Biography
"Cockroaches!" - Popular rock band, founded in 1991. The peak of popularity of musicians fell on the 2000-2010, when they performed on the most massive music festivals of Russia. Looking into one line with teams like "King and Jester", "Leg back!", "Night snipers", "cockroaches!" They found loyal listeners who are visited by the concerts of the group today. The history of the development of a group is curious by the fact that "cockroaches!" - One of the few who was able to achieve in demand among fans of punk music not only in their homeland, but also abroad.The history of creation and composition
Creative biography of the group "Cockroaches!" Takes the beginning in 1991. It was then that came, students of school number 56 in Moscow, decided to collect a musical team. Teens were fond of music and punk culture.
At first, the team was called "Kutuzovsky Avenue", but later the participants decided to change the name on Four Tarakan. At that time, the group consisted of a guitarist Dmitry Vorobyeva, Vocalist Yuri Lenin, Driver Denis Rubanov and Basist Dmitry Spin (Side), who replaced the originally speaking soloist Denis Petukhov.
The team debut took place at the school graduation party, where their hopes for success were not justified. Then the concert was followed at the festival "M.K." in "Luzhniki". The third speech took place at the "Hope Festival" of the Moscow Laboratory, which was held in Gorbunov. Gradually, the dreams of novice musicians began to be reality. They began to organize solo concerts, tickets for which they bought their few fans.
Throughout the existence of "cockroaches!" The approach did not change, remaining faithful music, which was preferred at the beginning of the creative path. At the end of 2010, lyric compositions appear in the repertoire of the team, testifying to the new stage of the Group's development.
Inspiration Musicians dragged in foreign punk music, which allowed them to become a discovery for the Russian scene and to keep the attention of the public for many years. During this time, the team managed to work in the coitancy with the teams "7b", "Elysium", "Bravo", "Lyapis Trubetskoy" and others.
Dmitry Spirin is now the frontman and the collective soloist. "Cockroaches!" Traveling with tours in different countries of the world, and their songs are in demand among a different audience. The performances of musicians are distinguished by drive, energy, sincerity and badger.
Music
The history of the creation and development of the group "Cockroaches!" It looks like the embodiment of the dream of any boy who goes into the yard with a guitar. In 1992, the team released a debut plate called "Duty Free Songs". The official release of the album took place in 1997. Up to this point, the team participants independently sold it, increasing their audience.The first popularity of the group found in 1993, becoming the permanent guest of the "belching" club. Speaking on his scene and becoming invited participants in various punk stocks, "cockroaches!" Loudly stated themselves. Thanks to the relationships of the mother of one of the team members with the creators of the television transmission "50x50", the group performed more than 20 times at the small sports arena "Luzhniki". True, subsequently Pankov took off the scene for obscene behavior, and cooperation with the TV project ended.
Unsuccessful experience did not become an obstacle for musicians. They often gave concerts in the clubs "Bunker" and "Sexton". In 1993, the leader of Denis Petukhov left the group by leaving "Naive" to the position of the bass guitarist, and the crisis began in the team.
A plate that forced "cockroaches!" To reach the next stage of development, became "Best Before ...". The release, held in 1995, submitted to the public of 11 English-speaking copyright compositions. By this time, the musicians took the clip on the song "Don't Come", which entered the rotation of the TV channels.
At the same time, the "Farwell Majority" composition began to broadcast on the radio "Maximum". Loudly recalling about yourself, "cockroaches!" We became participants in the music festival "Learn to swim" and performed at the second such event at warming up from the Toy Dolls and Stranglers teams.
In 1997, the band recorded the record "stole? Drank?! To jail!!!". Critics especially celebrated the songs of the "bad bass" and "bad weather", which instantly appeared on the radio "Maximum". The great achievement for the punk group was to participate in the festival "Maxidr", by the "Olympic". The musicians went on tour, giving more than 50 concerts in 4 months. "Cockroaches!" They again performed on a major punk concert, and also participated in the propaganda of the anti-drug campaign, coming to Moscow schools.
In 1998, the discography of artists was replenished with the album "landing no". The clip on the song "The train towards Arbat" was regularly shown on the MTV channel. In parallel, the musicians worked on the video to Kaveur "Depeche Mode" group "Personal Jesus" as part of the project "Depeche for Depeche Mode". During this period, "cockroaches!" Many performed with solo concerts and as participants in the festivals. They managed to achieve recognition and foreign experts: Music from the Composition "Punk-Rock Song" became a soundtrack for MARS advertising.
In 1999, a record was released "This life is official budgeh", and a year later, Panci went to the first overseas tour, waking 15 concerts in 15 cities. These were solo performances and events on which the team sang on warming up of foreign musical groups.
2000 was marked by the output of the album "Popcorm - we taught the world to suck." Fans called the plate the best for the entire existence of the group. 15 songs in Russian and English fell tightly in the heads of fans. They were included in the esters of Our Radio. "Cockroaches!" We became invited participants of the festival "invasion" and removed the clip "365 days".
Making an anniversary in 2001, the group reprinted all its compositions on digital media. A year later, the album "Fear and Hate" came out, and the tour was followed by a tour of Russia in support of the record. Then the trip to Japan started in the framework of the creative partnership with the Assfort groups, S.A., Sobut. Local recording studio "Old Blood Records" released the album "Fear and Hate" in Japan. His highly appreciated critics from different countries.
Releaseing a collection of hits "Best. The enemy is good, "the artists attracted the attention of American musical experts. Their songs were launched local radio. In 2003, the team became the headlineer of the international punk festival "Rock'n'ROLL HIGH SCHOOL", performing in collaboration with the participant of the team "Ramones" by Mark Raimon. By this time, the musicians were stars and home.
They regularly performed at the festivals of "wings" and "invasion", and in 2003 presented the "Street of Freedom" record. It was a debut release in the international arena for punk rockers. The English-language version of the plate was sold worldwide, and in his support, the team took the tour of Europe and played 30 concerts for a month and a half.
In 2004 "Cockroaches!" became coordinators and chadliners of the international festival "Higher School of Punk", which was held in Luzhniki. At the same time, the album "Rockets from Russia" was released, and on the composition "Silence - this death" was removed the clip. During this period, it became clear: "Cockroaches!" - international team. They knew not only in the nearby Baltic States, but in the USA, Japan, Brazil, Canada and other countries.
In 2005, the musicians pleased the overseas fans with a large international tour of 17 concerts. Then followed tour in their homeland, in Ukraine and Belarus.
In 2006, the fans of "Tarakanov!" Already bought from the stores of stores the plate "The Lord of the Universe". In the same year, the musicians got a reward from the Russian alternative music premium Ramp - Punk Group of the Year.
Despite the fact that the team of the team has repeatedly undergone changes, in 2008 he returned to the participants speaking in the 1990s. Dmitry Spirin still remained a vocalist, Denis Chrome and Alexander Galvan played the guitar, Andrei Schorogun on the bass, Sergey Prokofiev performed the functions of the drummer.
The hits of the group "I look at them", "Bags with bones" remember the fans of different generations. The team became a member of the TV project "Happy together", starring in one of the episodes of the series, and still pleases fans with new plates and clips.
"Cockroaches!" now
In 2019, all the information on the activities of the team can be found on the official website. There is also published discography, photos and list of clips shot by musicians. "Cockroaches!" Often perform with concerts as an independent group and participate in creative unions. Panca still adhere to their image and remain frequent guests of rock festivals.
Now in the composition of "cockroaches!" Dmitry Spirin, Drumor Sergey Prokofiev, Guitarists Vasily Lopatin and Dmitry Kezvatov, Basist Alexander Pronin, are overlooking the scene.
Discography
- 1992 - "Duty Free Songs"
- 1995 - "Best Beore ..."
- 1997 - "Stole? Drank?! To jail!!!"
- 1998 - "Landing No"
- 2000 - "Popcorm - We taught to suck the world)
- 2002 - "Fear and Hate"
- 2003 - "Street of Freedom"
- 2004 - "Rockets from Russia"
- 2006 - "The Lord of the Universe"
- 2008 - "unplugged unlimited"
- 2009 - "Fight to holes"
- 2013 - "MaximumHAPY I"
- 2013 - "MaximumHAPY II"
- 2016 - "Strength of one"
- 2017 - "Many noise from nothing"
Clips
- 1995 - "DON'T COME"
- 1998 - "Train towards Arbat"
- 1999 - "Punk Rock Song"
- 2000 - "365 days"
- 2003 - "The Anthem of the Democratic Youth of the World"
- 2004 - "Silence is death"
- 2006 - "Return HTS to the dance floor"
- 2006 - "Some of us two"
- 2007 - "I look at them"
- 2009 - "News of this minute"
- 2013 - "Love CO 101"
- 2014 - "Bad Dancers"
- 2015 - "What can I change?"
- 2016 - "Between the first breath and last exhalation"
- 2017 - "Communication Satellite"