Vicious Crusade
VICIOUS CRUSADE is one of the most popular Belarusian heavy metal bands, fo… Read Full Bio ↴VICIOUS CRUSADE is one of the most popular Belarusian heavy metal bands, formed back in 1996 by the students of Minsk Linguistic University (lead guitarist and vocalist Dmitry Basik, rhythm guitarist Alex Vertel, drummer Alex Gladysh and bassist Pavel Reunov).
In just 45 days after the first meeting in the practice room the newly formed band recorded a demo-tape that was and still is a brilliant example of how the first recording should sound. Inspired by a sudden success among the public and Mass Media the musicians decided to record another five tracks to be able to release a full-length album. In order to broaden the creative horizons the band invited Elena Gorshuk, a female singer that pushed the music to quite new and higher limits.
Thus, in December 1996 VICIOUS CRUSADE released a full-length self-financed debut album Life That Kills. Musically, this album was based on thrash metal riffs with death growling and female soprano. All that created a wonderful harmony and gothic-folk atmosphere. The promo copies were distributed among local music stores and in a month the band was asked to sign a contract with the biggest and most influential metal magazine in the post-USSR territory at that time — LEGION magazine. In February 1997 "Life That Kills" was released in MC-format by Legion Productions, the label that was established in order to release this particular album. The number of the sold copies was beyond all expectations. The band became immediately popular all over Belarus. TV shows, numerous press reviews, including those in Ablaze, Thrash 'Em All, GrindZone and Minsk newspapers...
All that testified to the undoubtedly high potential of the band. In June 1997 a new female singer Alena Gornyh replaced her predecessor Elena. To introduce the new singer to the audience the band released a mini-album Faces Of Vice. The new opus turned out to be a new step forward: folk melodies with opera singing, classic thrash metal with lyrics in Spanish, a more pure sound. All that influenced further development of the band. To crown a very successful year the band co-headlined at the open air festival Extremum ‘97, that was attended by more than 2000 metalheads from all over the CIS countries.
In 1998 VICIOUS CRUSADE toured Belarus gaining popularity among hundreds of new fans. Later that year, in summer, the band entered the studio to record the second full-length album The Unbroken. The opera singing and the folk melodies showed that the band had finally found its own unique style. The promo tour was started in Moscow and lasted through the whole 1998.
In 2000 the band released the CD version of "The Unbroken" album that contained two bonus tracks, as well as recruited a new bass-player Sergey ‘Markus’ Odinets and the violinist Bagrat Vartanyan. Later that year the band signed a contract with the biggest Belarusian metal-label Metal Records that became the owner of the rights to release the albums of the band. In December 2000 the band staged a tremendously successful show in Kiev (Ukraine).
Once again, in order to introduce the new musicians the band released a mini-album Messiah...Isn't It Me? that revealed quite new dimensions of the band’s music. That was the turning point in the band’s history. VICIOUS CRUSADE albums were taken for distribution by the major Russian and Ukrainian labels.
On December 25, 2001 Metal Records released a CD that contained the two VICIOUS CRUSADE mini-albums "Faces Of Vice" and "Messiah…Isn’t It Me?".
The third full-length album Forbidden Tunes was released for CIS/Baltic countries on March 27, 2002. Shortly after "Forbidden Tunes" saw the light, the vocalist Alena Gornykh quit the band and was replaced by Tatyana Laboda, the ex-singer of Belarusian rock-band LONGPLAY.
In spring 2003 VICIOUS CRUSADE released a Belarusian-language single "Аichyna" (Motherland) and… took a four-year pause during which the band members were involved in various solo- and side-projects.
In December 2006 the band announced its come back followed by a sold-out live show in their home city Minsk on May 27, 2007. During 2007-2008 VICIOUS CRUSADE toured Belarus and headlined a number of international festivals.
Having released two Internet singles ("My Cruel Mirror" – November 2008, and "Another Hero" – March 2009) the band finally released its fourth full-length album Freedom Comes on May 29, 2009.
In July 2009 the Belarusian independent experts community (http://www.experty.by) ranked "Freedom Comes" 6th in the Top 10 Belarusian albums of all genres released in the first half of 2009.
On October 31, 2009 the band released "The Unbroken 10th Anniversary Edition" featuring four bonus tracks.
At the end of 2009 and for the third time in its history since 1999 VICIOUS CRUSADE were titled The Best Belarusian Metal Band of the Year.
VICIOUS CRUSADE were back in business to write a new chapter of their history.
Their latest album, Vicious Crusade & Friends, saw the light on April 25, 2010. It is some kind of a tribute containing one new song named "What U Gonna Do 4 Love?", an alternative version of the band’s hit "Theodore’s Song" and several covers made by Belarusian and Russian bands.
At the moment, VICIOUS CRUSADE is working on their fifth and as-yet-untitled full-length album that will hopefully be released in 2011 to mark the 15th anniversary of the band’s music career.
According to the Last.fm music website, VICIOUS CRUSADE is in the Top 5 most listened to bands from Belarus of all genres, and the # 1 most listened to metal music act of the country.
Official Web-site: http://www.vcrusade.com
Official Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/vicious.crusade
In just 45 days after the first meeting in the practice room the newly formed band recorded a demo-tape that was and still is a brilliant example of how the first recording should sound. Inspired by a sudden success among the public and Mass Media the musicians decided to record another five tracks to be able to release a full-length album. In order to broaden the creative horizons the band invited Elena Gorshuk, a female singer that pushed the music to quite new and higher limits.
Thus, in December 1996 VICIOUS CRUSADE released a full-length self-financed debut album Life That Kills. Musically, this album was based on thrash metal riffs with death growling and female soprano. All that created a wonderful harmony and gothic-folk atmosphere. The promo copies were distributed among local music stores and in a month the band was asked to sign a contract with the biggest and most influential metal magazine in the post-USSR territory at that time — LEGION magazine. In February 1997 "Life That Kills" was released in MC-format by Legion Productions, the label that was established in order to release this particular album. The number of the sold copies was beyond all expectations. The band became immediately popular all over Belarus. TV shows, numerous press reviews, including those in Ablaze, Thrash 'Em All, GrindZone and Minsk newspapers...
All that testified to the undoubtedly high potential of the band. In June 1997 a new female singer Alena Gornyh replaced her predecessor Elena. To introduce the new singer to the audience the band released a mini-album Faces Of Vice. The new opus turned out to be a new step forward: folk melodies with opera singing, classic thrash metal with lyrics in Spanish, a more pure sound. All that influenced further development of the band. To crown a very successful year the band co-headlined at the open air festival Extremum ‘97, that was attended by more than 2000 metalheads from all over the CIS countries.
In 1998 VICIOUS CRUSADE toured Belarus gaining popularity among hundreds of new fans. Later that year, in summer, the band entered the studio to record the second full-length album The Unbroken. The opera singing and the folk melodies showed that the band had finally found its own unique style. The promo tour was started in Moscow and lasted through the whole 1998.
In 2000 the band released the CD version of "The Unbroken" album that contained two bonus tracks, as well as recruited a new bass-player Sergey ‘Markus’ Odinets and the violinist Bagrat Vartanyan. Later that year the band signed a contract with the biggest Belarusian metal-label Metal Records that became the owner of the rights to release the albums of the band. In December 2000 the band staged a tremendously successful show in Kiev (Ukraine).
Once again, in order to introduce the new musicians the band released a mini-album Messiah...Isn't It Me? that revealed quite new dimensions of the band’s music. That was the turning point in the band’s history. VICIOUS CRUSADE albums were taken for distribution by the major Russian and Ukrainian labels.
On December 25, 2001 Metal Records released a CD that contained the two VICIOUS CRUSADE mini-albums "Faces Of Vice" and "Messiah…Isn’t It Me?".
The third full-length album Forbidden Tunes was released for CIS/Baltic countries on March 27, 2002. Shortly after "Forbidden Tunes" saw the light, the vocalist Alena Gornykh quit the band and was replaced by Tatyana Laboda, the ex-singer of Belarusian rock-band LONGPLAY.
In spring 2003 VICIOUS CRUSADE released a Belarusian-language single "Аichyna" (Motherland) and… took a four-year pause during which the band members were involved in various solo- and side-projects.
In December 2006 the band announced its come back followed by a sold-out live show in their home city Minsk on May 27, 2007. During 2007-2008 VICIOUS CRUSADE toured Belarus and headlined a number of international festivals.
Having released two Internet singles ("My Cruel Mirror" – November 2008, and "Another Hero" – March 2009) the band finally released its fourth full-length album Freedom Comes on May 29, 2009.
In July 2009 the Belarusian independent experts community (http://www.experty.by) ranked "Freedom Comes" 6th in the Top 10 Belarusian albums of all genres released in the first half of 2009.
On October 31, 2009 the band released "The Unbroken 10th Anniversary Edition" featuring four bonus tracks.
At the end of 2009 and for the third time in its history since 1999 VICIOUS CRUSADE were titled The Best Belarusian Metal Band of the Year.
VICIOUS CRUSADE were back in business to write a new chapter of their history.
Their latest album, Vicious Crusade & Friends, saw the light on April 25, 2010. It is some kind of a tribute containing one new song named "What U Gonna Do 4 Love?", an alternative version of the band’s hit "Theodore’s Song" and several covers made by Belarusian and Russian bands.
At the moment, VICIOUS CRUSADE is working on their fifth and as-yet-untitled full-length album that will hopefully be released in 2011 to mark the 15th anniversary of the band’s music career.
According to the Last.fm music website, VICIOUS CRUSADE is in the Top 5 most listened to bands from Belarus of all genres, and the # 1 most listened to metal music act of the country.
Official Web-site: http://www.vcrusade.com
Official Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/vicious.crusade
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Vicious Crusade Lyrics
A Day To Feel Alive What if I love you for one day? Just close my…
Another Hero Forgive him father but he’s got to go. He needs to…
Arm Of The Invisible Master's the one who pays, I'm the that imposes his…
Bang The Drum I had sex, I took drugs, I played rock’n roll. Everything…
Breath Of Life (Lyrics by Dmitry Basik & Alex Vertel) Putting the stakes…
Dancing On The Ledge (Lyrics by Dmitry Basik & Alena Gornyh) If you see me…
Dogs of Justice (Lyrics by Dmitry Basik) Unleashed the dogs of state, Ti…
Dreaming I can see you so real standing right by my…
Dress Me Black You hate to see me dressed in black, But now I’m…
End of Line Vicious Crusade — End of Line (lyrics & music by D.Basik,…
Exalted Liar (lyrics by Dmitry Basik) Hypocrite, Public cheat, The on…
Final Chapter (Lyrics by Dmitry Basik) What is my life? The gift of go…
For The Last Time Wish I could, had a chance To die for one day…
Forbidden Tunes (Lyrics by Dmitry Basik & Alex Vertel) I feel you scream…
Freedom Comes It came down like a hurricane, Like an earthquake, freezing…
Get Stripped! (Lyrics by Dmitry Basik) Born in sin - just come on…
Hellbound Don't look deep behind, deep behind my eyes. It's where it…
Hurt (Lyrics by Dmitry Basik, Alex Vertel, Alena Gornyh) I hid…
Hymn To Dying Land Stand for the nation brought to knees, Oh the sons…
In Articulo Mortis Mon Dieu, dis-moi, comment dois-je exister? Mon Dieu, dis-mo…
Land of Lakes (lyrics by Dmitry Basik) Here I am uncount and wild Here…
Let It Burn (Lyrics by Dmitry Basik) Did you see the rays of light?…
Life That Kills The flashers of the dawn I see new day's arising…
Lost Generation (Lyrics by Dmitry Basik & Alex Vertel) Let's go... Sex, …
Masquerade of Piety (Lyrics by Dmitry Basik, Alex Vertel) Saint with holly st…
Messiah... Isn't It Me Hailed... Failed... Jailed... Nailed... So, going down aga…
Messiah... Isn't It Me? (Lyrics by Dmitry Basik & Alex Vertel) Hailed... Failed..…
messiah… isn't it me Hailed... Failed... Jailed... Nailed... So, going down aga…
Misery Don't ask me I'll tell you no truth, locked the…
My Cruel Mirror Embraced by spotlights, Met by the storms of wild applause …
Pariah (lyrics by Dmitry Basik) With dismay you meet the rising …
Patriot Games You killed your enemy today. This time it was your…
Polka (Lyrics by Dmitry Basik) Look at me decrepit old man, Be…
Requiem To Innocence [Lyrics by Dmitry Basik] Somewhere, joyfully a-rolling wi…
Rock You Up Don't you have the feeling that it's time to hit…
Stigmata (Lyrics by Alena Gornyh, Dmitry Basik, Alex Vertel) ...No…
The Man With Heart Of Gold Pleased we've met. You will never regret. I'm the man with…
The Unbroken (Lyrics by Dmitry Basik, Alex Vertel) Beat me - I will…
The Verge of Extinction (lyrics by D. Basik & Al. Gladysh) The voices of riots,…
Theodore's Song (Lyrics Dmitry Basik, Alex Vertel) In cold ground here I …
Vicious Circle (Lyrics by Dmitry Basik & Alex Vertel) I can see nothing…
Vogue Stylish deeds, stylish words. Stylish dreams and stylish th…
Vogue™ [Lyrics by Dmitry Basik] Stylish deeds, stylish words. S…
Who Are These Men [Lyrics Dmitry Basik] Who are these men marching on streets…
Who Are These Men? (Lyrics Dmitry Basik) Who are these men marching on stree…