Russian Love
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Russian Love was a rock group (active 1986-1998) that came from Northern Finland
and was one of the first gothic rock
bands in Finland to sing in English and the first one have an album released. Originally the band was formed in Haapavesi
, a small village of 7000 inhabitants, but having graduated from high school the group members moved in order to continue their studies in the city of Oulu
.
Russian Love's career can be divided into a gothic rock
/dark wave period (1986-1991) and alternative rock
period (1991-1998). During their career Russian Love released five albums. The first album Nergal was re-released in 2007.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and was one of the first gothic rock
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
bands in Finland to sing in English and the first one have an album released. Originally the band was formed in Haapavesi
Haapavesi
Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
, a small village of 7000 inhabitants, but having graduated from high school the group members moved in order to continue their studies in the city of Oulu
Oulu
Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world....
.
Russian Love's career can be divided into a gothic rock
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
/dark wave period (1986-1991) and alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
period (1991-1998). During their career Russian Love released five albums. The first album Nergal was re-released in 2007.
Albums
- Nergal LP - Break the Records (1988); re-released on CD - Plastic Passion/Eibon RecordsEibon RecordsEibon Records is an independent record label from Milan, Italy, founded in 1996. It is owned by Mauro Berchi and primarily focuses on very fringe underground music, noise/ambient and doom metal . It is also home to Berchi's own dark ambient group, Canaan...
(2007) - Flaw In The Cradle LP - Darklands (1990)
- Hover Jack CD - Break Records (1992)
- Meat Mazurka CD - Zen Garden (1995)
- Gala Brutale CD - Zen Garden (1996)
Singles and EPs
- Malleus Maleficarum vinyl 7" EP - self-financed (1987); re-released on CD with Nergal - Plastic Passion/Eibon RecordsEibon RecordsEibon Records is an independent record label from Milan, Italy, founded in 1996. It is owned by Mauro Berchi and primarily focuses on very fringe underground music, noise/ambient and doom metal . It is also home to Berchi's own dark ambient group, Canaan...
(2007) - Two / Paper Dolls vinyl 7" split-EP with Two WitchesTwo WitchesTwo Witches is a Gothic rock band from Finland, formed in 1987. As several other late 80's bands , Two Witches started basing main part of their apparences and lyrics to the vampire imagenery...
- Break the Records (1989) - "Lonely" / "Call Me There" vinyl 7" single - Break the Records (1991)
- "Sure" / "Lonely" vinyl 7" single - Break the Records (1991)
- "Understand" / "Surrender" yellow vinyl 7" single - Break the Records (1992)
- "Deep End" / "Hank" CDS - Zen Garden (1995)
- Never Say Goodbye Download-single - Russian Love (2010)