Valaam Monastery
On July 4, 2010, the band performed at Tuska Open Air. Two weeks later, on July 28, at the height of [AMATORY]’s fame, Igor Kapranov (aged 23) announced that he is quitting music and going to devote himself to religion. For the band and the fans this was a complete surprise which caused a storm in the music media and a large number of discussions. Following that announcement, [IGOR] spent a year in the orthodox Valaam Monastery (Russian: Валаамский монастырь). Thereafter he joined [AMATORY] for a brief time as the special guest on the occasion of the band’s tenth anniversary and then he was singing solely in a church choir for several years.