The Hu
The Hu turn Mongolian traditional music into a forceful rock language, using throat singing, morin khuur, tovshuur, jaw harp, flute, and large percussive chants as the center of the sound rather than ornament. Their self-described Hunnu rock style draws power from old melodies and steppe imagery, but the songs are arranged with the momentum of modern hard rock: locked grooves, dramatic builds, choral refrains, and electric guitars that reinforce the acoustic instruments instead of covering them. Early singles such as "Yuve Yuve Yu" and "Wolf Totem" introduced that mix with a stark, battle-chant directness, while The Gereg and Rumble of Thunder expanded it into longer, more cinematic pieces. The band can sound ceremonial, defiant, or celebratory, often within the same track. Their live rise has also shaped the music, pushing the material toward arena dynamics without flattening its cultural character. At their best, The Hu make heavy music feel communal and ancestral, with hooks carried by timbre, rhythm, and voice as much as by guitars.
The Hu Shows (4)
The Hu Discography
1 track
- 1 Wolf Totem 5:17
1 track
- 1 Yuve Yuve Yu 4:13
1 track
- 1 Shoog Shoog 4:01
15 tracks
- 1 The Gereg 4:54
- 2 Wolf Totem 5:38
- 3 The Great Chinggis Khaan 4:32
- 4 The Legend of Mother Swan 5:25
- 5 Shoog Shoog 4:01
- 6 The Same 5:27
- 7 Yuve Yuve Yu 4:42
- 8 Shireg Shireg 5:47
- 9 Song of Women 7:16
- 10 Wolf Totem (feat. Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach) 5:17
- 11 Yuve Yuve Yu (feat. From Ashes to New) 4:13
- 12 Song of Women (feat. Lzzy Hale of Halestorm) 5:49
- 13 Shireg Shireg - Acoustic 5:47
- 14 Yuve Yuve Yu - Acoustic 4:43
- 15 Shoog Shoog - Acoustic 3:51
1 track
- 1 Sad But True 5:32
1 track
- 1 Sugaan Essena - Original Music from "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order" 6:36
1 track
- 1 Song of Women 5:49
1 track
- 1 Through the Never 4:06
13 tracks
- 1 This Is Mongol 3:44
- 2 YUT Hövende 5:34
- 3 Triangle 4:12
- 4 Teach Me 3:58
- 5 Upright Destined Mongol 4:49
- 6 Sell The World 4:23
- 7 Black Thunder 4:15
- 8 Mother Nature 6:57
- 9 Bii Biyelgee 4:18
- 10 Segee 4:39
- 11 Shihi Hutu 7:09
- 12 TATAR Warrior 5:03
- 13 Black Thunder - Extended 8:59
3 tracks
- 1 Black Thunder 4:15
- 2 This Is Mongol 3:44
- 3 Black Thunder - Extended 8:59
1 track
- 1 This Is Mongol 3:44
20 tracks
- 1 This Is Mongol 3:44
- 2 YUT Hövende 5:34
- 3 Triangle 4:12
- 4 Teach Me 3:58
- 5 Upright Destined Mongol 4:49
- 6 Sell The World 4:23
- 7 Black Thunder 4:15
- 8 Mother Nature 6:57
- 9 Bii Biyelgee 4:18
- 10 Segee 4:39
- 11 Shihi Hutu 7:09
- 12 TATAR Warrior 5:03
- 13 Black Thunder - Extended 8:59
- 14 This Is Mongol (Warrior Souls) [feat. William DuVall of Alice In Chains] 3:41
- 15 Black Thunder (feat. Serj Tankian and DL of Bad Wolves) 4:28
- 16 Mother Nature (feat. LP) 4:33
- 17 Bii Biyelgee - Acoustic 5:12
- 18 Black Thunder - Acoustic 4:53
- 19 This Is Mongol - Acoustic 3:32
- 20 Mother Nature - Acoustic 6:04
3 tracks
- 1 Bii Biyelgee - Acoustic 5:12
- 2 Black Thunder (feat. Serj Tankian and DL of Bad Wolves) 4:28
- 3 This Is Mongol (Warrior Souls) [feat. William DuVall of Alice In Chains] 3:41
2 tracks
- 1 Black Thunder (feat. Serj Tankian and DL of Bad Wolves) 4:28
- 2 This Is Mongol (Warrior Souls) [feat. William DuVall of Alice In Chains] 3:41
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1 track
- 1 This Is Mongol (Warrior Souls) [feat. William DuVall of Alice In Chains] 3:41
11 tracks
- 1 Shihi Hutu - Live at Glastonbury 7:12
- 2 The Gereg - Live at Glastonbury 5:12
- 3 Shoog Shoog - Live at Glastonbury 4:08
- 4 Eseerin Vasahina - Live at Glastonbury 3:00
- 5 TATAR Warrior - Live at Glastonbury 4:55
- 6 Upright Destined Mongol - Live at Glastonbury 4:52
- 7 Black Thunder - Live at Glastonbury 7:12
- 8 Through The Never - Live at Glastonbury 4:38
- 9 Yuve Yuve Yu - Live at Glastonbury 5:00
- 10 Wolf Totem - Live at Glastonbury 5:12
- 11 This Is Mongol - Live at Glastonbury 4:20
12 tracks
- 1 The Gereg - Instrumental 4:54
- 2 Wolf Totem - Instrumental 5:38
- 3 The Great Chinggis Khaan - Instrumental 4:22
- 4 The Legend of Mother Swan - Instrumental 5:25
- 5 Shoog Shoog - Instrumental 4:01
- 6 The Same - Instrumental 5:27
- 7 Yuve Yuve Yu - Instrumental 4:42
- 8 Shireg Shireg - Instrumental 5:47
- 9 Song of Women - Instrumental 7:16
- 10 Wolf Totem - Instrumental Deluxe Version 5:17
- 11 Yuve Yuve Yu - Instrumental Deluxe Version 4:40
- 12 Song of Women - Instrumental Deluxe Version 5:49
6 tracks
- 1 The Trooper 4:11
- 2 Black Thunder (feat. Serj Tankian and DL of Bad Wolves) 4:28
- 3 This Is Mongol (Warrior Souls) [feat. William DuVall of Alice In Chains] 3:41
- 4 Mother Nature (feat. LP) 4:33
- 5 Segee 4:39
- 6 Shihi Hutu 7:09
1 track
- 1 TATAR Warrior - Live at Glastonbury 4:55
6 tracks
- 1 This Is Mongol [Warrior Souls] (feat. William DuVall and Trevor McNevan) - Teerawk Remix 3:58
- 2 Bii Biyelgee (feat. Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees) 4:20
- 3 Triangle (feat. ROME) 3:34
- 4 This Is Mongol 3:44
- 5 Bii Biyelgee 4:18
- 6 Triangle 4:12
11 tracks
- 1 Warrior Chant 3:46
- 2 Lost Soul (feat. Jonny Hawkins of NOTHING MORE) 4:23
- 3 The Men 3:41
- 4 Echoes of My Father 6:08
- 5 Shadow 3:21
- 6 Horsemen 4:35
- 7 Greed 5:01
- 8 The Real You 4:01
- 9 Grey Hun 3:50
- 10 Universe 8:43
- 11 Second Face 3:31
1 track
- 1 The Real You 4:01
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