“The bar made no profit from it, especially since producing costumes like these is not exactly cheap”: It turns out the fake Russian Angine de Poitrine isn’t actually a real band. Here’s what actually happened

Earlier this week, Guitar World reported that a band falsely posing as Angine de Poitrine was doing the rounds in Russia. Now, the real story has been revealed.

The real Angine de Poitrine have been nothing short of a sensation in 2026, with their KEXP performance surpassing 15 million views at the time of writing, and their wild microtonal math rock – powered by one of the most unique guitars in the business – selling out shows with ease. Everyone, including Dave Grohl, is obsessed with them.

So, when footage of a Russian band dressed like Angine de Poitrine, but lacking their secret weapon, emerged on social media, even the band’s art director felt like they were being ripped off.

“They don’t even say it’s not a real band,” Sam Murdock had said. “And they have a one-neck guitar.”

He also commented that he’s removed 700 fake Poitrine t-shirts from Tee Republic and Red Bubble, as they battle against those trying to make a quick buck off their success. Thankfully, this Russian band isn’t actually a real band.

“This was a one-off joke event for Escapist bar’s birthday,” a representative of the Moscow venue has told Stereogum. “We prepared the costumes, and musicians from the bands Hadn Dadn, Shajjm Orchestra, and DYW learned the material and put on a great show.”

The band called themselves Urin de Potrin and have now broken up, and have “no future plans.”

“It was all just a fun joke,” the representative adds. “Entry was free, and the bar made no commercial profit from it – especially since producing costumes like these is not exactly cheap.

The hype surrounding the actual band, meanwhile, shows no signs of diminishing. They’re set to embark on a fresh world tour next week, having played a packed-out Bristol show that left GW’s online editor Michael Astley-Brown picking his jaw off the floor.

“With this tour, Khn has established himself as the greatest polka-dot guitar hero since Randy Rhoads and Buddy Guy,” he writes. “The guy has legit jazz chops, and his fluid microchromatic runs, tapping bursts, and head-spinning riffs turn guitar tropes on their heads.”

Making the most of their popularity, Eastwood Guitars is now selling a double-neck microtonal guitar after an apparent custom model with Khn fell through.