Pilot (Russian band)

Pilot
Also known asPilOt
OriginSaint Petersburg, Russia
GenresRock
Punk rock
Grunge (early)
Industrial metal
Experimental rock (later)
Years active1997–present
MembersIlya "Chort" Knabengof
Alexey Svetlov
Nikita Belozyorov
Ivan Petrov
WebsiteOfficial website

Pilot, also known as PilOt (Russian: Пилот, ПилОт) is a Russian rock band from Saint Petersburg, founded by Ilya Knabengof in 1997.

History

The roots of the band stretch back to 1994, at which point it was called Military Jane.

In April and May 2022, Pilot participated in a series of concerts organized in order to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

Members

Current line-up

  • Ilya "Chort" Knabengof (Илья "Чёрт" Кнабенгоф): vocals, guitar
  • Alexey Svetlov: guitar
  • Ivan Petrov: bass guitar
  • Nikita Belozyorov: drums

Discography

Albums

Year Title
1997Война (акустика) (War (Acoustics))
1998Жывой Концерррт (Live Concert)
2001Сказка о Прыгуне и Скользящем (Tale of the Jumper and the Sliding One)
2002Наше Небо (Our Sky)
2002Джоконда (Jaconda)
2003Времена Года (мини-альбом) (Seasons (mini-album))
2004Рыба, Крот и Свинья (A Fish, a Mole and a Pig)
2006Ч/б (B/w)
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2009Содружество (Community)
2011Осень (Autumn)
201313
2015Изолятор (Infirmary)
2016Кукушка (Cuckoo)
2018Пандора (Pandora)

Singles

Year Title
2002Времена Года (maxi-single)
2004Проводник (single)

References

  1. ↑ "Гастроли патриотов. Как кремлевские эксперты и шоу-бизнес зарабатывают на концертах "Za Россию"". BBC (in Russian). 11 May 2022.