Malicious Garden is a solitary, genre‑bending project from Kraków, active since 2021 and shaped entirely by multi‑instrumentalist Jan Rogowski. The project stands at the intersection of black metal and post‑punk, weaving together cold, abrasive atmospheres with angular rhythms, melancholic melodies, and a distinctly urban sense of decay.
Where many Polish black‑metal acts lean toward nature, mysticism, or depressive introspection, Malicious Garden feels modern, restless, and psychologically sharp—a project rooted in the tension between raw emotion and post‑punk detachment.
Malicious Garden’s sound is defined by a hybrid aesthetic:
The atmosphere is claustrophobic yet melodic, evoking abandoned buildings, sleepless nights, and the quiet violence of internal collapse.
It is black metal refracted through the lens of post‑punk alienation.
A prolific figure in the KrakĂłw underground, also active in:
His work in Malicious Garden is marked by:
Rogowski’s approach is solitary and uncompromising—each release feels like a personal document rather than a collaborative effort.
The debut album and the project’s foundational statement.
A bleak, atmospheric blend of black metal and post‑punk, built on:
It establishes the project’s identity with clarity and confidence.
A sharper, more focused track.
Leans into post‑punk tension while retaining black‑metal edge.
A more narrative and atmospheric release.
Shows the project expanding its emotional and stylistic range—more melodic, more introspective, but still rooted in cold, abrasive textures.
Malicious Garden stands out because it is:
Still active and independent, the project continues to evolve, carving out a unique space in the Polish underground—one where black‑metal bleakness meets post‑punk minimalism in a withered, restless garden of sound.
| Jan Rogowski | All instruments, Vocals (2021-present) |
| See also: Artificial, Kir, Stigma Mortis, Poroniec (live), ex-Cebulandia, ex-Groch i Proch | |
| Withered Garden | Full-length | 2021 | Â |
| Bats | Single | 2022 | Â |
| Meredith | EP | 2023 |