HACKMESSER

History of HACKMESSER band.
(Geschichte von HACKMESSER)
In December, 2004, watching once again Live Aus Berlin, Konstantin Prokofiev has decided to create band which will play the powerful heavy music, capable to explode stadiums. To the offer on joint rehearsals at musical forums responded reluctantly, but after a while Vasily Myazin, Yogurt and Accident have expressed desire to meet on rehearsal base and to try to play together. For the absence of own material has been decided to begin with covers of Rammstein, good for all everybody fed warm feelings to the creativity of this collective. But it was impossible to play such music without the vocalist. Konstantin has suggested old friend Evdokimov Michael to test himself as the vocalist in band which will play Rammstein songs. Being the big fan of them, he has agreed with pleasure and on following day band in number of five persons, without the drummer and the bass player, has crossed through a threshold of one of the Moscow rehearsal bases. And the freackin madness begun…
Already on the second rehearsal Ushakov Kirill knocked his drums. Everybody were very pleased about appearance of alive drummer, considering, that last time it was necessary to use sample drums. On the third rehearsal Accident has left, not having enough durability to sustain the intensity of rehearsals, or because of internal disagreements. Meanwhile band was still searching for bass player. Dedkov Denis came aboard in February. In structure Evdokimov Michael (vocal), Prokofiev Konstantin (guitar), Myazin Vasily (guitar), Ushakov Kirill (drums), Korneyev “Yogurt” Sergey (keyboard), Dedkov Denis (bass) HACKMESSER band has started to rehearse actively, raising technical level of each of participants with each passed day.
The name of the band has been chosen not casually. In translation from German Hackmesser – a hatchet, a knife of the butcher. On the one hand the sonorous tought and well-remembering name, from another deep sense – here you are and the weapon, here you are and the tool of the culinary genius without which the act of art will not happen.
All participants of collective dreamed to be engaged in business to which can devote all life with which it would be possible to co-exist in pleasant symbiosis, to live with their work and to receive pleasure from it. As it is already easy to guess that dream was to make music. The life for the sake of art is all certainly very well, but world popularity and glory as a beacon shone from darkness to warriors of Glorious Hackmesser band.
The desire was to become a collective which not only can act in clubs and be popular in narrow niche, having the limited contingent of admirers but also to collect stadiums, huge concert halls. To form target audience into which will enter thinking adult people, basically paying attention to an ideological component of music, which approach to an estimation of any business with the big professionalism and experience behind their back. Certainly, top target is to become band-legend about which would speak as about the representation of the musical industry of Russia and which would be known by everybody from kids to ancient old mans. But nothing comes quick and easy – for achievement of that epic goal it is necessary to work and, it is necessary to say, work hard. It has been decided to search image of band and form the fan audience, playing clubs on various thematic parties. Having found out, that in October, 2005 there will pass the grand party devoted to band Rammstein. Hackmesser has begun active preparation. Having planned tracklist from almost 20 songs and having made the dense rehearsal schedule, active work has begun. After Accident leaving, it is necessary to notice, was another back-vocalist Marina, but because of negligent attitude to business, frivolous approach and disagreements of ideological character she has been excluded from the band. After a small break, on her place was invited Vick, for execution of a small amount of songs where the female vocal was required. (Vick has left band after debut whereas in own compositions the female vocal was not provided) During rehearsals, and during preparation for them the first ideas for own compositions were born. Music was written by Konstantin, Vasily played not last role in music creation process, Michael was responsible for texts. In texts basically was narrated in enough rough form about human defects and essence, in a number of songs reasoning went on a religion and love theme. Being well-prepared for the first concert, the band already had behind some own compositions, but it has been decided not to play them, according to thematic of the party devoted not to Hackmesser besides own material seemed still too wet. Everybody knows, when it’s time to shoot, bullet mustn’t be from shit. The hall has met band on hurrah. Those who had come on performance were positively shocked: no one of participating at that concert, could not give to fans that drive, that power that has transferred Hackmesser.
After the first concert, inspired with success, the band has started to work actively over the material, and by January, 11 tracks were ready, and this is a full weight album. In December, 2005 opens www.hackmesser.ru on which the information about band contained. If there is a material – it should be written down and promoted. It has been decided not to hurry with an album, but to concentrate efforts on recording of demo-single and rehearsals of an own material. Cheap studios did not satisfy with quality of the record. Some samples nevertheless have been written, but only to provide opportunity to look at itself from the side, to reveal errors and to use the best efforts for their correction. The studio, which gave the satisfying sounding, asks extremely big for band members price.
While searching acceptable studio, band work hard in other directions too - new songs were born, one more Rammstein party has passed, this time completely organized and leaded by HACKMESSER. On this party new song “Invalidi” sounded first time and was hotly met by public. Also was noticed, that the band has improved it’s sounding and has risen on higher step of the development. In May 2006 it has been decided to write down the first demo-single, in home conditions, on private equipment. The demo-single “Hackmesser”, was named like capital song of disk. Also two more songs have entered a disk: “Invalidi” and “Otvernis”. Preparations for demo release were very active; simultaneously with release the design of a site on which songs have been laid out also was updated. To this glorious event magnificent photo session was made in that photo session image of the band has appeared as the fighting unit, capable to complete any tasks and to achieve any, even most impossible goal.
The demo-single has been accepted warmly and has received set of positive responses and laudatory comments. To provide promotion to demo-single band has taken part in number of rock music festivals within well known Moscow clubs, as B-2 and Black&White. In the autumn 2006 HACKMESSER has taken part in Industrial Metal Fest, with such bands as Cyber Minds, Digimortal and the Mayak on this fest already 9 compositions have been played, together with already beloved by people hits and a hymn. In november 17th was organized Voelkermasse Party, devoted to an release of next Rammstein DVD, completely organized on means of HACKMESSER. Konstantin at that time was in hospital with the heavy diagnosis, but the spirit of warrior has not allowed him to cool in hospital cot, and band has played two hour concert full in structure.
In winter band structure has changed. Ways have dispersed, and Denis Dedkov has left band. The band wishes Denis of good luck and the prosperity in future. On change Makrinenko Nikolay – the picturesque individual, possessing good bass playing technique and simply loyal party member has come. Being old friend of Konstantin and Michael, he has many times take part in band affairs, giving all possible help and assistance. This circumstance helped him to join to work at once, and the collective has risen on higher level. At the moment the band has written EP “Taran” on which three compositions “Invalids”, “Nakazanie” and “Taran” have entered. Record has been done at well known Zelenograd studio Z-Studio (http://zstudiorecords.com), famous for an impressive track record history and responsible and creative employees. In the near future it will be possible to listen on an official site of band, and also to get a disk in music shops.
…This is it for now, wait for news from band which not once surprised and shocked publics, with the innovative ideas and the original approach in representing their music.
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