Motorcycle gangs riding across the plains along with wolves & horses; Somehow the new inventive style of Mongolian folk metal band The HU blends natural the traditional ways of the heavy metal music (long hair, leather, guitars, growling, and epic medieval badassery) with the nomadic traditions. folk metal band The Hu have been inventing what they call “Hunnu Rock,” a style combining Western headbanging with instruments like the horsehead fiddle (morin khuur) and Mongolian guitar (tovshuur). “When we do this,” said guitarist Temka, “we try to spiritually express this beautiful thing about Mongolian music. We think we will talk to everyone’s soul through our music. But we didn’t expect this fast, people just popping up everywhere.”. (full article here)

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