[This guest post was written by frozen about number 647 on The List; the album was also submitted by frozen.]

What if Mongolian folk music, but it were metal? Well, Tengger Cavalry was one possible answer. While both genres are great in their own right, Tengger Cavalry’s music is neither electronic folk nor simply metal with throat singing. Instead, this is a musical landscape where a guitar and a morin khuur can trade leads – and it fits. The rhythm is powerful and driving, on the drum kit and off. You can almost see the horses galloping across the steppe.

While on this release Tengger Cavalry was the one-person project of Nature Ganganbaigal, they would add other members for later albums and live shows. The project disbanded in 2019 following their death.

• Bandcamp: Tengger Cavalry – Sunesu Cavalry
• Discogs: Tengger Cavalry – Sunesu Cavalry
• Encyclopaedia Metallum: Tengger Cavalry

[Alt text for accompanying image: The artwork is a painting of a Mongolian warrior on a horse that is rearing up on its hind legs, with a smoky red/orange background. The warrior is wearing armor and holding a sword that shines very brightly, and the horse has decorative metal skulls around it. The band name is written in white font on top of the horse’s legs, and the album name is in smaller font on above it.]

https://1001otheralbums.com/2024/03/12/tengger-cavalry-sunesu-cavalry-2012-mongolia-china-us/

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