"Armia was founded by Tomasz Budzyński, who had just left Siekiera, and two musicians from Israel - Robert Brylewski and Sławomir Gołaszewski. Their meeting at the Hybrydy club in November 1984 is assumed as the moment and place of the uprising, while the first rehearsal took place there on December 5, 1984, although the name 'Anti-Army' was chosen only in the spring of 1985. After recording demo cassettes and appearing on bootlegs, Armia made the first professional recordings in the fall of 1985 for the compilation 'Jak Punk To Punk', released the following year. The single 'Aguirre was' then released. Encouraged by their artistic success, they then recorded their first LP. During that recording, a French horn was introduced to their sound. The next work of the group, 'Legenda', was released in June 1991. The album tells in a metaphorical way about human desires and spirituality. Both the poetic texts of Tomasz Budzyński and the music enriched with clarinet, flute, and African trumpet created a unique, dreamlike and fairy-tale atmosphere. In addition, you can see a fascination with the poetry of Arthur Rimbaud, Gnosticism, medieval European chivalry and Christianity. The album brought the band great popularity, not only in the punk environment, but also in the wider rock scene. Immediately after its release, it won awards in most categories of the 'Brum' ranking , one of the most influential radio programs promoting rock music in Poland at that time."
