Drudkh Autumn Aurora [CD]

Spectacular reissue by Season of Mist, featuring fully remastered audio along with completely new artwork and an 8-page booklet including photographs of the Ukrainian Carpathians, of “Autumn Aurora”, the magnificent second full-length album by Ukrainian band Drudkh, which delves deeper into the path set by their debut and elevates their approach towards an even more evocative and melodic territory, consolidating the naturalistic and contemplative sound that would soon become one of the most recognizable hallmarks of atmospheric black metal. Compared to the rawer character of “Forgotten Legends”, the sound here appears more luminous and dynamic, with structures that breathe more naturally and a finely balanced interplay between minimalism and emotion, shaping an essential album that firmly established Drudkh as one of the key names in pagan and atmospheric black metal.