Ukrainian metal
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Stylistic origins | Heavy metal music |
Cultural origins | 1990s, Ukraine |
Typical instruments | Electric guitar, electric bass guitar, drum kit, vocals |
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Ukrainian folk music, pop music in Ukraine, Ukrainian rock |
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Ukrainian metal is the heavy metal music scene of Ukraine. The most common Ukrainian heavy metal subgenres are black, pagan, folk and death metal. The most popular and well-known bands are black metal bands Drudkh, Nokturnal Mortum, Khors, Kroda, folk metal bands Holy Blood, Tin Sontsia, Veremiy and Kraamola.
Metalcore bands Jinjer (founded in 2008) and Space of Variations (founded in 2009) signed a contract with Napalm Records. Stoned Jesus, Motanka, 1914 (founded in 2014) and IGNEA (founded in 2015) are Ukraine's newest metal bands with international notoriety. 0%Mercury (founded in 2016) won 3rd place in the 2023 Wacken Open Air metal battle competition.[1]
Among the biggest festivals were Metal Heads Mission (
territory paper magazines such as Terroraiser, Atmosfear there is also English-language portal Antichrist magazine (since 2003).History
1990s
Nokturnal Mortum started as a death metal band called Suppuration in 1991,[2] then they turned to black metal and changed name to Crystaline Darkness but "had to change the name back between 1993 and 1994 to Nocturnal Mortum because there already existed a band with that name in the western underground."[3] Then the band "changed the letter so that we wouldn't find a band with the same name again like it was the case with Crystaline Darkness."[3] Nokturnal Mortum gained their first Western recognition with the release of their album Goat Horns, their second full-length album, notable for having two keyboardists play on the album, often on the same song, and for mixing traditional Ukrainian music with black metal.
The band's first albums were released through The End Records and (as licence pressings) through
Band frontman
2000s
The band was formed by two musicians, Eisenslav and Viterzgir, in March 2003. The name of the band was taken from the
In May 2004, Kroda released their debut full-length album Поплач мені, річко... (Cry To Me, River...) on Stellar Winter Records.[11]
Their second album До небокраю життя... (Towards The Firmaments Verge of Life...) was recorded from January to April 2005, and was released on 20 July the same year.[12] In 2012 it was remastered and reissued on Purity Through Fire Records in Germany.[13]
In August 2007, Kroda made their first live performance at the Ukriainian metal music festival "Svarohovo Kolo II", which was held in Sevastopol.[14] On 22 December, the band participates in the "Kolovorot Fest" in Kharkiv.[15]
2010s
See also
- Ukrainian rock
- Music of Ukraine
References
- ^ Syed, Salman (8 August 2023). "Top 5 Winners Of Metal Battle 2023". Metal Battle. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Interview with Nokturnal Mortum". www.firegoat.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Aaron McKay: The Genesis of the End. CoC interviews Andreas Katsambas of The End Records.
- ^ "Nokturnal Mortum Interview". 5 August 2008.
- ^ "Kroda – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ GinnungaGap GinnungaGaldr GinnungaKaos at Discogs
- ^ "GinnungaGap GinnungaGaldr GinnungaKaos". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "A review of Ginnungagap-Ginnungagaldr-Ginnungakaos". nocleansinging.com. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ Ukrainian Extreme metal magazine "Atmosfear". Issue No.4.
- ^ "List of releases". Stellar Winter Records. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Kroda – До Небокраю Життя... (Towards The Firmaments Verge of Life..)". MetalStorm.net. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ Towards The Firmaments Verge of Life... at Discogs
- ^ "Folk Metal фестиваль "СВАРОГОВО КОЛО II"". Crimean musical portal (in Russian). Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Kolovorot Fest 2007". Kroda.com.ua. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Make Me Famous: Ukrainian Screamo Wizards Invade America (INTERVIEW)". Noisecreep. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ IGNEA. "About". IGNEA. Shopify. Retrieved 7 May 2022.