#41: Tengger Cavalry
No matter how they play, this band delivers their fusion so well, it results a perfect blend of aggression and dramatic-ness.
Background Info (Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives):
Country of origin: China
Location: Beijing (early); New York, New York, United States (later)
Status: Split-up
Formed in: 2010
Genre: Melodic Death/Folk Metal
Lyrical themes: Tengrism, Shamanism, Mythology
Last label: Napalm Records
Years active: 2010–2018, 2018–2019
If thrash metal has a Big Four, Mongolian folk metal has its own, with Tengger Cavalry completing the set, along with Suld, Ego Fall, and Nine Treasures. Tengger Cavalry’s music, though has a signature darkness to it, through the use of growls, alongside throat singing.
Nevertheless, Mongolian folk metal’s iconic quality of simultaneously showcasing the contrasting qualities of metal and folk music is ever present. Though instruments like the mongolian lute, khel khuur, and tuur frame drum used by the band sound generally neutral, the masterful playing of the morin khuur is the key element that makes Tengger Cavalry’s music notably epic and uplifting.
Favorite Albums:
- Blood Sacrifice Shaman (2016)
Favorite Songs:
- The Wolf Ritual (Blood Sacrifice Shaman)
- Khaan (Cavalry in the Thousands, 2016)
- Wasted (kAAn, 2016)
- Cian Bi Rock and Roll (Northern Memory, Vol. 1, 2019)
- United (Northern Memory, Vol. 1, 2019)
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