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The Hu (stylized as The HU) is a Mongolian folk metal band formed in 2016.[1] With traditional Mongolian instrumentation, including the Morin khuur, the Tovshuur, and Mongolian throat singing,[2][3] the band calls their style of music "hunnu rock", hu inspired by the Hunnu, an ancient Mongol/Turkic empire, known as Hünnü in Mongolia. Some of the band's lyrics include old Mongolian war cries and poetry.[4][5]

The Hu
The Hu performing at Rock im Park 2019
Background information
Origin	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia[1]
Genres	Folk metal
Years active	2016–present[1]
Labels	Dashka Productions Eleven Seven Better Noise
Members	Gala Jaya Enkush Temka
Website	thehuofficial.com

History

Two videos on YouTube released in late 2018, "Yuve Yuve Yu" (28 September) and "Wolf Totem" (16 November), had together garnered over 161 million views by March 2022. On 11 April 2019, "Wolf Totem" reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hard Rock Digital Song Sales, making The Hu the first Mongolian musical act to top a Billboard chart. In addition, "Yuve Yuve Yu" reached No. 7 on the same chart while "Wolf Totem" debuted at No. 22 on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart.[1]

On 17 May 2019, The Hu met Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga, who congratulated the band for their accomplishments in promoting the country.[6] On 6 June 2019, the band released the lyric video for their third single "Shoog Shoog".[7] In June and July 2019, they performed twenty-three concerts in twelve European countries. The band released the music video for their fourth single "The Great Chinggis Khaan" on 23 August 2019.[8]

The Gereg (2019–2021)

The Hu released its first album on 13 September 2019. The album's title is The Gereg,[9] which is the term used for a diplomatic passport from the time of Genghis Khan. The Gereg was internationally released under Eleven Seven Records.[10] The band embarked on their first North American tour from September 2019 through December 2019. On October 4, the band released a new version of "Yuve Yuve Yu", featuring new vocals by Danny Case of From Ashes to New.[11] In November, their song "Black Thunder"/"Sugaan Essena" was featured in the video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.[12] On 13 December, the band released a remix of "Wolf Totem", featuring Papa Roach lead vocalist Jacoby Shaddix.[13] This version will be featured in the upcoming horror film The Retaliators.[14] On 1 May 2020, a remix of "Song of Women" featuring Lzzy Hale of Halestorm was released online.[15]

On 27 November 2019, The Hu were awarded the highest state award for Mongolia, the Order of Genghis Khan, for promoting Mongolian culture around the world.[16] On 28 June 2020, The Hu uploaded their COVID-19 relief effort fundraising concert on YouTube. In an interview before the concert, the band stated they plan to release their second album in 2021.[17] In July, a Simlish version of their song "The Legend of Mother Swan" was featured in the video game The Sims 4 as part of the "Nifty Knitting" stuff pack.[18] On 3 December 2020, the band released a cover version of Metallica's "Sad but True".[19]

In 2020, The Hu were selected as one of 53 artists to participate in Metallica's 30th anniversary album, the Metallica Blacklist.[20] For the album, The Hu provided a cover of "Through the Never" and the album was released on 1 October 2021 although The Hu's version of "Through the Never"[21] was published on Apple Music and Spotify on 10 September 2021. All of the profits of the album are being donated to various charities, with each band providing a cover being able to choose which charity the profits from their song are being donated to. The Hu chose to donate all of the profits from their song to The Giving Day Charity Fund.[21]

In September and October 2021, the band returned to North America for "The Hun Tour",[22] which was their first live performance since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring a mix of songs from The Gereg and their then unreleased new studio album Rumble of Thunder.[23]

Rumble of Thunder (2022–present)

On 12 May 2022, The Hu released the single "This Is Mongol".[24] On 8 July, the band released the single "Black Thunder" and announced their second album, Rumble of Thunder, which was released on 2 September.[25]

Personnel

Members

• Galbadrakh "Gala" Tsendbaatar – morin khuur, throat singing (2016–present)[26]
• Nyamjantsan "Jaya" Galsanjamts – tumur hhuur, tsuur, throat singing (2016–present)
• Enkhsaikhan "Enkush" Batjargal – morin khuur, throat singing (2016–present)
• Temuulen "Temka" Naranbaatar – tovshuur, backing vocals (2016–present)

Touring members

• Unumunkh "Ono" Maralkhuu – percussion, tumur hhuur, backing vocals (2019–present)
• Jambaldorj "Jamba" Ayush – guitars, backing vocals (2019–present)
• Nyamdavaa "Davaa" Byambaa – bass, backing vocals (2020–present)
• Odbayar "Odko" Gantumur – drums (2019–present)

Former touring members

• Batkhuu Batbayar – bass, backing vocals (2019–2020)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [27]	AUT [28]	BEL (FL) [29]	CAN [30]	FIN [31]	FRA [32]	GER [33]	SWI [34]	UK [35]	US [36]
The Gereg	Released: 13 September 2019 Label: Eleven Seven Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	11	25	38	73	32	99	24	14	21	103
Rumble of Thunder	Released: 2 September 2022 Label: Better Noise Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	—	38	—	—	—	—	38	18	—	—

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Album
		CAN Rock [37]	US Main. [38]	US Rock [39][40]	US Rock Dig. [41]	US World [42]
"Yuve Yuve Yu" (solo or with From Ashes to New)	2018	49	4	35	7	2		The Gereg
"Wolf Totem" (solo or with Jacoby Shaddix)		34	5	22	1	1	MC: Gold[43]
"Shoog Shoog"	2019	—	—	—	—	24
"The Great Chinggis Khaan"		—	—	—	—	—
"Song of Women" (solo or with Lzzy Hale)	2020	—	—	—	—	4
"Sad but True"		—	—	—	—	3		Non-album single
"This Is Mongol"[24]	2022	—	—	—	—	9		Rumble of Thunder
"Black Thunder"		—	—	—	—	14
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Year	Title	Album
2018	"Yuve Yuve Yu"	The Gereg
	"Wolf Totem"
	"The Great Chinggis Khaan"
2019	"Wolf Totem" (featuring Jacoby Shaddix)	The Gereg (Deluxe Edition)
	"Star Wars: Jedi the Fallen Order"	—
2020	"Sad but True"
2022	"This Is Mongol"	Rumble of Thunder
	"Black Thunder Part 1"
	"Black Thunder Part 2"
	"Bii Biyelgee"

References

External links

• Official website
• The Hu's channel on YouTube

На других языках

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[de] The Hu

The Hu ist eine mongolische Rockband aus Ulaanbaatar.

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- [en] The Hu

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[es] The Hu

The Hu, estilizado como The HU, es una banda mongola que toca Hunnu Rock[1] con instrumentos mongoles, incluido el morin khuur, e incluye el canto de garganta de Mongolia. La banda lanzó su primer álbum el 13 de septiembre de 2019,[2] un disco en el que dijeron haber trabajado durante siete años. Dos videos en YouTube lanzados en otoño de 2018 habían acumulado decenas de millones de visitas hasta enero de 2019. El título del álbum es Gereg, por un pasaporte diplomático de la época de Genghis Khan. La banda llama a su estilo de música "Hunnu Rock", siendo hu una palabra de raíz mongola para "humano". Posee una fuerte influencia de la música industrial. El nombre de su productor es Dashdondog.

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[it] The Hu

The Hu (a volte scritto nella forma The HU) è un gruppo musicale folk metal mongolo formatosi nel 2016 a Ulan Bator.

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[ru] The Hu

The Hu — монгольская рок-группа, исполняющая фолк-метал (сама группа называет свой стиль «хунну-рок»). Характерные особенности её звучания — использование горлового пения и монгольских национальных музыкальных инструментов моринхур и топшуур[1]. Название группы The Hu (монг. Хүн) в переводе с монгольского языка означает «человек»[2]. Логотип группы — изображение ирбиса[3][4].

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