The group "The King and the Clown 'ceased to exist

Rock group "The King and the Clown" January 1, 2014 officially ceased to exist. ITAR-TASS referring to the representative of the musical collective Nicholas Sviridenko.

Sviridenko said that the first day of 2014 the band continued creative activities, but under a different name - "The Northern Fleet" .Smena name associated with the death of frontman Michael "Pot" Gorsheneva, who died in July 2013. Initially, "The Northern Fleet" - is one of the songs from the album "King and jester" "Mutiny on the ship" (2004). The author of the composition was Michael Gorshenev.

The decision to rename the group was taken in the summer of 2013th, but the rest of the year remaining participants were given a series of memorable concerts in honor of the deceased singer. As part of the farewell tour with the team played its former members - Andrei Knyazev Dmitry Rishko and Ilya Chert from "Pilot" and Darius Stavrovich of "Slot».

Michael Gorshenev group "The King and the Clown" was a vocalist, author of music and some lyrics. He died at the age of 39 years old July 19, 2013. The musician was found dead in his apartment. The cause of death was toxic cardiomyopathy caused by prolonged use of alcohol and drugs.

Russian punk band "The King and the Clown" has existed for 25 years. Its founders were Mikhail Gorshenev, Alexander and Alexander Balunov Shchigolev. At first the band was called "Office", but to the 1990s, it changed its name to "King Shutov," and then to "The King and the Clown." Total group has recorded 12 studio albums and has released several live records and compilations.

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