Drudkh

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Drudkh
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Background information
Origin	Kharkiv, Ukraine
Genres	Black metal[1]
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Season of Mist
Spinoffs	Blood of Kingu
Members	Roman Saenko Thurios Krechet Vlad
Website	Drudkh on Facebook

Drudkh is a Ukrainian black metal band. It currently consists of Roman Saenko [uk] (former member of Hate Forest and Dark Ages), Thurios (former member of Astrofaes), Krechet, and Vlad. All four also were members of Blood of Kingu until it was disbanded. Their lyrics and artistic themes embrace Slavic mythology and Ukrainian nationalism. Many of the band's lyrics are derived from the works of nineteenth and twentieth-century Ukrainian poets (Oleksandr Oles, Oleh Olzhych, Maik Yohansen, etc.) and especially Taras Shevchenko.

Drudkh have been particularly secretive throughout the course of their career, even for a black metal band, giving no interviews and not releasing the lyrics to several of their albums. From their conception until 2009, Drudkh did not have any official website, but in May 2009, Season of Mist launched an official Myspace, operated by the label rather than the band.

The word "drudkh" is derived from the Sanskrit word for "forest" or "tree".