Burn the Tower! Smash the Power!
Moratory was formed in Saint-Petersburg (Russia) in winter 2011, influenced by swedish d-beat and american thrash metal, with death/black metal and crust references. Their first musical steps were made at local venues and nearest illegal festivals. Their political/social lyrics and uncompromising music found resonance in Russian undeground scene. After releasing debut album “Confrontation” in 2017 the band started to spread their sound among the European metalpunk community. During the 2018-2019 Moratory changed lineup, released one single “The More I See” and a split with German band SpeedKobra, after which they went on Russian and European tours. In the early 2020 lineup was changed again and the band played a huge gig with Axegrinder & Anti-System. In the spring of 2021, Moratory released their 2nd album “The Old Tower Burns”, leaning more into metal music complexity, while keeping their punk attitude.
February 2022. Russia started a full-scale war with Ukraine. Hard times have begun for musicians of Moratory. In the spring of 2022 band recorded anti-war EP "F.P.F.W." (Fuck Politics! Fuck War!). In autumn they went on tour in Georgia, released this EP and left the Russia for an indefinite period...
Current lineup:
Ilia Moratory - Vocals
Professor - Guitar
Conan - Guitar
George the Useless - Bass / Backing Vocals
Alex Pastor - Drums
Stay Angry! Stay Rock'n'roll!
