Mongolia's ambassadors to the scene, The Hu helped popularise a new breed of folk metal that incorporated throat singing and traditional instruments such as the horsehead fiddle and the Tsuur flute. Their 2018 debut single, Yuve Yuve Yu, was authentic, innovative and as catchy as a cold, making the band a viral YouTube sensation.
Since then, the Ulaanbaatar metalheads have refused to stop doing incredible things: they’ve played pretty much every major metal festival, toured with Iron Maiden and even appeared in the Star Wars franchise. Horsehead fiddle player and backing vocalist Enkhsaikhan ‘Enkush’ Batjargal tells Hammer about the lessons he’s learned on this whirlwind journey, from his childhood in post-communist Asia to meeting his metal idols.
