Foryan is a young melodic black metal project founded in 2024 in Ĺšmigiel, Greater Poland, and driven entirely by multi‑instrumentalist Antoni Majewski. Despite its recent formation, the project arrived with a fully realized aesthetic: soaring melodies, emotional intensity, and a strong sense of narrative atmosphere. Foryan’s music draws from the Scandinavian melodic black metal tradition but filters it through a distinctly modern Polish sensibility—sharp, melancholic, and focused on evocative, immersive songwriting rather than raw aggression.
Majewski’s role as sole composer, guitarist, bassist, and vocalist gives the project a unified voice. His approach emphasizes melodic layering, expressive tremolo lines, and a balance between harsh vocals and sweeping instrumental passages. The result is a sound that feels both youthful and ambitious, rooted in classic influences yet unafraid to embrace clarity and emotional openness.
The debut full‑length, The Path to Eternity (2025), marks Foryan’s formal entry into the underground. The album showcases Majewski’s ability to craft long, flowing compositions built on melodic themes that evolve across tracks. Its atmosphere is reflective and expansive, leaning into the genre’s more introspective side—melancholy without despair, epic without excess. Early listeners have noted the album’s sense of journey, as if tracing a personal or mythic ascent toward transcendence.
Still unsigned and independent, Foryan stands at the beginning of its trajectory, but the project’s debut already signals a clear artistic identity. With its blend of melody, emotional depth, and solitary vision, Foryan has the potential to become a notable presence in the next wave of Polish melodic black metal.
| Antoni Majewski | Guitars, Bass, Vocals (2024-present) |
| The Path to Eternity | Full-length | 2025 |