Distemper is a Russian ska punk band from Moscow that was founded in 1989.
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Background information | |
Origin | Moscow, Russia |
Genres | Hardcore punk (1989 — 1995) Skacore Ska punk (1995 — present) |
Years active | 1989-present |
Members | Viacheslav "Dacent" Biryukov (Вячеслав "Дацент" Бирюков) Baj (Бай) Kostja (Костя) Alexey (Алексей) Wasja (Вася) Yury (Юра) Sergey (Сергей) |
Website | www.distemper.ru |
Distemper was founded on 4 September 1989 in Moscow. They started out as a hardcore punk band and released their first record 2 years after the band was founded, still not very successful. In 1993 they released another album. With their 1995 record Город (City) they shifted to ska punk. They released 2 more albums.
Distemper's music can be characterized by upbeat ska-punk.