ИЛ

The band was formed in the summer of 2013 by members of several collectives of the Moscow sludge / stoner doom-scene . Initially, the chosen direction was sludge doom with an admixture of drone and noise, but later the band changed its sound to the side of doom metal. The lyrics of the collective are based on Slavonic mythology, folk tales and occultism. In 2015 band was in active live activity, and in the intervals between concerts worked on new material. In September 2017, a new album Nechist was released, which, according to the participants, is currently the most developed both in terms of its musical component and concept. In 2019, we released EP Void Shape, consisting of only two tracks, the text for one of which (Flame) was written based on the book of the same name by Pimen Karpov, published in 1913;vividly describing the bloody masses and orgies of rural sectarians in orthodox churches. By the sentence of the synod, the novel was burned; In 2020 Band released their Heresy, imbued with the spirit of Russian chthonic witchcraft. In concert Band shared a scene with iconic bands in doom metal and sludge genres, including Acid King (USA), Suma (Sweden), Monarch! (France), Zaum (Canada), Conan (UK), Bong(UK) . In 2018 band performed their first shows in Eastern Europe (10 towns), in 2019 in UK (5 towns). ИЛ in english is ooze , silt, the mud from the swamp. Or... Sludge