Trotil are from Sofia; Genre: Heavy Metal; Active period: 1981–present. Trotil were the first metal band in Bulgaria, founded by five students from the French Language High School. Their first concert, which attracted the attention of the media at the time, took place in 1983 at the ‘Hristo Botev’ Community Centre – the newspaper ‘Vecherni Novini’ published an article entitled ‘Decibel Strike’. In the second half of the 1980s, the band established itself with a typical heavy metal image and a striking stage presence. Following a concert at the Karl Marx Hall in 1987, they were summoned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to explain their stage attire, having been accused of inciting the audience to aggression. Despite pressure from the authorities, TROTIL won the audience award at the first rock festival in 1987 at the Summer Theatre and at the rock festival in Varna the following year. They also took part in ‘Rock Ring ’89’, where they once again received a standing ovation. In the first half of the 1990s, TROTIL disappeared from the scene for a few years, only to return in 1995 with their debut album, ‘Night’. Their style had changed slightly, with rap influences evident in the vocals. From that point on, the band had sporadic, brief reunions over the years. In 2004, they recorded a compilation featuring 17 remixed tracks from the period 1984–2004. In 2010, the Dinevi brothers and Konstantin Elshishki recorded the album "Fresh Blood". They also recorded another album, "Fire Ice", which was not officially released. In the spring of 2018, TROTIL held a concert featuring some of the band’s former members. This became a tradition in the years that followed. info: bg-rock-archives.com