Orgia Pravednikov () is a Russian rock group formed in 1999. The peculiar sound of the band arises from a 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 asked what the band should be called during a concert.Interview with the Orgy, Metalrus.ru Soon after the forming the band released an eponymous single, and in 2001 an album Oglaschennye, isydite!. Over the decade, 2001–2010, the band output four studio albums.
The start of the second decade was marked by the band being aired on the major national pop-rock radio Nashe Radio. 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,News, Lenta.ru as determined by audience poll results.
Members Sergey Kalugin — lyrics, acoustic guitar, vocals Alexei Burkov — lead guitar Artemiy Bondarenko — bass Alexander Vetkhov — drums
Former members Yuri Ruslanov — flutes, keyboard
Discography Studio albums 2001 — Oglaschennie, isydite! ( (Catechumen, depart!)). 2005 — Dveri! Dveri! ( (The doors! The doors!)). 2007 — Uhodiashee solntse ( (The Fading Sun)). 2010 — Dlya teh, kto vidit sny ( (For those who dream)). 2012 — Shitrock (). Orgiya Pravednikov — Shitrok, Orgia.kroogi.com 2016 — Dlya teh, kto vidit sny. Vol. 2 ( (For those who dream. Vol. 2)).
Live albums 2004 — Korablik, CD (, translated as Shiplet) 2006 — Brat' zhiv'em, DVD (, translated as Take Alive) 2008 — Solntsestoyanie, double DVD (, translated as Solstice) 2010 — 10 let OP, DVD (, translated as 10 years of OP) 2014 — Vperyod i vverkh, DVD and double CD (, translated as Forward and upward) 2018 — #juststudio, DVD and CD
Singles 2000 — "Orgia Pravednikov" (, translated as "Orgy of The Righteous") 2003 — "Poslednii Voin Mertvoi Zemli" (, translated as "The Last Warrior of the Dead Land") 2009 — "Nasha Rodina — SSSR" (, translated as "Our Motherland is the USSR") 2013 — "Russkii Extrim" (, translated as "Russian Extreme") 2014 — "Vdal' po sinei vode" (, translated as "Far down the blue water") 2014 — "S.M.S." (, translated as "The Station of Dead Hearts") 2020 — "Vremya Budit' Korolei" (, translated as "Time to Wake Up Kings")
References
External links Official site Orgia Pravednikov on iTunes