DARKESTRAH - Totally awesome pagan/folk/black metal band from Kyrgyzstan

[Henrik Main]

This is an insanely cool band, hailing from the grim steppes of Kyrgyzstan. Incredible mixture of black/pagan metal and traditional folk music from that country.

On "Sary Oy", their latest album, Darkestrah use traditional instruments from Kyrgyzstan, such as: Kyl-Kyjak, Komuz, Temir-Komuz and Sygyt.

Marksveld, spaffe, Erik, Nicodemix - ah fuck it, ALL OF YOU should check out the samples that can be found on their website ( http://www.darkestrah.vze.com/ ). "Jashil Oy" and "Kyzil Oy" are especially breathtaking.

 

[Will Bozarth]

and my question... what the FUCK is Kyrgyzstan???

 

[Henrik Main]

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/kg.html

 

[Tranquillian]

I will check this out when I get home.

 

[Krilons Resa]

They are pretty good. I've listened to that album Sary Oy? a few times. It has some really excellent parts, but also some boring parts as well. They use some pretty cool instruments too.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

haha for a moment I thought this thread was a joke.

 

[Tranquillian]

Wow, I totally forgot about checking these guys out. Now I have and they rock. The newest album reminds me of the first Dawn album and the band Horns of Valere.

 

[KILL TULLY]

Arn't they German with Kyrgyzstany roots?

 

[Mormagil]

If I'm not mistaken, sygyt is a throat-singing technique and not an instrument.

 

[Ellestin]

Can't go wrong with wind samples in the intro. Got to get me a whole album.

Anyone knows Arkona from Russia? They play some kind of folk metal as well and are supposedly extremely awesome at it.

 

[Reign in Acai]

Can't go wrong with wind samples in the intro. Got to get me a whole album.

Anyone knows Arkona from Russia? They play some kind of folk metal as well and are supposedly extremely awesome at it.

If they are half as good as SunChariot, I'd be pleased.

 

[AsModEe]

lol, they're using an instrument that everyone laught at in Quebec... don't know its name in english though.

But the rest is excellent

 

[Trylakos]

go mouth harp go!

 

[AsModEe]

that's the instrument thx

 

[MFJ]

On the topic of Sunchariot, they are great but their album wears VERY thin eventually. I can't stand to even listen to it anymore, I guess it just lost its magic...

 

[Thanatopsis123]

Can't go wrong with wind samples in the intro. Got to get me a whole album.

Anyone knows Arkona from Russia? They play some kind of folk metal as well and are supposedly extremely awesome at it.

Yeah I know of Arkona. I thought about getting an album of theirs but haven't yet. I've been listening to a good bit of Russian stuff lately so I'll probably get it.

 

[General Zod]

New album out... Manas.

The album is based on “Manas Destanı” a Kyrgyzian epic poem, one of the longest epics in the world, and tells the ancient story of Manas, a young warrior who gathers the remnants of Kyrgyzian people, defeated and exiled from their native lands by its enemies, into one strong tribe. Manas, a paragon nomadic warlord, and his host break the yoke of enemy hordes and lead their people to strength and freedom.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

I only have one cd by these dudes. I need more. Really good stuff

 

[NAD]

I only know Epos but I listened to that album a LOT when it was released.

 

[Ellestin]

excellent band, still lacking a mindblowing opus though, maybe this one?