Impulse (band)
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Origin | Bulgaria |
Genres | hard rock, pop rock, progressive rock (early) heavy metal, power metal, speed metal (later) progressive rock (now) |
Years active | 1979–1991, 1995–1996, 2012–present |
Labels | Balkanton, Riva Sound |
Members | Teodor Koychinov Peyo Peev Vasil Stoev Yana Georgieva Boyan Parushev |
Past members | Iliya Kunchev Vili Kavaljiev Chavdar Panev Biser Batov Stefan Bachvarov Chavdar Stefanov Viktor Grancharov Krasimir Manolov Veselin Marinov Nelko Kolarov Nikolo Kotzev Atanas Georgiev Petar Petrov - Shushu Galin Velichovski Todor Varbanov Kuzman Birbochukov Danail Godzev Ivo Komitov Orlin Radinski - Lincha Svetoslav Kolev Vladimir Mihaylov Georgi Enchev Emil Stefanov Ivo Ikonomov Dimitar Karnev |
Impulse is a Bulgarian rock/metal 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
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'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 site
- (in Bulgarian) Impulse at Bulgarian Rock Archives
- Article for the group's story - part 1 Archived 2014-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Article for the group's story - part 2 Archived 2013-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile in Encyclopedia Metallum
External links
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