Pincher

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metal/crossover, Russia

Pincher is an all-girl Moscow band hellbent on delivering the finest crossover metal since 2009. Formed by members of a seminal grunge act Diet Pill, the trio is busy being a hard hitting live sensation, playing both home turf and touring Russia to no end. Their mission is to sing the messages of utmost urgency, celebrating independence of thought and action, backing it up by fastest rhythms and hookiest riffs. Band members: Jannet - bass guitar, vocal; Tamara - guitar, backing vocal; Maria - drums.


Killing machines | DOWNLOAD |

Babslei/Бабслэй

folk/punk/rock, Russia

Some members later formed the band Iva Nova.

Eldirina sloboda/Елдырина cлобода | DOWNLOAD | more info |

El Monstrino

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punk/psychobilly/garage/indie, Russia

Band from Moscow, Russia.

El Monstrino EP | DOWNLOAD |

Iva Nova/Ива Нова

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extreme folk, Russia

Iva Nova plays a mixture of modern rock and Russian folk music along with jazzy humorous details. The sound is strong and driving, connecting rural restlessness with urban insanity. The band was formed in St.Petersburg in 2002, when five young Russian ladies met to create a new collective of musicians. Their original songs with tunes and lyrics based on the riches of folklore, are catchy and sensitive. Fuzzy dirt-simple guitar riffs and explosively frenetic percussion supported by the poignant bass and the energy of jazzy Russian accordion fill their performance with both rural restlessness and urban craziness. Don't expect traditional Russian folk, these ladies rock a little too hard for that. Besides lyrics on Russian Iva Nova has songs written on Ukrainian, Bulgarian,Georgian and other languages. Along with exploiting endless folklore resources they creatively experiment with other styles as polka, ska, jazz, avangarde, punk. Their live show is a mix of lyrical songs and punky-energetic dance numbers.

Iva Nova/Ива Нова (s/t) | DOWNLOAD | more info |
Chemodan/Чемодан | DOWNLOAD | more info |
K sebe nezhno/ К себе нежно | DOWNLOAD | more info |