Siekiera formed in 1982 or 1983 in Puławy, Poland, under the name of “Trafo”. The original line-up consisted of guitarist Tomasz Adamski, vocalist Tomasz Budzyński , bass player Jerzy Janaczek, and drummer Irek “Borys” Czerniak. They started by playing cover songs of UK Subs and The Exploited . In the autumn of 1983 they changed their name to Siekiera (Polish for “Axe”). The original line-up was Tomasz Adamski (a.k.a. Dzwon) – guitar, leader, the author of all lyrics and music, Tomasz Budzyński (a.k.a. Budzy) – vocals, Dariusz Malinowski (a.k.a. Malina) – bass, and Krzysztof Grela (a.k.a. Koben) – drums.
Formed under name Trafo
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