DESCRIPTION:
Band: Велес (Veles)
Album: Псы Государевы (Psy Gosudarevy)
Genre: Folk Metal
Country: Russia
Year: 2013

Order here:
* http://eng.soundage.org/shop/goods.php?razdel=soundage&type=cd&ptype=162&id=3028

Websites:
* http://veles-net.narod.ru/
* https://www.facebook.com/groups/Veles.folk.metal/


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Veles - god in the ancient pagan pantheon, patron of poetry and storytelling.
In ancient text, "The Tale of Igor's Campaign", an ancient bard Boyan called "Veles's grandson", indicating the function of Veles as the god of wisdom, poetry and songs.

Group Veles - a symbiosis of metal , folk and classical Russian music. The idea of ​​a band appeared in 2000 , by Denis Dianov and Ilya Shchukin , who at the time were together on violin . They were united by a craving for Russian folk songs , and "heavy" Western music . The main idea of ​​the project was to use a bow string instruments , but over time the emphasis has shifted towards a " guitar " for a more traditional rock sound , which was supplemented by a cello (the first party which played a prematurely deceased wonderful musician Yaroslav Kovalev ) . In the future , members of the band even more addicted folk songs , Russian opera and symphonic music. Musicians continued to search for ideas and concepts that result in 2008 was a demo album "The Sinful man", recorded as follows: Denis Dianov - vocals, Ilya Shchukin - guitar, Alexander Bragin - drums , Paul Fights - bass , Andrew Yatsynich - cello .
Concert and studio musicians experience was acquired at various venues in Moscow and other cities and studios, not only as a member of Veles , but also in other musical groups .

Current line-up is:
Denis Dianov - vocals
Ilya Shchukin - guitar
Alexander Bragin - drums
Aleksey Gerasimov - guitar
Sergei Kokin - bass

and other session musicians...
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Lyrics:
Как ходил Ерошка царя веселить,
Надевал личину чудовую,
Да одёжку красную - новую.
Раньше - то Ерошка боярином был,
Да имел немалую вотчину,
Со князьями дружбицу он водил,
Пирогами сладкими подчивал.
Да не с теми столовался -
Малютушке попался,
На дыбе поднимали, железом выжигали -
Быть тебе, Ерошка, шутом при государе.
Гой Еси, Государь Всея Руси!
"Славно ты, Ерошка, меня веселил,
Чашею тебя я пожалую,
Познакомлю с братом моим меньшим,
С братом со меньшим, со царём лесным!"
Гой Еси, Государь Всея Руси!
Уж ты батюшка, грозный царь,
Грозный царь Иван Васильевич!
До больших бояр немилостив,
До простых людей - отец родной!
По головушкам топорики похаживают,
Белы косточки в могилушках побрякивают,
Ты гори - гори, воскова свеча,
Ты руби - руби, топорик, да сплеча!
Гой Еси, Государь Всея Руси!
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