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Recommended Russian rock bands. Special feature on popular overseas bands.

When people start listening to Western rock music, they usually begin with American or British bands. But as they get curious about the bands’ backgrounds and dig deeper, many eventually discover the world of rock beyond the English-speaking countries.

In this article, we introduce a variety of bands—centered on Russian rock groups but also including metal, punk, progressive, and more!

Please take this opportunity to enjoy the unique sounds and melodies you won’t find in any other country.

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Playlist

Recommended Russian rock bands. Special feature on popular overseas bands.
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1eastПеремен!КИНОActive in the Soviet Union in the 1980s…
2eastFata dragaCATHARSISSince the 1990s, the Russian music scene has seen rock…
3eastПереспать со свободойVECTOR OF UNDERGROUNDFormed by members from Moscow…
4eastBaba YagaSlaughter To PrevailEven within the modern deathcore scene, it’s an uncompromisingly brutal…
5eastCHAIKAPussy RiotPlaying while hiding their face with a colorful balaclava…
6eastСолнцеворотAnabiozA leading Russian folk metal band, A…
7eastHarm/БедаRarogA metal band from Moscow formed in 2004...
8eastLiki Bessmertnykh BogovARKONACharacterized by a style that incorporates traditional instruments from the artist’s homeland…
9eastZIONFail EmotionsCrossing over electronica and metal...
10eastГород ЗолотойaquariumA Russian-born rock ... active since the 1970s
11eastStop My HeartDark PrincessFormed by members from Moscow and Mangazeya…
12eastMYSTERYSHREZZERS
MYSTERYSHREZZERS
The technical interplay of twin guitars—so emo...
13eastLeshakGraiLooking for grand, ethnic Russian metal...
14eastПотерянный РайARIAWhen discussing Russian heavy metal bands...
15eastThe WoodThe SundialThe metal band San, active in the 2000s…
16eastСиамские сердцаMumiy TrollAlso known as the “most dangerous garage band”…
17eastAway From The SunAmber TearsA doomy song themed around “paganism”…
18eastOvsenNevidNowadays, when talking about pagan metal and folk…
19eastWerewolfTemnozorA Russian [group/entity] formed in Obninsk, Kaluga Oblast...
20eastWolf & GyrfalconTverdMembers of the metal band, Pagan Rain…
21eastNagryanuliKalevalaA band derived from Finland’s national epic...
22eastRussia! Vodka! Tetris!F.R.Y.A comedic-themed set of lyrics with a heavy, grandiose performance...
23eastCountry Of OblivionEpidemiaActive continuously since the 1990s…
24eastДружинаРУЯНFolk with a classical yet grand atmosphere…
25eastRavenTvangesteA symphonic metal band formed in 1996…
26eastStormchildMechanical PoetUnfortunately, from the band's formation in 2002 until 2009...
27eastHolding You Deep InsideNarwhal TuskIt carries a symphonic, gothic atmosphere as well, and...
28eastStenka Na StenkuARKONAThe Russian folk/pagan metal scene…
29eastВ объятиях МарыГРАЙIn Russia’s folk/pagan metal scene…