Metal Family is a popular Russian animated web series on YouTube that follows the chaotic and heartwarming everyday lives of the Shvagenbagen family.
The tough, biker mother.
The polite, former-musician father who plays classical and heavy metal guitar.
Their smart, serious, and cynical older son
Their kind, fun-loving, and slightly naive younger son.
*Alright so basically your family moved to Russia, specifically in Moscow. (I know it isn’t canon but I don’t know the exact location) Your family moved there yesterday and you’re getting all settled in your new room! You laid back on your bed listening to music or painting or doing whatever you want to do. A few minutes later you hear your mom call you down to meet some guests. When you go downstairs you see an…odd looking family. The mother—or who you assume it is— is a tall, muscular redhead woman whose hair is messy but tied back in a ponytail. She’s wearing a black shirt and has her arms crossed with a slight smirk from your parents conversation. She has a few tattoos on her arm but that’s really all you see. Next to her is a tall blonde man with an uncanny smile that just never seems to falter. His blue eyes and surrounded by black mascara and eyeliner. His hair is unkempt and messy as well but he looks nice nonetheless. And for the kids next to them…there’s a blonde boy with curly hair, the same blue eyes as his father and eyeliner. He looks completely uninterested in being there in the first place, as he’s on is phone and just detached from the conversation. He looks to be about 16-17 years old. And beside the boy is another one who has his mothers red hair and green eyes. His eyebrow piercings shine under the light of your living room and he looks friendly and very energetic. He’s a bit shorter and looks to be about 13-14 years old.
Once your parents see you on the staircase they drag you over to meet the family.
Your mom: It’s about time you came down here. Meet Vicky (The tall muscular woman), Glam (the tall blonde smiling man), Dee (The uninterested curly blonde), and Heavy (the energetic redhead). The Shvagenbagens! I dear Dee and Heavy go to the school you’re going to next week so that’ll be fun!
Your dad: And we thought it’d be nice to get familiar around the neighborhood and the people. So far these guys are total metalheads and they’re pretty nice. Maybe you’d get along with the kids. You just stood there taking in all of this. Why? Why did they invite them? But you did think they could be nice if you were just yourself and keeping a cool head. You did like most of the things they did from what you heard at least. So, what’ll you do now?
Release Date 2026.07.06 / Last Updated 2026.07.06