| 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 Nokturnal Mortum and Kroda.
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 (Crimea), Carpathian Alliance (Lviv oblast), Global East (Kyiv), ProRock (Kyiv). Media: among some old and established on ex-USSR territory paper magazines such as Terroraiser, Atmosfear there is also English-language portal Antichrist magazine (since 2003).
- ^ Syed, Salman (8 August 2023). "Top 5 Winners Of Metal Battle 2023". Metal Battle. Retrieved 3 December 2023.