Amatory

[AMATORY]
Origin	St. Petersburg, Russia
Genres	Alternative metal, nu metal, groove metal, metalcore
Years active	2001–2012 (on hiatus)
Labels	FG Nikitin
Website	www.amatory.ru

Amatory (commonly typeset as [AMATORY], to fit their logo) is a Russian heavy metal band, formed in 2001 in Saint Petersburg. The band has gone on hiatus from extensive touring and studio work at the end of 2012 having released 5 full-length studio albums.

The group won two awards at the Russian Alternative Music Prize in 2005 ^[1] and has toured across Russia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine and Finland.^[1]^[2]

Split

According to their website, the band has disbanded, claiming of a number of problems as the cause, including collapse of the music industry, and a desire to spend time with their families. Their last concert was on October 7, 2012 in the Kosmonavt club in Saint Petersburg.^[3]

Members

Current members

Alexander [ALEX] Pavlov – guitars
Denis [DENVER] Zhivotovskiy – bass, backing vocals
Daniil [STEWART] Svetlov – drums
Vyacheslav [SLAVA] Sokolov – vocals
Ilya [KUHIN] Kukhin – guitars

Past members

Evgeniy [PJ] Potekhin – vocals, guitar (2001)
Alexey [LEXUS] Ovchinnikov – vocals (2001–2004)
Sergey [GANG] Osechkin – (2001–2007) (August 8, 1983 - March 15, 2007)
Dmitriy [JAY] Rubanovskiy – guitars (2008–2012)
Igor [IGOR] Kapranov – vocals / Keys (2004-2010), (2010–2012)

Discography

Studio Albums

2003 – Вечно Прячется Судьба (The Fortune on the Run)
2004 – Неизбежность (Inevitability)
2006 – Книга Мёртвых (The Book of Dead)
2008 – VII (Seven)
2010 – Инстинкт Обречённых (Instinct of the Doomed)

Singles

2003 – Осколки (Fragments)
2004 – Две Жизни (Two Lives)
2005 – Чёрно-Белые Дни (Monochromatic Days)
2006 – Преступление Против Времени (Crime Against Time)
2007 – Слишком Поздно (Too Late)
2008 – Вы Все Лишены Своей Жизни (The Whole of You Deprive of Your Life)
2008 – Дыши Со Мной (Breathe with Me)
2009 – Багровый Рассвет (The Crimson Dawn)
2010 – Сквозь Закрытые Веки (Through Closed Eyelids)
2011 – Осколки 2.011 (Fragments 2.011)
2012 – Три Полоски (The Three Stripes)
2012 – Верь Мне (Believe Me)
2012 – Момент Истины (Moment of Truth)

Live Albums

2008 – Live Evil

EP

2002 – Хлеб (The Bread)
2006 – Discovery
2009 – We Play – You Sing
2010 – We Play – You Sing Pt. 2
2011 – We Play – You Sing Pt. 3

DVD

2005 – [P]OST [S]CRIPTUM
2007 – Home Video EVol. 01
2008 – Live Evil
2012 – The X-Files

Videos

Russian

2003: Осколки (Fragments)
2004: Чёрно-Белые Дни (Black and White Days)
2006: Преступление Против Времени (Crime Against Time)
2006: Преступление Против Времени (Alternative Version) (Crime Against Time (Alternative Version))
2007: Эффект Бабочки (Butterfly Effect)
2009: Дыши Со Мной (Breathe With Me)
2009: Багровый Рассвет (The Crimson Dawn)
2011: Стеклянные Люди (Glass People)
2011: Сквозь Закрытые Веки (Through Closed Eyelids)
2011: Осколки 2.011 (Fragments 2.011)

English

2009: Just One More Day
2009: Your Life In My Eyes

Awards

Russian Music Awards

RAMP – 2006