Polish stoner metal band Wij have released a music video for the song “Właz”, taken from their upcoming third studio album “Protisty”. The band announced the clip through their Facebook profile, and it is available on the Piranha Music channel.
The album “Protisty” is scheduled for release on 23 October 2026 through Piranha Music, in CD, LP and digital formats. The material was recorded, mixed and mastered at Mustache Ministry, with Marcin Klimczak handling production, mixes and mastering. The video for “Właz” was directed and edited by “Jakub Didkowski”, with Maciej Segiet as director of photography and Ignacy Ciunelis responsible for colour grading. The album cover photo was taken by Przemysław Kryściak.\n “Protisty” will be the band’s first recording as a four-piece. Bassist Drut, previously of Narbo Dacal, joined the line-up, completing the current roster alongside guitarist Palec, drummer Bob and vocalist Tuja Szmaragd.
From “Bluzg” to a third full-length
Wij formed in Warsaw in 2018 and has released its music through Piranha Music ever since. The band’s discography includes the full-lengths “Dziwidło” from 2021 and “Przestwór” from 2023, along with a string of singles such as “Sznur” and “Oko”. The EP “Bluzg”, which contains six tracks recorded at Mustache Ministry and also produced, mixed and mastered by Marcin Klimczak, came out on 15 May 2025 on the same label. The band’s lyrics draw on fantasy, mysticism and Slavic mythology.
Tuja Szmaragd up front
Tuja Szmaragd has been the voice of Wij since the band’s formation in 2018. She handles vocals and writes the band’s lyrics. She has been a constant presence in the line-up through every phase of the group’s development, from the early singles to the coming album “Protisty”.
Eleven Polish dates in November
Wij will also tour Poland in November 2026 together with Fertile Hump. The run opens on 5 November at Drizzly Grizzly in Gdańsk and continues through Olsztyn, Łódź, Lublin, Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Katowice, Szczecin, Poznań and Toruń, ending on 29 November at NRD in Toruń.
