Marta Gabriel

Marta Gabriel is a musician from Poland. She had a long career in the band Crystal Viper, and recorded a solo album and an album with Moon Chamber.

Music career

Marta Gabriel began her career doing vocals for the band 448. She started the band Crystal Viper in 2003. Their debut album, The Curse of Crystal Viper, was released in 2007. Since then they have released nine studio albums, one live album, many singles, and took part in several tribute albums. The band also toured across more than ten countries. She writes the lyrics of the songs following influences of the Lovecraftian horror literary genre.

She started another band in 2019, Moon Chamber. Her husband Bart Gabriel reissued a single of the band Saracen and sent some copies to the guitarist Rob Bendelow. Bendelow then discovered Crystal Viper, and wrote songs for Marta Gabriel. Being a fan of Saracen as well, Gabriel proposed to him that they record a new album together, alongside Andy from Pagan Altar and Paul Bradder from Saracen. The name Moon Chamber is from a project that Marta Gabriel had in mind for a doom metal album, that would depart from the style of Crystal Viper. The band released the album "Lore of the Land".

In addition, she released a cover album in 2021, "Metal Queens", with songs from 1980s female artists of heavy metal bands. She said that "It’s a celebration and tribute to some of my favorite female vocalists, and a solid piece of heavy metal that fans might enjoy even if they don’t know original versions of those songs. It’s not a random collection of covers – we made sure that it sounds like one big piece, like a real album, and it has this taking-no-prisoners attitude". She also made a video of the cover song "Count your blessings" from the band Malteze.

Marta Gabriel joined the Japanese band Metalucifer as a session musician for their tour in Europe. The tour will conclude at the Black Silesia festival.

Crystal Viper was disbanded in 2025. She started a solo project in 2026, named "Leatherwitch", and signed with Listenable Records. They announced that the single "Beast inside" would be released on March 5.

Business Marta Gabriel also started a clothing company, Thunderball Clothing. The bands Wizard, Sabaton and Vader were among its clients. Overwhelmed by internet trolls, Gabriel closed Thunderball Clothing the following day.

Discography With Crystal Viper 2007 - The Curse of Crystal Viper 2009 - Metal Nation 2010 - Legends 2012 - Crimen Excepta 2013 - Possession 2017 - Queen of the Witches 2019 - Tales of Fire and Ice 2021 - The Cult 2024 - The Silver Key 2025 - The Live Quest

With Moon Chamber 2019 - Lore of the Land

Solo 2021 - Metal Queens (tribute album)