Microcosmos is definitely their most accessible better production and all but i'd also say it's one of their strongest. I thought their weakest was Estrangement, if not only because of that god awful snare drum. Albeit, a weak album for Drudkh is only relative to their own work. Compared to almost anything else out there, they have never had a weak album. That is, unless you have the screwed up slow version of Anti-Urban, which did suck. Then again, it wasn't an intentional screw up.
Digging: AceMo - Castle of Mana. Autumn Aurora is a good album, I have yet to hear this one though. Need to check it out, good review man. I've got the pic LP of this coming in the mail, and I'm pretty stoked. Definately worth checking out. Drudkh The Swan Road 4. Rank: 0 for Any black metal fan worth their salt will be able to tell you who Drudkh is. And hopefully they will then proceed to illustrate how consistently great they are.
Since their conception in , the Ukrainian band has worked hard to shake up the Eastern European black metal scene. Much of that can be attributed to the talent and work ethic of their leading member and guitarist, Roman Saenko, who also helms Hate Forest, Dark Ages, and Blood of Kingu, releasing two or three albums a year between the four projects. However, one still cannot call this a run-of-the-mill album for the genre, for Drudkh is simply just not that kind of band.
Their somewhat uncharacteristic fusion of blues chords and solos to black metal creates a uniquely emotive soundscape and is the type of trademark that keeps listeners coming back for more. The use of dynamics is often just frequent enough to break up monotony while remaining sparse enough to prevent tarnishing the atmosphere carved out from the wondrous droning riffs. The Swan Road also utilizes effective tinges of folk until the end of the album, where the band throws us a curveball in Song of Sich Destruction, a full on folk ballad about the destruction of the center of the Zaporozhian Cossacks by the Russians in Mesmerizing as they are, there are a few points on The Swan Road that do prove to drag, but they truly are few and far between.
Their thoughtful placement, combined with their beautiful sense of melody and sheer technicality, greatly enhances the overall product. Aside from the solos, blast beats make a more frequent appearance as well. While the blasting and throwback fills are standard affair, they serve to give the album an understated old-school feel that meshes surprisingly well with the ambient riffing. It's hard to pick just any one favorite track.
Favorite track: Glare of Garrison Lee. Ole Grung. Anne Couvreur. Tayan Patel. Mat Melsness. Erez Schatz. Art Vandelay. Brian Dempsey. Ali Mandi. Antipodean Zombie. Ali Elfakahany. Blarkus Fekler. Huabin Zhou. The Songless Bird.
Burl Jensen. Ryan Clackner. Gregory Hasbrouck. Goatmoon - Death Before Dishonour [Finland] Goatwhore [] Funeral Dirge for the Rotting Sun Godless Rising — Rising Hatred Gorefest - La Muerte Gorgasm - Masticate To Dominate Gorgoroth - A sorcery written in blood Gorgoroth - Ad majorem sathanas gloriam Gorgoroth - Destroyer Gorgoroth - Incipit satan Gorgoroth - Pentagram Gorguts - From Wisdom to Hate — Gorguts - The Erosion Of Sanity Gorguts - The Erosion Of Sanity [] Grand Alchemist - Intervening coma celebration Grave Digger - The Reaper Graveland - - Drunemeton Demo Graveland - - Necromanteion Demo Graveland - - Promo June '92 Graveland - - Epilogue Promo Graveland - - Rehearsal Graveland - - The Celtic Winter Demo Graveland - - Carpathian Wolves Graveland - - Thousand Swords Graveland - - Immortal Pride Graveland - - Impaler's Wolves EP Graveland - - Creed of Iron Graveland - - Prawo Stali Graveland - - Memory And Destiny Graveland - - The Fire of Awakening Graveland - - Dawn Of Iron Blades Graveland - - Fire Chariot of Destruction Graveland POL - Memory and destiny Graven - Perished and Forgotten Graveworm - Collateral Defect Griffar - Of witches and Celts Hades - - Again Shall Be Halford — Crucible Halloween - Walls of Jericho Hate Eternal - - Conquering The Throne Heathen - Breaking The Silence [] Heavens Gate - In Control Hecate Enthroned - dark requiems Hecate Enthroned - kings of chaos Hecate Enthroned - redimus Hecate Enthroned - the slaughter of innocence, a requiem for the mighty Hecate Enthroned - upon promethean shores unscripted waters Heimdall - The Allmighty Helheim - Jormundgand Hell-Born - Cursed Infernal Steel Hellhammer - Apocalyptic Raids A.
D Hellhammer — Hellhammer Hellhammer - Satanic Rites Hellhammer - Triumph of Death HellHeim - Yersinia Pestis [] Hellkult - - Hail War Helloween - Master Of The Rings Hellveto - Heol Telwen - - An Deiz Ruz HolyMarsh - Into the Holy Marsh Hopelessness - Broken Tears In Solitude Horde - Hellig Usvart brc Horna - Sota [EP] Hypocrisy — ST Hypocrisy — Virus I Shalt Become - [] Wanderings I Shalt Become [] Wanderings Iced Earth - Dark Saga Iced Earth - Horror Show Iced Earth - The Glorius Burden Ildhur - The Wandering Ildjarn Nor - - Norse EP Ildjarn Nor - — Ildjarn Ildjarn Nor - — Landscapes Ildjarn Nor - - Strength and Anger Ildjarn Nor - - Svartfrod EP Ildjarn[a] Forest Poetry Full-length Ildjarn[] Hardangervidda With Nidhogg Full-length Immolation - - Shadows in the Light Immolation - Close to a World Below — Immortal - Battles in the north Immortal - Blizzard Beasts Immortal - Damned In Black [] Immortal - Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism Immortal - Immortal Immortal - Live at Inferno 04 Immortal - Pure Holocaust Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness Immortal - True Kings of Norway Impaled - Death After Life Impaled Nazarene - Nihil [] Impurity - Of Lust And War [] In The Woods Inferno - Nikdy Nepokrteni Infernum - — Farewell Inhume - Chaos Dissection Order [] Inquisition-Forever Under [] Intestine Baalism - Banquet in the Darkness Iron Maiden - - The X Factor Iron Maiden - Brave New World Iron Maiden - Dance of The Death Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden Iron Maiden - Killers Iron Maiden - Live At Ozzfest Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind Iron Maiden — powerslave Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time Iron Maiden - the number of the beast Iron Maiden Tokyo Isegrim Ger - - Isegrim EP Isegrim Ger - - Dominus Inferus Ushanas Isengard Nor - Horizons Demo Isengard Nor - Vanderen Demo Isengard Nor - Vinterskugge Compilation Isengard Nor — Hostmorke Istidraj — Metafizika Jasad - Witness Of Perfect Torture [] Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced Jimi Hendrix - Axis - Bold as Love Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland Joe Satriani - Time Machine Disc 2 Joe Satriani -Time Machine Disc 1 [] Jotunspor - Gleinirs Smeder Judas Iscariot - Of Great Eternity Kalmah - They Will Return Kamelot — Ghost Opera Kampfar - Fra Underverdenen Kataklysm - — Sorcery Kataklysm - Shadows And Dust Katatonia — The Great Cold Distance — Katharsis - Krucifixion brc King Diamond — Abigail King Diamond - Fatal portrait Full King Diamond - The dark sides King Diamond - The Eye Kittie — Funeral For Yesterday Korpiklaani - - Tervaskanto Folk Metal Kristallnacht - - Creation Through Destruction Adversary Kromlek - Kveldridhur Kromlek - Strange Rumours Distant Tremors Lacrimas Profundere - Burning-A Wish [] Lamb Of God - ashes of the wake Led Zeppelin - Coda Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin - Presence Leech - Black Hymns Leprocide - Consequences Of Infection Lethargy GRC - The dark embrace of silence Limbonic Art - Epitome Of Illusions Lividity - - Rejoice in Morbidity demo Lividity - Age Of Clitoral Decay Lividity - Fetish For The Sick Lividity - Show Us You Tits [] Lord Belial - - Kiss The Goat Lord Belial - - Unholy Crusade Lord Belial - — Angelgrinder Lord Belial - - Purify Sweden 7'' Lord Belial - - Nocturnal Beast Lord Gore - The Autophagous Orgy [] Lord of Putrefaction - Split w Mortal Remains Lord Wind - Heralds Of Fight [] Lucifugum - []And the Wheel Keeps Crunching Lucifugum - Gates of Nocticula Ludicra - [] Hollow Psalms Luror, Eternity, S.
Lux Occulta - Major Arcana [] Lycanthropys Spell — Tributes Mactatus — Blot Mactatus — Suicide Maggoty Corpse - Baptisma Demo Malevolent Creation - - Envenomed Malsain - The Disease Malus - Awakened Grimmness Maniac Butcher — Epitaph Manowar - - Battle Hymns Manowar - - Into Glory Ride Manowar - - Hail To England Manowar - - Sign Of The Hammer Manowar - - Fighting The World Manowar - - Kings Of Metal Manowar - - The Triumph Of Steel Manowar - - Louder Than Hell Manowar - - Hell On Wheels Manowar - - Hell On Stage — Live Manowar - - Warriors Of The World Manticora - 8 Deadly Sins [] Marblebog - Forestheart [] Marduk - - Fuck Me Jesus Marduk - - Here's No Peace Marduk - - Dark Endless Marduk - - Those Of The Unlight Marduk - - Opus Nocturne Marduk - - Glorification Marduk - - Heaven Shall Burn When We Are Gathered Marduk - - Nightwing Marduk - - Panzer Division Marduk Marduk - - Infernal Eternal Marduk - - La Grande Dance Macabre Marduk - - World Funeral Marduk - - Plague Angel Marduk - - Warschau Marduk — Rom [] Marduk - those of the unlight Marduk - Warschau- [] Martyr - Warp Zone Massacre - From Beyond [] Mastodon - - Call Of Mastodon Mastodon — Leviathan Mayhem - [] - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Mayhem - [] - A Tribute To Euronymous Mayhem - [] - Wolf Lair Abyss Mayhem - [] - Live in Marseille Mayhem - [] - European Legions Live Mayhem - [] - U.
Legions live Mayhem - [] — Chimera Mayhem - [] - Ordo Ad Chao Mayhem - Ha-Elm Zalag Mayhem - Live In Zeits [] Mayhem - Rehearsal '88 Mayhem - Studio Session Mayhem - Tampere - Tervetuloa helvettiin Megadeth - United Abominations Melechesh - Djinn [] Mental demise - - Disgraceful sores Mephistopheles - Ascension Aborted Mercenary - 11 Eleven Dreams Mercyful Fate - Time Meshuggah - Catch 33 Meshuggah - Chaosphere Meshuggah - I [EP] Metal Album Collection Metal Church - - The Dark Metal Church - Blessings In Desguise Michael Angelo - Lucid intervals and Moments of Clarity Michael Romeo - - The Dark Chapter Minas Morgul - Schewertzeit Monstrosity - Spiritual Apocalypse — Moonblood - Blut Und Kreig [] Moonblood - My Evil Soul Moonblood - Taste Our German Steel Moonfog [] A Different Perspective Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja [] Moonspell — Irreligious Morbid - December Moon [demo] Morbid - Last Supper Demo tape Morbid - Live in Stockholm Morbid - Rehearsel Morbid Swe - - Last Supper Morbid Angel - Gateways To Annihilation Morgoth - — Cursed Mortem - Slow Death Mortician - Re-Animated Dead Flesh - Motorhead - Motorhead - Ace of Spades Motorhead - Another Perfect Day Motorhead - Bastards Motorhead - Hammered Motorhead - Iron Fist Motorhead - March or Die Motorhead - On Parole Motorhead - Overnight Sensation Motorhead - Rock 'n Roll Mutilator Immortal Force My Dying Bride - — Trinity My Dying Bride - - Complete My Dying Bride - - Meisterwerk 1 My Dying Bride - - Meisterwerk 2 Mystic Prophecy - Regressus [] Mysticum-Ulver - — Split Mystifier - Goetia [brc] Naglfar - - Stellae Trajectio Naglfar - — Vittra Naglfar - — Diabolical Naglfar - - Ex Inferis Naglfar - — Sheol Naglfar - — Pariah Napalm Death - Death By Manipulation Napalm Death — Diatribes Napalm Death - Inside Torn Apart Nargaroth - Black Metal Ist Krieg Nargaroth - Crushing Some Belgian Scum Nargaroth - Geliebte des Regens Nargaroth - Herbstleyd Nargaroth - Prosatanica Shooting Angels Nargaroth- Orke Nasum - Helvete [] Nebular Mystic — Frostlagt Nebular Mystic - Serpent Nebular Mystic — Taakeriket Necrophagist - Epitaph Necrophagist - Onset of Putrefacation Neoandertals - Neanderthals Were Master Butchers Nevermore - Demo Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black Nevermore - Enemies Of Reality Nevermore - nevermore Nevermore - The Politics Of Ecstasy Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor Nex Mortalis - ST [demo] Nifelheim - Devil's Force Nifelheim - Servants Of Darkness [] Niflheim - Neurasthenie [] Nihil Nocturne - Necrohell [Germany] Nihilist - Call Down The Thunder Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines [] Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero — Nocturnal Graves - Profanation of Innocence-Demo Nocturnal Rites - - The Sacred Talisman Nocturnal Rites - — Afterlife Nocturnal Rites - - New World Messiah Nocturnal Rites - - Grand Illusion Nocturnal Rites - - Lost In Time Nordvargr - — Awaken Norther - Till Death Unites Us Obituary - [] Slowly We Rot Obituary - [] Cause Of Death Obituary - [] The End Complete Obituary - [] Don't Care [EP] Obituary - [] World Demise Obituary - [] Back From The Dead Obituary - [] Dead Live Obituary - [] Anthology Obituary - [] Frozen In Time October Tide - Rain Without End Odious Mortem- Cryptic Implosion — Odium - The Sad Realm of the Stars [nor]
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