Psilocybe Larvae is a death metal band in Russia. Founded in 1996 in the city of Vyborg .
Psilocybe larvae | |
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manic-depressive band | |
Genres | death metal doom metal progressive metal |
Years | 1996 - our days |
A country | Russia |
City | St. Petersburg |
Language of songs | English |
Labels | Dark Harvest Records (USA) Mazzar Records (Russia) CD-Maximum (Russia) Buil2Kill Records (Italy) |
Composition | Vitaly Belobritsky Ilya Piyaev Alexey Legotin Roman Kondratyev |
http://psilocybe-larvae.com |
Content
History
Initial Composition:
- Vitaliy “Larv” Belobritsky - guitar, vocals;
- Oleg "Kesha" Peshkichev - bass;
- Denis "Vinja" Vinogradov - guitar;
- Eugene "John" Ushakov - drums.
After the first demo “Liar” recorded in spring 1996, PL first entered the professional studio in 1997, where the track included in the collection “Russian Alternative Extreme Metal” was recorded. Ilya “Alan” Piyaev (who played at PAINFUL MEMORIES at that time) played the drums part, since by the time of recording John had already left the team. In 2000, the team recorded their first full-length album “STIGMATA” at the Signal Records studio, which was published in a cassette version on its own. Alan sat behind the drums again, having managed to play AZEROTH by that time and replaced PSILOCYBE LARVAE drummer Yevgeny Golubkov, second in a row.
In 2001, the St. Petersburg label Black Side Prod. releases "STIGMATA" on CD. In the same year, regular changes in the composition of the team take place: in the summer, second guitar player Andrei “Luk” Lukashkov takes the place of the second, and in the fall a new musical unit is added to the band’s staff - keyboard player Denis “Den” Chizhov.
In August 2002, Karma World's song was recorded for a tribute to the legendary cult punk hardcore group CHIMERA.
The team continues to work with the label Black Side Prod. and jointly in 2003, the new album “AGONY”, recorded at the studio “Calypso”, was released. The compositions of the group are actively broadcast on radio stations in Russia, Belarus, Romania, Portugal, Belgium and France. PL also participate in various compilations published in Brazil, Canada and Italy.
In 2004, the Italian label Piranha Records released the CD "Manowar Russian Tribute", which included the song Blood Of The Kings.
In January 2005, the band signed a contract with the Moscow label CD-Maximum, which reissued STIGMATA and AGONY. In the fall, PL is relocated to St. Petersburg, where they are added to the new musicians - bass player Alexei “Liga” by Legotin and keyboard player Dmitry “Chaos” Orekhov. This opens a new page in the history of the team.
Having skated a full-length tour in Ukraine in the fall of 2006, together with the Ukrainians HELLION and INFARCT FOCUS, the group starts recording their third album called “NON-EXISTENCE”. This time the recording took place in the DDT studio under the guidance of well-known sound producer Yury Smirnov (Amatory, Animal Jazz, Scung), the Wieslawski brothers worked in the Polish studio Hertz (Vader, Decapitated), and the mastering of the album was made by Swedish masters in the Cutting Room.
At the end of 2007, the band signed a contract with the Moscow independent label Mazzar / Mystic Empire and in early 2008 the album became available to all fans of PL in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The team also receives several offers from Western labels, and in 2009 the musicians signed an agreement with the American label Dark Harvest Records for the publication of Non-existence abroad.
The team does not forget about the concert activity and successfully conduct a tour in support of the new album in the cities of Russia “Non-Existent Tour” and Belarus “Creative Breath Of Death Tour” together with KATALEPSY, DEATHBRINGER, THELEMA. In the future, the concert plans cover already the European spaces, the team performs in Warsaw and Tallinn.
Meanwhile, the creative process does not stand still and in 2011 the group starts recording their new, fourth in a row, album in the studio of the University of Trade Unions at Yuri Smirnov. The new creation gets the name “THE LABYRINTH OF PENUMBRA”, becoming the quintessence of all early creative work and a new starting point in the further development of the collective.
The release of the album this time was taken up by the Italian label Buil2Kill Records / Nadir Music, releasing "THE LABYRINTH OF PENUMBRA" in 2012 on CD and in digital format. The group successfully presented a new release in Russia, the Baltic States and Finland.
The beginning of 2013 was marked by the signing of an agreement with Albagi Music Promotion in order to assist the group with the promotion in Germany.
PL continued their concert activities in support of the new album, starting in February on a 6-day tour of Belarus “Penumbra Divisus Tour” and “Tour By Fire”, which included 8 cities in Poland and the Czech Republic in November. In summer, the group took part in the largest Estonian festival Hard Rock Laager, performing on the same stage with such stars as TESTAMENT, MARDUK, etc.
At the same time, there are regular changes in the composition. The band breaks up with guitarist Andre “Luk” Lukashkov and drummer Ilya “Alan” Piyaev. New members are Konstantin Kot'h (guitar) and Evgeny “Evg” Trefilov (drums) from the friendly band VERGELTUNG.
In the period of 2014–2015, the band again experienced serious personnel changes: a split with Kot'h and Evg, a loss, which had been permanent for 10 years, the Liga bass player and his return after a while, the involvement of new drummer Alexander Yakovlev (MISANTHROPE COUNT MERCYFUL, TARTHARIA ) and new guitarist Roman "Dorian" Kondratieff (REFAWN, TOPHET, MONASTERY DEAD).
In 2015, for a number of reasons, Alexander Yakovlev was forced to leave the band and the former drummer of the band Alan again takes his place behind the drums.
Since 2016, we are working on a new full-length album.
Joint speeches
- Catharsis - Moscow, R-clud, 2004
- Norther - SPb, Arctic Club, 2006
- Anathema - SPb, Orlandina Club, 2007
- Swallow the sun - St. Petersburg, Petrodoom festival, 2008
- Sadist - St. Petersburg, Orlandina Club, 2010
- Blindead - mini tour: St. Petersburg - Moscow, 2011
- Vesania - SPb, Orlandina Club, 2011
- Antagonist Zero - mini tour: St. Petersburg - Moscow, 2012
- Kursk - SPB, Club Hall, 2014
Participation in major festivals
- Night Voyage, Vyborg - 1996–1998, 2004, 2007, 2010
- Rock Palace, Pushkin - 2005, 2006
- Hard Rock Laager open-air festival, Vana-Vigala - 2013
- Wave-Gotik-Treffen festival Leipzig - 2016
- Dobry open-air festival Preshov - 2016
Members
Current Members
- Vitaliy “Larv” Belobritsky - Vocals, Guitar
- Roman "Dorian" Kondratyev - Guitar
- Alexey "Liga" Legotin - Bass Guitar
- Ilya "Alan" Piyaev - Drums
Former members
- Andrey “Luk” Lukashkov - Guitar
- Konstantin Kot'h - Guitar
- Oleg "Kesha" Peshkichev - Bass Guitar
- Dmitry "Chaos" Orekhov - Keys
- Alexander Yakovlev - Drums
- Evgeniy «Evg» Trefilov - Drums
- Evgeny Ushakov - Drums
- Evgeny Golubkov - Drums
- Denis "Vinja" Vinogradov - Guitarist
- Denis «Den» Chizhov - Keys
Discography
Numbered albums
- 1996 - "Liar" Demo
- 2001 - Stigmata
- 2003 - "Agony"
- 2008 - "Non-Existence"
- 2012 - "The Labyrinth of Penumbra"
Singles
- 2018 - "The Fall Of Icarus"
Compilations
- 1998 - CD, MC "Russian Alternative Extreme Music" "Death is not the End" track
- 2002 - CD "Vampiria" magazine "Stigmata" track
- 2003 - CD “Black Hole” magazine “Agony” track
- 2004 - CD “Buckets Of Blood” vol.2 (Bloodbucket Productions) “Out Of Sanity” track
- 2004 - CD “ Manowar Russian Tribute” (Pirahna Records) “Blood Of The Kings” cover
- 2006 - MC “Total Jazz - Tribute to Chimera ” (Karma World Records / Outcry Records) “Karma World” track
- 2006 - Rock Palace Open-Air '05 DVD 1 track
- 2007 - Rock Palace Open-Air '06 DVD 2 tracks
- 2008 - “Total Jazz - Tribute to Chimera ” CD (Karma World Records / Kap-kan Records) “Karma World” track
- 2008 - CD "Hell On Fire" compilation "Sleepwalkers" track
Video Clips
- 2012 - “Trial By Fire” director Daria Korneeva
- 2018 - "The Fall Of Icarus" visualization by Jēkabs Vilkārsis
Notes
- The official biography of the group - the official site
- Official discography of the group - the official site
Links
- Official site
- https://www.facebook.com/psilocybelarvae - Facebook Page
- https://vk.com/psilocybe_larvae - Vkontakte page
- https://psilocybelarvae.bandcamp.com/ - page on Bandcamp
- https://www.youtube.com/psilocybelarvae?sub_confirmation=1 - YouTube channel
- Psilocybe Larvae Profile at Last.fm
- Psilocybe Larvae (English) on metal-archives.com