

They played instrumental music influenced by hard rock bands, mainly Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath. Firstly he invited drummer Ireneusz Loth to the band, and shortly after, they were joined by bassist Tomasz Jaguś and another guitarist, Ryszard Pisarski. KAT was founded in 1979 by guitarist Piotr Luczyk. The band is best known for tracks "Czas zemsty" (Time of revenge), "Łza dla cieniów minionych" (A tear for the shadows gone) and "Wyrocznia" (Oracle). KAT's most famous album is " Oddech wymarłych światów" ( The Breath of Extinct Worlds), considered an opus of Polish heavy metal. KAT is one of the most important bands in Polish and East European heavy metal overall, and is also mentioned as one of the main precursors of thrash.

Kat is a heavy metal band formed in 1979 in Katowice, Poland. Metal Mind Productions, Silverton, Poljazz, Klub płytowy "Razem", Stuff, DBC, Ambush, Pronit, Pure Steel Records Kat, from left to right: Qbek Weigel, Mariusz Prętkiewicz, Adam Harris Jasiński and Piotr Luczyk.
