不稳定的社会因素 - 俄罗斯Groove / Death Metal乐队Cancroid专访

Volcano Magazine
May 27
15 min read

今天采访到的是来自俄罗斯的老牌Groove / Death Metal乐队Cancroid，组建于1993年的Cancroid乐队，见证了俄罗斯30年金属场景发展，乐队在经历了多次的变化和改革之后在1997年宣布解散，直到2006年乐队的创始人Alexey Sarychev重新组建了乐队并且在2012年发行了第一张正式专辑“Peace/Death”，2017年乐队发行了第二张正式专辑“Stopped Existence”，两张经典的Groove / Death Metal作品，乐队以大段经典的Old School Death Metal式的Riff为主，再加上一些Groove的元素，让这支乐队的作品更加具有律动性，也更加的旋律化，今年乐队也终于发行了他们的最新单曲“Neither Fly Nor To Crawl”，在新单曲发行之际乐队与杂志取得联系进行了一次专访！

（V: 代表笔者 C: 代表Cancroid）

Today's interview was with the veteran Groove/Death Metal band Cancroid from Russia, formed in 1993 and witnessing the development of the metal scene in Russia over the past 30 years. After experiencing multiple changes and reforms, the band announced its dissolution in 1997. It wasn't until 2006 that the band's founder Alexey Sarychev re formed the band and released their first official album "Peace/Death" in 2012 and their second official album "Stopped Existence" in 2017 that the band released two classic Groove/Death Metal works. The band mainly features a long classic Old School Death Metal style Riff, combined with some Groove elements, making this band's The work is more rhythmic and melodic, and this year the band has finally released their latest single "Neither Fly Nor To Crawl", On the occasion of the release of the new single, the band contacted the magazine for an exclusive interview!

(V: represents author C: represents Cancroid)

采访对象：Cancroid（Cancroid乐队全体成员）

采访时间：2025.05.27

V: 你好兄弟，非常感谢你参加这次采访。我也很高兴见到你。我想这是你们乐队第一次接受中国杂志的采访。首先向所有中国球迷和朋友们问好。Cancroid乐队成立于1993年，是一支历史悠久的乐队。谁提议组建这个乐队？

Hello brother, thank you very much for participating in this interview. I am also very happy to meet you. I think this is the first time your band has accepted an interview from a Chinese magazine. First of all, I would like to say hello to all Chinese fans and friends. Cancroid band was founded in 1993 and is a long-standing band with a long history. Who proposed the formation of this band?

C: 问候兄弟、火山杂志和所有中国金属音乐迷！我们很高兴见到你，CANCROID很荣幸见到你和我们在中国的战友们！这是我们第一次采访中国观众。CANCROID是一支拥有30年历史的乐队，多年来我们经历了许多变化。这一切始于1993年俄罗斯的地下金属领域。创始人是Roman Bykov和Dmitry Besperstov（吉他手）-来自当地打鼓界的人，Valery Bulchenko（贝司手）-后来参军，他被Alexey Sarychev取代，后者后来成为乐队多年的“代言人”。Georgy Kolbasin（鼓手）-他发明了CANCROID这个名字，Roman Bychkov（主唱）-第一位主唱。早在1994年，CANCROID就举办了他们的第一场音乐会，但阵容几乎立即开始改变。这就是我们漫长的蜕变历史的开始。

Greetings brother, VOLCANO MAGAZINE and all Chinese metal music fans! We are very happy to meet you and it's a great honour for CANCROID to meet you and our brothers in arms in China! This is our first interview for Chinese audience. CANCROID is a band with 30 years of history and we have gone through many changes over the years. It all started in 1993 in the underground metal scene in Russia. The founders were Roman Bykov and Dmitry Besperstov (guitars) - guys from the local thrash scene, Valery Bulchenko (bass) - later went to the army, he was replaced by Alexey Sarychev, who later became the ‘voice’ of the band for many years. Also Georgy Kolbasin (drums) - he invented the name CANCROID, Roman Bychkov (vocals) - the first frontman. Already in 1994 CANCROID gave their first concert, but the line-up started to change almost immediately. That's how our long history of metamorphosis began.

V: 你的乐队现在只剩下一个原始成员Alexey Sarychev，所有其他成员都被替换了。为什么第一代成员离开了乐队，新成员是如何加入乐队的？你对新成员的工作满意吗？

Your band now only has one original member left, Alexey Sarychev, and all other members have been replaced. Why did the first generation members leave the band, and how did the new members join the band? Are you satisfied with the new member's job?

C: （笑）。如果你召集所有曾经在CANCROID玩过的人，你可以组织一个节日！此时离开乐队的众多成员的个人动机已经消失了，但让我们试着重建事件的过程）。

第一阶段（1993-1997年）：

Valery参军后，Alexey Saryche担任贝司手，1994年歌手Roman Bychkov离开后，Alexey成为了歌手。与此同时，Fozzy（贝斯手）加入了乐队。但吉他手和鼓手的问题导致了暂停。1997年，乐队又举办了一场音乐会并保持沉默。

复兴（2006）：

当Alexey被邀请参加Bulldozzer项目时，一切都发生了变化，他在那里演奏：Maxim Okhrimenko（吉他，前永恒弗罗斯特，街头帮），Vadim Moshegov（贝斯手，前费斯特，地狱我感觉），Evgeny Efimov（鼓手，乐队的老朋友）。他们决定复兴CANCROID，但已经采用了新的风格——Groove/Death Metal。

现代阶段：

现在乐队里没有原来的阵容，但我们感谢所有和我们一起走过这条路的人。

目前的阵容是一支强大的球队：

Vadim Moshegov（贝斯手）-自2006年以来一直是乐队的“支柱”之一，

Evgeny Efimov（鼓）-CANCROID的永久发动机，

Maxim Shilov（吉他，Trust X）-2017年加入，

Yuri Syrov（吉他，TomahawK）-2022年加入，

Vadim Kozhanov（主唱，TomahawK）-自2024年以来的新主唱。

我们对目前的阵容非常满意——他们是呼吸这种音乐的专业人士。

(Laughs). If you gather everyone who used to play in CANCROID, you could organise a festival! The personal motives of the numerous members who left the band are lost in time at this point, but let's try to reconstruct the course of events).

The first stage (1993-1997):

After Valery left for the army, Alexey Sarychev appeared on bass, and when vocalist Roman Bychkov left in 1994, Alexey moved behind the microphone. At the same time Fozzy (bass) joined the band But problems with guitarists and drummers led to a pause. In 1997 the band gave another concert and went quiet.

Revival (2006):

Everything changed when Alexey was invited to Bulldozzer project, where he played:

Maxim Okhrimenko (guitar, ex-Eternal Frost, Street Gang),

Vadim Moshegov (bass, ex-Fester, Hell I Feel),

Evgeny Efimov (drums, long-time friend of the band).

They decided to revive CANCROID, but already in a new style - Groove/Death Metal.

Modern stage:

Now there is no one from the original line-up in the band, but we are grateful to everyone who has travelled this way with us. The current line-up is a powerful team:

Vadim Moshegov (bass) - one of the ‘pillars’ of the band since 2006,

Evgeny Efimov (drums) - permanent engine of CANCROID,

Maxim Shilov (guitar, Trust X) - joined in 2017,

Yuri Syrov (guitar, TomahawK) - joined in 2022,

Vadim Kozhanov (vocals, TomahawK) - new frontman since 2024.

We are very happy with the current line-up - they are professionals who breathe this music.

V: 你们乐队的每个成员都是一位有着丰富创作经验的音乐家。你能介绍一下你的创作过程吗？我相信你的创作经验会给许多年轻音乐家带来灵感。

Each member of your band is a musician with rich creative experience. Can you introduce your creative process? I believe your creative experience will bring inspiration to many young musicians.

C: 是的，我们有很多乐队！例如：Vadim Moshegov曾出演Fester (hardcore)、Eternal Frost (pagan black metal)和Hell I Feel (thrash metal)，Maxim Shilov是Trust X (power/modern metal)的成员，Yuri Syrov和Vadim Kozhanov来自TomahawK (death core/black metal)，Evgeny Efimov在Foggy Albion和21世纪初的几个Death Metal项目中演出。这为我们提供了巨大的创意资源。有人带来了一个艰难的即兴重复段，有人带来一个意想不到的节奏，有人提出要“打破”一切，重新开始（笑）。歌曲创作过程总是混乱的，但这就是我们的优势——我们不怕实验。CANCROID的创作过程完全基于集体思维，我们一直认为这是乐队创作音乐的自然和最有利的公式，我们坚信人脑是最不可预测和最伟大的乐器，人类因素乘以发明音乐新形式的欲望是一种不可抗拒的巨大力量，尤其是在集体使用时。在团队中工作是一件极其“家庭”的事情，在这里，非常密切的精神关系帮助我们每个人做出妥协，我们总是集体讨论每个想法，并与之合作，直到每个参与者都喜欢为止——这是我们唯一的真正方式。只有这样，才能充分发展每个参与者的智力和精神能力，造福于共同事业。

Yes, we have quite a few bands under our belt! For example:

Vadim Moshegov played in Fester (hardcore), Eternal Frost (pagan black metal) and Hell I Feel (thrash metal), Maxim Shilov is a member of Trust X (power/modern metal), Yuri Syrov and Vadim Kozhanov from TomahawK (death core/black metal), Evgeny Efimov played in Foggy Albion and several death metal projects of the 2000s. This gives us a huge creative resource. Someone brings a hard riff, someone brings an unexpected groove, and someone offers to ‘break’ everything and start again (laughs). The songwriting process is always chaotic, but that's our strength - we're not afraid to experiment. The creative process in CANCROID is based solely on collective thinking, we have always considered this to be the natural and most favourable formula for the band to create music, we are firmly convinced that the human brain is the most unpredictable and great instrument, and the human factor multiplied by the desire to invent new forms in music is an irresistible and great force, especially when used collectively. Working in a group is an extremely ‘family’ affair, here very close spiritual relations help each of us to work on compromises, we always discuss each idea collectively and work with it until each participant likes it - this is the only true way for us. Only in this way can the intellectual and spiritual abilities of each participant be fully developed for the benefit of the common cause.

V: 社交和反权力是你的音乐主题。你为什么选择这个音乐主题？你想通过这个音乐主题表达什么？你还创建了歌词部分。谁创作了这些歌词，是什么启发了他？

Social and Anti power are your music themes. Why did you choose this music theme? What do you want to express through this music theme? You also created the lyrics section. Who created these lyrics and what inspired them?

C: 我们过去常常大喊“民主已死”——这是一个直接、激进的信息（笑）。现在歌词变得更深刻了。它们更多地反映了内心的挣扎、存在的意义、现代世界的幻觉。我们已经成熟，音乐也变得更加哲学化，但没有失去活力。目前，我们已经远离了音乐中的社会政治成分，这在2012年发布演示“和平/死亡”时与我们有关。在“Stopped Existence”2017年专辑发行的那一刻，我们就对深入的内在心理研究、这些或其他存在恐怖对人类的影响以及通过自愿或强制对他进行的心理实验来改变他的边缘状态产生了更大的兴趣。目前，我们在新的CANCROID概念中继续这条线。未来歌词的原始意识形态抒情成分由Alexey Sarychev创作，并由Vadim Moshegov在乐队Vladimir Kostyushkin（Hell I Feel）的一位老朋友的帮助下带到了现在的状态。我们非常感谢所有前CANCROID成员对集体创造力的贡献，但现在看来是时候继续前进，学习新事物了。

We used to shout ‘Democracy is Dead’ - it was a direct, aggressive message (laughs). Now the lyrics have become deeper. They are more reflections on the inner struggle, the meaning of existence, the illusions of the modern world. We have matured and the music has become more philosophical, but without losing energy. At the moment we have moved a bit away from the socio-political component in our music, which was relevant for us at the time of releasing the demo ‘Peace/Death’ in 2012. Already at the moment of ‘Stopped Existence’ 2017 album release, we became more interested in deep inner psychological research, influence on human being of those or other horrors of existence and changes in his borderline states by means of psychological experiments voluntarily or forcibly performed on him. At the moment we continue this line in the new CANCROID concept. The original ideological lyrical components for the future lyrics were created by Alexey Sarychev and brought to the current state by Vadim Moshegov with the help of a long-time friend of the band Vladimir Kostyushkin (Hell I Feel). We are immensely grateful to all the former CANCROID members for their contribution to the collective's creativity, but it looks like it's time to move on and learn new things.

V: 你的专辑是在哪个厂牌发行的？我知道你即将发行一张新专辑。这张新专辑将在哪个厂牌发行？

Which label are your albums released on? I know you are about to release a new album. Which label will this new album be released on?

C: 2017年的"Stopped Existence"完全以DIY专辑的形式发行。我们过去常常与Patriot标签在数字分销方面合作，但现在我们自己释放一切。新专辑也将是独立的——我们想完全控制声音。如果我们收到有趣的报价，我们会考虑的，但对我们来说最重要的是音乐，而不是合同。

新专辑的实体版将在IROND标签上发布并将以普通珠宝盒和Digibook和Digipack格式的收藏版呈现。所有版本以及所有相关商品将于8月在MSR Open Air上上市。

‘Stopped Existence’ from 2017 was released entirely as a DIY album. We used to collaborate with Patriot label on digital distribution, but now we're releasing everything ourselves. The new album will be independent too - we want to keep full control over the sound. If we get interesting offers we will consider them, but the main thing for us is music, not contracts. The physical embodiment of the new album will be released on IROND label and will be presented both in regular jewel case and collector's editions in digibook and digipack formats. All editions as well as all related merch will be available at MSR Open Air in August.

V: 你的专辑录音效果很好。你在哪个录音室录制了专辑？新专辑的录制过程顺利吗？

Your album has excellent recording effects. Which studio did you record your albums in? Did the recording process for the new album go smoothly?

C: 感谢你对我们创造力的欣赏！我们为这张新专辑付出了很多努力——我们一直在寻找硬度和旋律之间的完美平衡。有争论，几十首重新录制的曲目，但结果是值得的——这是CANCROID历史上最好的声音和最好的材料！这张专辑是在我们家乡斯塔夫罗波尔的二楼录音室录制的，录音室的老板是我们的老朋友，也是我们乐队Artyom Gorbatov的前吉他手。我们很乐意在各个方面与他合作，他是一名专业人士，他知道我们想要的声音，在技术方面也是如此。一切进展顺利！

Thank you for appreciation of our creativity! We had to sweat a lot with the new album - we were looking for the perfect balance between hardness and melody for a long time. There were arguments, dozens of re-recorded tracks, but the result was worth it - this is the best sound and the best material in the history of CANCROID! The album was recorded at Second Floor studio in our native Stavropol, the owner of the studio is our old friend and former guitarist of our band Artyom Gorbatov. We are very comfortable to work with him in all respects, he is a professional and he knows how we want to sound, so as for the technical side. everything is going great!

V: 你的乐队在1997年宣布解散，直到2006年才宣布重组。是什么促使你宣布解散，又是什么促使了你重组？

Your band announced their dissolution in 1997 and only announced their reorganization in 2006. What prompted you to announce their dissolution and what prompted you to reorganize?

C: 我认为，在1997年，演奏音乐更像是一种纯粹的青少年愿望，在演奏材料的风格和创造力的其他方面都没有任何成熟的方法，可能是由于参与者的年龄，这个发展阶段有太多典型的内部矛盾——冲动、年轻、对音乐的不同看法，此外还会定期增加更具体的障碍，如服兵役。2006年，Maxim Okhrimenko和Vadim Moshegov（当时在Bulldozer中扮演角色）邀请Alexey Sarychev担任主唱，然后在发明Bulldozer这个名字的人的批准下。决定恢复CANCROID的名称，但采用新的格式。于是,乐队的第二次生命开始了——更加成熟和强大。

I think in 1997 it was more like a purely adolescent aspiration to play music without any mature approach both to the style of the performed material and to other aspects of creativity, probably due to the age of the participants there were too many internal contradictions typical for this stage of development - impulsiveness, youth, different views on music, besides periodically more tangible obstacles were added, such as service in the army. In 2006 Maxim Okhrimenko and Vadim Moshegov (who played in Bulldozer at that time) invited Alexey Sarychev to take the place of vocalist and then, with the approval of the man who invented the name of Bulldozer. The decision was made to revive the name CANCROID, but in a new format. Thus began the second life of the band - more realised and powerful.

V: 你的专辑发行速度这么慢的原因是什么？

What is the reason why your album release speed is so slow?

C: 金属是一种激情，但并不总是一种收入。我们都在完全不同的领域工作，与音乐无关，音乐占据了我们生活的很大一部分。我认为这已经不是什么秘密了，不幸的是，在我们国家，关于金属文化的音乐产业并不存在，所以在我们国家从事金属流派工作的所有乐队都必须在业余时间进行创作，无论他们的乐队有多受欢迎。就我们的乐队而言，成员也经常更换，当我们不得不从头开始考虑乐队新成员的个人特征来筹集所有材料时，寻找我们需要的声音，工作室延迟。现在，由于最近建立了稳定的成熟人士阵容，他们了解自己的工作内容和原因，我们找到了一定的平衡，希望我们能更经常地取悦我们的听众！

Metal is a passion, but not always an income. We all work in absolutely other spheres, not related to music, which takes a huge part of our lives. I think it's no secret that in our country the music industry regarding metal culture is unfortunately absent as such, so all bands working in metal genres in our country have to create in their spare time, no matter how popular their band is. As far as our band was concerned, there was also the frequent change of members, when we had to literally from scratch to raise all the material taking into account individual features of the new members of the band, search for the sound we needed, studio delays. Now thanks to the recently established stable line-up of mature people who understand what they do and why, we have found a certain balance and hope that we will please our listeners more often!

V: 首先，祝贺你们的乐队即将发行新专辑。我刚听了你的新单曲，这是一首非常激动人心的曲子。快速而连续的Riff，再加上一些Groove元素，使你的作品更加悠扬，更容易让更多人记住你乐队的作品。你对自己的作品有什么看法？新专辑和旧专辑之间有什么变化？

First of all, congratulations to your band on the upcoming release of their new album. I just heard your new single, which is a very exciting piece. The rapid and continuous Riff, combined with some Groove elements, make your work more melodious and easier for more people to remember your band's work. What is your opinion on your own work? What are the changes between the new album and the old album?

C: 感谢您的祝贺，我们很高兴我们的创造力不仅在我们国家内部很有趣。基本上，CANCROID发生的一切都是整个乐队和我们个人的自然演变。如果说以前它是一个直接的打击，现在它是一种回味的打击（笑）。改变了什么：更复杂的编排，更深的歌词，平衡的声音——硬度+旋律，但我们努力的主要目标，我们希望我们成功的是让我们的歌曲变得有趣，让你想再播放一次。

Thank you for congratulations, we are very pleased that our creativity is interesting not only within our country. Basically, everything that happened with CANCROID is a natural evolution of the band as a whole and of us individually. If before it was a direct hit, now it's a hit with aftertaste (laughs). What has changed: more complex arrangements, deeper lyrics, balanced sound - hardness + melody, but the main thing we strived for and we hope we succeeded is to make our songs interesting, to make you want to play them again.

V: 作为一个老乐队，你参加过许多音乐节。哪些音乐节给你留下了深刻的印象？你能介绍一下当时的现场气氛吗？2025年，你有哪些音乐节邀请你参加？

As an old band, you have participated in many music festivals. Which music festivals have left a deep impression on you? Can you introduce the live atmosphere at that time? What music festivals do you have inviting you to participate in in 2025?

C: 当然，对我们来说最难忘的事情是参加了Metal Heads’Mission（2013）和NAMM Music Messe Russia（2015）——这是一个充满活力、粉丝和酷炫乐队的海洋。我们与DYING FETUS、MORGOTH、ARTILLERY同台演出，令人难忘！现在，经过多年，我们再次准备参加音乐节，我们感觉状态很好，愿意接受建议。 8月，我们正在等待MSR露天赛——一个组织严谨、前景广阔的盛大节日！

Of course the most memorable thing for us was participation in Metal Heads' Mission (2013) and NAMM Music Messe Russia (2015) - it was a sea of energy, fans and cool bands. We shared the stage with DYING FETUS, MORGOTH, ARTILLERY - it was unforgettable! And now we are again, after many years, ready to participate in music festivals, we feel in great shape and open to suggestions. And in August we are waiting for MSR Open Air - a great festival with serious organisation and a great future!

V: 作为一支经典乐队，我将永远支持和追随你们的乐队。我也希望通过这次采访吸引更多的中国歌迷关注和支持你们的乐队。最后你有什么要对你的中国粉丝说的吗？

As a classic band, I will always support and follow your band. I also hope to attract more Chinese fans to follow and support your band through this interview. Do you have anything to say to your Chinese fans in the end?

C: 感谢您的支持！我们梦想来到中国，在你的节日里玩耍并与每个人进行个人交流！CANCROID不仅仅是一个乐队。这是30年的金属、激情和无尽的动力。我们不会停止！音乐会上见！

Thank you for your support! We dream to come to China, play at your festivals and personally communicate with everyone! CANCROID is not just a band. It's 30 years of metal, passion and endless drive. And we are not going to stop! See you at the concerts!