With 'A Furrow Cut Short', DRUDKH are continuing on the course charted with their previous release 'Eternal Turn of the Wheel' (2012), where the black and bleak sound of the band's roots seemed to overshadow the progressive and lighter tone of 'Handful of Stars' (2010). Mastermind Roman Sayenko is heavily drawing inspiration from 20th century Ukrainian poetry once more, which often deal with the bloody struggle of this old country to build a nation from foreign oppression. DRUDKH still refuse any kind of interview or promotion and demand to be understood through their music alone. This album equally represents the blood soaked sound of black despair and full hearted resistance to vile treachery and evil as well as the beauty of landscapes and culture. Listen carefully to hearts breaking.
The prolific and enigmatic Ukranian black metal collective DRUDKH returns with the new album, 'A Furrow Cut Short'. Their most epic full-length to date, 'A Furrow Cut Short' features the grandeur of seven huge, sweeping songs that draw inspiration from the genre's true roots. Eschewing speed and brutally for ambiance and mood, each piece is a journey downward giving pause only for a fell voice from the wilderness. Without a doubt, 'A Furrow Cut Short' is black metal brilliance, and the ultimate statement of intent from a true genre leader.
