A Russian heavy metal band featured in
Kevin Smith's
Clerks. The band is fronted by
Olaf Oleeson, who is ostensibly a cousin of
Silent Bob from
Moscow. The band's single (or at least initial) North American fan appears to be Silent Bob's life partner
Jay, who never gets tired of hearing Olaf belt out an
a cappella version of the band's song "
Berserker".
North American metal fans seem to be initially put off by the band's name, not so much for its insulting qualities, but because it doesn't sound like a metal band name.
Poison.
Seduce.
Twisted Sister.
Faster Pussycat.
Deathtöngue. Those are heavy metal band names. To counter the band name's enigmatic qualities as regards its stylistic position in the rock
spectrum, lead singer Olaf has perfected his "metal face", which instantly wins over fans.
Olaf's goal is to move his band from the environs of a
New Jersey quickstop parking lot to
New York City and make it big. In
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), the characters can be seen wearing Fuck Your Yankee Blue Jeans tshirts. The back of the tshirt reveals that Olaf and the Fuck Your Yankee Blue Jeans did manage to make a go of singing Russian
heavy metal to not only North American audiences but fans world wide. The "Berserker" tour dates are listed as follows:
- Red Bank, USA 5/19/96 (sold out)
- Pittsburgh, USA 5/24/96
- Ohio, USA 5/30/96
- Lusaka, Zambia 6/4/96
- Maputo, Mozambique 6/12/96
- Calcutta, India 6/14/96
- Beirut, Lebanon 6/18/96
- Jakarta, Indonesia 6/22/96
- Belgrade, Serbia 7/2/96 (sold out)
- St. Petersburg, Russia 7/8/96 (sold out)
- Budapest, Hungary 7/14/96
- Reykjavik, Iceland 7/28/96
- Tacoma, USA 7/29/96
- Salt Lake City, USA 12/20/96 (sold out)