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Ukrainian black metal pioneers DRUDKH have
revealed the title of their next full-length, which will march under the flag
of 'A Furrow Cut Short'. The album has been scheduled for release on the 20th
of April 2015. Pre-sale will commence in late February, which
will also mark the revealing of the album's cover art and tracklist.
DRUDKH maintain
their strict policy of no interviews, no pictures, no live performance, and no
statements. Yet everybody following the career and art of the band's mastermind
Roman Sayenko will be aware that 'A Furrow Cut Short' cannot have been
conceived without the dire situation of his Ukrainian homeland under military
attack of a nuclear power playing a role in its inspiration.
With 'A Furrow Cut Short', DRUDKH follow-up
on their latest album 'Eternal Turn of the Wheel', which witnessed the
band returning to their black roots. In an ever evolving metamorphosis the
Ukrainians took several steps back with their previous effort from the sound of
their previous release 'Handful of Stars' (2010), which advanced in a more
progressive and lighter direction. 'Eternal Turn of the Wheel' owed deeply to
their early legacy from the Nordic Black Metal inspired debut 'Forgotten
Legends' (2003) via the cinematic soundscapes of 'Autumn Aurora' (2004) to the
traditional influences rising on 'The Swan Road' (2005). Instead of
re-discovering Ukrainian poets, mastermind Roman Sayenko relied on self-penned
lyrics again with each song representing a season. To their dedicated following
this turn did not come as a surprise as DRUDKH took many turns
in their career since their inception in 2002. On “Blood in Our Wells” (2006),
progressive elements surfaced, while after the instrumental and partly acoustic
'Songs of Grief and Solitude' (2006) a sharp contrast was delivered by the
harshly black 'Estrangement' (2007). Their 2009 masterpiece 'Microcosmos'
seemed to tie up the different strands of DRUDKH's previous works,
before embarking on a quest to more outlying realms with 'Handful of Stars'
that led to the founding of OLD SILVER KEY joined by vocalist Neige (ALCEST).
'Eternal Turn of the Wheel' returned to the dark melancholy that permeates all
of DRUDKH's music, which is often dubbed Slavonic Heathen Metal as
a perfect soundtrack for a harsh winter will.
In the meantime DRUDKH released both the split EP 'Thousands of Moons Ago / The Gates' with English brothers in spirit WINTERFYLLETH and the compilation 'Eastern Frontier in Flames' in 2014.
The complete back catalogue of DRUDKH is available at the Season of Mist shop.
Roman Sayenko furthermore instigated a passionate limited folk compilation under the heading 'One And All, Together, For Home', which is still available here.
Line-up
Roman – guitar
Thurios – vocals, guitar
Krechet – bass
Vlad – drums, keyboards
www.facebook.com/Drudkh.Official
In the meantime DRUDKH released both the split EP 'Thousands of Moons Ago / The Gates' with English brothers in spirit WINTERFYLLETH and the compilation 'Eastern Frontier in Flames' in 2014.
The complete back catalogue of DRUDKH is available at the Season of Mist shop.
Roman Sayenko furthermore instigated a passionate limited folk compilation under the heading 'One And All, Together, For Home', which is still available here.
Line-up
Roman – guitar
Thurios – vocals, guitar
Krechet – bass
Vlad – drums, keyboards
www.facebook.com/Drudkh.Official
Source:
Season of Mist
