Fucking boss, listening to it ASAP.

Looks like the correct opportunity to check out this band...

Written by Unhealer on 22.02.2012 at 19:57

Looks like the correct opportunity to check out this band...

This sounds like good album from what i'm hearing, But if your new to this band check out Autumn Aurora first, Its by miles there best record.

Written by @gent_-_orange on 22.02.2012 at 20:05

This sounds like good album from what i'm hearing, But if your new to this band check out Autumn Aurora first, Its by miles there best record.

Well, that streaming is not working for me so I will do that Thanks

Written by Unhealer on 22.02.2012 at 20:27


Well, that streaming is not working for me so I will do that Thanks

Same here actually, just stopped through the third song and will not work any more. I liked what I heard though, But those earlier albums are better.

A return to their old sound, but a calculated one, so the music can't be on a par with their old classics. Still, I immensely enjoyed what I heard.

Colour-by-numbers black metal that offers about as many surprises as sex with your wife on your Golden Anniversary does. Should be swept under the carpet along with most other bands of this style. Certainly not worthy of carrying that album title, as if it lives up to the greatness of Forgotten Legends. If they sorted out that horrible guitar tone it might be a listenable album however.

Written by @gent_-_orange on 22.02.2012 at 20:05

This sounds like good album from what i'm hearing, But if your new to this band check out Autumn Aurora first, Its by miles there best record.

Nope. Blood in Our Wells. Hell, I even like Microcosmos more, actually.

Regardless, I actually liked the album. Way, way better than Estrangement, and obviously destroys Handful of Stars. Despite whatever issues I have with it, I still enjoyed it enough to rank it just after Micro/BiOW/AA, in the tier with FL/Swan Road.

A very average album.

Oh crap!

Written by [user id=4365] on 23.02.2012 at 00:07

Colour-by-numbers black metal that offers about as many surprises as sex with your wife on your Golden Anniversary does. Should be swept under the carpet along with most other bands of this style. Certainly not worthy of carrying that album title, as if it lives up to the greatness of Forgotten Legends. If they sorted out that horrible guitar tone it might be a listenable album however.

I take it your not a fan of Drudkh?

Seems ok to me

Nothing beats their Forgotten Legends album. That is one of the best BM record I've heard.

Also, are that them in the pic? I'm sure I read in a few places that they will never reveal themselves and all pics of them are fake.

Halfway through and I'm enjoying this. So far track 4 is the best on the record, but the formula is mostly the same track to track. The good news is that Drudkh's sound is still majestic and the atmosphere is very much intact. This will probably be one of the better records of the year.

Written by [user id=4365] on 23.02.2012 at 00:07

Colour-by-numbers black metal that offers about as many surprises as sex with your wife on your Golden Anniversary does.

If you love your wife, the sex is still good.

Written by [user id=4365] on 23.02.2012 at 00:07

Colour-by-numbers black metal that offers about as many surprises as sex with your wife on your Golden Anniversary does. Should be swept under the carpet along with most other bands of this style. Certainly not worthy of carrying that album title, as if it lives up to the greatness of Forgotten Legends. If they sorted out that horrible guitar tone it might be a listenable album however.

Whaaaat!? you are hating, mang. This is Drudkh using their old sound how they used their old sound. Their production has always varied album to album, let them do what they do. This sounds like another completely listenable album from them. Album title aside, because it's not as good as Forgotten Legends, this album is absurdly comparable to, Microcosmos.

Written by Daniell on 23.02.2012 at 10:42


If you love your wife, the sex is still good.

Yes, in fantasy-perfect-la-la-land.

Written by -DC-002- on 23.02.2012 at 11:50


Whaaaat!? you are hating, mang. This is Drudkh using their old sound how they used their old sound. Their production has always varied album to album, let them do what they do. This sounds like another completely listenable album from them. Album title aside, because it's not as good as Forgotten Legends, this album is absurdly comparable to, Microcosmos.

The only thing this can be compared to is Swan Road, which was the first disappointment in the Drudkh discography. Microcosmos was their last solid and enjoyable affair for me and had a much more balanced sound as opposed to the unnecessarily fuzzy and overbearing tone on offer here. It sounds thin, fake and sterile.

Written by [user id=4365] on 23.02.2012 at 13:01

The only thing this can be compared to is Swan Road, which was the first disappointment in the Drudkh discography. Microcosmos was their last solid and enjoyable affair for me.

Indeed.

I hope this one will eventually grow on me but after 5-6 listens I dare say it's their worst release to date. Not pure crap but once again a major disappointment. I guess I just cease to have high expectations for this band. Each new album is a huge step down compared to their "golden age", i.e. from Forgotten Legends to Microcosmos.

Written by [user id=4365] on 23.02.2012 at 00:07

If they sorted out that horrible guitar tone it might be a listenable album however.

Exactly my thoughts. After two very focused listens, I can say it's a good album, but still nowhere as near as good as their first four. Nice atmosphere, but I agree about the bad guitar tone.

Written by Unhealer on 22.02.2012 at 19:57

Looks like the correct opportunity to check out this band...

Don't start with Eternal. Start with Autumn Aurora. I think it's one of the easiest-to-get-into black metal albums ever created.

Written by scaesura on 23.02.2012 at 00:17

Nope. Blood in Our Wells. Hell, I even like Microcosmos more, actually.

BioW might be their best, but AA is certainly their easiest to get into.

Written by -DC-002- on 23.02.2012 at 11:50

Whaaaat!? you are hating, mang. This is Drudkh using their old sound how they used their old sound. Their production has always varied album to album, let them do what they do. This sounds like another completely listenable album from them. Album title aside, because it's not as good as Forgotten Legends, this album is absurdly comparable to, Microcosmos.

It's listenable, but like JOOH said, the guitar is very, very horribly fuzzy. Even fuzzier than on Forgotten Legends, their rawest album.

Written by Urs Blank on 23.02.2012 at 13:35
Indeed.

I hope this one will eventually grow on me but after 5-6 listens I dare say it's their worst release to date. Not pure crap but once again a major disappointment. I guess I just cease to have high expectations for this band. Each new album is a huge step down compared to their "golden age", i.e. from Forgotten Legends to Microcosmos.

How in the hell is this worse than Handful of Stars? Or Estrangement? Those two were both absolutely awful. At least this by any respect is back to how they used to sound, which may sound tired to some, or average or whatever, but really...

Written by scaesura on 23.02.2012 at 17:39

Written by Urs Blank on 23.02.2012 at 13:35
Indeed.

I hope this one will eventually grow on me but after 5-6 listens I dare say it's their worst release to date. Not pure crap but once again a major disappointment. I guess I just cease to have high expectations for this band. Each new album is a huge step down compared to their "golden age", i.e. from Forgotten Legends to Microcosmos.

How in the hell is this worse than Handful of Stars? Or Estrangement? Those two were both absolutely awful. At least this by any respect is back to how they used to sound, which may sound tired to some, or average or whatever, but really...

well I quite enjoyed Entrangement but did fin Microcosmos quite aweful and totally directionless and unfocussed and way too clean sounding. Handful Of Stars I enjoyed at first but now find horrible, just as Swan Road

Written by scaesura on 23.02.2012 at 17:39

How in the hell is this worse than Handful of Stars? Or Estrangement? Those two were both absolutely awful. At least this by any respect is back to how they used to sound, which may sound tired to some, or average or whatever, but really...

Disagree, I find Estrangement to be far closer to their older sound than this album and like Marcel, I enjoyed quite a bit too. From what I'm listening do far, this is okayish and like Joe... There's something about the guitars I find very odd to say the least. Don't really like the vocals either.

Written by Boxcar Willy on 23.02.2012 at 03:48

Written by [user id=4365] on 23.02.2012 at 00:07

Colour-by-numbers black metal that offers about as many surprises as sex with your wife on your Golden Anniversary does. Should be swept under the carpet along with most other bands of this style. Certainly not worthy of carrying that album title, as if it lives up to the greatness of Forgotten Legends. If they sorted out that horrible guitar tone it might be a listenable album however.

I take it your not a fan of Drudkh?

What makes you say that? Just because he doesn't like a 3 of their albums?

Written by X-Ray Rod on 23.02.2012 at 18:06

Don't really like the vocals either.

I think they're not raspy enough.

Color-by-numbers it is indeed, but done well enough for me not care about that.

Nice job, Drudkh, definitively better than Estrangement at the very least.

Written by Slayer666 on 23.02.2012 at 19:33

Color-by-numbers it is indeed, but done well enough for me not care about that.

Nice job, Drudkh, definitively better than Estrangement at the very least.

Can you tell me what's wrong with Estrangement? I've listened to Eternal and the first four albums so I'd like to know more about Estrangement before I listen to it.

Written by Oaken on 23.02.2012 at 19:38

Can you tell me what's wrong with Estrangement? I've listened to Eternal and the first four albums so I'd like to know more about Estrangement before I listen to it.

Well, nothing, really. It's a good album, but Drudkh's weakest (other than Songs of Grief and Solitude, but that doesn't count) if you ask me. Almost everyone disagrees with me on that one, though.

Written by Oaken on 23.02.2012 at 19:38
Can you tell me what's wrong with Estrangement? I've listened to Eternal and the first four albums so I'd like to know more about Estrangement before I listen to it.

I personally don't find anything so wrong about it like some people do. It's just a solid but lesser version of their old stuff.
It's just this typical case of "If this was a release by a new band, it would have been really good but because it's Drudkh it's bad". Of their recent works, I find Estrangement one of the better ones... MUCH better than this album and Handful Of Stars.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 23.02.2012 at 19:46

Written by Oaken on 23.02.2012 at 19:38
Can you tell me what's wrong with Estrangement? I've listened to Eternal and the first four albums so I'd like to know more about Estrangement before I listen to it.

MUCH better than this album

Probably. I've only listened to "Only The Wind Remembers My Name" from Estrangement and it's quite good.

Written by Slayer666 on 23.02.2012 at 19:43

Written by Oaken on 23.02.2012 at 19:38

Can you tell me what's wrong with Estrangement? I've listened to Eternal and the first four albums so I'd like to know more about Estrangement before I listen to it.

Well, nothing, really. It's a good album, but Drudkh's weakest (other than Songs of Grief and Solitude, but that doesn't count) if you ask me. Almost everyone disagrees with me on that one, though.

Thanks for the info.

Written by Oaken on 23.02.2012 at 19:53

Written by X-Ray Rod on 23.02.2012 at 19:46

Written by Oaken on 23.02.2012 at 19:38
Can you tell me what's wrong with Estrangement? I've listened to Eternal and the first four albums so I'd like to know more about Estrangement before I listen to it.

MUCH better than this album

Probably. I've only listened to "Only The Wind Remembers My Name" from Estrangement and it's quite good.

"Where Horizons End" is my favorite song from that album. I understand if some people don't dig the solo but I really liked it and found the overall feeling of the song quite epic.