Korol i Shut

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Korol’ i Shut
Origin Saint Petersburg, Russia
Genre(s) Horror punk, Russian rock, Folk rock
Years active 1988 – present
Label(s) Мистерия Звука
Мелодия Records
MANCHESTER Records
Website www.korol-i-shut.ru
Members
Mikhail Gorcheniov
Andrei Kniasev
Yakov Zvirkunov
Alexandr Tchigoliev
Dmitri Rishko
Former members
Alexandr Balunov
Alexandr Leontiev
Shyrik Vasiliev
Dmitri Rjabchenko
Giorgy Kyzmin
Maria Nefedova

Korol' i Shut (King and Jester, cyrillic Король и Шут) is a russian horror rock band from Saint Petersburg who takes its inspiration and costumes from tales and fables.

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[edit] History

The band was formed in 1988 by school friends in Saint Petersburg around founder members Mikhail "Gorshok" Gorshenev (Михаил Горшок Горшенёв), Alexandr Balu Balunov (Александр Балу Балунов) and Alexandr Porutchik Tchigoliev (Александр Поручик Щиголев). Singer Andrei Kniaz' Kniazev (Андрей Князь Князев) joined the band in 1990 and guitarist Yakov Zvirkunov (Яков Цвиркунов) in 1997. The band's name, which means King and Jester, was adopted in 1992, its previous name was Kontora (Контора).

Korol' i Shut is the first Russian band that refers to tales figures like trolls, dwarves and vampires, as well as contains many figures from Slavic mythology.

The band recorded for the first time in 1991 in a semi-professional studio. It was programmed on the radio soon after and began to tour in Saint Petersburg's clubs. From 1993, it started touring also in Moscow.

A first album was released in 1994 with a run of few copies: Bud' kak doma putnik (Будь как дома путник – Feel yourself at Home, wanderer), which was re-edited in 2000.

The first album which was largely edited was Kamnem po golove (Камнем по голове – Stone to the head) in 1996 by "Melodya" . Many other albums were released since then. The first music video was released in 1998 for the song Yeli miaso mujiki (Ели мясо мужики -- Men were Eating Meat).

Korol' i Shut toured over Israel and United States in 2003.

[edit] Members

  • Mikhail "Gorshok" Gorsheniov (Михаил «Горшок» Горшенёв) - Vocals
  • Andrei "Kniaz" Kniazev (Андрей «Князь» Князев) - Vocals
  • Yakov Zvirkunov (Яков Цвиркунов) - Guitars
  • Alexandr "Porutchik" Tchigoliev (Александр «Поручик» Щиголев) - Drums
  • Dmitri "Casper" Rishko (Дмитрий Ришко) - Violin

[edit] Discography

Date of Release Title Translation
1996 Камнем по голове Stone to the Head
1997 Король и Шут King and Jester
1999 Акустический альбом Acoustic Album
1999 Ели мясо мужики Men were Eating Meat
2000 Герои и злодеи Heroes and Villians
2001 Собрание Gathering
2001 Как в старой сказке Like in an Old Tale
2002 Жаль, нет ружья! Alas, There's No Gun!
2003 Мёртвый анархист, (DVD) Dead Anarchist
2004 Бунт на корабле Mutiny on the Ship
2006 Продавец кошмаров Nightmare Trader

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