''Handful of Stars'' (Ukrainian: ''Пригорща Зірок'', ''Pryhorshcha Zirok'') is the eighth full-length album by

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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 2010 on

Season of Mist Season of Mist is an independent record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pag ...

's Underground Activists label. 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 ''Songs of Grief and Solitude'' ( uk, Пісні Скорботи і Самітності, translit=Pisni skorboty і samitnosti, italic=yes), is the fifth album by Ukrainian black metal band Drudkh, released in 2006. It marks a radical departure ...

''. Critics and fans noticed a strong influence from

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and such bands as Alcest. Due to these features the record received mixed reviews, though it appeared in ''Haunting the Chapel'' Top 50 Albums of 2010 at the number 8 position. Again, for lyrics was used the poetry of Ukrainian authors, such as Oleksa Stefanovych and Svyatoslav Gordynskyj. The limited edition box set of the album came with an EP entitled ''

Slavonic Chronicles ''Slavonic Chronicles'' is an EP released by Ukrainian black metal band Drudkh on September 20, 2010 (see 2010 in music), on the French label Season of Mist. It was released in two formats: as a 10" LP and as a mini CD. The last one is available ...

'' 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

Personnel

*Thurios – vocals, guitars, keyboards *Roman (Roman Saenko) – guitars *Krechet – bass *Vlad – drums, keyboards * Fursy Teyssier – artwork

References

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