Drudkh - The First Snow

Drudkh, meaning "wood" in Sanskrit, is an atmospheric black metal band from Ukraine formed by Roman Saenko, the leading member of Hate Forest, Dark Ages & Blood of Kingu, who releases about two to three albums per year over various projects; Thurios, the leading member of Astrofaes and, with Saenko, a former member of Hate Forest; and Yuriy Sinitsky, of Lucifugum and Definition Sane. Their strongly folk-influenced music focuses on a strong 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.

Drudkh have frequently been associated with the National Socialist black metal movement, a charge that has proven controversial among some of the band's fans. The tape versions of Drudkh's albums have been released by Oriana Productions, a label ran by a member of Ukrainian NSBM band Nokturnal Mortum, and one of Drudkh's unofficial shirts also describe the band's music as "Art for White Intellectual Elite". However, many fans consider Drudkh's categorisation as an NSBM band to be misleading, since there is nothing in Drudkh's music or lyrics that would suggest a National Socialist outlook, and Drudkh's official press releases describe their politics as Conservative Revolutionary, referring to a German movement from the 1920s.

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[GinaKaos999]

i am moved by this...beyond description...and at no more perfect time in this shit life...

[JohnnyReborn665]

@GinaKaos999 We sometimes need an escape from the mundane world of faint love and exagerated loss.

[TheSade89]

Quite depressing... I like it!!!

[JohnnyReborn665]

I knew you would...

[kirstycotton]

I feel snow on my face......

[JohnnyReborn665]

I feel it too....everytime i listen to it.....

[0oPadmano0]

@LivingDead221 except the fact that it isnt that at all

[njthug666]

song matches cover art perfect, and ppl bitch about how tough life is today...

[LivingDead221]

black metal at its best

back to the forests back to the nature back to the silence back to the nothingness

no humans no humanity

[PiecesOfQuiet1990]

The whole album has incredible atmosphere but this track in particular really stands out

[Hrimthur666]

This was the first album I owned of Drudkh, fell in love with it, and bought all the others, and felt in love again :) Every single album of this band is pure greatness.

[MartyrInFlames]

The people in the picture I assume are a family. The woman in front with her head down appears to be the mother in mourning with her two children behind her on the sleigh. If you look at the object between the two children you can see that it is most likely the end of some type of coffin (assuming the father).

The Ukrainian people have had much suffering and glory in their history. And this is the foundation where Drudkh's music is inspired. The Ukrainian poems they adapt are example as well.

[ClassicTribute]

The cover seems so depressive, especially when I look at the people. The lady with her head hung low. It kind of fits the cover. I like this song.

[JohnnyReborn665]

I know man but i couldn't find something more apropriate....