''Estrangement'' ( uk, Відчуженість , italic=yes , translit=Vidchuzhenist) is the sixth album by
Ukrainian
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black metal
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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 in August 2007 (see
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). The album was previously known under the title ''River of Tears'', but then had a name change. Its songs have a minimalistic influence and also features the band's first prominent use of
blast beats since ''
The Swan Road
''The Swan Road'' ( uk, Лебединий шлях, Lebedýnyi šljax) is the third album by the Ukrainian black metal band Drudkh, released in 2005. It is characterized by shorter songs and more prominent lyrics than are found on previous Drudkh ...
''. All the lyrics of the album are based on the 1931–1932 works of the Ukrainian poet
Oleh Olzhych
Oleh Olzhych (July 8, 1907, Zhytomyr, Russian Empire - 9 June 1944, Sachsenhausen concentration camp, Germany) was a Ukrainian poet and political activist. Born as Oleh Kandyba, he was forced to emigrate from Ukraine in 1923 due to occupation by t ...
. A spoken introduction in the first track is taken from the 1995 Ukrainian feature film ''Atentat'' about the life and assassination of
Stepan Bandera, and says in Ukrainian, "We shall always be there" (taken from a scene in the film when former soldiers of the
Ukrainian Insurgent Army, having escaped from the Soviet prosecution after the end of
World War II, arrive in the USA as immigrants; meaning in the context that the hearts of the Ukrainian patriots shall remain forever in occupied
Ukraine).
In 2010, it was re-released as
digipak with new artwork and re-mastered sound by
Season of Mist
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.
Track listing
Personnel
*Thurios – vocals, guitars, keyboards
*Roman (Roman Saenko) – guitars
*Krechet – bass
*Vlad – drums, keyboards
References
2007 albums
Drudkh albums
Season of Mist albums
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