Biography

MOSCOW DEATH BRIGADE is a techno/rap/punk phenomenon from Russia that plays “Circle Pit Hip-Hop”: a unique and aggressive mix of electronic music, hardcore punk and rap, steeped in graffiti and street culture and flavored with a progressive social message against war, racism and any kinds of discrimination. In 2014 MDB released their first EP called Hoods Up on Fire and Flames Music. After extensive tours, a split EP with the Russian anti-fascist hardcore band What We Feel called Here to Stay was released, followed by another split release with Feine Sahne Fischfilet, Los Fastidios and What We Feel. In February 2018, MDB released their first full-length album Boltcutter. Expanding their musical style, they produced an entirely electronic record combining styles like Drum’n’Bass, EDM, Hardstyle, Dub and more. On the second album Bad Accent Anthems the band continued experimenting with electronic sounds, but also returned to more punk rock and heavy metal inspired beats, as well as implemented electric guitars in some of the rave songs. The 2021 EP Flares are Burning is entirely acoustic with the band’s MCs Boltcutter Vlad, Ski Mask G and Ghettoblaster G-Ruff rapping over Russian balalaika and folk music-inspired riffs. Despite moving away from electronic beats and electric guitars, MDB maintain their high-energy attitude with aggressive hip-hop rhymes and the whole gang bellowing anthem-like choruses.