05/03/2014 16:14

Опричь

Опричь (Oprich) to release MLP 'Ветра пьяный мёд' this month

Russian folk metal band Опричь (Oprich) will release their new mini-LP 'Ветра пьяный мёд' ("Winds' Heady Mead") this month, via Casus Belli Musica. It will be one-sided, hand-numbered and limited to 100 pieces.

"On heavy pages of annalistic manuscripts these ancient letters keep the warrior line evenly. And they speak. The Past speaks in the battle steel of restrained and discreet words, the capacious ones as a messenger's report from a frontier squadron. Yeah, at that time the sky was brighter and higher, the winds of the Volga expanses were fresher, and people forged their fortune in a braver manner. The manuscript letters say that. And the people are the most important for them. Those who ran up the shaky gangways on steep boards of Novgorod boats, whose hands used to the oar weight long ago, and whose eyes were ready for unceasing gazing into the blinding distance of the stream way – towards the Fate! The Ushkuiniks. We open a new page and ready to tell you about these fearless daredevils of the Russian North – warriors and pioneers, robbers and avengers, those who steer their fast boats to the Unknown."

1. Ветра пьяный мёд
2. В плеске вёсел
3. Волжская колыбельная
4. Вольницей в просинь ночей (Folkstorm of the Azure Nights) [Темнозорь (Temnozor) cover]

The cover art was created by a painter Igor "Dartgarry" Burlakov (Fright Night, Hagl, Grey Heaven Fall, Hateism, North Diamond etc.).

The LP envelope includes lyrics and their poetical translation into English by a translator Sergey AR Pavlov (Arkona, Alkonost, Munruthel, Hagl, Master [USA/Czech]).

(source: Casus Belli Musica)