Tarakany!

Tarakany!
File:Группа Тараканы 2009.jpg Lead singer Dmitry Spirin performing as a part of Tarakany! at the club B2, 2009.
Background information
Origin	Moscow, Russia
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	1991–present
Labels	FeeLee Records (1997–2002) AiB Records (2003–2007) FG Nikitin (2008–2009) Navigator Records (since 2009)
Members	Dmitry Spirin Sergey Prokofyev Vasily Lopatin Nikolai Bogdanov Nikolai Stravinsky

Tarakany! (Russian: Тараканы!; translated as "Cockroaches!") is a Russian punk rock band.

History

Tarakany! began in Moscow, Russia in 1991. Tarakany! was one of the first punk bands to emerge from the new Russian Federation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

For the first 12 years of the band's life, Tarakany! has released nine albums and performed in more than 800 concerts. Until 2004, Tarakany! was relatively unknown outside their home country. This has changed with the release of their 10th album, Freedom Street, now available on Zurich Chainsaw Massacre Records.

They've toured Japan as well as parts of Europe, along with touring and playing large festivals in Russia. In 2003 Tarakany! organized a Russian tour, which ended with three shows in collaboration project with Marky Ramone under the name Marky Ramone & The Pinhead Army.

In January 2005, Tarakany! toured Europe with Marky Ramone on a special Ramones Night tour. Tarakany! played a set of their own material and then played a set of Ramones material with Marky on drums.

Tarakany! has been influenced by the Ramones, Bad Religion, Pennywise, TSOL and others, but don't try and pigeonhole them. They may be a punk band, but you'll also hear influences from ska, metal, and other genres floating through their songs.

Members

• Dmitry Spirin - lead vocals
• Sergey Prokofyev - drum kit, backing vocal
• Vasily Lopatin - guitar, backing vocal
• Nikolai Bogdanov - guitar
• Nikolai Stravinsky - bass

Discography

Studio albums

• 1992 - Duty Free songs
• 1995 - Best Before
• 1997 - Stole? Drunk?! Go to Jail! (rus. "Украл? Выпил? В тюрьму!")
• 1998 - No Entrance (rus. "Посадки нет")
• 2000 - Popcorm (rus. "Попкорм. Мы научили мир сосать")
• 2002 - Fear and Hatred (rus. "Страх и ненависть")
• 2003 - Freedom Street (rus. "Улица свободы")
• 2004 - Rockets from Russia (rus. "Ракеты из России")
• 2006 - Masters of the Universe (rus. "Властелины Вселенной")
• 2008 - Unplugged Unlimited
• 2009 - Fight Till Holes (rus. "Бой До Дыр")

Singles

Radio rotations and Internet releases:

• 1995 - Don't come
• 1995 - Farewell Majority
• 1997 - Bad Weather (rus. "Непогода")
• 1997 - Badhead (rus. "Дурная Башка")
• 1997 - Personal Jesus
• 1998 - Train in the Arbat (rus. "Поезд в сторону Арбатской")
• 2000 - 365 Days (rus. "365 дней")
• 2000 - Many Chicks & Bears (rus. "Много телок и пива")
• 2001 - I Look at Them (rus. "Я смотрю на них")
• 2003 - The Boundaries of the Ghetto (rus. "Границы Гетто")
• 2003 - Anthem of Democratic Youth World (rus. "Гимн демократической молодежи мира")
• 2004 - 36.6
• 2004 - Silence - Death (rus. "Тишина — это смерть")
• 2006 - One of the two of us (rus. "Кто-то из нас двоих")
• 2006 - Lords of the Universe (rus. "Властелины вселенной")
• 2006 - Let me be alone (rus. "«Позволь мне побыть одному")
• 2006 - Return XTC on the dance floor (rus. "Верните XTC на танцпол")
• 2007 - 2x100 (rus. "Два по сто")
• 2008 - My Voice (rus. "Мой голос")
• 2008 - Lords of the Universe (vs. Noize MC)
• 2009 - How Much God's Money? (rus. "Сколько денег у Бога?")
• 2009 - So Do It (rus. "Просто сделать это")
• 2009 - Touch Too Much

Split albums

• 2001 - Punk this Town/A Real Punk? (vs. Sobut)
• 2005 - Davai, Davai (vs. Scream of the presidents)
• 2006 - If the kids are united (rus. Если парни объединятся) (with Distemper)

Early plays

• 2009 - How Much God's Money? (rus. "Сколько денег у Бога?")
• 2010 - Dogheart (rus. "Собачье сердце")
• 2011 - Thank You! (rus. "Спасибо тебе!")

Live albums

• 1999 - This is Life (rus. "Это жизнь")
• 2004 - And we already played! (rus. "А мы уже рубим!")
• 2007 - Sharp claws (rus. "Острые когти")

Other records albums

• 1991 - 4 Tarakana (demo)
• 1997 - Краткое содержание предыдущих серий (1991–1996)
• 2001 - The Best is the Enemy of Good (rus. "Лучшее Враг Хорошего")
• 2007 - Rare Metals (rus. "Редкие Металлы")

Nominations

• 2006 - "Punk Rock Band of the year" (RAMP) - Won
• 2006 - "Punk Rock Band of the year" (Punk Gazetka Awards)
• 2006 - "Album of the Year" (Punk Gazetka Awards) - Won
• 2006 - "Album of the Year" (Antipunk.com) - Won
• 2006 - "Alternative of the Year" (ZD Awards) - Won

External links

• Official website
• Template:Myspace