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News : Premiere: From the mastermind behind Drudkh comes Windswept and their new single

By on January 6, 2017

Windswept, the new black metal project from the mastermind of Drudkh, Roman Sayenko, is preparing for the debut full-length release of The Great Cold Steppe on March 31st via Season of Mist.

We are proud to present the first track premiere of Windswept’s track, “Blinding and Bottomless Abyss is Howling”.

WINDSWEPT is the latest musical brainchild of Roman Sayenko. The DRUDKH mastermind is known to separate ideas that stylistically diverge from his main creative outlet into different projects such as OLD SILVER KEY, PRECAMBRIAN and RATTENFÄNGER among others.

WINDSWEPT remain relatively close to DRUDKH in comparison to other outlets of Sayenko’s inspiration as it stays within the classic expression of Ukrainian black metal. Yet ‘The Great Cold Steppe’ is deliberately kept harsh and raw, which reflects the album’s theme that was inspired by the hostile and fierce Eastern steppes during winter time.

‘The Great Cold Steppe’ was written and recorded in only three days without rehearsals and based on improvisation with instruments and vocals creating the feeling and grit of a live performance.

Better turn on the heating before listening as WINDSWEPT come in hard and merciless like a blizzard from ‘The Great Cold Steppe’.

Lineup 

V. – drums

K. – bass

R. – guitars, vocals

Tracklist 

1. Black Horizon Is the Gates of a Blizzard

2. Shrouded in Pale Shining, So Sleeps Infinite Ancient Steppe

3. The Stars Are Cold and Indifferent, Sow Their Gleaming Ashes

4. The Great Shepherd Rides His Storms

5. Blinding and Bottomless Abyss Is Howling

6. A Spiteful Wind Buries All the Lonely Whispers

Available formats 

CD Digipak hand-numbered and limited to 1.000 copies

Black Vinyl-LP hand-numbered and limited to 500 copies

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‘The Great Cold Steppe’, out March 31 via Season of Mist

About

Jonathon is an aspiring fantasy/sci-fi novelist and music journalist. Thanks to the influence of the music he grew up with, he has always possessed a keen interest in metal and rock. He is also a huge fan of mythology, legend, and folklore from all across the world. You should follow him on Twitter.