---
title: "Круиз"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/band-50eaf061"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "Russia"
formed: 1978
---

# Круиз

**Круиз** is a heavy metal band, from Russia, active 1978 to present.

Cruise is a heavy metal band from the former Soviet Union. Started in 1980 as a government-controlled soft rock and pop act, the band enjoyed great success all across the USSR before the revocation of their license to perform/record in 1984 as part of the state's brief crackdown on the Western culture. In 1985, founding member and guitarist Valery Gaina reformed the band with a completely different line-up that featured him on lead vocals. This was followed by a major shift in the overall sound and image; from pop rock to heavy metal. In 1987, the band officially released their debut album "Kruiz-1" as a metal band, selling one million of legal copies. Outside Russia, they are best known for their video, In Flames, which was played many times in the mid-1980s, on the Canadian metal show, The Power Hour. Having released their debut English language album in 1988, Kruiz toured extensively in Russia, Europe, and North America before breaking up in 1990.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Круиз |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Moscow, Russia |
| Formed | 1978 |
| Releases in catalog | 4 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Валерий Гаина](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-931d5bae) |  | until 1989 | Former |
| [Сергей Сарычев](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-d1b16af2) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1982 | [Послушай, человек](https://themetalnet.com/album/d44cc348-530d-425b-9319-9061d9d4e6b5) | Album |
| 1987 | [Круиз-1](https://themetalnet.com/album/57f43642-3987-3b4c-99a5-c074a7768f28) | Album |
| 1988 | [Kruiz](https://themetalnet.com/album/cf17b463-ed2e-3944-ab79-75908e68f7af) | Album |
| 2008 | [Culture Shock ALS](https://themetalnet.com/album/88576e42-0b94-32f0-a128-602467429427) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B8%D0%B7/1188

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/band-50eaf061](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-50eaf061). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt