Handful of Stars (Ukrainian: Пригорща Зірок, Pryhorshcha Zirok) is the eighth full-length album by Ukrainian black metal band Drudkh, released in 2010 on Season of Mist's Underground Activists label.
| Handful of Stars Пригорща зірок | ||||
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| Released | September 20, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Black metal, post-rock, post-black metal[1] | |||
| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label | Season of Mist | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [2] |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 8/10[4] |
The guitar sound on this album is significantly cleaner than that on any previous album the band had released, with the exception of the band's folk album Songs of Grief and Solitude. Critics and fans noticed a strong influence from post-rock and such bands as Alcest.[2][3][4] Due to these features the record received mixed reviews, though it appeared in Haunting the Chapel's Top 50 Albums of 2010 at the number 8 position.[5] Again, for lyrics was used the poetry of Ukrainian authors, such as Oleksa Stefanovych and Svyatoslav Gordynskyj.[6]
The limited edition box set of the album came with an EP entitled Slavonic Chronicles which featured covers of songs by Czech Republic's Master's Hammer and Poland's Sacrilegium. The EP was also issued separately as a 10" vinyl record.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Холодні краєвиди (Cold Landscapes)" | 1:13 |
| 2. | "Загибель епохи (Downfall of the Epoch)" | 12:07 |
| 3. | "До світла (Towards the Light)" | 9:15 |
| 4. | "Ореол з сутінок (Twilight Aureole)" | 8:57 |
| 5. | "Прийде день (The Day Will Come)" | 9:04 |
| 6. | "Слухаючи тишу (Listening to the Silence)" | 1:04 |
| Total length: | 41:40 | |
Personnel edit
- Thurios – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Roman (Roman Saenko) – guitars
- Krechet – bass
- Vlad – drums, keyboards
- Fursy Teyssier – artwork
References edit
- ^ "Total Metal Shop".
- ^ a b Dave Schalek. "Drudkh - 'Handful Of Stars' Review - About.com". About.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ a b Eduardo Rivadavia. "Handful of Stars - Drudkh | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ a b Kostas Sarampalis (November 29, 2010). "CoC : Drudkh - Handful of Stars : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Haunting the Chapel's Top 50 Albums of 2010". Stereogum. December 21, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ "Drudkh, Eternal Turn of the Wheel album, Pagan Black Metal (news, biography, releases, downloads, line-up, tour dates) | Season of Mist, Metal Label". Season of Mist. Retrieved October 10, 2012.