Круиз

Cruise Is A Soviet/Russian Rock Band Founded In 1978. Throughout Its History It Radically Changed Its Sound From Rock To Heavy Metal And Then Back To Rock. Cruise Was Formed In 1978 By Valeri Gaina Guitar Alexander Monin Vocals And Alexander Kirnitsky Bass . Under Government Pressure They Broke Up In 1984 And Then Reformed Without Monin As Gaina Took Over The Vocals. In 1985 They Broke Up Again And Gaina Reformed The Band With Efimov And Vasiliev Keeping The Name But Radically Changing The Style. The New Band Plays Speed Metal Including A Demo Of The Last Dawn Played At A Mind-Numbing 318 Bpm The Official Studio Version Is A Mere 280 But Also Some Of The Songs Of The Old Cruise Most Notably ``Don't Lose Your Head`` Live At Rock-Panorama '86. This Lineup Tours West Germany Releases An English-Language Album And Then Breaks Up In 1990 When Gaina Moves To Israel Through Italian Consulate Then Immigrate To To Los Angeles. In Steps Monin Reforming The Band In 1991 With Some Of The Old Lineup. They Plug Away Playing Their AOR Even Opening Up For Dio In 1998 In Moscow At One Point. Monin And Gaina Play One Date At The Stadium And Then Broke Up Then Valeri Gaina Reforms Speed-Metal Cruise. Taking Advantage Of A Tour By Italy They Requested The Politic Refuge To Flee From Russia And Vanished From The Scene.Valery Gaina Leaving Italy To Israel And Other Band Members Decided To Stay In Italy As Political Refugees read less