Press Kit

VIRYA are a Wrocław-based modern metalcore band combining weight, progressive structures, electronics and melody. After the 2024 EP "From The Ashes", the band released the debut full-length "Echoes Of The Modern Mind" in May 2025. VIRYA reached the finals of Road to Mystic and Metal 2 The Masses Poland, then placed second at Góra Rocka in 2026, made the final three at Zakrę Śmigem Fest from 86 submissions, and appeared in Wrocław as part of the wrOFF "Włącz się na nowe!" series at Klub Łącznik.

In 2026, VIRYA placed second at Góra Rocka after reaching the final eight from 183 submissions. That summer, vocalist Marcin Janusiński joined the lineup, bringing experience from Gentuza and from organizing Emergenza and FestUza in Poland, and opening a new chapter in VIRYA's live development. In August, the band made the final three of the "Muzyczne Świry" competition at Zakrę Śmigem Fest, selected from 86 submissions from across Poland, and appeared at the same edition alongside acts including Turbo, Zacier and Stacja B. In September, VIRYA appeared on Radio RAM and then performed in Wrocław as part of the wrOFF "Włącz się na nowe!" initiative at Klub Łącznik.