Black Russians - Rostov Ripper

  Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction so bear that in mind whilst reading the following...

  Last September I received an email from a spokesperson for a bunch of Russian dissidents who whilst very much loving their country had concerns about the Putin regime. Those concerns left them fearing for their safety and led them to go undeground and attempt to leave the country. To keep their identities secret I'll refer to them as Black Russian 1, Black Russian 2, Black Russian 3 and Black Russian 4. To cut a long story short, they recently managed to evade capture by the authorities and relocate from Leningrad beach to a remote backwater in the US where to support themselves they've taken up the name Black Russians and are channelling their love of classic pop punk bands such as The Lillingtons, The Ramones, Teenage Bottlerocket, The Connie Dungs etc.

  I'm not sure what the likes of Lenin or Stalin would have thought of these guys (I'm guessing they'd have been mining salt in a gulag for the next 50 years) but the natives of their adopted country seem to be going wild for them. They've even attracted the attention of top label Outloud! Records who've included a track by them on their new compilation, Killer Tunes. Featuring songs about serial killers, the album also boasts awesome bands such as The Prozacs, Kobanes, The Jasons, Vista Blue etc etc etc. You can find it here :   https://outloudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/killer-tunes

  I got back in touch with my contact to query the spelling of the song that the band contributed to the comp and he blames it on a CIA plot to discredit them. It seems they're on the run from the American authorities as well as Putin's henchmen so for once, don't share this update. Let the band remain a secret known only to the punk world. There is a Facebook page for them but for obvious reasons any info is kept to a minimum :  https://www.facebook.com/blackrussiansussr/

  This is a song that tells the story of one of Mother Russia's most feared killers, Andrei Chikatilo. You can get the low down on him here :  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Chikatilo It's called Rostov Ripper...