Mongolian folk metal seven-piece UUHAI have announced a sweeping European headline tour for spring 2027, supporting their debut full-length Human Herds, released via Napalm Records. The band will cross eleven countries across March and April, bringing their distinctive blend of throat singing, horsehead fiddles and heavy rock to audiences continent-wide.Mongolian folk metal collective UUHAI have confirmed their first European headline tour, scheduled for March and April 2027. Titled ‚Human Herds – European Tour 2027 – Part 1‘, the run spans 21 dates across the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland, with support from ACYL and rising act Blossom Cult. The announcement follows a breakthrough 2026 that saw UUHAI earn widespread acclaim on the Motocultor Across Europe Tour alongside Napalm Records label mates NANOWAR OF STEEL.
The tour serves as the primary live platform for Human Herds, the band’s debut album released on January 9, 2026 via Napalm Records. The record sees the seven-piece draw on the imposing history and vast natural landscape of Mongolia, delivered entirely in the Mongolian language. Blending traditional instruments such as the horsehead fiddle with contemporary metal production, UUHAI have crafted a sound that resonates well beyond the folk metal genre, accumulating millions of video views since their initial releases.
Human Herds opens with a tone-setting atmospheric intro before moving through galloping hard rock anthems, intimate ritual-like passages and emotionally charged guitar work. Highlights include the title track, the battle-cry-inspired ‚Uuhai‘, the sweeping ‚Khar Khulz‘ and the closing ‚Secret History of the Mongols‘, named after the oldest surviving literary work in the Mongolic language. The band describes the album as a reflection on humanity’s migrations, revolts and relationship with the Earth, offering a universal message rooted deeply in Mongolian identity. UUHAI’s debut stands as both a cultural document and a compelling entry point into heavy music from one of the genre’s most distinctive new voices.
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