Mikhail Gorsheniov

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Mikhail Gorsheniov
Михаил Юрьевич Горшенёв
Король и Шут на Доброфест 2011.jpg
Background information
Born(1973-08-07)7 August 1973
Pikalyovo, USSR
Died19 July 2013(2013-07-19) (aged 39)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Genreshorror punk
punk rock
folk rock
hardcore-punk
hard rock
art punk
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, composer, voice actor
Associated actsKorol i Shut

Mikhail "The Pot" Gorsheniov (Russian: Михаил "Горшок" Горшенёв, full name given at birth – Михаил Юрьевич Горшенёв; 1973–2013) was a lead singer and composer of Russian horror punk/hard rock band Korol i Shut (The King and the Jester).

Biography[]

Gorsheniov formed the band in 1988 with his classmates. Soon after that, he invited his friend Andrei Kniazev (also known as The Prince) to join the band. Knyazev would become the second singer and the main lyricist. The band's music consisted of various elements of punk rock, hard rock, art rock and gothic rock. Korol i Shut went on to become a number one rock band in Russia. They were the most successful and well-known Russian punk and hard rock act of the decade (2001–2011). The band had many nominations for most every Russian music award and won almost all of them. Mikhail also worked in theater and had a lot of collaborations with other Russian rock musicians.[1]

Mikhail was largely known for his menacing and sinister stage appearance. For a long time he had almost no upper teeth (he lost them by the age of 10). By the beginning of the 21st century he had only two fangs in his upper jaw and it made him look like a vampire or demon. Later Gorsheniov began to use dentures.

Death[]

Funeral of Mikhail Gorsheniov

Gorsheniov had admitted to being a longtime drug addict and heroin user.[2] His unsuccessful struggle with his addiction caused his death on 19 July 2013 of heart failure due to alcoholic cardiomyopathy, as one source attributed it to a drug relapse.[3] According to his wishes, he was cremated in Saint Petersburg and his ashes buried in Bogoslovskoe Cemetery of the city.

Personal life[]

Gorsheniov was married twice and had a daughter Alexandra from his second marriage. He also raised his stepdaughter Anastasia, the daughter of his second wife Olga from first marriage. His younger brother Alexey is the former frontman of Kukryniksy.

Discography[]

With Korol i Shut:

Date of Release Title Translation
1996 Камнем по голове Stone to the Head
1997 Король и Шут King and Jester
1999 Акустический альбом Acoustic Album
1999 (live) Men Were Eating Meat
2000 Heroes and Villains
2001 Gathering
2001 Like in an Old Tale
2002 Alas, I Have No Rifle!
2003 (DVD) Dead Anarchist
2004 Riot on the Ship
2006 Trader of Nightmares
2007 Scary Tales
2008 The Clown's Shadow
2010 Demon's Theatre
2011 TODD. Act 1. Feast of Blood
2012 TODD. Act 2. At the Edge

Solo albums:

2005 – I'm Alcoholic Anarchist ("Я алкоголик-анархист")

References[]

  1. ^ Evgenia Libabova "And the living ones will sing about dead" (И живые споют про мертвецов) – authorized biography of Korol i Shut
  2. ^ "Greshniki" (The Sinners), St. Petersburg, 2007
  3. ^ Mikhail Gorsheniov died of drug overdose
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