---
title: "Metal in Russia"
type: "Place"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/country/ru"
country: "Russia"
bands: 1246
---

# Metal in Russia

TheMetalNet maps 1,246 metal bands from Russia, most of them More Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal.

## Notable bands (top 60 by prominence)

- [Lumen](https://themetalnet.com/band/lumen) (Alternative Metal, 1998)
- [Ария](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-1f36a3a2) (Heavy Metal, 1985)
- [Jane Air](https://themetalnet.com/band/jane-air) (Alternative Metal, 1998)
- [Слот](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-036b6660) (Alternative Metal, 2002)
- [Catharsis](https://themetalnet.com/band/catharsis) (Doom Metal, 1996)
- [Alkonost](https://themetalnet.com/band/alkonost) (Folk Metal, 1995)
- [Butterfly Temple](https://themetalnet.com/band/butterfly-temple) (Doom Metal, 1995)
- [Tracktor Bowling](https://themetalnet.com/band/tracktor-bowling) (Alternative Metal, 1996)
- [Аркона](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-baad262d) (Folk Metal, 2002)
- [Сергей Маврин](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-3e0c87ae) (Heavy Metal, 1963)
- [Бони НЕМ](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-4cf6e7d8) (More Metal, 1995)
- [Коррозия металла](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-933238c5) (Thrash Metal, 1984)
- [Мастер](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-9829c6b6) (Thrash Metal, 1987)
- [Кипелов](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-76f95aaa) (Heavy Metal, 2002)
- [Amatory](https://themetalnet.com/band/amatory) (Metalcore, 2001)
- [Senmuth](https://themetalnet.com/band/senmuth) (Industrial, 1973)
- [Шмели](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-2c0ebaf9) (Gothic Metal, 1998)
- [Branikald](https://themetalnet.com/band/branikald) (Atmospheric Black Metal, 1993)
- [Gorky Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/gorky-park) (More Metal, 1987)
- [The Korea](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-korea) (Metalcore, 2003)
- [Легион](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-af20c84b) (Heavy Metal, 1981)
- [Ashen Light](https://themetalnet.com/band/ashen-light) (Black Metal, 1997)
- [Dark Princess](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-princess) (Gothic Metal, 2004)
- [Dominia](https://themetalnet.com/band/dominia) (Melodic Death Metal, 1999)
- [Karna](https://themetalnet.com/band/karna) (Black Metal, 1997)
- [Arida Vortex](https://themetalnet.com/band/arida-vortex) (Power Metal, 1997)
- [Louna](https://themetalnet.com/band/louna) (Alternative Metal, 2008)
- [Александр Пушной](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-7304408a) (Heavy Metal, 1975)
- [Grenouer](https://themetalnet.com/band/grenouer) (Death Metal, 1992)
- [Melancholy](https://themetalnet.com/band/melancholy) (Doom Metal, 1998)
- [Satarial](https://themetalnet.com/band/satarial) (Black Metal, 1993)
- [The Morningside](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-morningside) (Doom Metal, 2003)
- [Калевала](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-5f9dc75f) (Folk Metal, 2007)
- [Кувалда](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-83360dc4) (Thrash Metal, 1993)
- [Сварга](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-a20e84fc) (Viking Metal, 1997)
- [Abominable Putridity](https://themetalnet.com/band/abominable-putridity) (Brutal Death Metal, 2003)
- [E.S.T.](https://themetalnet.com/band/e-s-t) (Heavy Metal, 1988)
- [Illidiance](https://themetalnet.com/band/illidiance) (Melodic Death Metal, 2005)
- [The Re-Stoned](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-re-stoned) (Stoner Rock, 2008)
- [Арда](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-262268cc) (Power Metal, 2000)
- [Blackthorn](https://themetalnet.com/band/blackthorn-bb02db30) (Symphonic Black Metal, 2004)
- [IC3PEAK](https://themetalnet.com/band/ic3peak) (Alternative Metal, 2013)
- [Mechanical Poet](https://themetalnet.com/band/mechanical-poet) (Progressive Metal, 2002)
- [Radigost](https://themetalnet.com/band/radigost) (Melodic Black Metal, 1995)
- [Save](https://themetalnet.com/band/save) (Death Metal, 1999)
- [Aborted Fetus](https://themetalnet.com/band/aborted-fetus) (Brutal Death Metal, 2000)
- [Black Countess](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-countess) (Black Metal, 1998)
- [Everlost](https://themetalnet.com/band/everlost) (Melodic Death Metal, 2001)
- [Old Wainds](https://themetalnet.com/band/old-wainds) (Black Metal, 1995)
- [Rakoth](https://themetalnet.com/band/rakoth) (Folk Metal, 1996)
- [Stigmata](https://themetalnet.com/band/stigmata) (Metalcore)
- [Kruger](https://themetalnet.com/band/kruger) (Power Metal, 1989)
- [Misanthropic Art](https://themetalnet.com/band/misanthropic-art) (Black Metal, 1999)
- [Круиз](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-50eaf061) (Heavy Metal, 1978)
- [Abyssphere](https://themetalnet.com/band/abyssphere) (Doom Metal, 2003)
- [Mental Home](https://themetalnet.com/band/mental-home) (Death Metal, 1993)
- [Изморозь](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-70042b2d) (Pagan Black Metal, 2006)
- [М8Л8ТХ](https://themetalnet.com/band/8-8) (Black Metal, 2002)
- [Ease of Disgust](https://themetalnet.com/band/ease-of-disgust) (Deathcore, 2008)
- [Reka](https://themetalnet.com/band/reka) (Post Metal, 2007)

## Cities

- [Moscow](https://themetalnet.com/country/ru/moscow): 132 bands

## Genres

- [More Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/other-metal): 527 bands
- [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal): 199 bands
- [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal): 78 bands
- [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal): 68 bands
- [Atmospheric Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/atmospheric-black): 48 bands
- [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal): 26 bands
- [Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death): 24 bands
- [Brutal Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/brutal-death): 24 bands
- [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal): 24 bands
- [Folk Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/folk-metal): 23 bands
- [Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal): 22 bands
- [Depressive Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/depressive-black): 21 bands

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/country/ru](https://themetalnet.com/country/ru). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt