Bleeding Edge Ripping Crew
Presents:
Artist : Drudkh
Album : Anti-Urban
Year : 2009
Genre : Black Metal
Label : Season of Mist
Cat.nr : SUA 005B
Source : CDDA
R.date : 12-07-2009
Size : 23,6 MB
Grabber : Exact Audio Copy V0.95 beta 4
Encoder : LAME 3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
Quality : VBR/44,1/Joint-Stereo
Tracklist:
01. allen into Oblivion 07:00
02. shes 06:25
13:25
Release Notes:
Re-released on CD as part of the Microcosmos
Limited Edition Box Set by Season
of Mist.
Drudkh is a folk influenced black metal unit
hailing from Ukraine. They have released 6 full
length albums in a 5 year span with Anti Urban
being released as a limited EP in 2007. Containing
two new tracks and just coming in at 18 minutes,
this is not a very long album yet when you put it
on it tends to last longer than the actual
duration. In a good way though. On this EP, Drudkh
strip down their folk influenced black metal sound
and create an album full of drone atmosphere and
buzzing riffs. They have dropped the keyboards and
standard folk instrumentation common to their
previous albums, only relying on the guitar and
drums to create an in depth and challenging
listen. With each track averaging around the 9
minute mark, Drudkh manage to waste no time in
getting started.
The first track, Ashes is a purely instrumental
track driven by mesmerizing guitar riffs and
rocking drum beats. The guitar work displays raw
emotion with catchy slow tempo riffs that grind
their way into the listeners ears. The second
tracks displays the same tone in riff structure
and drum patterns but soon treads back to familiar
Drudkh territory with deep guttural vocals that
seem to echo from miles away. Anti Urban is fit
with the standard production of the band with a
low fi and heavily atmospheric approach . The
production has always worked with Drudkhs sound
and continues to benefit their music.
In short, if youre a fan of Drudkh or black metal
in general this is definitely worth checking out.
Although at this point it might be hard to find
due to its limited pressing. You might have to
download this EP to add to your collection but
its a worthy addition at that.
http://www.myspace.com/drudkhofficial
