Max Samosvat

Max Samosvat
Birth name Maxim Vyacheslavovych Samosvat
Born 15 June 1981
Moscow, Russia
Genres Progressive metal, Power metal
Occupation(s) Vocals, sound director
Years active 2000–present
Labels Dreamport, Moroz Records, CD-Maximum
Associated acts Epidemia
Mechanical Poet
Everlost

Maxim Vyacheslavovich Samosvat (Russian: Максим Вячеславович Самосват) (15 June 1981, Moscow) — Russian rock musician, vocalist «Mechanical Poet» (2003–2006) and "Epidemia" (2000–2010).

Biography

His first band was «Orcrist», which included future members of the Epidemia: Ilya Knyazev and Roman Zakharov. Early in his career has performed with groups such as the «Lady Prowler», «Strangers», «Travel to the Night».

Since 2000 is the vocalist in the Russian power metal band "Epidemia", which was replaced by Pavel Okunev (now – Arda). His first job was with the group album "Magical Mystery Countries" in 2001.

In 2004 the group, in collaboration with other well-known Russian singers – Arthur Berkut (Aria), Lexx («Master»), Andrey Lobashev («Arida Vortex»), Cyril Nemolyaev (Boney NEM), Dmitry Borisenkov (Black Obelisk) – Records Russia's first metal opera, "Elven Manuscript", where Max played the role of Desmond – half-elf.

In 2005, Epidemia has released his fifth album, numbered, titled "Living in Twilight". The record contains a rewrite of songs from the first album, tracklist determined fans through Internet.

In 2006 Samosvat participated in the recording of Master – "On the other side of sleep" in the project Margenta on the verses Margarita Pushkina. Maxim song "Za granyu" Samosvat also participated in the recording of the band's albums «Everlost» – «Noise Factory» and «Hatecraft» – «Lost Consolation».

In 2007 he published a sequel to Elven Manuscript – Elven Manuscript 2: Saga For All Times. The record also was full of famous names: the already involved in the first part of the metal opera Berkut, Lobashev, Borisenkov and Nemolyaev joined by Mikhayl Seryshev (ex-Master), Konstantin Rumyantsev (Troll Gnet El) Ekaterina Belobrova (The Teachers), Eugeny Egorov (Epidemia). In this metal opera Maxim again sang the role of Desmond.

Just Maxim was a singer progressive rock group «Mechanical Poet». With his participation were recorded two albums: 2003 – «Handmade Essence», and in 2004 – «Woodland Prattlers». In 2005, Maxim has been invited to attend the reunion «Mechanical Poet», but rather "Epidemia" His place in the «Mechanical Poet» took Jerry Lenin.

25 October 2010 Maxim announced his retirement fromEpidemia. Recent performances with a group of 12/10/2010 held in St. Petersburg and in Moscow 12/11/2010.

Discography

Epidemia

Mechanical Poet

Others

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