Louna Explained

Louna
Landscape:	Yes
Origin:	Moscow, Russia
Genre:	Hard rock, punk rock
Years Active:	2008 - present
Label:	Red Decade Records M2BA Souyz Music
Associated Acts:	Tracktor Bowling
Current Members:	Lousine Gevorkian Vitaly Demidenko Rouben Kazariyan Sergey Ponkratiev Leonid "Pilot" Kinzbursky

Louna is an alternative/punk rock band, formed in Moscow in 2008 by Tracktor Bowling musicians Lousine Gevorkian and Vitaly Demidenko.^[1]

Their debut album, Let's Get Louder, was released in 2010. In total, the group has released three albums and six singles to date.

The band is best known for its socially conscious songs criticizing Russian political elites^[2] ^[3] ^[4] and religion.^[5] ^[6] Louna's songs are frequently found on Russian radio and rock charts.^[7] ^[8]

Louna is composed of members Lousine Gevorkian (vocals), Vitaly Demidenko (bass), Sergey Ponkratiev (guitars), Rouben Kazariyan (guitar) and Leonid "Pilot" Kinzbursky (drums).

In autumn 2013 the band went into a large-scale tour of 26 U.S. cities with teams of The Pretty Reckless and Heaven's Basement.^[9]

On 13 December 2018 they released a new English-speaking album, “Panopticon”.

Awards and nominations

|-|rowspan="1"| 2009 ||rowspan="1"| Louna || Best New Alternative Artist^[10] || |-|rowspan="3"| 2011 ||rowspan="3"| Louna || Song of the Year "Fight Club" ^[11] || |-| Female Vocalist "Lousine Gevorkian" ^[11] || |-| Breakthrough Artist "Louna" ^[11] || |-|rowspan="2"| 2012 ||rowspan="2"| Louna || Female Vocalist "Lousine Gevorkian"^[12] || |-| Album of the Year "Time X" ^[12] || |-|rowspan="2"| 2014 ||rowspan="2"| Louna || 500 Best songs Nashe Radio "Mama", "Let's Get Louder" ^[13] || |-| Group of the Year "Louna" ^[14] || |-|rowspan="1"| 2014 ||rowspan="1"| Lousine Gevorkian || Leader chart "Tarakany! and Lousine Gevorkian" ^[15] || |-

Band members

Current members

Lousine Gevorkian — lead vocals, keyboards (2008–present)
Vitaly Demidenko — bass guitar (2008–present)
Rouben Kazariyan — lead guitar (2008–present)
Sergey Ponkratiev — rhythm guitar (2008–present)
Leonid Kinzbursky — drums (2008–present)

Timeline

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Discography

Studio albums

No.	Year	Album name
1.	2010	Сделай громче! (Make it louder	)
2.	2012	Время X (The Time of X)
3.	2013	Behind a Mask
4.	2013	Мы — это Louna (We are Louna)
5.	2016	Дивный новый мир (Brave new world)
6.	2018	Полюса (Poles)
7.	2018	Panopticon
8.	2020	Начало нового круга (Start of a new circle)
9.	2022	Рубикон (Rubicon)

Live albums

No.	Year	Album name
1.	2013	Проснись и пой! (Wake up and sing	)
2.	2016	Песни о мире (Songs about peace) (featuring the Globalis Symphony Orchestra)
3.	2020	Live Show (Re:Public Minsk Belarus)

Collections

No.	Year	Collection name
1.	2015	The Best of
2.	2019	X (The Best of)
3.	2021	Обратная сторона LOUNA (Reverse side of LOUNA) (acoustic versions)

Singles

No.	Year	Single name
1.	2009	Армагеддон (Armageddon)
2.		Чёрный (Black)
3.		Белый (White)
4.	2010	Солнце (Sun)
5.	2011	Кому веришь ты? (feat. Tem) (Who do you believe?)
6.	2012
7.	2013	Mama (Re-released)
8.	2013
9.	2016	18+
10.	2018	Колыбельная / Лопасти (Lullaby / Blades)
11.		Так (Like this)
12.		Другие (Others)
13.		Shadow Kingdoms (feat. Craig Mabbitt, Kevin Thrasher)
14.		Brave New World
15.	2019	S.N.U.F.F.
16.	2020	Полюса (Poles)
17.		Песня о мире (Song about peace)
18.		Сердца из стали (Hearts of steal)
19.		Вендетта (Vendetta)
20.		Из этих стен (From these walls)
21.		В бой (To battle) (tribute to DDT)
22.		Станем стеной (Will become a wall)
23.		Сигнал в пустоте (Signal in the void)
24.	2021	Незабудка (Forget-me-not)

Videography

No.	Year	Release name	Type of release / Comment
1.	2009	Армагеддон	music clip
2.	2010	Зачем?	music clip
3.	2010	Сделай громче!	music clip
4.	2011	Карма мира	music clip
5.	2011	Мой рок-н-ролл (в 3D)	music clip
6.	2012	Мама	music clip
7.	2012	Mama	music clip
8.	2012	Люди смотрят вверх	music clip
9.	2013	Business	music clip
10.	2013	Up There	music clip
11.	2013	Ночь, дорога и рок	music clip
12.	2014	С тобой	music clip

External links

- - Page @ last.fm (more than 11.000 listeners)

Notes and References

Web site: http://www.kubana.com/news_louna2012.htm . ru:Лунная Соната Не Для Слабонервных!. ru. Moonlight Sonata Is Not for the Faint of Heart!. 2012-02-06. kubana.com. 2012-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029214229/http://www.kubana.com/news_louna2012.htm . 2013-10-29 . dead .
Web site: http://www.rollingstone.ru/articles/music/review/11018.html?reviews. ru:Louna - «Время X». ru. Louna - "Time X". 2012-04-11. Ilya. Zinin. Rolling Stone. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120414141206/http://www.rollingstone.ru/articles/music/review/11018.html?reviews. 2012-04-14.
Web site: 2012-03-08 . ru:Louna - Время Х (Рецензия на альбом) . Louna - Time X (Album Review) . http://alt-sector.net/3379-louna-vremya-h-recenziya-na-albom.html . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240623052404/https://alt-sector.net/3379-louna-vremya-h-recenziya-na-albom.html . 2024-06-23 . 2024-11-18 . alt-sector-net . ru.
Web site: March 2012 . ru:Louna — Время X пришло (+скачать mp3) . Louna — Time X Has Come (+Download MP3). http://oppositionmusic.ru/2012/03/louna-vremya-x-prishlo-skachat-mp3/ . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190102173244/http://oppositionmusic.ru/2012/03/louna-vremya-x-prishlo-skachat-mp3/ . 2019-01-02 . oppositionmusic.ru.
Web site: ru: Louna - Бизнес. ru. Louna - Business. Megalyrics.ru. http://megalyrics.ru/lyric/louna/biznies.htm. https://web.archive.org/web/20150415001735/http://www.megalyrics.ru/lyric/louna/biznies.htm. usurped. 15 April 2015.
Web site: ru:Louna - Кризис Крайст Суперзвезда. ru. Crisis Christ Superstar. Megalyrics.ru. http://megalyrics.ru/lyric/louna/%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%81-%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82-%D1%81%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B0.htm. https://web.archive.org/web/20101224191503/http://megalyrics.ru/lyric/louna/%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%81-%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82-%D1%81%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B0.htm. usurped. 24 December 2010.
Web site: http://2012.13top.ru/news/18/ . ru:НАГРАЖДЕНЫ ЛУЧШИЕ РОССИЙСКИЕ РОК-МУЗЫКАНТЫ ЗА 2011 ГОД. ru. The Best Russian Rock Musicians For 2011 Were Awarded . 2012-03-08. 2012.13top.ru. 2012-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120828031700/http://2012.13top.ru/news/18/ . 2012-08-28 . dead .
News: May 2011. 2. 40 . ru:Лу Геворкян: Экстремистов используют как мяСО с плакатами. ru. Lou Gevorgyan: Extremists are used as meat with posters. http://www.campus-online.ru/PDF/2-2011.pdf. 12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130602053133/http://www.campus-online.ru/PDF/2-2011.pdf . 2013-06-02 . 2013-06-02 . Кампус (Campus).
News: Louna Announce First-Ever U.S. Tour, with The Pretty Reckless. Revolver. 10 September 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914231456/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/louna-announce-first-ever-u-s-tour-with-the-pretty-reckless.html. 14 September 2016.
Web site: http://newsmuz.com/news_page_2_17476_1.htm . ru:Фаворитом RAMP-2009 стал "Ляпис Трубецкой". ru. "Lyapis Trubetskoy" became the favorite of RAMP-2009. NEWSmuz.com. 2013-04-30 . dead . https://archive.today/20130616132834/http://newsmuz.com/news_page_2_17476_1.htm . 2013-06-16 .
News: ru:Вокалистка Tracktor Bowling отмечает день рождения. ru. The vocalist of Tracktor Bowling celebrates her birthday. Billboard. MSN Music. http://billboard.ru.msn.com/%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B0-tracktor-bowling-%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%82-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C-%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F. February 21, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130625215419/http://billboard.ru.msn.com/%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B0-tracktor-bowling-%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%82-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C-%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F. June 25, 2013. dead.
Web site: http://www.nashe.ru/news/music/1168792/ . ru:Номинанты Премии "Чартова дюжина"!. ru. Nominees for the Chart Dozen Award! . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130124092049/http://www.nashe.ru/news/music/1168792/ . 2013-01-24. 2013-01-09.
Web site: http://louna.ru/louna-v-dvadtsatke-luchshih-pesen-nashego-radio/. ru:LOUNA В ДВАДЦАТКЕ ЛУЧШИХ ПЕСЕН НАШЕГО РАДИО!. ru. Louna in the Top 20 Songs of Nashe Radio!. 2013-01-25. louna.ru. 2024-11-19. live. 2020-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20200223195041/http://louna.ru/louna-v-dvadtsatke-luchshih-pesen-nashego-radio/.
Web site: http://louna.ru/louna-v-nominatsii-na-premiyu-chartova-dyuzhina/. ru:LOUNA В НОМИНАЦИИ НА ПРЕМИЮ «ЧАРТОВА ДЮЖИНА»!. ru. Louna Nominated for the Chart Dozen Awards!. louna.ru. 2014-01-14. 2024-11-19. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115204944/http://louna.ru/louna-v-nominatsii-na-premiyu-chartova-dyuzhina/. 2020-01-15.
News: http://www.rg.ru/2014/02/15/duzhina-site-anons.html. ru:Вручены национальные премии в области рок-н-ролла "Чартова дюжина". ru. The "Chart Dozen" national rock 'n' roll awards have been presented. Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 16 February 2014. Andrey. Vasyanin. Sergey. Kuksin. 2024-11-19. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212102317/https://rg.ru/2014/02/15/duzhina-site-anons.html. 2022-02-12.