Dead Rooster
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Lyubomyr Futorsky |
| Defunct | 2011 |
| Fate | Hiatus, resumed activity in 2023 |
| Headquarters | Ukraine |
| Products | Music albums |
| Website | deadrooster |
Dead Rooster or Mertvy Piven () is a rock ensemble from Ukraine, established by Lyubomyr Futorsky in 1989. Their inaugural performance took place in 1990 during the Vyvykh festival. Following their victory in the performers' art songs category at the Chervona Ruta festival, they recorded their first album, Eto, in 1991. Originally formed as an acoustic group, Dead Rooster transitioned into a grunge and art-rock band by the late 1990s, developing a sound that resists straightforward classification. The lineup has experienced several changes over time.
The band's catalog prominently includes lyrics crafted by notable Ukrainian poets such as Yuri Andrukhovych, Maksym Rylsky, Oleksandr Irvanets, Viktor Neborak, Yurko Pozayak, Serhiy Zhadan, Natalka Bilotserkivets, Ihor Kalynets, and Taras Shevchenko. One of their albums draws inspiration directly from Andrukhovych's poetry collection sharing the same title.
In 2009, the track "Kiss" ("") was featured on the soundtrack of the American motion picture Cold Souls, directed by Sophie Barthes.
After pausing activity for twelve years, Dead Rooster made a comeback on May 22, 2023, performing at the "Bird. Serhiy Zhadan and Friends" concert, where they introduced their new lead singer Yurii Roketskyi.
Name origin
The band's name was inspired by a cafe where members often gathered. Above its entrance hung a weather vane shaped like a rooster, which they humorously referred to as dead, leading to the adoption of the name "Dead Rooster."
Members
- Current
- Roman Chayka
- Oleh Suk
- Alex Slobodian
- Yurko Chopyk
- Maryan Kozovyy
- Yurii Roketskyi
- Former
- Andriy Pyatakov
- Serfym Pozdnyakov
- Vadym Balayan
- Lyubomyr Futorsky (deceased 2023)
- Andriy Nadolsky
- Yaryna Yakubyak
- Roman Ross
- Ivan Nebesnyy
- Andriy Pidkivka
- Misko Barbara (deceased 2021)
Discography
- 1992 – ()
- 1993 – ()
- 1994 – ()
- 1995 – ()
- 1996 –
- 1997 – ()
- 1998 – ()
- 2003 – ()
- 2006 – ()
- 2008 – ()
- 2008 – ()
- 2009 – Made in ()
- 2011 – ()