Kosmikud are Estonian depressive rock group founded in 1999. They released their first album Ei roosid in 2000, after their singer Taavi Pedriks died. The remaining three members of the band – Aleksander Vana (guitar), Kristo Rajasaare (drums) and Kõmmari (bass) – decided to take a time out, rehearse and try new singers. They finally chose Meelis Hainsoo (Hainz), violinist in Eriti Kurva Muusika Ansambel ('Ensemble of Especially Sad Music') and also a friend of their previous singer.

Their second album Kuidas tuli pimedus... ('How Darkness Came...'), which was released in 2003, includes songs that talk about love, death, depression, etc. Their biggest influences have been Joy Division

Joy Division

Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...

, Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...

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In 2004 They did an album with Estonian industrial metal

Industrial metal

Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...

 band No-Big-Silence

No-Big-Silence

No-Big-Silence , originally known as Aggressor, is an Industrial metal/rock band from Estonia.-Early years as Aggressor :...

 called Kuidas kuningas kuu peale kippus

Kuidas kuningas kuu peale kippus

Kuidas kuningas Kuu peale kippus is an album released in 2004 by No-Big-Silence and Kosmikud.The singles are "Kuninga imekanad", "Sepa kahurikuul" and "Tisleri kastitorn"....

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In 2006 they released Pulmad ja matused ('Weddings and Funerals') and in 2008 Ainus, mis jääb, on beat ('Only Beat Endures').

Original line-up (1999–2000)

• Taavi Pedriks (1971–2000) – vocals
• Andres alias Aleksander Vana – guitar
  Electric guitar
  An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
  
  
• Raivo "Kõmmari" Rätte – bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Kristo Rajasaare – drums

Second line-up (2001–present)

• Meelis "Hainz" Hainsoo – vocals
• Andres alias Aleksander Vana – guitar
• Raivo "Kõmmari" Rätte – bass
• Kristo Rajasaare – drums

Albums

• Ei roosid
  Ei roosid
  Ei roosid is the first studio album by Estonian rock band Kosmikud. It was recorded in Tallinna Linnahall, Matrix studio and released by Inglikala Grupp in the autumn of the year 2000...
  
  (2000)
• Kuidas tuli pimedus... (2003)
• Kuidas kuningas kuu peale kippus
  Kuidas kuningas kuu peale kippus
  Kuidas kuningas Kuu peale kippus is an album released in 2004 by No-Big-Silence and Kosmikud.The singles are "Kuninga imekanad", "Sepa kahurikuul" and "Tisleri kastitorn"....
  
  (2004), with No-Big-Silence
  No-Big-Silence
  No-Big-Silence , originally known as Aggressor, is an Industrial metal/rock band from Estonia.-Early years as Aggressor :...
  
  
• Pulmad ja matused (2006)
• Ainus, mis jääb, on beat (2008)
• Öö ei lase magada (2011)

External links

• Entry at Estmusic.com