Komu Vnyz
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Komu Vnyz Кому Вниз | |
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Serhiy Stepanenko | |
Website | http://www.komuvnyz.com |
Komu Vnyz (
The band name is a perestroika-era derogatory pun on the word "Communism". It is literally translated as "Who needs to go down".[1]
History
Komu Vnyz got its start in the year 1988. Unknown young actor
After releasing their first album "Padaya Vverkh" ("Falling Up"), Komu Vnyz and the rest of the Chervona Ruta winners toured in Canada, Poland, and many Ukrainian cities.
From 1996 onward, Komu Vnyz came out from the precipice of financial difficulties. Playbills started to appear on railings and fences in Kyiv for their 1997 concert, in Kastus, named for one of their albums.
In 2000 the band played at Ivan Franko theater, performing a concert dedicated to the memory of 300 young students killed during the
In 2003, Makarov left the band. He died in January 2016. As of 2019, the band still continues their activity. Premier Minister of Ukraine, Oleksiy Honcharuk, has even visited "Veterans Strong Party" war-veteran charity concert where the band performed along with others.[3]
Serhiy Stepanenko died on 18 November 2022, at the age of 58.[4] In 2023, he was replaced by Sereda's son Oleksandr, the first new member of the band since its formation.
Discography
Albums
- 1989 - Padaya vverkh (Падая вверх)
- 1990 - Komu vnyz (Кому вниз)
- 1996 - In kastus
EPs
- 2007 - Ab ovo usque ad mala
- 2014 - 4
- 2016 - IDEM 2345
Live albums
- 1999 - In kastus in vivo
- 2018 - Live at FEST!republic Lviv
- 2018 - Live at the Lviv Opera House
Compilations
- 2003 - "Komu Vnyz. Rock legends of Ukraine" ("Best of" collection)
- 2006 - "Komu Vnyz. MP3 collection"
- 2009 - "Komu Vnyz. Reformatsiya: 25 punktiv" ("Best of" collection)
- 2011 - "Ya Vernuvsia Domiv" (Tribute to Braty Hadiukiny)
References
- ^ "2008. Інтерв’ю з КОМУ ВНИЗ для журналу Sacratum" ("2008. An interview of Komy Vnyz for the underground magazine Sacratum"), Komuvnyz.com
- ^ "~ Official Website Wave-Gotik-Treffen Leipzig ~". Wave-gotik-treffen.de. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ Бега, Вікторія. "Прем'єр відвідав концерт, де виступили "Кому вниз" і "Сокира Перуна"". Hronadske.ua.
- ^ "Помер засновник легендарного рок-гурту "Кому Вниз" Сергій Степаненко". Glavcom.ua. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
External links
- Official Komu Vnyz website
- Komu Vnyz discography at Discogs
- Komu Vnyz at IMDb