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Industrial output falls by 5.8% www.ubpost.mn

According to the latest data released by the National Statistics Office, Mongolia’s industrial sector recorded total production of 27.1 trillion MNT in the first eight months of 2025, according to preliminary data, down 1.7 trillion MNT or 5.8 percent from the same period a year earlier. The decline was largely driven by weaker performance in mining and quarrying, which fell 2.4 trillion MNT or 10.7 percent year-on-year.
Production in the mining and quarrying sector amounted to 20.4 trillion MNT, reflecting sharp decreases in hard coal and lignite mining, which contracted by 4.8 trillion MNT or 32.9 percent, and in oil extraction, which dropped 105.1 billion MNT or 13.6 percent. While the output of commodities such as iron ore concentrate, zinc concentrate, fluorspar, and copper concentrate increased by between 10.5 and 77.4 percent, declines were recorded in lignite, hard coal, crude oil, unrefined gold, and silver concentrate, which fell by between 9.7 and 34.7 percent compared with the previous year.
In the manufacturing sector, production of liquid milk, flour, cement, lime, cathode copper, and combed cashmere rose strongly, with gains ranging from 5.3 to 93.9 percent. However, output of other key goods, including beverages, meat products, alcohol, knitwear, cigarettes, and charcoal briquettes, decreased by between 2.6 and 29.6 percent.
Despite the contraction in overall production, sales of industrial products reached 34 trillion MNT in the first eight months of the year, up 106.2 billion MNT or 0.3 percent from a year earlier. The rise was supported by an increase of 706.1 billion MNT or 13.1 percent in manufacturing sales, as well as a 1.0 trillion MNT or 3.9 percent increase in mining and extractive industry sales. This growth was largely attributed to higher sales of metal ore, which rose 5.9 trillion MNT or 63.1 percent, and mining support activities, which increased by 55.7 billion MNT or 19.4 percent.
Foreign market sales totaled 23.6 trillion MNT, of which 22.7 trillion MNT came from the mining and extractive sector. Coal accounted for 37.5 percent of those exports, metal ore for 58.1 percent, oil for 2.8 percent, and other minerals for 1.6 percent.
The industrial production index, adjusted for seasonality, stood at 275.8 in August 2025 (2015=100), representing a 2.5 percent decline compared to the same month last year.

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Insurance that works only at death’s door www.ubpost.mn

In Mongolia, the story of everyday life is not one of thriving, but of enduring. For decades, citizens have faced a harsh paradox. Despite paying into the country’s social insurance system, they often fail to receive the health care and basic services promised to them. Across sectors, from government offices to hospitals, work is entangled in bureaucracy, favoritism and corruption. To get anything done, connections are essential. Even in hospitals, patients must call in favors, or discreetly hand over a few money to secure proper care. Every month, Mongolian workers see a portion of their salaries deducted for mandatory health insurance. In theory, this system is meant to embody solidarity, pooling contributions to protect citizens against financial risks during illness. In reality, the benefits rarely materialize.
“There is little difference between those who have paid their health insurance and those who haven’t,” frustrated citizens say. Many now pay into the system unwillingly, not out of faith, but because the deductions are automatic. This has eroded public trust. While other nations with mandatory health insurance, such as Japan and most European countries, provide citizens with timely, affordable and reliable services, Mongolia’s system falls short.
Japan, often cited as a model, requires all citizens to carry health insurance. There, insurance covers 70 percent of medical costs, with the patient covering the rest. Europeans enjoy similarly robust protections. In contrast, the US reliance on private insurance means uninsured citizens face devastating bills, yet even there, the difference between being insured and uninsured is clear. In Mongolia, by comparison, paying into health insurance offers little tangible advantage. Citizens still queue, plead and pay informally to receive care that should already be guaranteed. Beyond health care, the pattern repeats across public life. From education to workplace rights, Mongolians often find themselves navigating systems that seem designed to obstruct rather than support. For many, life feels less about enjoying the benefits of citizenship than about sheer survival.
Take the case of a woman who went to the First Central Hospital seeking treatment. Instead of care, she was told the earliest doctor’s appointment was in a month’s time. For someone sick, even a day of waiting can worsen a condition, a month can turn an illness into a fatal crisis. In the country’s largest state hospitals, the wait is often worse: two or three months to see a doctor is not unusual. This is not an isolated frustration. Many Mongolians spend 10, even 20 years working in state organizations, with health and social insurance contributions deducted from every paycheck. Yet when they finally seek medical help, they are brushed aside with the now-familiar words, “There is no time. The funds have run out.” Faced with this neglect, citizens are forced to turn to expensive private hospitals. The contrast is stark, the state system promises solidarity but delivers scarcity, while the private sector thrives on those left behind.
For instance, last year, a single citizen managed to receive a discounted 202 million MNT from the Health Insurance Fund, which is proof that the system holds resources. But why should only one person access this “pie”, while millions of others pay in for decades without a meaningful return? Medicines and vaccines are often out of stock, doctors are unavailable, and services are delayed until patients are at death’s door. The bitter reality is that insurance contributions, extracted monthly without consent, rarely translate into the protection they were meant to guarantee. Instead, the gap between what citizens pay and what they receive continues to widen, fueling a sense of betrayal.
The Minister of Health has announced that the health insurance fund has been depleted, state hospitals are running out of medicines and vaccines, and it is no longer possible to receive patients. It has been exactly 100 days since J.Chinburen, who eagerly sought the ministerial post, took office, but so far nothing has been done to improve the sector. Instead, he has replaced the head of the National Health Insurance Center and now has turned his attention to the General Department of Health Insurance. He has informed the Prime Minister that he will not cooperate with the department’s Director S.Enkhbold, who was appointed by the previous minister. Yet, despite his role in bankrupting the insurance fund, S.Enkhbold cannot be dismissed. In the meantime, citizens are left to suffer the consequences, denied even the right to be hospitalized.
The General Department of Health Insurance began 2025 with no debt, but by the end of the first eight months it had accumulated arrears of 142 billion MNT. Those who have not been paid are now refusing to supply medicines and vaccines to state hospitals, and citizens are already feeling the pain. Insulin injections for diabetics have been interrupted, expensive treatments halted, and family hospitals are unable to perform even basic blood and urine tests due to shortages of reagents.
At the same time, the Health Insurance Fund has continued to channel money into private hospitals. In the first eight months of this year, financing for private facilities already exceeded 160 billion MNT, which is the amount intended to last for the entire year. The Ministry tried to provide an additional 40 billion MNT in both September and October, but by then the fund had already been emptied. While the government blames the depletion on earlier spending, the outcome is the same: public hospitals are collapsing while private hospitals benefit from the flow of public money.
Private hospitals in Mongolia, which have absorbed vast sums of money through the health insurance system, rarely deliver the benefits citizens are entitled to. The phrase “health insurance funding has run out” has become a convenient excuse, repeated so often it now sounds almost “beautiful” in its familiarity. In reality, patients seeking care under health insurance find that many private facilities refuse to provide even a single diagnostic test.
Few private hospitals, for example, offer MRI or CT scans through health insurance. Because these services are costly, when citizens request them at the discounted insurance rate, they face waiting lists stretching three to four months. Yet the same scans can be obtained immediately, at any hour of the night, if patients pay in cash. This stark two-tier system, where access depends on money rather than medical need, has left citizens exhausted and embittered.
The consequences are severe in a country already facing one of the world’s highest rates of cancer incidence and mortality. Doctors and experts often warn that patients arrive too late, seeking help only in the advanced stages of disease. But citizens say the system itself is to blame. Preventive care is almost nonexistent. Hospitals often dismiss patients with early symptoms, telling them their illness is “not severe”, only to treat them later when it has already progressed to a critical stage. Oncology hospitals have even halted bone marrow transplant surgeries due to lack of funding, depriving patients of life-saving options.
The situation is no better in general state hospitals. Reports are constant that major facilities are charging for care that should be covered. ENT surgeries, once part of insurance coverage, now require direct payment. In fact, funding for entire categories of diseases and disorders has been withdrawn. The General Department of Health Insurance has even introduced a quota system for planned surgeries. Patients whose operations fall outside the limit must pay for them on their own, regardless of their financial situation. For many, this means abandoning treatment altogether, allowing their conditions to worsen, and in some cases, leading to preventable deaths.
The most tragic aspect is the treatment of chronic diseases. These conditions, which should be managed and prevented long before they escalate, have instead been pushed into the category of services that face new restrictions. Elderly people and those with long-term illnesses are finding it increasingly difficult to secure hospital care under health insurance. By denying coverage for the very diseases that require consistent attention, the system has turned its back on those who need it most.
Everyone knows that the budget of the health insurance fund is limited. But if the money that citizens pay every month were properly managed and distributed fairly, the fund would not be depleted, and hospitals would not be left without basic supplies. Instead, citizens watch in dismay as leaders more concerned with personal interests squander resources that should have been used to safeguard their health.
The Minister of Health has echoed the same tone of indifference once voiced by the Minister of Education, who blamed the growth of the population for shortages in schools and kindergartens. Now the health minister claims that rising numbers of people with chronic diseases are overwhelming the system and stretching the budget beyond its limits. The message is the same: blame lies not with the government, but with the people.
This logic places the burden of failure on citizens themselves. It is their fault, officials imply, that they have grown ill. Their fault for paying insurance premiums on time from wages earned with sweat and sacrifice. Their fault for relying on a system that only seems to function at the very brink of death. When citizens are forced to raise donations to send loved ones abroad for treatment, officials say nothing. When taxpayers cannot benefit from the services they have already paid for, the silence is deafening.
Meanwhile, corruption scandals and evidence of mismanagement continue to surface within government ministries and agencies. Funds are misused, contracts are tainted by bribery, and the health insurance fund is treated like a leaky vessel. Yet those responsible face little accountability. Leaders escape blame while ordinary people are left to bear the cost in their bodies, their families, and their lives.
In this environment, health insurance has become a hollow promise, a system that extracts money from citizens but returns little in moments of need. For Mongolians, the bitter truth remains: they have done their part, paying faithfully every month, while those in power squander their trust.
What is happening in Mongolia today is more than a crisis of health insurance; it is a crisis of values. A nation that once promised equality and solidarity has allowed those ideals to rot under the weight of corruption and neglect. The insurance fund should have been the safety net that protected every citizen, rich or poor, young or old. Instead, it has become a sieve, draining away public resources while leaving the people exposed.
The tragedy is not only in the empty hospitals or the long queues, but in the erosion of trust between the state and its citizens. People have grown tired of being told to be patient while officials fight over positions and power. They have grown tired of being told that shortages are their fault, that their illnesses are the result of their own weakness, that the system is collapsing because they have lived too long or fallen too sick. When leaders treat their people as burdens instead of as the very purpose of government, they betray the foundation of democracy itself.
The Health Insurance Fund should never have been reduced to a political battleground or a private purse. It should have been guarded with the highest level of responsibility, because it holds not only money but lives. The future of Mongolian society depends on whether it can rebuild this trust, whether the government can place people above profit, fairness above favoritism, and service above self-interest. For the ordinary citizen, the demand is simple but profound: to be treated not as a statistic, not as an afterthought, and not as a source of revenue, but as a human being whose health and dignity matter. Until that demand is met, Mongolians will continue to pay for an insurance system that insures nothing, and to live in a country where survival is possible, but living is not.

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Heavy snow blankets western Mongolia's Zavkhan province www.xinhuanet.com

An unusually heavy snowfall has struck Zavkhan province in western Mongolia, the National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring reported Monday.
The snow hit several soums (administrative subdivisions), including Uliastai, Yaruu, Ider, Aldarkhaan, Tsagaankhairkhan, Shiluustei, and Otgon, on Sunday and Monday.
Precipitation in the affected areas averaged 25-30 centimeters, with snow depths reaching up to 60 centimeters in mountainous regions.
Temperatures in these areas are expected to plunge to minus 2 degrees Celsius following the snowfall, the agency said. Authorities have warned the public, particularly nomadic herders and drivers, to take extra precautions against potential hazards.
Mongolia is known for its harsh continental climate, marked by long, frigid winters and short summers. Zavkhan province, located in the country's west, is among the regions that regularly experience some of the nation's coldest winter temperatures.

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Kincora charts value-add path at Bronze Fox www.mining.com.au

Kincora Copper (ASX:KCC) is considering a range of options for its Bronze Fox Copper-Gold Project in Mongolia after re-securing the full rights to the project.  
The junior explorer, which has a market capitalisation of around $33 million, is assessing the path forward, which could include focused self-funded exploration, third party investment and other corporate initiatives. 
CEO Sam Spring tells Mining.com.au Kincora is now able to consider some potentially significant near-term value catalysts and explore existing and new interest in the portfolio.
Near-term value-add options being investigated include a submission for a second mining licence at Bronze Fox and fresh mining studies relating to the existing oxide resource. 
Kincora re-secured the full rights to Bronze Fox following partner Orbminco’s (ASX:OB1) withdrawal from the September 2024 earn-in agreement given its primary focus now being on Australian gold exploration.
The Mongolian portfolio hosts three shallow and underexplored copper-gold prospective intrusive complexes with an existing resource of over 400,000 tonnes of copper and 400,000 ounces of gold.
Initial mapping, trenching and drilling has also confirmed the expansion and higher grade potential of the existing resource.
The project is located in the Southern Gobi region of Mongolia, which is emerging as a critical new source of copper supply.
The region has an endowment of 85 million ounces of gold and 50 million tonnes of copper, which has drawn the likes of Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO), BHP (ASX:BHP), China’s Zijin Mining Group (HKG:2899) and the original Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN) (which became Turquoise Hill and was acquired by Rio Tinto in late 2022).
Kincora says the development comes at a time of several positive developments highlighting the potential of Mongolia’s resource sector as well as the Bronze Fox Project.
This includes the recent $160 million takeover of Xanadu Mines and its Kharmagtai Copper-Gold Project by Singapore’s Bastion Mining. 
Spring says the cash deal for Xanadu supports a peer valuation of $28 million for the Bronze Fox project based on resource multiples. 
However, he adds the real upside to the project is its largely untapped exploration potential across three very large, from surface intrusive complexes. 
This includes the Shuteen North complex which has never been drilled and Kincora believes is related to the “massive” Shuteen lithocap. 
“The importance of this conceptual setting is very significant given the lithocap at the Oyu Tolgoi project was an important early stage exploration marker and the size of the Shuteen lithocap relative to Oyu Tolgoi. 
“In our mind this is a great example of the remaining potential in the Southern Gobi and also within our asset portfolio.”
Meanwhile, Erdene Resource Development just last week announced it had poured first gold at its Bayan Khundii Mine and construction is progressing at the privately held Tsagaan Suvarga Copper-Molybdenum Project.
Additionally, expansion at Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi Copper-Gold Project is setting the operation up to become the fourth largest copper mine by 2030.
“Our 100% owned Bronze Fox project is the fourth emerging porphyry complex in this rapidly developing copper district,” Spring says. 
Kincora says the Bronze Fox Project is one of the largest land positions and porphyry complexes in the Southern Gobi copper-gold belt.     
Write to Angela East at Mining.com.au

 

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Mongolian Tugrug Declines Against Major Currencies in August 2025 www.montsame.mn

The Bank of Mongolia reported that as of August 2025, the average monthly exchange rate of the Mongolian tugrug (MNT) against the US dollar (USD) was MNT 3,592.14, down MNT 211.2 year-on-year and MNT 7.3 from July 2025.
According to the National Statistics Committee, in August, the tugrug averaged MNT 4,177.96 per euro, down MNT 454.90 year-on-year and up MNT 13.1 month-on-month.
It also averaged MNT 44.88 per Russian ruble, down MNT 7.00 year-on-year and up by MNT 0.4 month-on-month.
Against the Chinese yuan, the tugrug stood at MNT 500.67 in August 2025, down MNT 28.0 year-on-year and by MNT 0.8 month-on-month.

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Control over e-cigarette to strengthen www.ubpost.mn

In a move to curb the rising use of tobacco products, particularly among adolescents and young people, 23 parliamentarians formally submitted a draft amendment to the Law on Tobacco Control to the Speaker of the Parliament, D.Amarbayasgalan. The proposal, backed by 76 members of the legislature, aims to tighten regulations on all forms of smoking including electronic cigarettes and introduce comprehensive prevention measures.
The proposed amendments seek to classify e-cigarettes under the same regulatory framework as traditional tobacco products, citing their growing popularity among youth and associated health risks. Lawmakers emphasized the urgency of the measure, noting that without decisive action, future generations could fall victim to harmful addiction and its long-term consequences.
According to data from the Parliament’s Press Department, tobacco-related illnesses are a major public health burden in Mongolia. Tobacco use is responsible for 17 percent of all deaths in the country approximately 4,300 deaths annually. The economic impact is equally alarming, with tobacco use costing the nation around 801 billion MNT each year, or 2.1 percent of its GDP.
Despite earlier efforts  including the original Tobacco Control Law adopted in 1993 and amended eight times since 2005, assessments show that weak enforcement, poor inter-agency coordination, and a rise in illegal tobacco trade have hampered progress. These gaps have contributed to a worrying surge in tobacco use among the country's youth. The new draft law is designed to close those gaps. It proposes regulating electronic cigarettes in the same manner as traditional cigarettes, strengthening enforcement mechanisms, and increasing excise taxes on tobacco products in stages from 2025 to 2030, in line with World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations.
Lawmakers cited the 2021 WHO report “E-cigarettes and Health,” which warns that e-cigarettes pose significant risks, including respiratory inflammation, cardiovascular issues, and nicotine addiction. The report also emphasized that e-cigarettes are not a proven tool for smoking cessation, but rather a new path to addiction, particularly for adolescents.
Researchers involved in drafting the amendment argue that Mongolia’s relatively low tobacco prices and lower-than-recommended tax rates are key factors behind the increased consumption. Drawing on international best practices, the bill aims to reduce both morbidity and mortality by making tobacco products less accessible and by supporting long-term public health strategies.
If passed, the law would reportedly mark a major shift in Mongolia’s approach to tobacco control to safeguard the health of younger generations and reduce the economic and social costs of smoking.

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Mongolia and China to Expand Cooperation in Combating Transnational Crime www.montsame.mn

Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs of Mongolia, Munkhbaatar Lhagva, met with State Councilor and Minister of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Xiaohong, on September 19, 2025, to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in law enforcement.
The meeting took place during the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum, and Minister Munkhbaatar emphasized the forum’s role as a vital platform for international dialogue, the exchange of experiences, and the development of joint solutions in public security. The Minister noted that the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Mongolia and China continues to expand across all sectors, including the development of close and effective cooperation between their law enforcement agencies.
During the meeting, the Ministers commended the progress made under the 2022–2026 Cooperation Program between the Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs of Mongolia and the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China. To protect citizens' rights and legal interests, the two parties agreed to renew and enrich this program for the 2026–2030 period, with a focus on increasing the institutional capacity of law enforcement agencies, improving preventive measures against crime, and enhancing efforts to combat transnational crimes.
A key area of focus in the next phase of cooperation will be strengthening border control measures to prevent the illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The two countries intend to increase the exchange of information and experience regarding the detection, analysis, and registration of these substances, as well as the equipment and methodologies used in such processes. They also discussed enhancing training and capacity-building for personnel involved in these tasks.
The two sides expressed a shared interest in strengthening cooperation on cybercrime, improving information exchange and prevention strategies, including public awareness initiatives and the adoption of modern technologies. Cooperation will also extend to protecting the investment environment, preventing fraud-related offenses, and strengthening mechanisms to uphold the lawful rights and interests of citizens.
The Ministry of Public Security of China has provided specialized equipment and resources to the Mongolian police for their participation in United Nations peacekeeping missions. The two sides also discussed continuing this cooperation and expanding opportunities for Mongolian law enforcement personnel to participate in short- and long-term training programs at Chinese law enforcement institutions.

 

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More Than 2,500 Engineers and Specialists Engaged in Bagakhangai-Hunnu City Railway Project www.montsame.mn

Approximately 2,500 specialists from around 110 domestic enterprises are participating in the construction of the Bagakhangai–Hunnu city Railway Project.
The railway's extended length is 151.2 kilometers, with an axle load capacity of 25 tons and an average annual freight capacity of 3.5 million tons.
The Government adopted a resolution on August 14, 2025, regarding “Certain measures related to the construction of branch railways,” which included implementing the Bagakhangai-Hunnu city branch Railway Project, relocating freight terminals from the Capital city center, and reorganizing logistics. The railway, branching from Bagakhangai station of Ulaanbaatar Railway JVC and passing through Sergelen soum of Tuv aimag to Khushig Valley, is planned to be of class III, with a total length of 102.5 kilometers and a gauge of 1,520 millimeters, and to include three stations, four sidings, and a 2.5-kilometer bridge structure.
The Project is being implemented in two phases. In the first phase, the upper and lower structures of 87.4 kilometers of railway from Bagakhangai station to Khushig station will be constructed. In the second phase, 14.6 kilometers of railway from Khushig station to Shuvuun Fabrik will be built. Construction work is proceeding in accordance with the plan. Specifically, the excavation works have reached 98.7 percent, the embankment works 91.6 percent, the girder bridges 76 percent, the culvert works 75.4 percent, and the track-laying 44.8 percent.
Upon the completion of this branch railway, goods transported to provinces and imported products will be received directly at the “Khushig Valley” and “Orgokh Uul” terminals without entering Ulaanbaatar. As a result, the heavy truck traffic load within the capital city is expected to be reduced by up to 50 percent.
Since there is no unified freight logistics center in the capital that meets international standards, freight and goods are currently distributed to Ulaanbaatar and 21 aimags through more than 10 terminals and over 300 branch lines located in the city center. This situation not only negatively impacts road damage, traffic congestion, and air, soil, and environmental pollution, but also increases the risk of hazardous goods passing through the city center.

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China August Coal Imports from Mongolia Hit Highest Since at Least 2022 www.english.aawsat.com

China's coal imports from Mongolia rose 13% in August from a year earlier to 8.41 million metric tons, up 20.2% from July and the highest monthly level since Reuters began tracking the data in 2022.
The imports included more than 6 million tons of coking coal from Mongolia in August, up 21% from July and the highest since December 2023.
By contrast, China's August coal imports from its top supplier Indonesia fell 13% from a year earlier to 17.6 million tons, customs data showed Saturday.
Imports from Indonesia, however, rose 33.6% from July. For the first eight months of the year, shipments from Indonesia dropped 15% year over year to 121.76 million tons.
Indonesia in late August cancelled a requirement to use government benchmark prices as the floor price in its coal sales, which is one reason for the lower Indonesian imports this year.
Buyers and exporters prefer the previous Indonesian Coal Index to price shipments because the government's benchmark was opaque, updated less frequently and more expensive.
The policy's cancellation may now boost China's coal imports from Indonesia, analysts said.
China's overall coal imports rose to an eight-month high in August, supported by higher domestic prices, but were still down 7% from a year earlier level on weak demand and higher domestic supply.
Below are figures on China's imports from its top four suppliers: Country August Year-on-year Jan-August Year-on-year % change 2025 % change 2025 Indonesia -13% -15% 17,605,534 121,761,520 Russia -7% 59,573,349 -6% 8,116,025 Mongolia 8,411,482 13% 52,630,081 -2% Australia 6,697,696 8% 48,888,739 -2%

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Mongolian Rock Phenoms The Hu Release ‘Echos of Thunder’ EP With Alice In Chains, Neon Trees, and More www.thatericalper.com

While their legions of fans anxiously await a new album, innovative Mongolian rock group and global phenomenon The Hu-Galaa, Jaya, Temka, and Enkush have released a new digital EP ECHOS OF THUNDER via Better Noise Music.
It contains alternate versions of three standout songs from their album, RUMBLE OF THUNDER-“This Is Mongol,” “Bii Biyelgee,” and “Triangle”-with special guests including members of Alice In Chains, Thousand Foot Krutch, and Neon Trees, as well as ROME.
The visualizer video for “This Is Mongol (Warrior Souls) (Feat. William DuVall from Alice In Chains and Trevor McNevan from Thousand Foot Krutch) – Teerawk Remix” has also been released.
“This Is Mongol” receives a dynamic remix treatment by Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch, working under his remix alias Teerawk. Teerawk brings his signature energy to the track, layering in additional vocals and lyrics that both complement and expand upon William DuVall’s (Alice In Chains) original vision. The ECHOS OF THUNDER EP also contains “Bii Biyelgee,” featuring Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees, and “Triangle,” featuring ROME, offering listeners a diverse and compelling reimagining of the original album’s spirit. The EP also includes the original versions of “This Is Mongol,” “Bii Biyelgee,” and “Triangle.”
“I am glad that our label partners at Better Noise Music suggested this EP because, as I like to say, from Classic Rock to Heavy Metal, our genre of Hunnu Rock has no limits,” says frontman Galaa. “The ECHOS OF THUNDER EP presents an opportunity for more collaborations with different artists to expand on our original music. We hope our loyal fans will enjoy these new versions of songs from the RUMBLE OF THUNDER album!”
In touring news, the European leg of The HU’s headlining “Incarnation” world tour kicked off June 6 in Maastricht, NL. It will coincide with a series of shows supporting Scandinavian folk band Heilung on their final tour. THE HU will also appear on several of Europe’s largest heavy music festivals during the run, including Hellfest and Graspop Metal Meeting.

 

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