DDT was another band from Leningrad. They were very successfull. Iurii Shevchuk fronted the band as guitar player and he was the main composer of songs for DDT. Shaped originally within the remote town of Ufa, Siberia's edge republic called Bashkir. But they constantly have trouble with native authorities thanks to Shevchuk’s uncompromising lyrics, that were crucial of the social issues. Some of them for example are the Afghan war, and therefore the forms and hypocrisy that made by the goverment of Soviet about their country's life.
In 1987 DDT moved to Leningrad (since renamed St Petersburg) to search for somekind of a liberal and inventive climate. They're remained active till this day and they are also very popular, with huge of following and massive audiences with their music which is mix of heavy metal progressive rock type of sound.
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