Krzysztof Drabikowski's Батюшка, 15 November 2023

Batushka (stylized in Cyrillic as БАТЮШКА) is a Polish black metal band formed by Krzysztof Drabikowski. Their music and lyrics, which are written exclusively in Old Church Slavonic language, are inspired by the Eastern Orthodox Church. The band members wear habits and eastern orthodox schemas during live performances to conceal their identities. In contrast with many other black metal bands, they use seven and eight string guitars.
In December 2018, both Христофор and Варфоломей claimed they kicked the other one out of Batushka and are continuing the band separately. For now, there are two versions of the band: Христофор's Батюшка and Варфоломей's Batushka.