Hangover Fest 2021

Pirockinez is a Siberian hard'n'heavy band that, along with bands such as Wild Child, Stonehenge and Hellions, has not defined the sound of the new wave of Novosibirsk hard rock 2010s, and had no impact on the further evolution of this music genre in general.

For six years of music career Pirockinez haven't sold any single copy of their's albums, neither in the whole world nor in their own city. It's not because of poor performance skills, but because they hadn't recorded a full-length album yet. Okay, to be quite honest, because of poor performance skills too.

Band was formed in 2009 in Novosibirsk, Russia by it's permanent members Axe Van Silver (guitar, vocals) and Anhel Strauke (drums). The most known lineup was formed in 2011 and included vocalist Costaneda Firian and bassist Paul McLoud. This lineup had ended after 3 years, in 2013. The most unstable members of the band was vocalist (3 was changed in 6 years) and bassist (4 was changed in 6 years). In 2014 Albert «Berth» Koroev, guitarist from the original 2009 lineup, has returned to the band, and Axe Van Silver started to sing agin.

In 2016 Paul McLoud has leaved due to personal reasons. At the end of 2016 new bass player has joined the band: Di (Touch of Cold, HighRiders). Also, the band obtained a new voice: Andrew Philippoff (ex-Legion, ex-Avtor Snov).

In 2019 Albert Koroev has leaved the band, and a new guitarist, Train Trausti (Mertorian) has joined.

Name of the band («Pirockinez», misspelled from «Pyrokinesis») means «ignition», or «inflammation». The idea of name came thanks to first band's manager Juliana Fedina. She strongly disliked first band name «Ferrum» offered by Axe Van Silver.

The main feature of Pirockinez band is a relation of musicians to their music. The band members (in contrast to other «bands» that are trying to «compose» an old-school heavy metal seriously) are fully aware that the 80th is over, and that all old-school music is already written and recorded by real old-school bands.