Three years after the acclaimed Obârsie, Romanian folk/progressive black metal band Sur Austru is back with their third studio album, Datura Strahiarelor.
Sur Austru was born from the ashes of the late Negura Bunget, keeping alive their intent to bring Romanian lore into music.
Datura Strahiarelor is the band’s most complex and ambitious project to date, the music heavily leaning on the progressive and folkloristic side, even more than before.
Datura Strahiarelor is Romanian for The Gift of Scarecrows” and is a concept album focusing on the Apocalypse triggered by magical beings from Romanian mythology.
Their spells break the gate between the fantastic world and the real one, through which ancient beasts surge, thus annihilating humankind.
Haunting incantations and invocations, mesmerizing flutes, percussions and unpredictable guitar structures all blend together to craft a new fascinating journey through the Carpathians and beyond. If you ever loved masterpieces such as Negura Bunget’s Om or Dordeduh’s self-titled debut, as well as Enslaved’s most prog outputs, Datura Strahiarelor is an album you cannot miss.
Side A: 01 - Aratarea / 02 - Stransura
Side B: 03 - Salba Hiara / 04 - Cele Rele / 05 - Cele Brune
Side C: 06 - Farmacarea / 07 - Afurisirea
Side D: 08 - Imparecherea / 09 - Ispravirea
