Slot
Background information
Origin	Moscow, Russia
Genres	Nu metal[1]
Years active	2002 - present
Labels	M2 (formerly M2BA), EM&NEM, Mistery of Sound
Members	Daria "Nookie" Stavrovich (Дария "Нуки" Ставрович) Igor "Cache" Lobanov (Игорь "КЭШ" Лобанов) Sergey "ID" Bogolyubsky (Сергей "ID" Боголюбский) Nikita Muravyov (Никита Муравьёв) Vasily « Ghost » Gorshkov
Past members	Denis "Dan" Khromykh (Денис "Дэн" Хромых) Alexey "Proff" Nazarchuk (Алексей "Proff" Назарчук) Teona "Teka" Dolnikova (Теона "Тека" Дольникова) Uliana "IF" Elina (Ульяна "IF" Елина) Mikhail "mikhei4" Korolev (Михаил "muxeu4" Королёв) Mikhail "MiX" Petrov (Михаил "MiX" Петров) Nikita "NiXoN" Simonov (Никита "NiXoN" Симонов) Kirill "Mr Dudu/The Dude" Kachanov (Кирилл "Mr Dudu/The Dude" Качанов)
Website	http://www.slot.ru

Slot (Russian: Слот) is a Russian metal band. Members of the group include Daria "Nookie" Stavrovich, Igor "Cache" Lobanov, Sergey "ID" Bogolyubsky, Nikita Muravyov, and Vasiliy «Ghost» Gorshkov. Since its formation, the group has released eight studio albums, two remix albums, two mini-albums, and two live DVDs, as well as recorded 20 singles and contributed to several soundtracks.

Biography

Slot was formed by male vocalist and chief songwriter Igor Lobanov (nicknamed Cache) and Denis Khromykh (nicknamed "Dan") in 2002 in Moscow, Russia. In 2003 they released their debut album "SLOT 1", released under the Mistery Of Sound recording label.

In the summer of 2006 Slot opened their Myspace page. In Autumn 2006, the band released their second studio album 2 Wars (2 войны). On 19 September 2009, Slot released their fourth studio album.

In 2011, Slot released Break the Code, their debut English album. It was released on 23 August. The special edition of this album was also released in Japan.

In early 2014, Slot released the crowd-funded album Шестой Sixth. On 18 April 2014, Nookie was stabbed multiple times in her neck during an autograph session with their fans in a café in St. Petersburg. She was rushed to the hospital, where the doctors said that she was "moderately grave", but her life was not in danger.^[2][3][4][5]

Achievements

Vocalist of the group – Daria Stavrovich - is semifinalist of the popular Russian broadcast "The Voice". Her performance of the song Cranberries "Zombie" has got over 33 million views on YouTube.^[6]

Band members

Current members

• Igor "Cache" Lobanov - vocals
• Sergey "ID" Bogolyubsky- guitar
• Daria "Nookie" Stavrovich - vocals
• Nikita Muravyov - bass guitar
• Vasilij Gorshkov - drums, percussion

Former members

• Denis "Dan" Chromyk
• Alexsej "Proff" Nazachuk
• Teona "Teka" Dolnikova
• Uljana "IF" Elina
• Mikhail "mikhei4" Korolev
• Mikhail "MiX" Petrov
• Nikita "NiXon" Simonov
• Kirill "Mr. Dude" Kachanov

Discography

Studio albums

Re-released albums

Remixes

Singles

DVD

Videography

OST and compilations

• 2003 OST "Bumer"
• 2003 Compilation "Nashestvie XIV"
• 2004 Compilation "SCANG FEST 3"
• 2004 Compilation "Rock Maraphon"
• 2005 Compilation "RAMP 2005"^[8]
• 2006 OST "Piranha"
• 2006 Compilation "Russian Alternative" 2006^[9]
• 2007 OST "Shadowboxing 2: Revenge"
• 2007 OST "Half-Life: Paranoia" (Half-Life's modification)
• 2008 OST "Street Racers"
• 2008 OST "Black Hunters"
• 2011 OST "Shadowboxing 3: Last Round
• 2014 OST "Angel or Demon"
• 2014 OST "Ownership 18"

Awards

• RAMP Awards 2005 - Best Vocal of the Year (won with female vocalist Uliana "IF" Elina)
• RAMP Awards 2006 - Hit of the Year (Won), Album of the year, Band of the year (Nominated)
• RAMP Awards 2007 - Band of the Year (Nominated)
• RAMP Awards 2008 - Clip of the Year (Nominated), Album of the Year (Nominated), Hit of the Year (Nominated), Soundtrack of the Year (Nominated), Band of the Year (Nominated)