DRUDKH “Кілька Рядків Архаїчною Українською / A Few Lines In Archaic Ukrainian” /Digipack CD/

First compilation album by Ukrainian Folk Black Metal band.
The definitive collection of the long out-of-print EPs, including the brand new EP "Thousands Of Moons Ago". "Eastern Frontier In Flames" combines 2007's "Anti-Urban" EP, 2010's "Slavonic Chronicles" EP with the recent half of their vinyl-only split collaboration with Winterfylleth.
Despite their having only been in existence since 2002, it's hard not to think of Drudkh as elder statesmen of Black Metal. From "Forgotten Legends" to "Eternal Turn Of The Wheel", their brand of Black Metal has become highly influential, and although certain albums may not have been as good as others, there's still a generally high bar set as this collection of rare EP material shows. Bringing together all this stuff, it's a release primarily for fans. Each song is interesting and holds your attention well, showing off the musicianship of the talented foursome as they take the Drudkh sound further.
Integral piece to any Drudkh fan's collection! For fans of: Burzum, Agalloch, Fen... etc!!
Season Of Mist/Underground Activists, 2014 (SUA054). Made in France. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Fallen Into Oblivion
2. Ashes
3. Tam Gdzie Gaśnie Dzień... (Sacrilegium Cover)
4. Indiánská Písen Hruzy (Master's Hammer Cover)
5. ...W Krainie Drzew (Hefeystos Cover) 
6. Ten, Ktery Se Vyhyba Svetlu (Unclean Cover) 
7. Recidivus (Sacrilegium Cover)

Tracks 1-2 taken from the EP "Anti-Urban", released in 2007.
Tracks 3-4 taken from the EP "Slavonic Chronicles", released in 2010.
Tracks 5-7 taken from the the split "Thousands Of Moons Ago / The Gates" split with Winterfylleth, released in 2014.


Samples: http://drudkh.bandcamp.com

The twelfth full-length studio album by cult Ukrainian Atmospheric Black Metal band.
Drudkh is ushering in the cold darkness and alluring decay of autumn with this album.
The album offers an incredible emotional maturity and natural flawlessness amidst prolonged russian aggression against Ukraine. While it includes only four songs, it rages on for over 45 minutes, delivering an epic maelstrom of grandiose melodies, devastating aggression, and the cold atmospheric passages that have come to define Drudkh’s unmistakable sound.
Drudkh was founded twenty years ago, uniting two black metal enthusiasts – Roman Saenko and Thurios (before in Hate Forest) are in the band from the first days, but Krechet and Vlad joined them four years after. So without any further ado we just can admit, this line-up is really stable and cohesive, united by the same artistic ideas – love of nature, fondness for poetry and local folklore.
Through disastrous and desperate perspectives, there’s always some kind of hope, some bright spark of light in the thickset of dense forest; something promising and reassuring, even in the darkest of times. And it doesn’t matter how raw they play in their devastating fury or how painfully beautiful they present their creativity, even during the most aggressive and bestial parts this epitome of melancholy still lingers. The album will steal your attention, enticing you in the spiritual depths with tranquil passion and devilish sangfroid. Strange cathartic feeling, when the opposite emotions transform into absolute harmony.
Season of Mist Underground Activists, 2022 (SUA127D). Made in France. Pressed in Austria.


Tracklist:
1. Нічний / The Nocturnal One 10:22
2. Млини / Windmills 11:31
3. Листопад / November 08:25
4. Поки зникнем у млі / Till We Become the Haze 15:33
Total playing time: 45:51 min.


Samples: https://drudkh.bandcamp.com/