Blood of Kingu
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Blood of Kingu is a black metal
band from Ukraine
formed in 2005 by the main member of Drudkh
, Dark Ages
and Hate Forest
.
Lyrically, Blood of Kingu deals with Sumerian/Ancient Egyptian and Indo-European mythology and history. The vocals include death growls as well as Tibetan chants.
On 7 December 2007, they released their first album, De Occulta Philosophia
. It was re-released with alternate layout and packaging.
Their second album, Sun in the House of the Scorpion, was recorded in the autumn of 2009 and released on 24 May 2010 by Candlelight Records
.
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band from Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
formed in 2005 by the main member of Drudkh
Drudkh
Drudkh is a Ukrainian metal band that mixes elements of folk metal and black metal. They were formed by Roman Saenko, prolific metal musician, the leading member of Hate Forest, Dark Ages and Blood of Kingu; Thurios, the leading member of Astrofaes and, with Saenko, a former member of Hate Forest;...
, Dark Ages
Dark Ages (band)
Dark Ages is a minimalist dark ambient band from Ukraine formed in 2004 by the main member of Drudkh, Blood of Kingu and Hate Forest. They draw their lyrical themes from European medieval history...
and Hate Forest
Hate Forest
Hate Forest was a Ukrainian black metal band formed by Roman Saenko, the leading member of Drudkh, Dark Ages, and Blood of Kingu. Thurios joined the band in 1998 after the recording of "Scythia". The music is mostly very fast, but occasionally slow, with low, distorted vocals and dark ambient...
.
Lyrically, Blood of Kingu deals with Sumerian/Ancient Egyptian and Indo-European mythology and history. The vocals include death growls as well as Tibetan chants.
On 7 December 2007, they released their first album, De Occulta Philosophia
De Occulta Philosophia
De Occulta Philosophia is the debut album from Ukrainian Black Metal band Blood of Kingu. Originally released under Supernal Music, the band have since signed to Debemur Morti Productions and are planning a rerelease with new artwork and packaging on the 28th of August.-Track listing:# "Indoarika...
. It was re-released with alternate layout and packaging.
Their second album, Sun in the House of the Scorpion, was recorded in the autumn of 2009 and released on 24 May 2010 by Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...
.
Discography
- De Occulta PhilosophiaDe Occulta PhilosophiaDe Occulta Philosophia is the debut album from Ukrainian Black Metal band Blood of Kingu. Originally released under Supernal Music, the band have since signed to Debemur Morti Productions and are planning a rerelease with new artwork and packaging on the 28th of August.-Track listing:# "Indoarika...
- 2007 - Sun in the House of the Scorpion - 2010
Band members
- Roman Saenko - vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Thurios - guitar
- Krechet - bass
- Yuriy Sinitsky - drums