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Black N' Roll: The Worst Black Metal Band on Earth

Igor Bogdanov's TV-MA comedy series follows Frostboner, the most sincere terrible band in Latvia, and the American producers hired to make them famous.

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Mid-1990s Latvia. Frostboner have the corpse paint, the spikes, and a four-track demo. What they don't have is talent, a van that reliably starts, or any sense of self-preservation.

Across the Atlantic, a pair of washed-up producers get handed an impossible job: make the worst black metal band on Earth famous before the label pulls their last advance.

That's Black N' Roll, a TV-MA comedy series created by Igor Bogdanov and produced by Fabricated Crime. It's six episodes of about 22 minutes each, set between 1994 and 1996 in Latvia and the USA.

Meet the damned

  • Igorfer. Founder, frontman, and self-appointed high priest of Frostboner. He writes every lyric and can play every riff, provided it's the same one.
  • Ankhel Helvete. The bassist, the second voice, and the only one who reads the contracts. Her shriek has shattered three microphones and one engagement.
  • Robzeebub. Drums, the van, and blast beats at whatever tempo he's in the mood for. He believes in Satan, mostly as a career move.

And the people who should know better

  • Bichota & Xuxo Maria. A sleazy American production duo whose glory days ended with hair metal. They don't know what black metal is. They'll sell it anyway.
  • Sister Beretta. A black metal nun who hosts the graveyard shift on WSIN FM. She plays the demo on air, and nobody can tell if it's an act of faith or a punishment.
  • Lazy Satan. The Devil is bored. A few Latvians in face paint keep trying to summon him, and he'd really like them to stop.
  • Scarlet Graves. A witch on retainer, hired to find out whether the band will make it. The cards don't lie. She bills for overtime anyway.

A show about sincere, terrible music

We keep coming back to the same idea. The funniest thing about Frostboner isn't that they're bad. It's that they mean every note. If you've ever dubbed a demo tape at 3 a.m. and been convinced it was going to change the world, you already understand them.

If This Is Spinal Tap or What We Do in the Shadows is your kind of comedy, this one's for you. It's strictly for adults.

Where to find it

Season 1, Episode 1 is a work in progress. You can read more on the Black N' Roll page, grab the press and media kit, or follow Igor's art on Instagram at @igorbogdanovart.