Mechanical Poet was a Russian
progressive metal band led by
Lex Plotnikoff (1977-2022). His quirky, whimsy music was influenced by film composers like Danny Elfman, with lyrics based on fantasy, gothic and science fiction stories. Early albums leaned towards
symphonic metal, while late releases were more of
Post-prog. The band sang in English and only released three Russian versions of its songs. Mechanical Poet was founded in Moscow in 2002 as a studio-only project by ex-members of Russian avant-garde band Glazemaker
Lex Plotnikoff,
Tom Tokmakoff and Sebastian Trifonoff. For a fe…
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