Drudkh was founded by Roman Saenko, the leading member of Hate Forest; Thurios, the leading member of Astrofaes; and Yuriy Sinitsky, of Lucifugum and Definition Sane. Their strongly folk-influenced music focuses on a dense atmosphere with a lot of feeling, and the lyrical contents embrace Slavic mythology, seasons and poetry. Many of the band's lyrics are derived from the works of nineteenth and twentieth century Ukrainian poets, especially Taras Shevchenko.
"During all its history, the band followed a 'no photos, no interviews, no website, no gigs' policy, which was nobly accepted by Drudkh's new label Season of Mist. The absence of any comments or information from Drudkh's side gave an opening to a few ignorant internet warrior-fans to spread rumors, that the band embraces extreme political views. This is absolutely misleading and a total profanation, since there is nothing in Drudkh's music or lyrics that would suggest any political outlook. Drudkh praise individualism, self-improvement and estrangement from modern values." Roman Saenko (2008)
Discography:
2003 – Forgotten Legends
2004 – Autumn Aurora
2005 – Лебединий шлях (The Swan Road)
2006 – Кров у наших криницях (Blood in Our Wells)
2006 – Пісні скорботи і самітності (Songs of Grief and Solitude)
2007 – Anti-Urban (EP)
2007 – Відчуженість (Estrangement)
2009 – Microcosmos
2010 – Пригорща зірок (Handful of Stars)
2010 – Slavonic Chronicles (EP)
2012 – Вічний оберт колеса (Eternal Turn of the Wheel)
2014 – Thousands of Moons Ago / The Gates (split with Winterfylleth)
2014 – Eastern Frontier in Flames (Compilation)
2015 – Борозна обірвалася (A Furrow Cut Short)
2016 – Той, хто говорить з імлою / Pyre Era, Black! (One Who Talks with the Fog / Pyre Era, Black!) (split with Hades Almighty)
2016 – Зраджені сонцем / Hägringar (Betrayed by the Sun / Hägringar) (split with Grift)
2017 - Десь блукає журба / Schnee (IV) (Somewhere Sadness Wanders / Schnee (IV)) (split with Paysage d'Hiver)
2018 - Їм часто сниться капіж (They Often See Dreams About the Spring)
Dishonour I
Drudkh Lyrics
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Болиш?
Боли ж!
Боли,
Бо лине крик
Від можа і до можа Україною,
І панський перехняблений язик
І меч горить над гривою коня,
І паля з горла кров'ю обгоріла,
Там ребра на гаках, де воля говорила,
Там червоніє чорне вороння.
Ні шелесту, ні диму з димарів,
Лиш свище вітер черепу у вуха,
По світу в'ється людська потеруха,
Що звір і той без люду олюднів.
The lyrics to Drudkh's song Dishonour I are actually a poem by Ukrainian writer Mykola Vingranovsky, titled "Night of Ivan Bohun" (1965). The poem tells the story of a battle in Ukraine, where the cry of pain and struggle can be heard from one end of the country to the other. The ruling class with their distorted language, exhausted with saliva, is trying to oppress the people, while the sword burns over the horse's mane and the throat is parched with blood.
The imagery used in the poem is powerful, with a sense of chaos and destruction prevailing throughout the verse. The mentioning of the ribs on hooks where freedom spoke and the black crow turning red convey the loss and sacrifice of the people fighting for their rights.
Overall, the poem and the song emphasize the struggle for freedom and the oppression faced by the people of Ukraine. Through the use of powerful imagery and symbols, the artist reflects on the political and social climate of the country.
Line by Line Meaning
Болиш?
Are you hurting?
Боли ж!
Well, hurt then!
Боли,
Feel the pain,
Бо лине крик
As the cry echoes
Від можа і до можа Україною,
From one end of Ukraine to the other
І панський перехняблений язик
And the lordly bloated tongue
Хрипить над нею стомленою слиною.
Heaves over it with exhausted saliva.
І меч горить над гривою коня,
And the sword blazes over the horse's mane,
І паля з горла кров'ю обгоріла,
And the burnt blood scorches the throat,
Там ребра на гаках, де воля говорила,
There, the ribs are on hooks, where freedom spoke,
Там червоніє чорне вороння.
There, the blackness reddens with crows.
Ні шелесту, ні диму з димарів,
No rustling, no smoke from chimneys,
Лиш свище вітер черепу у вуха,
Only the wind's hiss in the skulls' ears,
По світу в'ється людська потеруха,
The world is wrapped in human losses,
Що звір і той без люду олюднів.
Even the beasts are tamed by humanity's woes.
Contributed by Sadie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Skóggangr -
Great track, but I keep hearing the main riff from Taake's "Orkan" in the beginning
Danny Griner
Awesome and shared to the like page called Metalminded its on facebook
lost in isolation
That ending drum beat is too killer
Rémi Dv
Drudkh revient avec un album qui marque un retour aux sources tant attendu depuis des années. Des guitares puissantes, une basse massive, un jeu de batterie mid-tempo/blast-beat, des ambiances aériennes/terriennes, des mélodies caractéristiques teintées de mélancolie, de beauté dégageant une énergie impressionnante... bref, rien que d'avoir écouter 3 titres, je suis convaincu qu'ils ont signé là leur meilleur album depuis "Estrangement", le reste ne m'ayant que très moyennement plu, hormis les quelques collaborations... L'ensemble sonne harmonieusement, sans sur-couche de l'un ou l'autre musicien, et ils peuvent prétendre à nouveau au trône ue genre "legend black metal" (oui c'est de moi) que se partage Wodensthrone et Winterfylleth, avec pour thème leur chère patrie, leurs légendes, leur héros, leurs poètes... On citera aussi Khors du côté ukrainien et d'autres existent, mais je n'ai que ceux-là en tête en terme de popularité.