Could be the record of the year.

Slightly OT: How the hell is Drudkh pronounced?

I've always just pronounced it 'Dr-ood-k'. Not entirely sure though.

And yeah, I have very high expectations for this.

Now I'm thrilled... and this was recorded before Estrangement? Sounds more vivid and more varied, definitely love the sound, the keyboards sounds great as the bass and drum. And the vocals sounds more like in Forgotten Legends, like they come from beyond.

It was recorded before Estrangement was released but after the actual Estrangement recording. They were probably recorded around the same time actually.

I really like how the vocals sound here even though the sound quality isn't the greatest. It seems like they've been pushed back quite a bit in the mix and aren't quite as in-your-face as they are on their more recent work.

Maybe they're trying to have an atmosphere more similar to their first albums which would definitely be a plus. But I'm surprised at the direction, it sounds rather different than anything they released yet it still sounds Drudkh.

Before Estrangement was released, but after it was recorded, I think. It's clearly a return to form, and the guitar soloing is almost back to the greatness of Blood In Our Wells! Excellent stuff, it could be one of the best albums of 2009.

Sounds pretty excellent! I was one of those who enjoyed "Estrangement," yet I fully admit that it is their weakest metal full-length. This sounds like they put a lot more heart into it, like "Blood In Our Wells."

Hell yes!

If this sounds like Blood in Our Wells I'll be happy as hell. That album is an utter masterpiece and I hope this will be too.

From the sample it sounds a fair amount different than their past releases.

i was getting frightening dimmu vibes with the triplet double kick and keyboards (in death's embrace) but thankfully the song strayed from that vibe.
The solos are fucking awesome too, they sound like they have the care they did in Blood in our Wells, as opposed to the more hastily written ones seen on Estrangement.

Does anyone know where to get an mp3 or this sample?

Apparently it's pronounced "Droo" with silent "dkh", though I tend to pronounce it "Drood-kh" (with the "kh" like Scottish "loch" or German "Bach") so that people have a fighting chance of knowing who I'm talking about!

There was a thread about it a while ago.

This. Man, that kind of album cover is just unexcusably lame. It's not hard to do, there's no sort of artistic sensibilites to it, just an easy way to get gullible fans in. Regarding this record; I'm sort of looking forward to it, hopefully it sounds like autumn aurora.

"Hard to do"? Who gives a fuck. If that's all that matters in your regards to music and art, you may as well listen to liquid tension experiment and dragonforce.

I like the colours.

I pronounce it the same way

I've always just read it as Dr-UH-dk. I don't give a shit though, because I've never needed to say the name aloud.

It's frustrating when you do need to talk about them IRL.

Sample sounds so promising !!! NOT
Another failed album from Drudkh ^^

Seriously dude, are you a troll? All I've seen you do is bash good bands.

Once again a bit of a style change for Drudkh, but it still sounds like Drudkh. This can't come out soon enough.

While on the topic of Drudkh...

The False Dawn shirt at http://www.musical-hall.com/eng/merchan ... hirt_2.htm

I know there is a history of Drudkh bootlegs, such as the "white intellectual elite" one, in fact I'm pretty sure the mavka shirt I own is a bootleg, but I was wondering if any could verify if this is a bootleg or not... most likely is. But I wouldn't know

Probably not. I don't think Drudkh is all that jazz either.

anti-conformist?

Nah, I've just seen many people claim they are the best band to come out this millenium. They just don't seem that great to me. Every once in a while I'll play Autumn Aurora, though.

I have the False Dawn shirt, as far as I remember, it was made by Oriana.

I've tried to get into this band, I downloaded Blood in our Wells to see what the buzz was about, but I don't get it, I got bored like three songs in. I gave Everything Unsaid Before a listen as well, but it's just too draggy. I figured I would have liked this band, but I guess it was never meant to be.

I'm just a moderate fan of Drudkh but I think the new song is really great. It shows that the members (WHOEVER THEY ARE, IT'S A MYSTERY!!!!!!!!!) are making quality music that isn't just weird and obscure but is also METAL. I draw this conclusion from hearing some nice sounding riffs and the solo at the beginning of the song.

Looking forward to this album!

I didn't like them at first either. Once I heard the song "Ukrainian Insurgent Army" and felt that it was my favourite black metal song ever, I started appreciating the other songs aswell, and nowadays Blood In Our Wells is one of my favourite albums.

Happened to me as well. Ukrainian Insurgent Army was the song that changed my mind from them being some boring obscure black metal band into a band that actually has some emotion (I was a fucking retarded, pretentious child), and it grew from there.


Ah, okay. I feel where you're coming from, at least, I really hate it when people express opinions as facts, and while the said statement is also true to me, I do not go spouting it as some universal truth.

The solo on the new song is really fucking amazing, i've always felt that Drudkh is one of the very few BM-bands where solos actually fits really good.

The solos on Estrangement are a little awkward (Only The Wind Remembers My Name has a nice solo though), but "Furrows Of Gods" has one of my favourite guitar solos ever. It's simply amazing.

The members of Drudkh aren't a mystery at all, at least the core of the band (Thurios and Roman Saenko).

In case you guys don't know yet, you can listen to all of the 'Distant Cries of Cranes' song on the band's new myspace, which has been set up by Season of Mist on their behalf as well as on the Season of Mist site itself. I think the new track is fantastic. Quite a bit different to their previous material in some ways and it features a much more prominent bass, but still very Drudkh-y in parts. Ending of the song is great.

It's great music itself but not so unique and profound as before... I'm a big Drudkh supporter too but I think this is a very modern one, even the album cover gives no suggestion of mysterious depth, quite average I'd say... It seems in 2009 every band becomes modern - designs as spectacle, modern stupid themes, short music ( lots of eps, just lacking the ability or will to make an honest full-length)...
but I'm waiting for this work anyway...

After listening to the first two avaliable tracks, "Everything Unsaid Before" (only a snippet, I know) and "Distant Cry of Cranes" I must say I'm not all too thrilled. However I'm hopeful the songs will grow on me and the rest of Microcosmos shall be fantastic, as Roman and the boys have yet to disappoint me...dating as far back to their Hate Forest days.

just gave couple of listens, as it leaked yesterday... very very medicore stuff
need some more time to really analyze the album
nothing special really though distant cries of cranes is pretty awesome

I'm not that much into Estrangement altough it's still far from bad. I really liked the snippet of Everything Unsaid Before so I'm looking forward to hear the whole album now.

Fuck Drudkh, I want a new Blood of Kingu album.

holy shit holy shit holy shit that sample is good

It's excellent. I have a very good feeling about this album.