Russian band from Moscow Beat Devils is playing psychobilly and was originally formed in 2001. Since January 2004 the constant lineup is:
Mike «Gremlin» Bogdanov - double bass, back vocals;
Andy Lougovoi - guitar, vocals;
Teo Nikolaev – drums.
From that time the band made a great number of single concert and took part in different of Rockabilly,Psychobilly and Punk-Rock festivals. During all this time the band is touring constantly in Saint Petersburg, Kiev, Minsk, Tula, Ivanovo, Krasnodar, Vladimir, Ekaterinburg, Yaroslavl, Surgut, Perm, Novorossiysk, Eisk, Berlgorod, Kharkov and many other cities of Russia and abroad. On 8 December 2005 their first album «Get the Beat and Meet the Devils» was released by Russian major label «Mystery of Sound» and by TCY-records in Switzerland . Eleven self-composed tracks with a modern mix of psychobilly, bluegrass and neo-rockabilly is a final result of 4-year work, tours and rehearsals. Later it was released by TCY-Records also and now it is available in Europe. The album got a number of press-releases and reviews in Russia and abroad. In June 2006 their song «Wild Rockin’ Mama» was included in the official compilation by well-known German billy-magazine «Dynamite”. In November 2007 they have released the first band’s EP «Tonight», and on 16 September 2008, they came in with their second album «Second Date», which was released by «Crazy Love Records» (Germany) and «JetNoise Records» (Russia). From October 2008 till March 2009 the band made a big «Second Date» tour in Russia and Ukraine. The song «Let’s Go On» was included in Psychomania Fanzine compilation in December 2008. In June 2009 the band made its first European tour and took part in 17th Psychobilly Meeting in Pineda de Mar, Spain, in September 2009 in Mamakabo Festival in Etnomir,Kaluzhskaya region and in October 2009 in Helloween Rumble in Finland. In April 2010 they took part for the second time in the biggest rockabilly & psychobilly festival in Eastern Europe Ukrabilly Bang #6 in Kiev, Ukraine and in May 2010 in Horrardo psychobilly festival in Bremen and toured in such cities as Berlin, Stuttgart, Prague and etc. On the 5th June 2010 Beat Devils represented rockabilly/psychobilly music on the famous open-air festival «Usadba Jazz» in Archangelskoe. Their latest split EP was released on 10th December 2010 together with the band The Magnetix. In 2011 Beat Devils plan to release a new album.
