Shah (band)
| Shah | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Moscow , Russia |
| Genre (s) | Thrash metal |
| founding | 1985 |
| resolution | 1996 |
| Last occupation | |
| Anton "Antonio" / "The Almighty" Garcia | |
Electric guitar |
Dmitri Saar (from 1990) |
| Alexei Ovtschinkow (from 1990) | |
| Andrei "Drumanoid" Sasanov | |
| former members | |
E-bass, partly also vocals |
Michail "Miguel Garcia" Schemchuschni (until 1988, 1991) |
Electric bass |
Wasili Molchanov (1988) |
Electric bass |
Andrei "ZZ Top" Girnik († 2008) (1988) |
Electric bass |
Anatoli "Black Obelisk" Krupnow († 1997) (1988–1990) |
Shah was a thrash metal band from Moscow , Russia (then still the Soviet Union ) that was formed in 1985. It was one of the first Russian bands of the genre and the first with completely English lyrics.
history
The band was founded in 1985 by Antonio Garcia (electric guitar, vocals) after having successfully graduated from the Moscow Jazz School. Andrei Sasonov, art student and passionate drummer, and Miguel "Garcia" Schemchiuschij (bass, partly also vocals) played their first concert with Antonio Garcia in December 1986 in a Moscow club. The performance attracted a lot of attention. The music has often been compared to Metallica 's, although singer Garcia did not know the band.
During a live concert, Valery Gaina, the singer of the speed metal band Kruiz , became aware of the band. Gaina helped the band to bigger gigs and in 1987 the first demo Escape from Mind was released on cassette . After the demo was released, Shemchushni left the band and left the post of singer Garcia. First Wasili Moltschanow took over the role of bass player, then Andrei "ZZ Top" Girnik. Finally, Anatoli “Black Obelisk” Krupnow was found suitable for the post of bassist.
In the summer of 1988 the band toured Hungary and then began work on the first album Beware . The five-song demo also attracted attention in Western Europe. A contract was signed with the Atom H Records label . The album was recorded in Germany in the Red Line Studio ( Munich ) in November 1988 and produced by Waleri Gaina. Five days before the recordings, bassist Anatoli Krupnow broke his hand, which is why the bass was recorded last. During the recording, the band gave a concert in Munich, which was recorded by the program Mosh ( RTL Plus ).
In March 1989, Shah completed a tour that included 30 concerts in cities across Russia. The album was released in May on Atom H Records and in Japan on Teichiku Records . Tours through Germany, Czechoslovakia and Hungary followed.
In the summer of 1990 Alexei Ovtschinnikow replaced the bassist Anatoli Krupnow, who returned to his band Black Obelisk .
In 1991 the band recorded Terror Collection , a compilation of old and new songs. The album contained seven early works from 1985 to 1987, on which bassist Miguel Shemtschiuschij was active as a singer. Zhemchiushiy only rejoined the band for the recording and sang these songs for the compilation. The actual singer Antonio Garcia was heard on the three newer songs. In addition, Dmitri Saar joined the band as the second guitarist.
In 1994 the band re-released the album Escape from Mind on cassette and the new album PSIHO , both on Moroz Records .
The band split in 1996. Antonio Garcia concentrated on his industrial project Descent and the first album Inclination .
Discography
- 1987: Escape from Mind (demo)
- 1989: Beware (album, Atom H Records )
- 1991: Terror Collection (compilation, Atom H Records and Teichiku Records (Japan))
- 1994: Escape from Mind (album, re-release, Moroz Records )
- 1994: PSIHO (album, Moroz Records)