
Krukh - Безглуздість! CD
Wrapped in a phantasmagoric cover drawing by the inimitable Karmazid, “Безглуздість!” (Absurdity! In Ukrainian) is KRUKH's debut album, originally released on vinyl by Fallen Empire Records and now also available as a luxurious Digipack CD under the I, Voidhanger Records banner. But who is KRUKH? Lead by the visionary talent of Ukraine's Markov Soroka (TCHORNOBOG, AUREOLE, DROWN) on guitar, bass and vocals, the band features the thunderous and blistering drumming of Shawn Eldrige (DEATH FORTRESS, RUINOUS, ex-DISMA, ex-FUNEBRARUM) and the evocative guitars of Uzbekistan's Nyzam Salimbayev. "Nizam and I met each other and bonded over the fact that we were both strangers in a strange land, speaking Ukrainian, Russian, and English, trying to make our way. We just happened to both have an interest in black metal," Soroka recalls. “Безглуздість!” is clearly influenced by their experiences as immigrants in the United States, and by the clashing of the Eastern and Western views on life and hum