGS oraz niesamowity koncert z THE WOUNDS, jest co wspominaΔ… Co to trasy, to temat jest caΕy czas na tapecie. W sierpniu najprawdopodobniej jedziemy do Czech na dwa koncerty (Praga, Strakonice), a potem myΕlimy coΕ o wspΓ³lnych koncertach z HELL NATION ARMY w Polsce i Niemczech. Nie wiemy, co nas jeszcze dokΕadnie czeka, nasz Wydawca ma nam pomagaΔ w organizacji koncertΓ³w, wiΔc czekamy aΕΌ wyjdzie CD.
[EN] Does it mean youβve been automatically added to a booking agency?
[PL] WpadliΕcie z automatu do jakiejΕ zaprzyjaΕΊnionej agencji bookingowej?
[EN] No, we do not cooperate with any agency. Sometimes NoOneLikesUs invites us to its gigs. The rest we handle ourselves through friendly bands.
[PL] Nie, nie wspΓ³Εpracujemy z ΕΌadnΔ agencjΔ . Czasami NoOneLikesUs zaprasza nas na swoje gigi. ResztΔ zaΕatwiamy sami przez zaprzyjaΕΊnione kapele.
[EN] Ok, back to touring last year, how did you like Summer Riot Fest? I guess it wasnβt that much of a success since it wasnβt followed with a second edition, huh?
[PL] Ok, wracajΔ
c jeszcze na chwilΔ do zeszΕorocznych koncertΓ³w, jak oceniacie Summer Riot Fest? CoΕ chyba sΕabo wyszΕo skoro nie ma II edycji w tym roku, co?
[EN] Was it weak? It seems to us that the festival was perfectly organized as per our Polish terms and conditions. It is known that there was few shortcomings but the guys were doing it for the first time on such a scale. Little did I’m surprised that the second edition will not happen, because we would not do the festival for the second time only for 2-3 bands, hehe. I think this is a problem;) We had a good time there, we met a lot of old friends, drank some beers with LION’S LAW, they liked our music, it was really a fun;)
[PL] Czy sΕabo? Wydaje mi siΔ, ΕΌe festiwal byΕ perfekcyjnie zrealizowany jak na nasze warunki. Wiadomo, ΕΌe parΔ niedociΔ gniΔΔ byΕo ale chΕopaki robili to po raz pierwszy na takΔ skalΔ. TrochΔ nie dziwiΔ siΔ, ΕΌe drugiej edycji nie bΔdzie, bo sami byΕmy nie zrobili festiwalu po raz drugi tylko dla 2-3 kapel, hehe. Chyba w tym jest problem ;) My bawiliΕmy siΔ tam dobrze, spotkaliΕmy duΕΌo starych znajomych, wypiliΕmy trochΔ piwek z LION’S LAW, ktΓ³rym podeszΕa nasza muza, byΕo na prawdΔ fajnie ;)
[EN] So whatβs the plan to go across the big pond and achieve your American Dream? Is there any chance to schedule some dates in the States?
[PL] A jak wyglΔ
da kwestia realizacji American Dream, czyli wielka wyprawa za wielkΔ
wodΔ? SΔ
szanse na jakieΕ koncerty w Stanach?
[EN] Itβs unlikely in the near future. Our publisher will be happy to organize something but the recession in the U.S. is so deep that only large, well known bands persist on run and give lots of gigs. But we hope that at the end of this year, something will start and the beginning of 2015 it will be that;) For now, we care about what we can do here in Europe and this is our focus.
[PL] W najbliΕΌszym czasie raczej nie. Nasz Wydawca chΔtnie by coΕ zorganizowaΕ ale recesja w USA jest na tyle gΕΔboka, ΕΌe tylko duΕΌe, znane kapele utrzymujΔ siΔ na fali i duΕΌo grajΔ . Ale mamy nadziejΔ, ze w koΕcΓ³wce tego roku coΕ siΔ ruszy a poczΔ tek 2015 to bΔdzie to ;) Na razie zaleΕΌy nam na tym co moΕΌemy zrobiΔ tutaj w Europie i na tym siΔ skupiamy.
[EN] Recession my ass ;) Bands are touring, playing and I think itβs more about well planning and knowing the right people. Take Italyβs SVETLANAS for instance. They recently told me about their voyages and have just boarded a plane to the States again!
Alright, one way or another, Iβm really glad youβve become proactive again. You made us wait 2 years for your demo! Do you remember why it took you so long back then? How is it now?
[PL] Oj tam recesja :) Kapele jeΕΌdΕΌΔ , grajΔ , to chyba tylko kwestia organizacji i przyczepienia siΔ do odpowiednich ludzi. PrzykΕadowo SVETLANAS z WΕoch opowiadali mi ostatnio o swoich wojaΕΌach i teraz znowu lecΔ na c.d. tripu po Stanach!
No dobra, tak czy siak, bardzo siΔ cieszΔ Panowie, ΕΌe nabraliΕcie, jak to mawiajΔ
, chyΕΌoΕci ruchΓ³w. Na demo kazaliΕcie czekaΔ Waszym fanatykom 2 lata (!). PamiΔtacie dlaczego poczΔ
tkowo podchodziliΕcie do tego zespoΕu na takiej wyluzce? Jak jest teraz?
[EN] Perhaps what they told about voyages has same to travel to the United States as the KGB to their true BIO ;)
The scenario that you wrote , suits us most , so far we are at the beginning of this journey .
For now, we focus on what we can do in Europe, and as it happens to have a concert in the U.S. , we will be glad to take it , and if the opportunity arises for this or that tour, we are already packed . Only you know how Δwiara from REALITY CHECK, used to say ‘ stash should tie in’ and we cannot afford to stock up.
As for the demo , you’re right , the approach was to calm down but now we got a grip and do a really hard work to make the material really good. Changes in our band introduced the energy and all is going forward. The CD is not yet released and besides us and our publisher no one had ever heard it but new material has nothing to do with the demo , which one can hear by oneself. And for the next album we have 5 brand new songs, so now next CD may be faster than the current one;)
Summing up we are just entering this fucking thing and we are going to do little mess on the stage.
[PL] ByΔ moΕΌe to co opowiadali o wojaΕΌach ma siΔ tak do podrΓ³ΕΌy do USA jak KGB do ich prawdziwego BIO ;)
Scenariusz, jaki napisaΕeΕ, odpowiada nam najbardziej, pΓ³ki co jesteΕmy na poczΔ tku tej drogi.Na razie skupiamy siΔ na tym, co moΕΌna zrobiΔ w Europie, a jak zdarzy siΔ moΕΌliwoΕΔ zagrana w USA, to chΔtnie z niej skorzystamy i jeΕli nadarzy siΔ okazja na takΔ , czy innΔ trasΔ, my juΕΌ jesteΕmy spakowani. Tylko wiesz, jak mawia Δwiara z REALITY CHECK, ‘hajs musi siΔ zgadzaΔ’ i nie staΔ nas by do tego dokΕadaΔ.
Co do dema, masz racjΔ, podejΕcie byΕo na lajcie ale teraz naprawdΔ ciΔΕΌko pracujemy i spinamy dupy, ΕΌeby materiaΕ byΕ mocny. ZmieniΕ siΔ skΕad zespoΕu, zmieniΕa siΔ energia i wszystko ruszyΕo do przodu. PΕyta jeszcze nie wyszΕa i poza nami i naszym WydawcΔ nikt jej jeszcze nie sΕyszaΕ, a nowy materiaΕ ma siΔ nijak do tego z dema, co bΔdzie moΕΌna usΕyszeΔ na pΕycie. A na nastΔpnΔ pΕytΔ mamy juΕΌ 5 numerΓ³w, wiΔc teraz kolejna moΕΌe bΔdzie szybciej niΕΌ obecna ;)
ReasumujΔ c dopiero wchodzimy w ten pierdolnik i zamierzamy trochΔ namieszaΔ na tej scenie.
[EN] Great! And thatβs what I wish you guys! Would you like to add anything else?
[PL] Super! I tego Wam Panowie ΕΌyczΔ. ChcielibyΕcie jeszcze coΕ dodaΔ?
[EN] We would like to thank to everyone supporting us. Remember, from 4th of March our long play βWastedβ on stock!
[PL] ChcielibyΕmy podziΔkowaΔ wszystkim tym, ktΓ³rzy nas wspierajΔ . PamiΔtajcie, ΕΌe od 4 Marca w sprzedaΕΌy nasza pΕyta βWastedβ.
[EN] Thanks! Good luck!
[PL] DziΔki! Powodzenia!
Band photo by Εukasz Skarbek.




