Lumen (band)

Lumen is a Russian rock band from Ufa. It has released 7 studio albums to date.

The band considers February 12, 1998 as its birthday because on that date it had performed as "Lumen" for the first time. The band's earlier works have an alternative rock sound with a strong influence of punk. However, they took a heavier approach on later releases. The lyrics is usually written by singer and frontman Rustem "Tem" Bulatov. It's inspired by diverse controversial events and issues which take place inside and outside Russia, as well as some personal struggles. Most songs encourage the listener to stop being indifferent towards problems that exist in human society and become a better person.

Biography

1996–2000

Rustem Bulatov (vocals), Igor Mamaev (guitar) and Denis Shakhanov (drums) had been jaming together with different bass players. Finally, Yevgeni Ognev was accepted as a full-time member. During this period, the band did not have a constant name and was playing cover versions of Grazhdanskaya Oborona and Kino songs, as well as writing their first original material.