Drudkh - Handful Of Stars

[Hubster]

Here's the biggest irony. The Slavonic Chronicles EP is actually MUCH better than Handful of Stars is. The EP is far more reminiscent of the real Drudkh.

 

[Kara-Shehr]

anything they've done is better than this

 

[Hubster]

Sadly, yes.

 

[MasterOLightning]

It's not that the ideas themselves are so bad. A band with this many albums should try new things. The execution of them is just really boring, unfortunately.

 

[unknown]

Here's the biggest irony. The Slavonic Chronicles EP is actually MUCH better than Handful of Stars is. The EP is far more reminiscent of the real Drudkh.

which is ironic since the two songs on The Slavonic Chronicles are covers

 

[Hubster]

I know, shocking!

I'll take this over new Drudkh anyday:

 

[Kara-Shehr]

God help us all, CF in their glam days

 

[Hubster]

Poodle Tom >> indie hipster Thurios

ALL WORSHIP POODLE TOM

 

[Nichrome]

You guys are fucking retarded, this album obviously went way over your heads.

 

[Hubster]

Indeed. It's hideous shitasticness eluded us.

 

[TheInsane]

I love A Handful of Stars. It feels like a natural progression and it feels fresh. I dont care how much metal it sounds or not but to me the feel and atmosphere is still there so I am more than happy. One of my favorite releases this year for sure.

 

[Invade Me]

Every Drudkh song on every Drudkh album has been exactly the same goddamn thing. Like every other shitty hipster "black metal" band, they've never once demonstrated the ability to write a song where stuff actually happens. Instead, apply the same five or six techniques to the one or two chord progressions that each of their interminable songs uses, and morons lap it up. Here's a riff. Here's that same riff, tremolo picked. Here it is played 40% slower in arpeggio form. Here it is strummed as a series of open chords. And there it is pretending to be an acoustic interlude. But it's still the same boring goddamn riff to nowhere. Now it fades out (because actually concluding a song might demand the inclusion of a second riff, and that's way beyond the capability of these clowns).

 

[Death Aflame]

I like it. But I also like most of the other blackwave/metalgaze stuff like Lifelover, Alcest, Amesoeurs, Les Discrets, Lantlos, etc.

I also find the metal-purist backlash quite humorous, so please continue.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

I find the fact the people defend this utterly fucking boring and shitty band humorous, so please continue.

 

[J.]

i like drudkh and will continue listening to them. please continue with the backlash of someone liking a band defending them from the backlash of some wannabe elitist doofus because the continuation of this just shows the lack of intelligence and tolerance and the continuity of the stupid.

please continue.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Fuck shit. Drudkh sucks.

 

[EternalMetal]

I loved Autumn Aurora for the fantastic compositional piece it was. It isnt very technical or hard to play, nor do I think their musicianship is always tight and accurate, but they occasionally get the job done quite well. idk, I like their style and thats all that counts.

 

[TheInsane]

I think Drudkh is one of few black metal band that actually manages to make the bass and the drums really interesting. The guitars usually serve as the canvas upon which the drums and bass serve as the colours whereas in most other black metal bands its the other way around. Of course this is more true for the later efforts.

And I am a sucker for guitar solos which isnt included that often in black metal.

 

[beast from the east]

Another average release from a band who lost it many years ago. Some may say "they never had IT to begin with", but I disagree. Up through Blood In Our Wells they were actually pretty damn good, for the most part.

 

[The Emptier]

Not horrible, but a bit repetitious. But that's how this style is though..I liked the production though. The tone wasn't bad at all and the post-rockish vibe works with me at least