Монумент Страха - s/t [1989]

Artist: Монумент Страха

Title: Монумент Страха

Genre: Post-Punk, Noise Rock

Country: USSR

Release date: 1989

Track List:

1. Букеты Роз
2. Микробы
3. Ликует Слава В Огне Заката
4. Грусть - Источник Мечты
5. Рождество
6. Смерть Слепых
7. Памяти Я.К. 
8. Микробы (bonus 1990)
9. Смерть Слепых (bonus 1990)
10. Памяти Я.К. (bonus 1990)

Finally, I found the debut self-titled release of this very obscure Soviet post-punk/industrial rock band (perhaps one of the very first ones), whose second album I've posted here about an year ago. It was re-released on cassette (30 copies) by Ultra Records in 2009, and later on CD along with their 2nd album.

Compared to their second album, it's more straightforward post-punk with less distorted vocals, but the fans of early industrial/noise rock in the vein of Swans should enjoy this one too. Overall, both their sound and aesthetics were exactly what's expected from an obscure industrial/noise rock band from the late 80s, and it's sometimes hard to believe that it was recorded in Leningrad and not in London or New York. I'm still searching for any releases of their side project called Mechanical Ballet (if there were any at all).

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