Russian Music reviews from Reddit

"Kino is the greatest Russian band."

"I have a lot I would recommend, different genres, some of them rather popular, some maybe not, you can look through them a bit :> Kino, Antirespect, Molchat Doma,..."

"Кино!!!"

"Кино"

"Кино- последний герои"

"Check out the 80's post-punk/new wave band Kino."

"As a native, I don’t like modern Russian music. I can recommend Кино, Машина Времени, Наутилус..."

"DJ Blyatman, XS Project, ssshhhiiittt!, Кино, Zvuki Mu (Pyotr Mamonov)..."

"I like Kino, but maybe that is 'old' rock?"

"Listen a «Группа Кино», its already a Russian classic, if I may say so"

"Кино, Агата Кристи, Наутилус Помпилиус, Лубэ, Аквариум, В2, Земфира, Молчать Дома"

"Кино: Звезда по имени Солнце, Пачка сигарет, Спокойная ночь, Группа крови"

"Kino"

"Кино, Сектор Газа, Брат 1 и 2 OST. These are all great to start and will open the doors to other good music in that style."

"I would also recommend Кино, I mean it's mentioned here a lot lol and their music is still very present in today's Russia, Ukraine and Belarus"

"Кино"

"Molchat Doma's songs are really good for learning. Not too many lyrics or the lyrics repeat, easy to remember, and they're an amazing band anyways."

"Molchat doma"

"Ploho, Molchat Doma (Belarusian), Jane Air are quite depressive so as Russian culture itself..."

"Молчат Дома (Molchat Doma). I'm not actually sure if they are Russian but it's still very good music."

"Post-Punk: Molcht Doma, Ploho, Durnoy Vkus, Buerak"

"Molchat Doma (Belarus) - new wave, dark pop (not exactly what you’re asking for, however they’re becoming quite famous)"

"Louna is great russian band for that."

"They're great."

"LOUNA (formed after Tracktor Bowling dissolved)"

"For hard rock and metal: Louna, Слот, 7000$, as other comments have mentioned."

"Слот, Аркона, Louna."

"My favorite bands are Louna and порнофильмы , Louna its a Light Metal or Hard Rock band with interesting Lyrics like in the song 1984."

"Земфира"

"Земфира: Хочешь, Искала"

"Zemfira (she was heavily inspired by Tsoi), Splean, Bi-2, Mumiy Troll"

"Земфира, ДДТ, Гребенщиков, Кино, Высоцкий."

"Zemfira."

"Король и Шут: Дурак и молния, Прыгну со скалы, Кукла колдуна"

"Корол и шут is a good to go band"

"Король и шут"

"I would recommend the "Король и Шут" group. I don't really like their music, but it's definitely interesting because each song is a classic mini-story with a beginning, climax and denouement."

"I HIGHLY recommend Король и Шут. easily one of my favorite bands ever definitely give them a listen."

"Personally I absolutely love король и шут and Anacondaz."

"Korol' i Shut/Король и Шут"

"Король и Шут, for something smoother - Наутилус Помпилиус."

"Король и Шут https://youtu.be/qD_PSMQhyyE"

"The Slot is my all time favorite band, and they basically ruined American Metal for me. They were a gateway for me to get into a lot of other great Russian bands, although they remain my all time favorite for the last 12 years"

"I'd reccomend: (1) Слот (nu-metal [early on], hard rock, some metal) They're pretty unique in my opinion and their music usually varies from album to album"

"Slot is one of my favorites 😉"

"For hard rock and metal: Louna, Слот, 7000$, as other comments have mentioned."

"Слот, Аркона, Louna."

"My top 5: Мельница, Пикник, Кукрыниксы, Ковчег (Ольга Арефьева), Flёur."

"Мельница (Folk pop/rock)"

"Melnitsa has a very "Russish" style. It's probably the most Irish Russian band (from the mainstream scenery, I mean)."

"Well if in this style then for example "Мельница". If more traditional, it is partly possible "Пелагея"."

"CREAM SODA, their old stuff is iconic, some of my favourite songs ever..."

"Check out Cream Soda clips"

"Right now I’m lovin this band called cream Soda."

"If you're into modern electro and pop, give 'Cream soda' a try 🙂"

"Pornofilmy(порнофильмы) really good pank"

"Gotta second порнофильмы, outstanding"

"Порнофильмы Good music, even better lyrics."

"Порнофильмы Its a modern Punk/rock band and have songs Like Система that make"

"I saw Arkona live in Seattle, it was amazing"

"Слот, Аркона, Louna."

"For rock (more metal, really) try Arkona."

"Arkona https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSDIbjjGDJ8"

"ДДТ- Я получил эту роль"

"For some 80s and 90s Russian rock, I would recommend DDT (ДДТ) and Nautilus Pompilius."

"Rock bands: Би-2, Ленинград, ДДТ, Сплин, Nautilus Pompilius"

"Pasosh, ЖЩ, [AMATORY], The Hatters, Anacondaz, ДДТ. Mostly rock/metalcore and some post-punk (depressive af) 100% recommend."

"Би-2"

"I really liked Bi-2, Splin and MultFilmi."

"Try Bi-2"

"Би-2 и Сплин"

"Ленинград (лучше смотреть с клипа и на ютубе)"

"Or some of the Leningrad clips"

"Rock bands: Би-2, Ленинград, ДДТ, Сплин, Nautilus Pompilius"

"Leningrad That is all"

"Из русского как-то близкого тому что выше понравился Дайте танк!"

"Дайте танк (!), Король и шут, Группа Кино"

"I recommend a group "дайте танк(!)" Songs: люди, Слова паразиты, Сказки, спам."

"Check out "Дайте танк". I think you might enjoy their lyrics and energy"

"Aria. For sure. That's the only choice!"

"I really like the band Ария. I've learned quite a few words in Russian from that band!"

"Свери Ария Би-2"

"Ария. They frequently steal music, but not always."

"ZOLOTO, ГРОМЫКА, Завтраккусто, Колибри, Ундервуд, Пётр Налич, Мумий Тролль, Мегаполис, Курара, Серебряная свадьба, Базар, The Hatters, Сироткин"

"Держи еще из нового, что очень хорошо: Петля пристрастия, Плейлист Венкова, Дурной Вкус, Molchat Doma, PLOHO"

"Ноль, Аукцион, Кино, Сергей Курехин, Otyken, Наутилус Помпилус, Аигел, Владимир Высоцкий"

"ДДТ (DDT), БИ-2 (BI-2), Сплин (Splin), Агата Кристи (Agatha Chritie), КИНО (Kino)"

"ДДТ"

"Из банального: ДДТ, Агата Кристи, Пикник, Алиса, Гражданская оборона, Крематорий, Nautilus Pompilius, Король и шут, Кукрыниксы, Мумий Тролль"

"Once upon a time on a high hill"

"Try Sumetskaya (Сумецкая) by Otava Yo (Отава Ё) ."

"Otava-Yo. Very folksy and not the cringe Russian pop/chanson forced down throats on channel 1 and such."

"I would suggest Radio Tapok. He has a couple of songs of his own, but mainly, his priority are covers of other songs (like Sabaton's), but boy are they good!"

"Try Radio Tapok. He does covers of English language rock songs in Russian with subtitle. The meaning of Russian lyrics is very close to e Goliath ones."

"Radio Tapok- does Russian covers of Rammstein/Sabaton songs as well as some original content."

"My personal favorites for NP is 'Матерь богов' и 'гудбай Америка'."

"Rock bands: Би-2, Ленинград, ДДТ, Сплин, Nautilus Pompilius"

"- Nautilus Pompilius, Князь Тишины - Монеточка - Витя Исаев"

"Rock bands: Би-2, Ленинград, ДДТ, Сплин, Nautilus Pompilius"

"Свери Ария Би-2"

"БИ-2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnaAGGAY9iQ"

"Metal: Slaughter to Prevail (deathcore), Grima (atmospheric black), Kultura Kureniya (post-black)"

"Slaughter to Prevail"

"Here’s some I found. Slaughter to prevail (very heavy)"

"Как раз хотел написать Ансамбль Сирин. мои фавориты. ❤️"

"«Сирин», «Параклит», «Хор Сретенского Монастыря»."

"Pelageya (Pop)"

"Пелагея, Марина Капуро, Марина Девятова."

"Отава Ё (Folk group)"

"Отава-Ё - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JQ0xnJyb0A"

"I highly recommend the band 25/17. Meaningful lyrics, cool wordplay and Slavic vibes! :) "

"25/17 is probably one of the biggest bands on the Russian rock scene"

"Мельница"

"Мельница (Mel'nitsa, The Mill) - folk-rock band"

"Auctyon (Аукцыон) - experimental rock, jazz-rock, post punk"

"Try out band called АукцЫон"

"Чёрный обелиск и Ария мои любимые"

"Чёрный обелиск, Легион, Kruger, Ария, Мастер, Arida Vortex, ARDA, Акртида, Сектор газа, Король и Шут, Nautilus Pompilius, Пикник, Пилот,"

"If you are looking for more lyrical russian rap I highly recommend Кровосток"

"Krovostok"

"Агата Кристи: Опиум для никого, Два корабля, Ковёр вертолёт"

"Агата Кристи"

"Here’s some I found. Amatory"

"Pasosh, ЖЩ, [AMATORY], The Hatters, Anacondaz, ДДТ. Mostly rock/metalcore and some post-punk (depressive af) 100% recommend."

"Нейромонах Феофан."

"I only know (Нейромонах Феофан)Neuromonakh Feofan that is drum 'n' bass and Russian folk music."

"Аффинаж!"

"Аффинаж is a lighter type of rock music"

"Civil defence (Гражданская оборона) is a great one. you might want to start with the latest ones, cuz they sound way more pleasant than their earlier stuff"

"Try “Civil Defence”"

"Ic3peak"

"And also the group “IC3PEAK”"

"Plamenev - За седьмым перевалом!"

"Plamenev and RADIO TAPOK You can check Plamenev's song 'Step into the Dark'..."

"Lumen is another great option."

"Lumen is good"

"For softer rock: Мураками, ГильZa and Земфира are also good ones."

"Земфира- Аривадерчи"

"I like Songs/albums: смирись и расслабься an album by Valentin Strykalo, and фотограф by electroforez."

"I recommend Валентин Стрыкало - a Ukrainian band, but they sing in Russian"

"Try Отава Ё"

"Оттава ё"

"Rock’n’Roll and rockabilly lovers could also like Bravo (Браво)."

"Браво https://youtu.be/ii4QIlSDkkE"

"Epidemia (Эпидемия) and Catharsis - for power metal and metal opera fans"

"Эпидемия, Арктида if you're looking for power-metal"

"Ария"

"Дельфин - Сахар is my favorite. Make it louаd!!"

"Алёна Швец is an artist that made me absolutely LOVE Russian! My Ukrainian friend also recommended Нервы to me - they're an Ukrainian band, but they sing in Russian, and their lyrics definitely taught me a lot!"

"Elena Frolova (Great folk singer)"

"Владимир Высоцкий (Soviet-era singer)"

"Анна Герман (Singer, possibly the most beautiful voice there has ever been)"

"The bass singers Boris Godunov, Fjodor Cheliapin, Leonid Kharitonov have made recordings of traditional Russian songs."

"Check out Sergey Starostin. He's gone to ethnographic expeditions to collect and record folk songs."

"Please look at "Sol project" Nashe radio. Pelageya (Пелагея), Iva Nova (Ива Нова), Ortodox kazak songs adaptation - Kadysheva (Кадышева)."

"ДДТ, Рамирес, Кино, Аквариум, and БИ-2 are my personal favorites."

"Surprised that no one advised Nautilus Pompilius so far."

"Пикник (Piknik) is an awesome gothic/art-rock band with some stunning lyrics. I can't get tired quoting them."

"Honestly дубышкин, Нина кравиц and the various other Russian techno artists from the трип label are what got me to want to learn the Russian language in the first place."

"You definitely need to check out Кино! As everyone has said, they’re awesome. If you like Drum n bass and/or balalaika, I’d definitely recommend Нейромонах Феофан, they’re fun to listen to. Слот (metal) is my all time favorite band. To name a few more: LOUNA (metal), кис-кис (pop-punk), Порнофильмы (punk), and if you’ve ever listened to Тату, you might like Lena Katina’s solo stuff."

"Everyone's already mention all the good stuff that I would have said, like Kino, Zemfira, and Molchat Doma, but in a different vein of sound if your looking for Russian euro-pop that absolutely SLAPS you can always check out KAMON!!!, t.A.T.u, and the song Bomba by VIA GRA as well."

"Gleb Kolyadin (neo-classical, progressive rock). Talented pianist from Spb."

"Rekevin (lounge, downtempo, acid jazz). Really fun little project from Moscow, sadly they disbanded some time ago."

"Evroklidon (Ukraine) - black metal"

"Свери Ария Би-2"

"Lubeh (Любэ) - mixture of rock/folk."

"Holy Blood (Ukraine) - folk metal with black metal styled vocals, depending on the era of the band"

"Pasosh, ЖЩ, [AMATORY], The Hatters, Anacondaz, ДДТ. Mostly rock/metalcore and some post-punk (depressive af) 100% recommend."

"The Hatters is an exception - they are a mix of rock and traditional russian music."

"DEAD BLONDE – Ах, Россия-матушка!"

"Pasosh, ЖЩ, [AMATORY], The Hatters, Anacondaz, ДДТ. Mostly rock/metalcore and some post-punk (depressive af) 100% recommend."

"Инна Желанная"

"Аким Апачев, Чичерина, Саграда, Yopt, Радио Тапок, Врата Овертона, Арбалет."

"Pasosh, ЖЩ, [AMATORY], The Hatters, Anacondaz, ДДТ. Mostly rock/metalcore and some post-punk (depressive af) 100% recommend."

"For black metal, give Путь a listen"

"As well as Elderwind for atmospheric black"

"Well, I can recommend a song called "В краю магнолий" by the music band "Ариэль""

"Rock bands: Би-2, Ленинград, ДДТ, Сплин, Nautilus Pompilius"

"Here’s some I found. Wildways"

"Not rock or metal, but I can recomend for learning language to listen to Vladimir Vysotskiy."

"Баста- Сансара"

"Here’s some I found. Stigmata"

"Танцы минус https://youtu.be/NcfFV9eesZI"

"Чайф https://youtu.be/9Uiom8VfslI"

"Чёрнуха"

"Черный Обелиск. It's rock.. or grunge.. or folk... Не знаю, они разные )"

"Альянс - на заре, Кино - спокойная ночь, земляне - трава у дома"

"Batushka."

"Хостел, конечно! И "Русские песни""

"Good modern bands are Комсомольск"

"NoizeMC Макулатура (a little suicide music)"

"Good modern bands are Аффинаж"

"Volniy Put Вольный Путь - Королева ветров"

"Круги на Воде"

"Rukhi Verh (could be spelling that wrong, look up Pecenka and you'll find them)"