Drudkh - Forgotten Legends

Here is the debut album from a band that shows you how it should be done. Ukrainian black metal band Drudkh (ex-Hate Forest) put this out in 2003. These are three of the heaviest songs to ever be laid to vinyl in my opinion (and one track of rainstorm sounds...)


Drudkh throw out some raw, brutal shit, but also explore elements of melody hidden deep within the wall of droning guitars and unrelenting blast beats. The band would go on to incorporate more folk and progressive elements in later releases but this is them at their dirtiest and in my opinion best. The lyrics to this album have never been released.

"False Dawn" – 15:57
"Forests in Fire and Gold" – 8:55
"Eternal Turn of the Wheel" – 11:44
"Smell of Rain" – 2:46

Scion Rock Fest in Atlanta was this weekend. We threw down and saw some killer sets by Neurosis, Boris, Baroness, and tons of other insane bands. My ears are still ringing.