Recommended bands from Ukraine. Popular bands overseas.
Ukraine, which has been in the news a lot lately because of the war.
This incident may have prompted many people to pay attention to Ukraine as a country for the first time, don’t you think?
Ukraine has developed music similar to Russia’s, and in genres such as symphonic metal and ambient, it boasts world-class prowess.
This time, we’ve picked out a popular band that’s active in Ukraine.
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Recommended bands from Ukraine. Popular overseas bands (21–30)
Midnight TrainAntony Kalugin Projects
A work by Anton Kargin, a renowned synthesizer player in Ukraine who has performed with numerous bands.
He has taken part in well-known acts such as KARFAGEN, SUNCHILD, and HOGGWASH.
As a pop-rock-metal player who best captures an Eastern European sensibility, he consistently conveys a subtly melancholic Eastern European mood with a gentle touch.
Savannah Only TempleInditronics
In the Eastern European music scene, which is often said to be quite quirky, this band has a catchy sound that’s actually easy to listen to—and maybe even stylish.
It’s rock with a slightly psychedelic flavor, but it feels very familiar to the ears.
The kind of band you just want to keep listening to without thinking.
I’m looking forward to their new album in 2017, which includes this track!
Гимн (Himno)MYSTERYA
A five-member band with female vocals and a female synth player, known for highly melodic, symphonic, and beautiful synth sounds.
Many of their songs are sprinkled throughout with intros, melodies, and other motifs that have a distinctly Eastern European flavor.
The extraordinarily beautiful vocals have many hidden fans around the world and are a must-hear.
Істина （Verity）Nokturnal Mortum
A Ukrainian black metal band formed in 1994.
The vocalist and guitarist, Knjaz Varggoth, is very well-known, having participated in various RAC and black metal bands in both Russia and Ukraine.
A nationalist band, they play symphonic black metal with dazzling keyboard arrangements and many songs featuring Ukrainian folk music.
They are also an NSBM band associated with neo-Nazi ideology.
BabyDakhaBrakha
With their uniquely distinctive setup, DakhaBrakha is a women’s group originally formed by the artistic directors of the Ukrainian avant‑garde theater Dakh.
They are well known for music that blends numerous forms of folk traditions into diverse styles, and in 2014 Rolling Stone called them “the best discovery of Bonnaroo 2014.”