Mumiy Troll
Voted "Best Band of the Millennium" by Russian music fans, Mumiy Troll (pronounced Moo-mei Troll) isn't merely that country's most successful band, it's without question the most significant musical entity Russia has produced since Perestroika. Mumiy Troll's sound is an amalgam of glam flamboyance and Stones-like swagger with inventive wit and giant hooks, fueled by the talent, charisma, intellect and work ethic of founder and frontman Ilya Lagutenko. Mumiy Troll's new album, Vladivostok (April 24, The Village), their first full-length English-language effort, was recorded in L.A. and produced by Lagutenko in collaboration with Mike Clink (Guns N' Roses, Megadeth), Joe Chiccarelli (My Morning Jacket, The Shins) and Brit Greg Brimson (Bush, Eminem). This provocative, hard-hitting, wicked-clever collection is Mumiy Troll's ninth studio album, following 2009's Comrade Ambassador, a limited-edition, Russian-language compilation of tracks intended to introduce Mumiy Troll to America. AllMusic.com raved in its review of Comrade Ambassador, "For being pioneers in their own land, it's impressive how closely they come to near-current American rock trends…A thrilling cultural experiment, to say the least, with hopefully more to come." For Mumiy Troll--which also includes guitarist Yuri Tsaler, drummer Oleg Pungin, and bassist Eugene "Sdwig" Zvidionny--Vladivostok represents the next step in their cultural experiment.
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