Orgia Pravednikov (russian: Оргия Праведников, translation=Orgy of The Righteous) is a Russian

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formed in 1999. The peculiar sound of the band arises from the combination of acoustic (flute and acoustic guitar) and electric (drums, electric guitar and bass guitar) sessions.

History

''Orgia Pravednikov'' was formed in early 1999 by a merge of the rock group ''Artel'', whose style can be described as art-rock, and singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist Sergey Kalugin, who had just had his previous act ''Dikaya Okhota'' ('Wild Hunt') disbanded. According to the members of the band, the name Orgia Pravednikov was prompted by the audience asking what the band should be called during one of concerts. Soon after the forming the band released an eponymous single, and in 2001 an album ''Oglaschennye, isydite!''. The band, with its unusual sound combining art-rock flute and Kalugin's acoustic guitar

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s, on one part, and a hard electric framework on the other, started gaining popularity among the Russian rock audience. Over the decade, 2001-2010, the band output four studio albums and as many live ones. The start of the second decade was marked by the band airing on the major national pop-rock radio

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. In 2013, Orgia Pravednikov made it to the shortlist of the radio's annual awards, including a song, an album and the vocalist (Kalugin) in respective nominations, though eventually the band did not win any award, as determined by audience poll results. Also in 2013, the band for the first time took part in the biggest Russian open-air rock-festival

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Members

* Sergey Kalugin — lyrics,

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s * Alexei Burkov —

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* Yuri Ruslanov —

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* Artemiy Bondarenko — bass * Alexander Vetkhov —

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Discography

Studio albums

* 2001 — ''Oglaschennie, isydite!'' (russian: Оглашенные, изыдите!, italic=yes (''Catechumen, depart!'')). * 2005 — ''Dveri! Dveri!'' (russian: Двери! Двери!, italic=yes (''The doors! The doors!'')). * 2007 — ''Uhodiashee solntse'' (russian: Уходящее солнце, italic=yes (''The Fading Sun'')). * 2010 — ''Dlya teh, kto vidit sny'' (russian: Для тех, кто видит сны, italic=yes (''For those who dream'')). * 2012 — ''Shitrock'' (russian: Шитрок, italic=yes). Orgiya Pravednikov — Shitrok
Orgia.kroogi.com * 2016 — ''Dlya teh, kto vidit sny. Vol. 2'' (russian: Для тех, кто видит сны, italic=yes (''For those who dream. Vol. 2'')).

Live albums

* 2004 — ''Korablik'', CD (russian: Кораблик, italic=yes, translated as ''Shiplet'') * 2006 — ''Brat' zhiv'em'', DVD (russian: Брать живьём, italic=yes, translated as ''Take Alive'') * 2008 — ''Solntsestoyanie'', double DVD (russian: Солнцестояние, italic=yes, translated as ''Solstice'') * 2010 — ''10 let OP'', DVD (russian: 10 лет ОП, italic=yes, translated as ''10 years of OP'') * 2014 — ''Vperyod i vverkh'', DVD and double CD (russian: Вперёд и вверх, italic=yes, translated as ''Forward and upward'') * 2018 — ''#juststudio'', DVD and CD

Singles

* 2000 — "Orgia Pravednikov" (russian: "Оргия Праведников", translated as "Orgy of The Righteous") * 2003 — "Poslednii Voin Mertvoi Zemli" (russian: "Последний Воин Мёртвой Земли", translated as "The Last Warrior of the Dead Land") * 2009 — "Nasha Rodina - SSSR" (russian: "Наша Родина - СССР", translated as "Our Motherland - USSR") * 2013 — "Russkii Extrim" (russian: "Русский Экстрим", translated as "Russian Extreme") * 2014 — "Vdal' po sinei vode" (russian: "Вдаль по синей воде", translated as "Far on blue water") * 2014 — "S.M.S." (russian: "С.М.С. (Станция Мёртвых Сердец)", translated as "The Station of Dead Hearts") * 2020 — "Vremya Budit' Korolei" (russian: "Время Будить Королей", translated as "Time to Wake Up Kings")

References

External links

Official site

Orgia Pravednikov on iTunes
* {{Authority control Musical groups from Moscow Musical groups established in 1999 Russian progressive rock groups Symphonic metal musical groups Russian progressive metal musical groups 1999 establishments in Russia