The Hu Shares Second Album, “Rumble Of Thunder,” And New Single’s Music Video

Mongolian rock band The Hu released their sophomore album Rumble of Thunder on Sept. 2, along with a music video for their new single, “Bie Biyelegee.” On Spotify, many of the songs on the album have already accumulated thousands of streams, with “Black Thunder” receiving over 1.1 million streams and “This Is Mongol” receiving over two million streams. With a wide fanbase, The Hu has toured with bands like Megadeath and Five Finger Death Punch, introducing the world to their Mongolian culture through music. On top of portraying their culture in their music, they also infuse Mongolian culture in their music videos, inviting listeners unfamiliar with Hunnu Rock to an intricate dive into their heritage.

In their latest album, Rumble of Thunder, The Hu incorporates their core values in the, technically, 12-track song (13 songs due to the extended version of “Black Thunder”). They aim to spread positivity and uplift those who listen to their music. Despite non-Mongolian people not understanding many of the lyrics, The Hu effectively guarantees that listeners can sense the impactful lyrics through their instrumentation.

While the tracks in the album fluctuate between a dark and bright tone, it’s imperative to note how the band merges their Hunnu rock with American modern rock. Certain songs have apparent fragments of the American music style. For example, the violins in “Upright Destined Mongol” carries substantial remnants of the devil’s violin part from “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by the Charlie Daniels band.

The Hu integrates Hunnu rock with other components of rock into the album. For example, the first two tracks, “This Is Mongol” and “YUT Hövende,” are a bit hardcore; however, other tracks on Rumble of Thunder have a softer and brighter sound like “Triangle,” which has a light tone that can only mean the song is encouraging without knowing what they’re saying in the lyrics. “Teach Me” also has a brighter tone and features a modern rock sound, like Irish folk music, with a “dancy” vibe.

Hunno rock features “throaty” singing, and that style are strong in “Sell the World.” “Black Thunder” is a cinematic track that one would expect to hear in a dramatic scene in a movie. Ironically a lot of their songs like “This Is Mongol” and “Wolf Totem” (featuring Jacoby Shaddix and Papa Roach) were featured in the film The Retaliators’ motion picture soundtrack.

“Mother Nature” is another track with a smoother sound, and it surprisingly starts acoustically, like an indie folk/country sound. The harmonies in the track are airy and make the song less intense. “Bie Biyelegee” begins in the same manner as “Mother Nature,” and the vocal rhythms contribute to the song’s catchiness. The band released the music video for “Bie Biyelegee” this month.

Overall, Rumble of Thunder demonstrates who the band is and how authentic and versatile they are. A remarkable fact about The Hu is that they perform using original Mongolian instruments during their live performances: the Morin Khuur (horsehead fiddle), Tovshuur (Mongolian guitar), and Tumur Khuur (jaw harp).

“It was quite fun to record and most importantly, we had so much time to play and choose the best versions. Creative space and time are crucial, so we are very grateful to our friends and families who had our backs during the lengthy process. We also feel very much in sync in terms of understanding and complementing each other during performance. You will find that we have become an even closer unit in this album with many new surprises.”

The Hu

The trailblazing band has caught the attention of bands like Metallica, Five Finger Death Punch, and more, to the point where they not only collaborate with these bands, they’ve gone on tour with them. The Hu is touring America with Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, and Fire From the Gods. The American tour ends mid-October before they Oslo, Norway.

You can listen to Rumble of Thunder on all music platforms and see if they’re performing anywhere near you.

SEP 17 SAT
Maine Savings Amphitheater @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Bangor, ME, United States

SEP 18 SUN
Xfinity Center @ 6:30pm
MegadethFive Finger Death PunchFire From the Gods
Mansfield, MA, United States

SEP 20 TUE
St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Syracuse, NY, United States

SEP 21 WED
The Pavilion at Star Lake @ 6:30pm
Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Burgettstown, PA, United States

SEP 23 FRI
The Pavilion at Montage Mountain @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Scranton, PA, United States

SEP 24 SAT
Hersheypark Stadium @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Hershey, PA, United States

SEP 27 TUE
Darien Lake Amphitheater @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch
Darien Center, NY, United States

SEP 28 WED
Riverbend Music Center @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Cincinnati, OH, United States

SEP 30 FRI
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Tinley Park, IL, United States

OCT 1 SAT
Ruoff Music Center @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Noblesville, IN, United States

OCT 2 SUN
The Signal @ 6:30pm
Fire From the Gods
Chattanooga, TN, United States

OCT 4 TUE
Blossom Music Center @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Cuyahoga Falls, OH, United States

OCT 5 WED
Pine Knob Music Theatre @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Clarkston, MI, United States

OCT 7 FRI
Summerfest @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Milwaukee, WI, United States

OCT 8 SAT
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Maryland Heights, MO, United States

OCT 10 MON
Ameris Bank Amphitheatre @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Alpharetta, GA, United States

OCT 12 WED
Walmart AMP @ 6:30pm
Megadeth,Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Rogers, AR, United States

OCT 14 FRI
Ball Arena @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
Denver, CO, United States

OCT 15 SAT
USANA Amphitheatre @ 6:30pm
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, Fire From the Gods
West Valley City, UT, United States

OCT 26 WED
Sentrum Scene @ 7:00pm
Oslo, Norway

OCT 28 FRI
Fryshuset Arenan @ 7:00pm
Stockholm, Sweden

OCT 29 SAT
Gothenburg Studios @ 7:00pm
Göteborg, Sweden

OCT 31 MON
The Grey Hall @ 8:00pm

NOV 1 TUE
Train @ 8:00pm
Århus C, Denmark

NOV 3 THU
Metropol @ 8:00pm
Berlin, Germany

NOV 4 FRI
B90 Club @ 7:00pm
Gdańsk, Poland

NOV 5 SAT
Progresja @ 7:00pm
Warsaw, Poland

NOV 7 MON
Klub STUDIO @ 7:00pm
Kraków, Poland

NOV 8 TUE
Akvárium Klub @ 7:00pm
Budapest, Hungary

NOV 9 WED
Gasometer @ 8:00pm
Wien, Austria

NOV 11 FRI
Mala Sportovni Hala @ 7:00pm
Královské Vinohrady, Czechia

NOV 12 SAT
Volkshaus Zürich @ 7:00pm
Zurich, Switzerland

NOV 13 SUN
Alcatraz @ 8:00pm
Milan, Italy

NOV 15 TUE
Transbordeur @ 7:00pm
Lyon 01, France

NOV 17 THU
La Paqui (Formerly Sala But) @ 9:00pm
Madrid, Spain

NOV 18 FRI
La Salamandra @ 9:00pm
Barcelona, Spain

NOV 20 SUN
Le Bikini @ 7:00pm
Ramonville-st-agne, France

NOV 21 MON
Ancienne Belgique @ 7:00pm
Brussels, Belgium

NOV 22 TUE
Poppodium 013 @ 7:00pm
Tilburg, Netherlands

NOV 24 THU
Live Music Hall @ 8:00pm
Cologne, Germany

NOV 25 FRI
Casino de Paris @ 7:00pm
Paris, France

NOV 27 SUN
Melkweg @ 7:00pm
Amsterdam, Netherlands

NOV 28 MON
Manchester Academy @ 7:00pm
Manchester, United Kingdom

NOV 30 WED
Stylus @ 7:00pm
Leeds, United Kingdom

DEC 1 THU
Rock City @ 7:00pm
Nottingham, United Kingdom

DEC 2 FRI
Cardiff University Students’ Union @ 7:00pm
Cardiff, United Kingdom

DEC 3 SAT
O2 Institute @ 6:00pm
Birmingham, United Kingdom

DEC 5 MON
3Olympia Theatre @ 7:00pm
Dublin, Ireland

DEC 6 TUE
Ulster Hall @ 7:00pm
Belfast, United Kingdom

DEC 7 WED
SWG3 Poetry Club @ 7:00pm
Glasgow, United Kingdom

DEC 9 FRI
Roundhouse @ 7:00pm
London, United Kingdom