Track List:
- Ой, не кукушечка
- Святки
- Белой пташечкой
- Улетай
- На той стороне
- Океан - море синее
- Колыбельная
One more release by a one-woman project, this time it's metal (and one of the best black metal albums I've heard recently). Maria of Copper Mountains (which seems to be a reference to the Mistress of the Copper Mountain) is a solo project of Maria Azanova started in 2022 in the Southern Urals, but its sound is pretty far from the typical sound of Urals black metal - it's much more atmospheric, with a lot of doom metal and folk elements (in particular, the 3rd track is a purely folk song with no traces of metal), and overall, it reminds me of Vermilia more than anything else. Since I really liked all 3 albums by Vermilia and was looking for other bands with similar sound, it was especially exciting to discover something similar in the local scene, and if I'd have a chance to see Maria performing live, I surely would try not to miss it.
