KYPCK ( Volapuk rendition from Russian " Курск", "Kursk" in the Western Alphabet) is a Finnish

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band. They were formed in 2007 and sing in Russian.

History

The band's vocalist Erkki Seppänen speaks fluent Russian after his years at

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and working in the Finnish embassy in

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. The other members of the band are ex-

Sentenced Sentenced was a Finnish gothic metal band that played melodic death metal in their early years. The band formed in 1989 in the town of Muhos and broke up in 2005. History Early years (1988–1991) Sentenced started in 1988 as Deformity and c ...

members

Sami Lopakka Sami Lopakka is a Finnish guitarist and author. He was one of two guitarists for the metal band Sentenced until it disbanded (1989–2005). He was the band's main lyricist and was also considered to be the spokesman for the band. Since 2007, L ...

(guitar) and

Sami Kukkohovi Sami Kukkohovi (born 26 July 1974) is a Finnish musician, best known as the bassist of the metal band Sentenced. He joined the band in 1996, replacing Taneli Jarva, and stayed with ''Sentenced'' up until they disbanded in 2005. Firstly, he was ...

, bassist Jaakko Ylä-Rautio and drummer Antti Karihtala. KYPCK's debut album '' Cherno'' ("Black") was released in 2008, their second album ''

Nizhe ''Nizhe'' (Cyrillic: ''Ниже''; Russian for "below") is the second studio album by Finnish doom metal band KYPCK, released on 9 February 2011 by ''Fono Records'' in CIS and by ''Playground Music'' in Europe. The last song, "Vals Smerti", is a ...

'' ("Lower") in 2011, their third album ''

Imena na Stene ''Imena na Stene'' (Cyrillic: ''Имена на стене'', "names on the wall") is the third studio album by the Finnish doom metal band KYPCK. It was released on 21 March 2014 under the record label Ranka Kustannus. The album debuted at Finla ...

'' ("The Names on the Wall") in 2014, and their fourth album ''

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'' in 2016. KYPCK's distinctive live performances have included

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video projections and peculiar instruments like bassist Ylä-Rautio's one-stringed bass Kypcklop, and guitarist Lopakka's six-stringer, built by Amfisound Guitars, around a genuine

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assault rifle. KYPCK have created their own genre called "Doomsday Metal" and have broken numerous barriers on their way: The first album sang entirely in the Russian language to have been released worldwide. The lengthiest Russian tour ever by a Western band – from

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to Siberia's

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. Songs on the playlist of Russia's biggest rock radio station, who have strictly ruled out including non-Russian bands in their playlist rotation. In 2015, the band was banned from entering

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. In February 2018, the band played a concert in

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, Belarus.https://afisha.tut.by/concert/kypck-finlyandiya/ All of KYPCK's albums include

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Russian lyrics and English translations in the booklet of the album.

Members

;Current members *E. Seppänen – vocals (2007–present) * S.S. Lopakka –

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six-string instruments (guitars) (2007–present) * S. Kukkohovi – six-string instruments (guitars) (touring 2008–2011), (2011–present) *J.T. Ylä-Rautio – one-string instruments (one-string bass guitar) (2007–present) *A.K. Karihtala – batteria (drums) (2011–present) ;Former members * K.H.M. Hiilesmaa – batteria (drums) (2007–2011)

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Cherno'' ("Black") (2008) * ''

'' ("Lower") (2011) * ''

'' ("The Names on the Wall") (2014) * ''

'' (2016)

Singles

* ''1917'' (2008) * ''Imya na Stene'' ("The Name on the Wall", 2014) * ''All About Us'' (

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cover) (2016)

Videography

* ''1917'' (2008) * ''Stalingrad'' (2009) * ''Alleya Stalina'' ("The Alley of Stalin", 2011) * ''Imya na Stene'' ("The Name on the Wall", 2014) * ''Deti Birkenau'' ("The Children of

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", 2014) * ''Ya svoboden'' ("I Am Free", 2016)

References

External links

Official website
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