Blood of Kingu was a

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band from

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formed in 2005 by Roman Saenko, the main member of

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, Dark Ages and

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. Lyrically, Blood of Kingu deals with Sumerian/ Ancient Egyptian and

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and history. The vocals include

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s as well as Tibetan

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s.. On 7 December 2007, they released their first album, '' De occulta philosophia''. It was re-released with alternate layout and packaging. Their second album, ''

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'', was recorded in the autumn of 2009 and released on 24 May 2010 by

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. On mid-2016, Blood of Kingu had announced on their

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page that the band has ended. After that, Roman Saenko has started another new

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band called "Windswept" which its debut album will be released in March 2017 with its first track "Blinding and Bottomless abyss is howling". Its lyrical inspiration is mostly from nature, similar to

Discography

*'' De occulta philosophia'' – 2007 *''

'' – 2010 *''

Dark Star on the Right Horn of the Crescent Moon ''Dark Star on the Right Horn of the Crescent Moon'' is the third and final studio album by Ukrainian black metal band Blood of Kingu Blood of Kingu was a black metal band from Ukraine formed in 2005 by Roman Saenko, the main member of Drudkh, ...

'' - 2014

Final line-up

* Roman Saenko – vocals, guitar, keyboards (2005–2016) * Thurios – guitar (2007–2016) * Krechet – bass (2007–2016) * Yuriy Sinitsky – drums (2007–2016) * Vlad - keyboards (2014-2016)

References

External links

Official Myspace

Debemur Morti Productions

Supernal Music
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blood Of Kingu Ukrainian black metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2005 Musical quartets Candlelight Records artists Season of Mist artists Musical groups from Kharkiv