page_title: Hurd (band)
hierarchical_section_title: Hurd (band)
caption_attribution_description: English: Hurd performing during a DVD release party. June 26th 2009. Grand Khan irish pub, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. From left to right&#160;: Dambyn Otgonbayar (guitar), Dambyn Otgonbaatar (drums), Dambyn Tömörtsog (vocals) and Namsraijavyn Naranbaatar (bass).
context_page_description: Hurd is a Mongolian rock band. Formed in 1987 as Skorost by drummer Dambyn Ganbayar, Hurd is considered the first band to have introduced the heavy metal genre into the Mongolian music landscape. Along with Chingis Khaan, Haranga or Niciton, they are considered "veterans" of the Mongolian pop rock scene, and, as such, they have greatly contributed to its diversification and encouraged the emergence of many new rock acts.
  Hurd has released eight studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, two video albums and one box set. The band has won numerous Pentatonic Awards and Golden Microphone Awards. Guitarist Dambyn Otgonbayar is a member of the Pentatonic Academy.
  Drummer Dambyn Ganbayar is a board member of the Mongolian Drummers Association.
  In November 2009, singer Dambyn Tömörtsog and bassist Namsraijavyn Naranbaatar were respectively awarded with the Merited Artist of Mongolia and the Polar Star awards.
context_section_description: Hurd (Mongolian: Хурд, [xʊrt], "speed") is a Mongolian rock band. Formed in 1987 as Skorost (Russian: Скорость, [ˈskorəsʲtʲ], also "speed") by drummer Dambyn Ganbayar, Hurd is considered the first band to have introduced the heavy metal genre into the Mongolian music landscape. Along with Chingis Khaan, Haranga or Niciton, they are considered "veterans" of the Mongolian pop rock scene, and, as such, they have greatly contributed to its diversification and encouraged the emergence of many new rock acts.
  Hurd has released eight studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, two video albums and one box set. The band has won numerous Pentatonic Awards (Mongolia's equivalent of the Grammy Award) and Golden Microphone Awards. Guitarist Dambyn Otgonbayar is a member of the Pentatonic Academy.
  
  Drummer Dambyn Ganbayar is a board member of the Mongolian Drummers Association.
  In November 2009, singer Dambyn Tömörtsog and bassist Namsraijavyn Naranbaatar were respectively awarded with the Merited Artist of Mongolia and the Polar Star awards.
caption: Hurd at Grand Khan pub in 2009. 
   From left to right : D.Otgonbayar, D.Otgonbaatar, D.Tömörtsog, N.Naranbaatar.
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