Feb 2022 metal black-metal drudkh ukraine stand-with-ukraine mnet
Yesterday one of my absolute all-time favourite bands, Drudkh from Ukraine, released a new music video. Their next album is coming later this year, and the new track was supposed to be coming later also, but given the current situation, they decided to put it out now, as a sign of resistance and to give strength and hope. The band is located in the centre of the horrific events currently transpiring.
Thanks to this, I got inspiration today to write a song leaning heavily on their style. This is a tribute to them and to their whole nation suffering in the hands of my neighbouring country’s madman. Having been composed and recorded in a couple of hours, I’m pretty pleased with it.
As the flames
Pull closer
The tyrant’s wheel
Turns evermore
Feeding from nightmares
The swarm moves on
Carrying plagues
And iron
The colourless sunrise
Greets the shores
And raging spring
Will burn the coasts
A glimmer in the distance
Is a wildfire for the brave
Drowning the soil
But never the spark
Monuments fall
But the stars
Shall never be
Put down
@tamsnumber4 Mar 2022
A glimmer in the distance
Is a wildfire for the brave
What a great and passionate lyric, the music is so emotive and the track is so well produced. I have a friend in the Ukraine that had just released his new album and just offered up for download for free, he's afraid no one will get to hear it. I appreciate what you are going through and this song written in solidarity for your friend. Thank you for sharing in the Ukraine Thread!
@hmorg Feb 2022
I'm loving this. Melancholy and powerful, with a hypnotic atmosphere.
@wildo Feb 2022
Perkele! on kyllä väkevä biisi
@nadine Feb 2022
What a dense and heavy atmosphere. I did not feel like I listened to a black metal song with the epic length of 7 minutes. Skipped back. The intro is 2 minutes long and I did not spot it?! There is so much power here. It's a delight to hear your growls, cause they are so good to understand. I also enjoy that the production is not full with reverb and compression.