Elysium - what is it? The concept of harmony or a kind of paradise? Both that and another, as well as Elysium - a group from Nizhny Novgorod that performs in a mixed style, or, as they determined their direction, performs romantic rock.
Group formation
At the end of 1995, in Manhattan, but not in America, but in Nizhny, the first performance of the Elysium band took place. The group, whose albums are now diverging in huge circulations, a couple of years later became famous in Nizhny Novgorod.
The group was born thanks to Dracula (or Dmitry Kuznetsov). A young man from the naval Severomorsk came to Nizhny to study. The idea to create something similar arose in Dmitry, according to his admission, for a long time, but everyone lacked the courage or something else. And when he did decide, he was not at all disappointed in the result. Having received an education and even two, he remained in Nizhny Novgorod, but not as a builder-financier, but as the permanent leader of the Elysium group.
First time
The songwriter, bass player, he is responsible for organizing concerts, decides in which direction they should play today, he also selects musicians. At one time he went through several ensembles, performed different styles with different musicians, but Elysium always remained the main thing for him.
The group, the first part of which included Katerina Zudina, vocalist and guitarist, Alexander Repyev, guitarist and keyboard player and Dmitry Kuznetsov himself, held their first rehearsals in a rented apartment near Dracol and Katish (Katerina).
A year later, the musicians managed to independently release the album My Self-control. And although he was not enthusiastically accepted by music critics, it was still his first and quite good undertaking.
In 97th, the Elysium group received a diploma and was recognized as the best group in Nizhny Novgorod, and at the same time the composition increased, it included two vocalists.
First albums and concerts
In 1998, the first record "Home" was released. Having celebrated their third anniversary and the release of their first album, the musicians begin to actively perform at large venues in the capital, while not stopping giving concerts in their city. In Nizhny Novgorod, they warm up the concerts of visiting stars such as Lyapis Trubetskoy, Bravo.
The coming millennium brings the team a lot of impressions and new acquaintances. Elysium is invited to the rocket to Russia punk festival. There were JMKE (Tallinn), “King and the Fool” (St. Petersburg), Marky Ramone & The Intruders (New York), NAIV (Moscow).
Decay and new success
But with the advent of the new millennium and with increasing success, disintegration occurs in the group itself. One leaves for permanent residence in America, Katish gets married, and the third creates his own project. For this reason, from July until the end of the year, the group pauses its performances. But the Elysium team managed to quickly reanimate, and already in 2001 came to it a real success. On the air of well-known radio stations, several songs of the group from the future album “All Islands” began to sound, which were greeted with a bang by radio listeners, and the new interpretation of the song by many magicians from “Wizards” - “Three Knights” —was in the first four for several months The Devil's Dozen.
The year 2002 pleases the fans of the Elysium group with the release of the album All Islands. After the presentation, the team leaves for their first tour of Russia with such venerable rock bands as "Cockroaches", "Adventures of Electronics" and Japanese Sobut.
In the summer of two thousand and two, Elysium takes part in the Invasion, which takes place in Ramenskoye, and Open Windows in St. Petersburg. These festivals are one of the main rock events in the country.
In 2003, the group took part in the festival "High School of Punk." In the same year, the studio recorded the album "Cosmos" with the participation of new backing vocalist Ksyusha Sidorina. The third album is becoming much more successful than The Isles. And the song “Tell the Birds” confirms that the group is bright, distinctive.
In 2003, the team made its second tour of the country, but already solo. Musicians celebrate their eight years with the release of their first collection, Rock Planet. It included both popular compositions and new songs of the Elysium group. The presentation of the best album was held at the MAI entertainment complex.
Elysium becomes a participant in the Wings-2004 festival; it was held in Luzhniki. In the same year, in Moscow, the group held its festival “Punk Romance”, then it was held every year. Also in 2004, together with the Elysium collective, the Hives group made the first experiment in the world of music - they began to rehash each other, and then released a joint album, Bio-Split. This innovation was received with interest by listeners and fans of both groups.
Style experiments
The sub-project "Lampas" "We need the seas and oceans" was published in 2005. Then the collection "Punk Romance 1" is released. At Invasion 2005, Elysium is the leader of the ska-ska scene. 2005 is rich in events, the group released another album entitled "On the Outskirts of the Universe", in which the change of priorities was viewed. The decade of Cosmos Rock was celebrated in the cult place of rock admirers - DK Gorbunova.
Over the years, the group has changed its style and lyrics. By their thirteenth birthday, they more and more began to touch on social topics in their compositions: war, morality, and ecology. Songs in a new direction entered the album "13". After that, the group returns to its former style of performance.
The group Elysium made its first tour to America in 2010. 2011 is dedicated to Ukrainian tours and the release of the Ukrainian-language album "Naikrashchi Spivanka".
Anniversary
Back in 1997, a Naive guitarist told Dracula: “Listen, let's be ten years old for the band, then we'll talk ...”. And in December 2015, the punk rock band Elysium celebrated its twentieth anniversary.
“20 years is a lot or a little, and can success be measured by time? Do you consider yourself successful? ” - journalists are asking the team members.
“Initially, we did not create a group for the sake of success, only because of our own pleasure. And this, by and large, is still true, ”is the answer of the rockers.
The concert of the Elysium group can now be described as an indescribable and unpredictable show. Members of the rock band at such events give all the best for one hundred percent, but because the live music that they perform, still attracts more and more fans.