released March 12, 2021

"Hellrduk" was created by Ghoul, Res and Pitom.

Recorded in September-October Anno 2016.
Additional arrangements and lyrics by Pitom.
Mixed and mastered by Vladimir Ryaposov and Pitom at Di-Art Studio, Siberia, Krasnoyarsk.

Art direction by Xul1349 and Pitom.
Illustration and layout by Xul1349.

Produced by Peter Shallmin for CULTKR.

PREMIERES:

NO CLEAN SINGING PREMIERE:
"In a word, it’s fascinating."
www.nocleansinging.com/2021/02/01/an-ncs-premiere-isgherurd-morth-lucir-stormalah/

MACHINE MUSIC PREMIERE:
"Aggressive, emotional and catchy as all hell!"
machinemusic.net/2021/02/15/the-war-inside-my-head-track-premiere-with-siberian-black-metal-project-isgherurd-morth/

DECIBEL MAGAZINE ALBUM PREMIERE:
"...an innovative and most strange black metal...an incredibly auspicious beginning" - Dutch Pearce
www.decibelmagazine.com/2021/03/10/album-premiere-isgherurd-morth-hellrduk/

PRESS:

"This is phenomenal. Wonky, progressive black metal with a woozy, post-rock/shoegaze vibe at points." - Dom Lawson - METAL HAMMER

"... this is GREAT. Really excellent stuff." - Kim Kelly - THE GUARDIAN, PITCHFORK, THE NATION...

" ...the Russian's grasp of dynamics and ability to shape-shift is genuinely dazzling." - Dom Lawson - PROG UK

"... Now furiously grandiose, now mysteriously disturbing ..." - ROCKERILLA

"Furious pummel that gives way to expansive meditative blackgaze" - Brian Turner (GIMME METAL Program Director) - GIMME METAL'S Top Tracks Of The Week

"A compositionally adventurous album... a challenging listen, but a deeply rewarding one." - Brad Sanders (BANDCAMP, The Metal Show on Bandcamp Radio) - The Best Metal On Bandcamp: March 2021

"Genuinely beautiful and hypnotic" - CVLTARTES

"...Extreme and elegant, versatile within its own signature, the band's debut album reveals itself in a journey made through somewhat esoteric paths and with a lot of ground to explore." - 4/5 - METAL HAMMER PORTUGAL

"... a swirling mass of charred brutality that draws directly under your skin like a nasty rush, with every lick and spit smeared in old school narcissism." - 4/5 - Paul Castles - ZERO TOLERANCE

"...Long ago I hadn't listened to an album in this style" - 9/10 - Xuaterc - COREandCO

"...there’s room for the trio to expand upon these ideas even further and put even more of a unique stamp on the genre." - 8.7/10 - METAL TRENCHES

"Un album d'une grande richesse" - 8.5/10 - Romain Lefèvre - NEW NOISE

"Black metal with a suit-and-tie." - 8.5/10 - INVICTA MEDIA

"...real folk work to exude an atmosphere..." - 8.5/10 - FEMFORGACS

"... this is not your garden-variety black metal album..." - 8/10 - AVE NOCTUM

"... an intriguing album that invites (obliges!) more auditions" - 8/10 - Fernando Ferreira - WORLD OF METAL

"... An album of smoke-shrouded rituals and esoteric lore, tapping into that sense of The Beyond that so much of the best black metal does. It’s in this sense that Hellrduk truly stands out... " - ASTRAL NOIZE UK

"... it’s one of the more unique and esoteric albums you’ll hear this year, truly carving its own space into the pantheon of modern black art with obsidian claws. Astonishing debut!" - BLACK METAL DAILY

"... a heavy compositional element that goes much deeper than what you would think ...a technicality and almost orchestral element (although no orchestra) ...and I’m here to tell you it’s worth checking out." - Chris - NINE CIRCLES

"... a sound map that highlights the precious treasure while concealing the intricate paths to reach it." - METALITALIA

"... So fantastic. So intelligent." - LACHRYMA CHRISTI

"There is great depth of feeling on the album that seeps through the cracks of this raging entity." - MOSHPITNATION

"..."Hellrduk" is not an album of easy, aggressive and dissonant sound while remaining quite faithful to elements of the black of the nineties without giving up a certain dose of experimentation." - BLACK METAL SPIRIT

"Improbable meltings the band unveils on Hellrduk gives us a glimpse of madness, but above all skills the musicians developed to create their sound." - ACTA INFERNALIS

"Hellrduk is a fascinating work and reveals a multitude of layers and unexpected sounds on repeated, and necessary, listens." - BLEAK METAL

"... absorb you in its darkness and win you with its modernity, as it escapes the traditional borders of the genre." - THE GALLERY (GR)

"... A splendid album, of a great originality while being absolutely accomplished." - LE SCRIBE DU ROCK

"...There is a quite strong “solar” resplendence, intensely technical and yet deeply breathing blackgaze that promises to be taxing and curiously enjoyable." - GRIZZLY BUTTS

"... the avant-garde and atmospheric aspects of black metal make the album’s soundscape darker, more vicious and more dynamic." - HEAVY MUSIC HEADQUARTERS

"... a very great sounding avant garde and technical mixture of black metal and blackgaze" - OCCULTBLACKMETALZINE