Lazarvs (band)
Lazarvs | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Budapest, Hungary |
| Genres | sludge metal, grunge, stoner rock, doom metal |
| Years active | 2009 - present |
| Members |
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| Past members | Zoltán Prepelicza |
Lazarvs (formerly known as Apey & the Pea) is a three-piece sludge metal/grunge/stoner rock band from Budapest, Hungary.
History
Apey & the Pea, a three-piece stoner/sludge/grunge band, was formed in late 2009 by András Áron (guitar, vocals), László Makai (drums), and Zoltán Prepelicza (bass). They released their first single in 2010, called 'Better Maxi'.
In 2011 they released their five-song EP called 'The Day Ends'.
From 2011–2013 they toured around Hungary and Europe. In June 2013 they released their first music video called 'Judas', which was the first single from their upcoming album 'Devil's Nectar', which they released in the same year.[1] The album won the "Album of the Year" Gumizsifár Award and "The Best Debut Record of the Year" HangSúly Award.[2]
They released their second record called 'Hellish' in September 2014.[3] In 2015, Apey & the Pea won the Fonogram Award in the "Hard Rock-Metal Album of the Year" category, "The Album of the Year" HangSúly Award, and "The Best Live Performance of the Year" award.
They shared the stage with Saint Vitus, and[4] Crowbar at A38 Ship in Budapest.
After several concerts in 2016 they announced they began to write their third album called 'HEX'.[5] In October they supported Weedeater[6] in London at Underworld, Camden. In this year they also shared the stage with Dopethrone[7] at A38 in Budapest.
In April 2017 they released the first single and music video 'Slaves' from their next album and did their first major European tour in this month.
Their third album called 'HEX' was released in September 2017.
In September 2019 at their 10th anniversary concert in Budapest Park they announced they were changing their name to Lazarvs. [8][9][10]
They released their fourth self-titled album 'Lazarvs' in 2020 and they won the Fonogram Award in the "Hard Rock-Metal Album of the Year" category again[11]
In June 2023, after 14 years, they parted ways with their bassist Zoltán Prepelicza. They announced Attila Balogh (Dungaree) as their new bass player and member of the band.[12]
They released two singles from their fifth album called 'Scum' and 'Perpetual Rule', and the studio album called 'Blackest' was released in August 2023. The album release concert was in Budapest Park in September.[12][13][14]
Members
- András Áron – vocals, guitar (2008–present)
- László Makai – drums (2009–present)
- Attila Balogh - bass, back vocals (2023–present)
Past members:
- Zoltán Prepelicza – bass, back vocals (2009–2023)
Discography
- Devil's Nectar (2013)
- Hellish (2014)
- HEX (2017)
- Lazarvs (2020)
- Blackest (2023)
References
- ↑ "Apey & the Pea: Devil's Nectar - Shock!".
- ↑ "FONOGRAM DÍJ 2015 - A Judas Priest és az Apey And The Pea is nyert!". Hammerworld. Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ↑ "APEY & THE PEA - Megjelent a Hellish album, négy dallal lehet ismerkedni". Hammerworld. Archived from the original on 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ↑ "Maga az agónia: Saint Vitus, Apey & The Pea - A38, 2015.06.08. | HARD ROCK MAGAZIN - A Rock Napilap!". www.hardrock.hu (in magyar). Archived from the original on 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ↑ "APEY AND THE PEA - Hex címmel készül az új album, pénteken koncert a Dürerben". Hammerworld. Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ↑ "Egy hét múlva a Weedeaterrel lép fel Londonban az Apey & The Pea". Lángoló Gitárok. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ↑ "Dopethrone - Budapest, 2016. Október 24. - Shock!".
- ↑ "LAZARVS néven folytatja az Apey & the Pea". Lángoló Gitárok. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ↑ "Viszlát, Apey & the Pea! Helló, LAZARVS!". Recorder. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-11-12.[dead link]
- ↑ "Tíz év után nevet változtat Apey and the Pea". Index.hu. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ↑ Lazarvs: Fonogram-díjat kaptak (Heavy Hungary)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Scum: az első dal a Lazarvs új lemezéről, új basszusgitárossal". Nuskull Magazin (in magyar). Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ↑ Administrator. "Lazarvs: augusztusban érkezik az új album, nézd meg a Scum klipjét! - Shock!". Shockmagazin (in magyar). Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ↑ "Szeptember 14-én a Budapest Parkban mutatja be új lemezét a LAZARVS | Lángoló" (in magyar). 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
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