HASPYD

HASPYD
HASPYD
Origin	Kharkiv, Ukraine
Genres	folk metal; pagan metal; melodic death metal;
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Sound Age Productions; Eternal Winter Records;
Website	HASPYD on Facebook
Members	Oleksandr Menzerov ; Serhij Stepanenko ; Serhij Kuprykov ; Oleksandr Haharin ; Andrij Savchenko
Past members	Denys Kalinin ; Yevhen Holovchenko

HASPYD are a Ukrainian folk metal/pagan metal band from Kharkiv, Ukraine, founded in 2009. Along with pure vocals, growling and screaming are used. Guitar riffs complement folk instruments such as sopilka (Ukrainian pipes), bandura (Ukrainian strings instrument sound like a harp), drymba (Ukrainian Jew's harp), zhalijka (Slavic instrument sounds like a one piped bagpipe), violin, etc. Some compositions contain elements of death metal. Stylistic affiliation is quite relative. The most characteristic works by genre can be compared with the songs of the bands Ensiferum and Eluveitie.

The band plays on some big Ukrainian and Belorussian festivals. All songs written in Ukrainian languages. Even two covers of Amon Amarth and Hypocrisy translated into Ukrainian. Before 2014 HASPYD works with Russian label Sound Age Productions. Nowadays they have a deal with Italian label Eternal Winter Records.

Lyrics plays around themes such as Rus and Sich historical periods of Ukraine, cossacs, Ukrainian national liberation struggle in XX century, Russian-Ukrainian war (2014-present time), patriotism, nature, Ukrainian mythology, etc.

Discography[edit]

2009. «Zatoplena Sich» (Flooded Sich), single

Zatoplena Sich (Flooded Sich)

2013. «Ridna Zemlia» (Native Land), EP

Nich Haspyda (Haspyd`s Night)
Koly Ya Ozhyvu... (When I Will Rise Again...)
Ridna Zemlia (Native Land)
Shcho Lyshyv Ty Za Soboju? (What Did You Leave Behind?)
Zatoplena Sich (Flooded Sich)

2014. «Burevij» (The Storm), LP

Burevij (The Storm)
Nich Haspyda (Haspyd`s Night)
Ridna Zemlia (Native Land)
Kudy Ja Idu (Where I Go To)
Na Paliu! (To The Pile!)
Koly Ya Ozhyvu... (When I Will Rise Again...)
Zatoplena Sich (Flooded Sich)
Shcho Lyshyv Ty Za Soboju? (What Did You Leave Behind?)
U Pohoni Variahiv (Pursuit Of Vikings - Amon Amarth cover)

2016. «Tsarehrad» (Istanbul), single

Tsarehrad (Istanbul)

2020. «Tonka Protoka» (Thin Strait feat. Chur), single

Tonka Protoka (Thin Strait feat. Chur)

2020. «Perekhrestia Dvokh Vitriv» (Crossroad Of Two Winds), LP

Kyjyvska Rus' (Kyivan Rus')
Tanok (The Dance)
Tonka Protoka (Thin Strait feat. Chur)
Otava-Trava (Tge Aftergrass)
Diaka (Gratitude)
Imjanarechennia (Namegiving)
Chorna Dolyna (The Black Walley)
Brekhnia (The Lie)
Usesvitnie Panuvannia (Global Domination - Hypocrisy cover feat. Hetman)

Members[edit]

Current[edit]

Oleksandr Menzerov — vocals, sopilka, drymba, zhalijka
Serhij Stepanenko — guitars
Serhij Kuprykov — guitars
Andrij Savchenko — basses
Oleksandr Haharin — drums

Former[edit]

Denys Kalinin — basses (2009-2011)
Yevhen Holovchenko — drums (2009-2012)

Feat. Musicians[edit]

Yevhen Kucherov (Chur) — folk vocals in song «Tonka Protoka (feat. Chur)» (2020 single «Tonka Protoka», 2020 LP «Perekhrestia Dvokh Vitriv»)
Oleksiy Bondarenko (Hetman) — vocals in song «Usesvitnie Panuvannia (Hypocrisy cover feat. Hetman) (2020 LP «Perekhrestia Dvokh Vitriv»)

Session Musicians[edit]

Kateryna Khomenko — violins (2013 ЕР «Ridna Zemlia», 2014 LP «Burevij»)
Yulia Shyriayeva — female back vocals (2013 ЕР «Ridna Zemlia», 2014 LP «Burevij»)
Alla Kalashnyk — bandura (2016 single «Tsarehrad»)
Yaroslava Dzereviaho — bandura & female back vocals (2020 single «Tonka Protoka», 2020 LP «Perekhrestia Dvokh Vitriv»)

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References[edit]

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