Biting Elbows is a Russian indie rock band that was formed in 2008 in Moscow.
In 2012, they were an opening act for Guns N' Roses and Placebo's concerts in Moscow, played at Maxidrom. In 2013, they played at Park Live Festival.
The band is perhaps best known for its music videos for the songs "The Stampede" and "Bad Motherfucker". The videos, directed by frontman Ilya Naishuller, went viral because of their first-person perspective, special effects, and action.BITING ELBOWS’ NEW VIDEO IS THE MOST ULTRAVIOLENT GANGSTER MOVIE TARANTINO NEVER MADEBiting Elbows lança sequência de clipe com cenas de violência; assista Naishuller directed a full-length first-person action/sci-fi/adventure film written by himself, Hardcore Henry (2015), starring Sharlto Copley and Danila Kozlovsky.Hardcore - Behind The Scenes Part 1 Biting Elbows wrote the songs "My Woman" and "For the Kill" for the film's soundtrack, the former being featured in their second album, Shorten the Longing, which was released on June 26, 2020. Three other songs from the album ("Control", "Alone", and "Other Me") were featured in the Director's Cut edition of the video game Death Stranding which was released on September 24, 2021.@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN (September 8, 2021) - via Twitter The video game's designer Hideo Kojima referred to Naishuller as "a genius artist of 21st century music and video".@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN (August 26, 2021) - via Twitter
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Biting Elbows Released: November 13, 2011 Labels: Self-released Formats: CD, digital downloadShorten the Longing Released: June 26, 2020 Labels: Self-released Formats: digital download, LP
Extended plays Title Details Dope Fiend Massacre EP Released: August 10, 2011 Labels: Self-released Formats: CD, digital downloadBad Motherfucker Released: March 12, 2013 Labels: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download
Singles TitleYearAlbum"The Stampede"2011Dope Fiend Massacre EP"Bad Motherfucker"2013Bad Motherfucker"Bullied Boy"2015 rowspan="4" "For the Kill"2016"Love Song"2017"Anarchy"2018"Heartache"2019Shorten the Longing"Control""Ring The Bells"2026
References
External links Biting Elbows official website