Formed in 1984 in Katowice, Dragon were a pioneering band in Polish extreme metal. They participated in all the first five editions of the famed Metalmania festival; during that time, they recorded the albums Horda Goga, Fallen Angel and Scream of Death, distributed worldwide. They performed at many metal festivals and toured alongside the likes of Death, Kreator and Morbid Angel. After releasing two more albums in the 1990s, they broke up. The band reunited in 2016; since then they have released two new albums, the latest of which is 2023's Unde Malum.