Nürnberg is a Belarusian post-punk band that performs songs exclusively in the Belarusian language. Founded in 2016 in Minsk, the band members are Juryj Luhaŭcoŭ (vocals, bass guitar) and Alieh Savucin (guitar).

In everyday life, Alieh Savucin works as a medical doctor.

History

The band members met in school and initially performed covers. However, the lyrics and music for the song "Žorstka" were written back in 2013 when they were in eleventh grade. Nürnberg has performed at festivals and concerts throughout Belarus, Poland, Russia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

The first demo version was released in August 2017. At that time, Nürnberg began recording their EP titled "U nikudy", which was released on January 8, 2018, and on January 17, the German label Squall Recordings issued the release on cassettes. On November 5, 2018, the band released their debut album, "Skryvaj". On December 4, the album was released on cassettes by the German label Squall Records, as well as by American Death Shadow Records. CD discs were published by Russian Sierpien Records.

The portal Tuzin FM named the band the Discovery of the Year 2018.

On April 20, 2020, Nürnberg released their second album titled "Paharda". The recording, mixing, and mastering of the album were done by Roman Komogortsev, the guitarist of the band "Molchat Doma". On January 15, 2021, Death Shadow Records released the album on vinyl.

On January 1, 2021, the magazine Eatmusic wrote that this post-punk collective deserves attention.

On February 1, 2023, Nürnberg released their EP in a new sound titled "Ahida".

Musical Style

The band members are inspired by the gray surroundings and general fatigue. According to Yury, they do not make pure post-punk and mix it with various styles. Also, from his words, they were very influenced by the German and Polish new wave, Soviet bands, particularly "Kino", the British "The Cure", and others. They speak well of the bands "Petlya Pristrastiya", "Molchat Doma", and "Skroź." At the beginning, they often performed covers of "Akute" songs.

The band tried to find a drummer, but the members did not like such a sound; instead, they use a drum machine.

In their song and album titles, Nürnberg uses Belarusian Latin. The cover of the first album is adorned with a photograph by Henri Cartier, who is one of the most famous and influential photographers of the 20th century. The album cover "Paharda" is made in the style of Suprematism.

Name

The name of the band comes from the city of Nuremberg and is associated with the history of the coronation of Vytautas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania. The ceremony scheduled for September 8, 1430, did not occur because the Poles did not let through the delegation carrying the crowns of Vytautas and his wife Uliana that were made in Nuremberg. In October in Vilnius, Jogaila proposed a compromise, allowing the coronation, provided that after his death, the crown of the King of Lithuania would belong to one of Jogaila's sons. The last letters of Vytautas indicate that he agreed to such a solution. However, his aspiration to become a king did not materialize: Vytautas suddenly died on October 27, 1430, in Trakai.