Ех-Сектор Газа | en

Сектор Газа ("Sektor Gaza", a Russian for "Gas Sector" and "Gaza Strip") was a well-known Russian punk rock band founded in 1987 in Voronezh. Apart from the band leader, Yuriy Nikolaevich Klinskikh (nicknamed Hoy), all other band members were replaced over time. The band's style of music can be described as melodic and experimental; the content varied from political songs to mystical songs about zombies and vampires, as well as interpretations of Russian folk songs and rock ballads. The band's name is apparently a homage to their home town, Voronezh, which people also refer to as "gas chamber". In one...

The group "ex-Sektor Gaza" was formed in the autumn of 2000 after the death of Сектор Газа front man Jurij Klinskikh. Produced by the art director of "Gala Records (Russian office of EMI)" - Sergey Kuznetsov, the group recorded their debut album " Radioaktivnaya Ulybka (Radioactive smile)". In a year, they saw success with their second - "Pofigizm i zdravyi smysl (Pofigizm and common sense)". The second album received positive responses even from those who were sceptical about the band's creativity. Having toured a bit in 2003, with a few concerts here and there, the musicians started to write a...