“The bar made no profit from it, especially since producing costumes like these is not exactly cheap”: It turns out the fake Russian Angine de Poitrine isn’t actually a real band. Here’s what actually happened

Angine de Poitrine and the Russian joke band Urin de Potrin.

Earlier this week, Guitar World reported that a band falsely posing as Angine de Poitrine was doing the rounds in Russia. Now, the real story has been revealed.

The real Angine de Poitrine have been nothing short of a sensation in 2026, with their KEXP performance surpassing 15 million views at the time of writing, and their wild microtonal math rock – powered by one of the most unique guitars in the business – selling out shows with ease. Everyone, including Dave Grohl, is obsessed with them.