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

Pilot
Also known asPilOt
OriginSaint Petersburg, Russia
GenresRock
Punk rock
Grunge (early)
Industrial metal
Experimental rock (later)
Years active1997–present
MembersIlya "Chort" Knabengof
Sergey Vyrvich
Nikita Belozyorov
Andrey Kazachenko
WebsiteOfficial website

History

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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

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Current line-up

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  • Ilya "Chort" Knabengof (Илья "Чёрт" Кнабенгоф): vocals, guitar
  • Sergey Vyrvich: bass guitar
  • Nikita Belozyorov: drums
  • Andrey Kazachenko: keyboards

Discography

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Albums

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Year Title
1997 Война (акустика) (War (Acoustics))
1998 Жывой Концерррт (Live Concert)
2001 Сказка о Прыгуне и Скользящем (Tale of the Jumper and the Sliding One)
2002 Наше Небо (Our Sky)
2002 Джоконда (Jaconda)
2003 Времена Года (мини-альбом) (Seasons (mini-album))
2004 Рыба, Крот и Свинья (A Fish, a Mole and a Pig)
2006 Ч/б (B/w)
2008 1+1=1
2009 Содружество (Community)
2011 Осень (Autumn)
2013 13
2015 Изолятор (Infirmary)
2016 Кукушка (Cuckoo)
2018 Пандора (Pandora)

Singles

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

References

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