MOTANKA

MOTANKA

The band MOTANKA was created in 2015 in Lutsk by four musicians: Victor Verba (Zhalnin) — vocals, dulcimer, keyboard; Anatolii Zhalnin — guitar; Sergii Khodorchuk — bass-guitar, ocarina; Dmytro Diachenko — drums, throat singing.

The band MOTANKA took second place on W:O:A Metal Battle 2018 at the biggest metal festival of the world Wacken Open Air. In December 2018 MOTANKA signed a contract with one of the most famous metal labels of the world Napalm Records. The first album was released 07.06.2019. Winner of the Best Ukrainian Metal Act 2019, nominee of YUNA 2020. The band has played at numerous festivals in Poland, Germany and Ukraine and was a finalist of the biggest German band contests: Emergenza, SPH, Dittrock.

The band plays in the genre called "mystic metal" and uses traditional Ukrainian instruments — dulcimer and ocarina. By combining ethnic motives, metal music and modern electro-sounds MOTANKA reminds listeners of the ancient times and shows different rituals from the past. The atmosphere of their performance is mystical, the music sends people to some kind of "trance". The name MOTANKA comes from the traditional Ukrainian knitting doll motanka, that ancient Ukrainians used for protection and for communication with ancestors.

External links

• MOTANKA "Verba"
• MOTANKA in REVOLVERMAG

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