Russian Music

Bi-2 is a Russian rock band, formed in the 80’s. It was one of the most successful with many sales and chart-hits in Russia. Bi-2 was awarded MTV Russian Music Awards for Best Rock Act in 2007.

AMATORY is one of the most popular bands on the alternative metal scene of Russia, formed in 2001 in Saint Petersburg. The band spans several genres, including alternative metal, rapcore, and metalcore.

Alkonost is a Russian folk metal band formed in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia in 1995. The current lineup consists of Elk - Guitars; Alex ‘Nightbird’ Solovyov - Bass, Vocals; Anton - Drums; Almira - Keyboards; Alyona - Vocals; Dmitriy Sokolov - Guitars. Starting small and gradually building a local Russian fanbase, they are now known to rock fans throughout Eastern and Northern Europe.

Chizh & Co is a Russian rock band. It was named The Band of a Year by “Rock-Fuzz” magazine in 1997.

Kipelov is a Russian heavy metal band formed and led by former Aria vocalist Valery Kipelov. In 2002, the disbandment of the heavy metal band Aria led to Aria members Valery Kipelov (vocals), Sergey Terentyev (guitar) and Alexander Maniakin (drums) joining with former Aria member Sergey Mavrin and bassist Alexey Harkov of Mavrik to form Kipelov. The band was named to make use of the fame of the best-known member, singer Kipelov. Since Kipelov was, essentially, just a revision of Aria, they were able to begin performing immediately.