Impulse is a Bulgarian
rock
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metal
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group, formed by
Iliya Kunchev in March 1979. They have released six albums, the most famous being "Gladiator".
History
The band was formed in March 1979 by
Iliya Kunchev. In the first line-up also were
Vasil Stoev,
Peyo Peev,
Chavdar Panev and
Vili Kavaljiev. The start of group came on
Bulgarian National Radio
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. In the beginning they played melodic
pop rock
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songs. Famous Bulgarian singer
Veselin Marinov
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was the band's vocalist in 1981-1983. The most famous Impulse's song with Marinov on vocals is "Srednoshtna muzika" (en. "Midnight music"). In 1984 Impulse recorded their first album, called ''Impulse 1''. The ballad "Ako ti si otidesh za mig" (en. "If you go away for moment") became a hit. This song is in the
BG Radio
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's chart "500 greatest Bulgarian songs". In period 1985–1987 Impulse had a concerts in
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and countries from
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. The band recorded the album ''380 Volts'', but it was forbidden by the communist regime. During that period band released only two new songs.
In the late 1980s, Impulse was one of the first Bulgarian
heavy metal bands. In December 1987,
Iliya Kunchev changed the line-up. Vocalist and lead guitarist became
Georgi "Dzoro" Encev (later played with Czech band "Titanic") . With Encev,
Vladimir Mihaylov (bass) and
Emil Stefanov (drums), the band released their most successful album "Gladiator". In 1988, the song "Gladiator" became the first heavy metal song played on the Bulgarian television on the show "Melodia na godinata" (en. "Melody of the year"). In 1990, Impulse were
Scorpions
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's support band. In 1991, the band split-up. In 1993, the label Hot Metal Records released ''Gladiator'' in split with the first album of Hungarian band
Missió.
In 1995, Impulse released their album ''Bad Chick''. Iliya Kunchev, Atanas Georgiev, Dimitur Kurnev and Maxim Hristov recorded the new songs. In 1996, Impulse split-up again. In 1998
Iliya Kunchev released a compilation with the best songs of band. In this release were included rare live versions of "Gladiator" and "Srednoshtna muzika".
The band has been active again since September 2012, when the members of first line-up Vasil Stoev and Peyo Peev reunited Impulse.
Discography
Albums
* ''Impulse 1'' - 1984
* ''380 Volts'' - 1986
* ''Gladiator'' - 1989
* ''Bad Chick'' - 1995
* ''Autopsy of a State'' - 1998
Singles
* "VIG Impulse" - 1980
* "Zakusnyalo Echo" - 1984
Compilations
* ''20 years Strong Rock'' - 1998
References
Impulse's fan siteImpulseat
Bulgarian Rock Archives
Bulgarian Rock Archives (or Български рок архиви) is the first online encyclopedia dedicated to rock music in Bulgaria. Launched online on 2 August 2013 and includes more than 350 bands and performers from the mid-1960s. The artic ...
Article for the group's story - part 1Article for the group's story - part 2Profile in Encyclopedia Metallum
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