Zelenyj Al'bom - Chernyj Obelisk

Russian metal is always largely overlooked because just about every band sings in Russian and therefore doesn't get the coverage of their Scandanavian counterparts. In reality there's some good Pagan metal, some good Black Metal as well but their strongest genre is most definitely old NWOBHM influenced power metal in the vein of Iron Maiden and Metallica. Numerous bands have been plugging along for years. Zelenyj Albom (Green Album) by Chernyj Obelisk (Black Obelisk) are one of them, albeit slightly newer on the scene than the legendary Ariya. Dark and slow riffs, gruff vocals in a Lemmy style growling out Russian which occasionally go into vibrato and slow ...  Read the complete review