In Russia, metal sucks you!

If not for our recent discovery (courtesy Invisible Oranges) of Tantal, I’d be inclined to think that all modern Russian metal is as good as Gorbachev was attractive or Stalin was kind-hearted. Between yesterday’s porn-y but awful video by  Stigmata and now the below clip from the Ruski’s in F.R.Y., it seems the former U.S.S.R. is in serious need of some fucking talent.

So let’s do the same thing we’ve been doing for chick-metal. If you know of any modern Russian metal bands that are actually good (and aren’t the aforementioned Tantal), let us know in the comments section below. Because as of right now, I do not hold the Rusian metal scene in very high regard.

-AR

Thanks to Chris Miller for sending us the video.

Leaves’ Eyes vocalist Liv Kristine has written another ridiculous top five list for The Deciblog – this one about the best “vegetarian eats” – but it’s not really offensive, and it would just be petty of me to respond with a top five “meat eats” or whatever (although there’s some obvious humor to be had there).

No, instead I’d like to concentrate on this morning’s Invisible Oranges post by Cosmo Lee regarding  “the new breed of female metallers,” which seems to have been inspired, at least in part, by Kristine’s initial list about why women in metal rule, and my (admittedly sophomoric) response.

As is usually the case, Mr. Lee makes some excellent recommendations, my favorite of which is a Russian band, Tantal. Here’s their video for a song called “Suicide.” I suggest you stick with it through the entire six minutes, even if you don’t dig the beginning – as Cosmo writes, “It starts off cheesy but gets better and better, with an amazing Between the Buried and Me-style outro.”

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