Péter Kun
Encyclopedia
Péter Kun was a Hungarian
hard rock
guitarist
. He played for such bands like Pokolgép
or Edda művek
. He died in a motorcycle accident in 1993; he was barely 26 years old. He was regarded as one of the most accomplished young guitarists of the time.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
. He played for such bands like Pokolgép
Pokolgép
Pokolgép is a Hungarian heavy metal band formed in the early 1980s . They were among the first heavy metal bands in Hungary along with other bands like Moby Dick and Ossian.-The early years:...
or Edda művek
Edda muvek
Edda Művek is a highly successful Hungarian rock band formed in 1974 under the name "Griff". The word "művek" symbolizes the band originally starting off its career in Miskolc, a typical Central European industrial city also dubbed as "Steel City"...
. He died in a motorcycle accident in 1993; he was barely 26 years old. He was regarded as one of the most accomplished young guitarists of the time.
Bands
- 1984-88: Triton (SzázhalombattaSzázhalombattaSzázhalombatta is a town in Pest county, Hungary. The name of this town in Hungarian literally means "One hundred tumuli" referring to the tumulus field at the edge of the town.- History :...
) - 1988-89: Magazin (SzázhalombattaSzázhalombattaSzázhalombatta is a town in Pest county, Hungary. The name of this town in Hungarian literally means "One hundred tumuli" referring to the tumulus field at the edge of the town.- History :...
) - 1989-90: Sing Sing (SzázhalombattaSzázhalombattaSzázhalombatta is a town in Pest county, Hungary. The name of this town in Hungarian literally means "One hundred tumuli" referring to the tumulus field at the edge of the town.- History :...
) - 1990: Kenguru (SzázhalombattaSzázhalombattaSzázhalombatta is a town in Pest county, Hungary. The name of this town in Hungarian literally means "One hundred tumuli" referring to the tumulus field at the edge of the town.- History :...
) - 1990: Új Triton (SzázhalombattaSzázhalombattaSzázhalombatta is a town in Pest county, Hungary. The name of this town in Hungarian literally means "One hundred tumuli" referring to the tumulus field at the edge of the town.- History :...
) - 1990-91: PokolgépPokolgépPokolgép is a Hungarian heavy metal band formed in the early 1980s . They were among the first heavy metal bands in Hungary along with other bands like Moby Dick and Ossian.-The early years:...
(BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
) - 1991-93: Edda művekEdda muvekEdda Művek is a highly successful Hungarian rock band formed in 1974 under the name "Griff". The word "művek" symbolizes the band originally starting off its career in Miskolc, a typical Central European industrial city also dubbed as "Steel City"...
(BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
)