Slot (Russian band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Slot


Background = group_or_band
Origin = Moscow, Russia
Genre = Nu metal
Years_active = 2002 - present
Label = M2BA, EM&NEM, Mistery of Sound
URL = http://www.slot.ru
Current_members = Daria "Nookie" Stavrovich (Дария "Nookie" Ставрович)
Igor "Cache" Lobanov (Игорь "КЭШ" Лобанов)
Сергей "ID" Боголюбский (Sergey "ID" Bogolyobskij
Кирилл "Mr. Dude" Качанов (Kirill "Mr.Dude" Katchanov)
Михаил "MiX" Петров (Micheal "MiX" Petrov
Past_members = YES
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Slot (Russ.: Слот) is a Russian nu metal band.

Biography

Slot was formed in 2002 in Moscow, Russia. In 2003 they released their debut album “SLOT 1”. The album was released on the label "Mistery Of Sound”. Their debut video "Odni" was in rotation on MTV and other major video stations for over 6 months. The album went on to sell over ten thousand copies internationally.

In Autumn 2005, the band were nominated for the RAMP Award "The best vocal of the year". Together with KoRn, Slot performed at St. Petersburg's Ice Palace and at MSAdn in Moscow in 2006.

The band have been featured on numerous soundtracks for films such as “Day Watch”, “Pirate”, “Bumer” and “Hunting for Piranha”. They have also been featured on compilations such as Nashestvie, Scang Fest, and Rock Watch.

In the summer of 2006, Slot opened their Myspace page due to constant requests from fans worldwide. In the first month, the band had received over 1000 visits and over 20,000 plays on Myspace player.

In Autumn 2006, the band released their second album “2 Warz”, fuelled by the nationwide hit single of the same name. The video for the song was aired on various national television stations (MTV Russia, Muz TV, A1, O2TV and Music BOX ). The album shifted over eight thousand copies in the first twelve weeks of release.

Due to the massive success of the album and the single, the band were once again nominated for the prestigious RAMP Award in four categories. They were the only band with this number of nominations in 2006. They went on to win “Hit Of The Year”.

In autumn 2007, they released their third, highly anticipated album TRINITY. The video for the first single “Dead Stars” was released to Internet and national video stations in the fourth quarter of 2007.

They have toured with Russian bands such as: Animal JazZ and The Dolphin. They have also toured extensively with internationally known bands such as KoRn, Clawfinger, and Samael. In 2007 they performed alongside ARIA at the RAMP Awards. In spring 2007 the band embarked on a fifty-date tour of the Baltic region, where more than fifty thousand fans came out to support them.

Their current album “Trinity” has sold more than fifteen thousand copies in the first month of release. At present they are continuing to tour Russia and the Baltic region extensively.

On 11/04/2008 Nookie and Cache performed with the Russian group "Linda" on A1, presenting the group Linda's new album "Scorpions".

On 26/04/2008 a new video for "Они Убили Кенни"(They Killed Kenny) was released on their official web site.

Albums

*2003 LP "SLOT1"
*2004 LP "SLOT1" (Include Night Watch OST)
*2006 LP -2Warz-
*2007 LP -2Warz- Limited Edition
*2007 LP -2Warz- (with Nookie)
*2007 LP -Trinity

OST and Compilations

*2003 OST "Bumer"
*2003 Compilation "Nashestvie XIV"
*2004 Compilation "SCANG FEST 3"
*2004 Compilation "Rock Maraphon"
*2005 Compilation "RAMP 2005"
*2006 OST "Piranha hunting"
*2006 Compilation "Russian Alternative" 2006
*2007 OST "Shadow Fight 2"

Awards

*RAMP Awards 2005 - Best Vocal Of The Year (won)
*RAMP Awards 2006 - Hit Of The Year (Won), Album of the year, Band of the year (Nominated)
*RAMP Awards 2007 - Band of the year (Nominated)
*RAMP Awards 2008 - Crip of the year (Nominated),Album of the year (Nominated),Hit of the year (Nominated),Soundtrack of the year (Nominated),Band of the year (Nominated)

Sources

* [http://www.slot.ru Offical Site]
* [http://myspace.com/theslot Myspace site]