The Grand Astoria were formed in April 2009 by guitarist and singer Kamille Sharapodinov and guitarist Igor Suvorov fromSaint-Petersburg, Russia. Their previous bands gave them lots of live gigging and studio recording experience so it took only afew months to produce their debut album and gain an audience in both Russian capitals with music they deemed to be"tripped out psychedelic fuzz rock having sex with heavy metal."The band style combines such genres as progressive, psychedelic, stoner rock, punk and heavy metal.The members ...read more
The Grand Astoria were formed in April 2009 by guitarist and singer Kamille Sharapodinov and guitarist Igor Suvorov fromSaint-Petersburg, Russia. Their previous bands gave them lots of live gigging and studio recording experience so it took only afew months to produce their debut album and gain an audience in both Russian capitals with music they deemed to be"tripped out psychedelic fuzz rock having sex with heavy metal."The band style combines such genres as progressive, psychedelic, stoner rock, punk and heavy metal.The members mentionHawkwind, MC5, Iron Maiden, Mudhoney, Megadeth, Faith No More, Black Flag andJimi Hendrix among their major influences.
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