''A Furrow Cut Short'' ( uk, Борозна обірвалася, translit=Borozna obirvalasya, italic=yes) is the tenth album by Ukrainian

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band

Drudkh Drudkh is a Ukrainian black metal band. It currently consists of (former member of Hate Forest and Dark Ages), Thurios (former member of Astrofaes), Krechet, and Vlad. All four also belonged to Blood of Kingu until it was disbanded. Their ly ...

, released April 20, 2015, on

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's Underground Activists label. It is the band's longest recording to date and the first to receive a vinyl release on two LPs.

Track listing

Critical reception

Upon the release, the album received mixed critical reception. Dave Schalek from About.com rated the album 4 out of 5 and said that "a Furrow Cut Short is an excellent introduction to Drudkh for listeners unfamiliar with the band and is, by any measure, an excellent album." Benjamin Hedge Olson from PopMatters said that the album is "another predictable yet satisfying slab of black metal", rating it 6 out of 10. Kyle Ward from

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was more negative about the release, rated it 2 out of 5 and "was not pleased that a leader of that scene devolved into run-of-the-mill black metal."

Personnel

* Thurios – vocals, keyboards * Roman Saenko – guitars, bass * Krechet – bass, keyboards * Vlad – drums, keyboards

References

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