Russian Love was a Finnish rock band formed in 1986 in Finland. The group released the self-financed EP Malleus Maleficarum (1987) and the debut album Nergal (1988), which was the first gothic rock album released in Finland to feature English lyrics. Their career included a gothic rock phase between 1986 and 1991 and an alternative rock phase between 1991 and 1998. Their recordings include the albums Flaw in the Cradle (1990), Hover Jack (1992), and Meat Mazurka (1995). The band released the album Gala Brutale (1997) before becoming inactive in 1998. Their discography includes the singles “Two / Paper Dolls” (1989), “Deep End” (1995), and the posthumous download single “Never Say Goodbye” (2010). Nergal was re-released in 2007.
