Fortress Madonna

Named for symbolic etched in to the back of the map to encourage German troops fighting at Stalingrad, Fortress Madonna is definitely something of the anomaly. Their lineup is definitely questionable — ranging from four to 16 people — and their background is definitely steeped in misconception. Core people Nick Morewood, Bob Collins, Brian Sullivan, Russ Baxter, and Chris Flack arrived collectively in 1998 around enigmatic frontman Alex Serikov and developed, documented, and released their debut, A HUNDRED Beacons, within the Australian indie label Laughing Outlaw. Following its launch and a tour of Africa, Serikov, purported to be always a previous Russian Olympic gymnast and KGB agent, spent significant amounts of his amount of time in an undisclosed area in the Congo staying away from a mortal finances with some so-called “New Russians.” In 2001 Fortress Madonna started focus on an EP known as Estonian Woman Snipers that could end up being the group’s last task with its hesitant leader. Inside a Dec 2001 interview with Pop Tradition Press’ Robert Wall structure, Serikov stated this of his following personal task: “I’m considering climbing Kilimanjaro; I’m suit enough however, not as well sure about the altitude sickness.” Alex Serikov passed away on March 2, 2002, from high-altitude pulmonary edema on Support Kilimanjaro. The making it through bandmembers released Estonian Feminine Snipers in March 2003.