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Ukrainian rock ( uk, Український рок) is
rock music Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States an ...
from Ukraine. While it is rock it is important for those who follow Ukrainian contemporary music to understand the VIA music scene of the 1970s and 1980s. This controlled form of music, was a response to the
Rock and roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from Africa ...
infiltrating from the outside of the
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
, to understand the development of Ukrainian rock one has to understand its background. The most popular bands include
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Braty Hadiukiny Braty Hadiukiny ( uk, Брати Гадюкіни), or simply Hady ( uk, Гади) is a Ukrainian rock band from Lviv, one of the most successful Ukrainian bands of Soviet times. The band's musical style combines different genres such as rock'n'r ...
,
Druha Rika {{Infobox musical artist , name = Druha Rika , image = UA Paralympic team ceremony 2018 29 Друга Ріка.jpg , caption = Live concert band Druha Rika in 2018 , image_size = 250px , landscape = yes , ...
, Haydamaky,
Komu Vnyz Komu Vnyz ( uk, Кому Вниз, ) is a Ukrainian rock band founded in 1988. Komu Vnyz's music is a blend of gothic and industrial styles, combined with the lyrics of ancient Ukrainian legends. The band name is a '' perestroika''-era derogat ...
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Mad Heads XL Mad Heads XL is a Ukrainian ska punk band from Kyiv. Its members experiment with folk songs, including those of Balkan bands. In their work, musicians combine several styles at once. For 10 years, the band focused on writing songs in the rockab ...
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Mandry Mandry ( uk, Мандри) is a Ukrainian folk-rock/blues/ska band formed in 1998 in Kyiv. The band's vocalist and lead member is Serhiy Fomenko. Their music combines traditional Ukrainian folk music with modern rhythms, influenced by urban lif ...
, Mertvyi Piven,
Okean Elzy Okean Elzy ( uk, Океан Ельзи, translation: ''Elza's Ocean'') is a Ukrainian rock band. It was formed in 1994 in Lviv, Ukraine. The band's vocalist and frontman is Svyatoslav Vakarchuk. In April 2007 Okean Elzy received ''FUZZ Magazine ...
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Plach Yeremiyi Plach Yeremiyi ( uk, Плач Єремії) is a Ukrainian rock band from Lviv, Ukraine. The band was actually formed in February 1990, but the two most constant musicians - Taras Chubay and Vsevolod Dyachyshyn have played together since 1984 in ...
,
S.K.A.Y. SKAI is a Ukrainian pop-rock band. Skai may refer to: * Skai Group, Greek media group, contains : :* Skai TV, a Greek television network. :* Skai 100.3, a Greek radio station. * a fictional river located near the town of Ulthar in the Dreamland ...
, Taras Petrynenko,
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, TNMK, Viy, Vopli Vidoplyasova and others.
Opalnyi Prynz Opalnyi Prynz ( uk, Опальний Принц) was an influential and popular Ukraine, Ukrainian folk-rock, Ukrainian rock band; the band which came out of musical project called Strus Mozku ( uk, Струс Мозку), or 'Brain Concussion', i ...
was, perhaps, the most influential rock band in the late 1980s and early 1990s, followed by its predecessor Loony Pelen.
Okean Elzy Okean Elzy ( uk, Океан Ельзи, translation: ''Elza's Ocean'') is a Ukrainian rock band. It was formed in 1994 in Lviv, Ukraine. The band's vocalist and frontman is Svyatoslav Vakarchuk. In April 2007 Okean Elzy received ''FUZZ Magazine ...
, featuring Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has long been among the most popular bands of Ukrainian pop-rock, and has had some success abroad. The band
Mandry Mandry ( uk, Мандри) is a Ukrainian folk-rock/blues/ska band formed in 1998 in Kyiv. The band's vocalist and lead member is Serhiy Fomenko. Their music combines traditional Ukrainian folk music with modern rhythms, influenced by urban lif ...
is known for fusing traditional Ukrainian music with rock,
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and chansons. The pop-singer Ruslana also uses some elements of rock in her work. The Chervona Ruta was a very important Ukrainian rock
music festival A music festival is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock, blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, locality of musicians, or h ...
. "Пісенний Вернісаж" - New Ukrainian Wave 92 - Festival of the best Ukrainian folk/pop/rock bands (Producer- Rostyslav-show, 1992) Famous Ukrainian heavy metal bands include Fleshgore, Firelake,
Nokturnal Mortum Nokturnal Mortum are a Ukrainian black metal band from Kharkiv. They were one of the founders of the Ukrainian black metal scene and pioneers in the early National Socialist black metal ("NSBM") scene. The band has claimed to have moved away f ...
, Astrofaes,
Drudkh Drudkh is a Ukrainian black metal band. It currently consists of (former member of Hate Forest and Dark Ages), Thurios (former member of Astrofaes), Krechet, and Vlad. All four also belonged to Blood of Kingu until it was disbanded. Their ly ...
, and
Hate Forest Hate Forest is a Ukrainian black metal band formed by Roman Saenko, the leading member of Drudkh, Dark Ages, and Blood of Kingu. Thurios joined the band in 1998 after the recording of ''Scythia''. The music is mostly very fast, but occasionally ...
. Metal Heads Mission is the biggest metal festival in Ukraine and ex-USSR countries.


History


1960s-1970s

Such bands as
Eney Eney ( uk, Еней) was a Ukrainian rock band that performed its own repertoire. It was named after the famous character, Aeneas, from one of the literal works of Ivan Kotlyarevsky. History During the 1960s Students from the Kyivan special musi ...
and Hutsuly were created in the 1960s during
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.
Eney Eney ( uk, Еней) was a Ukrainian rock band that performed its own repertoire. It was named after the famous character, Aeneas, from one of the literal works of Ivan Kotlyarevsky. History During the 1960s Students from the Kyivan special musi ...
( uk, Еней) was the
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rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band that performed its own
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. It was named after the famous character,
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, from one of the literary work of
Ivan Kotlyarevsky Ivan Petrovych Kotliarevsky ( uk, Іван Петрович Котляревський) ( in Poltava – in Poltava, Russian Empire, now Ukraine) was a Ukrainian writer, poet and playwright, social activist, regarded as the pioneer of modern Ukra ...
. During the 1960s students from a special music school in Kyiv formed this group. The group was named after
Mykola Lysenko , native_name_lang = uk , birth_name = Mykola Vitaliyovych Lysenko , birth_date = 22 March 1842 , birth_place = Hrynky, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire , death_date = 6 November 1912 (aged 70) , death_place ...
. They initially played unique interpretations of Ukrainian folk songs. Later, after members were exposed to the late works of
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, they started to rearrange works of Bach and Khachaturian. In 1971 the band split as Petrynenko and Blinov left it to form the new group ''Dzvony''. The band started to experiment in new genres: blues and soul. In 1972 the band and their music were banned in the Soviet Union and labeled "bourgeois-national". As a result, all existing records/recordings were destroyed. After that the band went underground until 1974. The members then merged with ''Dzvony'' into the new vocal-instrumental ensemble ''Decorative Trails''. After the group was accepted to the ''Ukr-kontsert'' it changed its name to ''Hrono''. In 1977 the ensemble became ''Eney'' once again. After a period of time, the group broke up and members either joined different bands or went solo. Petrynenko later created his own group Hrono.


1980s

The rise of rock music in the middle of 1980s was inspired by Gorbachevs
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with its doctrinals of
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and
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. Several rock bands were formed in the rock club "Kuznia", in Kyiv. Among them are
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(1985), Vopli Vidopliasova (1986),
Komu Vnyz Komu Vnyz ( uk, Кому Вниз, ) is a Ukrainian rock band founded in 1988. Komu Vnyz's music is a blend of gothic and industrial styles, combined with the lyrics of ancient Ukrainian legends. The band name is a '' perestroika''-era derogat ...
(1988). The most prominent event was Chervona Ruta
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held for the first time in
Chernivtsi Chernivtsi ( uk, Чернівці́}, ; ro, Cernăuți, ; see also other names) is a city in the historical region of Bukovina, which is now divided along the borders of Romania and Ukraine, including this city, which is situated on the upp ...
in 1989. Such bands as
Braty Hadiukiny Braty Hadiukiny ( uk, Брати Гадюкіни), or simply Hady ( uk, Гади) is a Ukrainian rock band from Lviv, one of the most successful Ukrainian bands of Soviet times. The band's musical style combines different genres such as rock'n'r ...
, Mertvyi Piven,
Opalnyi Prynz Opalnyi Prynz ( uk, Опальний Принц) was an influential and popular Ukraine, Ukrainian folk-rock, Ukrainian rock band; the band which came out of musical project called Strus Mozku ( uk, Струс Мозку), or 'Brain Concussion', i ...
, Skriabin and Sestry Telniuk were formed in the late 1980s
Braty Hadiukiny Braty Hadiukiny ( uk, Брати Гадюкіни), or simply Hady ( uk, Гади) is a Ukrainian rock band from Lviv, one of the most successful Ukrainian bands of Soviet times. The band's musical style combines different genres such as rock'n'r ...
( uk, Брати Гадюкіни) is a rock band from
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, one of the most successful Ukrainian bands of
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times. The band music style combines different genres such as rock'n'roll, blues, punk, reggae, funk and folk. Ironical song lyrics contain a lot of local vernacularisms, slang and
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. The name translates as "Hadyukin Brothers", where the fictional surname Hadyukin is derived from the word ''hadiuka'', or "
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s.) The band was active mainly between 1988 and 1996. In January 2006 they held a big solo concert in
Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
which was a big event in Ukrainian media space and was visited by lot of famous people (including that time prime minister
Yulia Tymoshenko Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko ( uk, Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко, ; Hrihyan (); Mertvyi Piven ( uk, Мертвий Півень) is a
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band that formed in 1989. The first concert was given in 1990 at the first Vyvykh festival. Their debut album ''Eto'' recorded in 1991, at the end of the Chervona Ruta festival ( Chervona Ruta), where the group took first prize in the category of performers art songs. Dead Rooster began as an acoustic band. During the second half of the 1990s, they evolved into a grunge/art-rock band, though their music can't be described by one particular style. Dead Rooster has changed personnel several times. Many songs of the band were written in lyrics of Ukrainian poets like
Yuri Andrukhovych Yurii Ihorovych Andrukhovych ( uk, Юрій Ігорович Андрухович) is a Ukrainian prose writer, poet, essayist, and translator. Biography In 1985, Andrukhovych co-founded the Bu-Ba-Bu poetic group, which stands for «burlesque ...
,
Maksym Rylsky Maksym Tadeyovych Rylsky ( uk, Максим Тадейович Рильський; russian: Максим Фадеевич Рыльский; in Kyiv – 24 July 1964 ''id.'') was a Ukrainian poet, translator, academician, Doctor of Philologi ...
,
Oleksandr Irvanets Oleksandr Irvanets (born 24 January 1961) is a Ukrainian poet, writer, playwright, and translator. References Ukrainian poets 1961 births Living people People of the Revolution on Granite Ukrainian writers Ukrainian dramatists and playwr ...
,
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, Yurko Pozayak,
Serhiy Zhadan Serhiy Viktorovych Zhadan ( uk, Сергі́й Ві́кторович Жада́н; born 23 August 1974 in Starobilsk, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian poet, novelist, essayist, musician, translator, and social activist. Life and career ...
,
Natalka Bilotserkivets Natalka Bilotserkivets (born November 8, 1954) is a Ukrainian poet and translator. She was born in the village of Kuianivka near Sumy and was educated at Kyiv University. She married the critic Mykola Riabchuk and lives in Kyiv Kyiv, also ...
,
Ihor Kalynets Ihor Myronovych Kalynets ( uk, Ігор Миронович Калинець; born 1939) is a Ukrainian poet and Soviet dissident. Background Kalynets was born in Khodoriv, the son of an agronomist. His parents upheld Ukrainian cultural traditions ...
and
Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko ( uk, Тарас Григорович Шевченко , pronounced without the middle name; – ), also known as Kobzar Taras, or simply Kobzar (a kobzar is a bard in Ukrainian culture), was a Ukraine, Ukrainian p ...
. The album ''Pisni Mertvoho Pivnya'' is based on the Andrukhovych's poetry collection of the same name. In 2009 their song "Kiss" ("Potsilunok") was featured in the a soundtrack of ''
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'', an American film directed by
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. Vopli Vidopliasova ( uk, Воплі Відоплясова) was formed in 1986 in
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. Their influences include folk, patriotic songs, punk, hard rock, heavy metal and, most recently, electronic music. Their song ''Den Narodzhennia'' is featured in the Russian crime films ''
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'' and '' Brother 2'' by director Aleksei Balabanov. Band member Oleh Skrypka has also produced several solo albums.
Komu Vnyz Komu Vnyz ( uk, Кому Вниз, ) is a Ukrainian rock band founded in 1988. Komu Vnyz's music is a blend of gothic and industrial styles, combined with the lyrics of ancient Ukrainian legends. The band name is a '' perestroika''-era derogat ...
( uk, Кому Вниз) was founded in 1988 in Kyiv. They wound up at their first festival Chervona Ruta completely by chance. It was too late to submit the sample recording to the panel of judges for the tryout, but Taras Petrynenko, after listening to their work, insisted that they participated in the event. As of 2011, Komu Vnyz is translating their lyrics into English in order to re-release their albums in Europe.


Early 1990s

Haydamaky ( uk, Гайдамаки) is a
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band formed in Kyiv in 1991. The music of Haydamaky is inspired by various ethnic music from around the world, especially from various regions of Ukraine, such as
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, and
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. Other influences include the Romanian folklore, punk music sound of
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and by the
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of such bands like Burning Spear and
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. Haydamaky have recently performed at many club venues across Europe, including as a special guest at a concert of Asian Dub Foundation in
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, Slovakia. Other club appearances this year were held in Germany, Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and
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Okean Elzy Okean Elzy ( uk, Океан Ельзи, translation: ''Elza's Ocean'') is a Ukrainian rock band. It was formed in 1994 in Lviv, Ukraine. The band's vocalist and frontman is Svyatoslav Vakarchuk. In April 2007 Okean Elzy received ''FUZZ Magazine ...
( uk, Океан Ельзи, translation: ''Elza's Ocean'') is one of the most successful and popular Ukrainian bands. It was formed in 1994 in Lviv, Ukraine. The band's vocalist and
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is Svyatoslav Vakarchuk. Okean Elzy is one of the best-loved Ukrainian rock band not only in Ukraine but also in most
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countries. In April 2007 Okean Elzy received FUZZ Magazine music awards for “Best rock act”.
Plach Yeremiyi Plach Yeremiyi ( uk, Плач Єремії) is a Ukrainian rock band from Lviv, Ukraine. The band was actually formed in February 1990, but the two most constant musicians - Taras Chubay and Vsevolod Dyachyshyn have played together since 1984 in ...
( uk, Плач Єремії) is a rock band from Lviv, Ukraine. The band was actually formed in February 1990, but the two most constant musicians -
Taras Chubay Taras Hryhorovych Chubay ( uk, Тарас Григорович Чубай), (born on 21 June 1970 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian musician and poet, singer and composer, leader of the Ukrainian rock band Plach Yeremiyi. Biography and personal life Tara ...
and Vsevolod Dyachyshyn have played together since 1984 in the band Tsyklon (''Циклон''). Plach Yeremiyi songs are usually serious, philosophical poems many composed by lead man Taras Chubay's father ''Hryhoriy Chubay'' and given a contemporary rock sound. The group's name comes from Taras Chubay's father's Magnum opus ''Plach Yeremiyi'' posthumously published in 1999. The music in the songs sounds hard, then changes to an easy ballad and again explodes, overfilled by emotions. All this has a specific "
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" colouring.


Late 1990s

Dymna Sumish ( uk, Димна Суміш) was founded on 3 December 1998 in Chernihiv. The group plays a mix of hardcore, punk and
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. Winners of the festivals «Chervona Ruta» (Ukraine), «Pearls of the Season» (Ukraine), «Boards» (
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), «Woodstock» (Poland). Its name means ''Smoking Mix''. All members of the group are
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s. They openly express their opinion against violence, drugs and alcohol, trying to convey to the listeners with their music and lyrics the value of life. In April 2012 the participants of the group said that the group temporarily stop their activity because of inability to cope with the situation in Ukraine - when a culture isn't valued, but instead all the power has
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, social experiments and "
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Druha Rika {{Infobox musical artist , name = Druha Rika , image = UA Paralympic team ceremony 2018 29 Друга Ріка.jpg , caption = Live concert band Druha Rika in 2018 , image_size = 250px , landscape = yes , ...
( uk, Друга Ріка) is a rock band from
Zhytomyr Zhytomyr ( uk, Жито́мир, translit=Zhytomyr ; russian: Жито́мир, Zhitomir ; pl, Żytomierz ; yi, זשיטאָמיר, Zhitomir; german: Schytomyr ) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the Capital city, a ...
. The band's style determined as
Brit Pop Britpop was a mid-1990s United Kingdom, British-based music culture movement that emphasised Britishness. It produced brighter, catchier alternative rock, partly in reaction to the popularity of the darker lyrical themes of the US-led grunge mu ...
. Druha Rika released five studio albums and two compilations. The name of the band means ''Second river''.
Tartak Tartak (Polish for ''sawmill'') may refer to: Places Poland *Tartak, Greater Poland Voivodeship *Tartak, Lublin Voivodeship *Tartak, Augustów County *Tartak, Siemiatycze County *Tartak, Sokółka County *Tartak, Suwałki County *Tartak, Mińsk Co ...
( uk, Тартак) is a popular hip-hop/ rapcore/
alternative Alternative or alternate may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' * ''The Alternative'' (film), a 1978 Australian television film * ''The Alternative ...
crossover band from Ukraine. They mix styles of guitar rock, hip-hop and dance music to produce an energetic compositions and lyrics. "Tartak" means ''woodsaw'' in
Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...
. Sashko thought that tartak symbolized something energetic, loud, active, and hence appropriate for a band name. Sashko Polozhynskyi founded the group in the Fall of 1996 in Lutsk, Ukraine. The group has released five albums with a total of 74 songs and 9 videos. Tartak's songs "Ni Ya Ne Tu Kokhav" and "Stilnykove Kohannia" stayed on the Top 40 charts for 144 days and 75 days respectively. Tartak was one of the bands that performed during the events of the Orange Revolution as seen in the adjacent picture. The true founder of Tartak was Vasyl Zinkevytch jr., a friend of Sashko. Bohdan Zinkevych came up with the name. Vasyl came up with the idea and put together the group; he also arranged the rehearsals since his father is a famous singer he has access to studios, so they could make records. At the beginning they were struggling because their lyrics weren't a success and the soloist (Vasyl Zinkevych) had no voice for lyrics they wrote. Sashko soon made changes because for a long time he was trying to make a place for himself in the show business. In the late 1990s Sashko was making his way as a showman on the concerts, parades, and other musical events! when his fame actually came to him he claimed that the idea of Tartak was his idea. Tin Sontsia ( uk, Тінь Сонця, sometimes literal translation Sun Shadow is used) is a
folk metal Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for exampl ...
band from Kyiv. Primarily the band's style was close to alternative rock, but in 2003 they have come to so called
Cossack The Cossacks , es, cosaco , et, Kasakad, cazacii , fi, Kasakat, cazacii , french: cosaques , hu, kozákok, cazacii , it, cosacchi , orv, коза́ки, pl, Kozacy , pt, cossacos , ro, cazaci , russian: казаки́ or ...
rock. Almost all of the lyrics are in Ukrainian except couple of Belarusian songs. The band has taken part in number of festivals the biggest of which are
Basovišča Basóvišča (pronounced ; Music Festival of Young Belarus) is the festival of Belarusian alternative and rock music, which is annually conducted by the Belarusian Association of Students since 1990. The festival takes place during two July ...
and
Zakhid Zaxidfest ( uk, Західфест} ; previously known as Zaxid) is an annual international music and art festival held in the middle of August near Lviv, Ukraine. ZAKHID was founded in 2009 as a festival of Ukrainian rock and ethno music. Later ...
.


2000s–2010s

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(also: БумБокс, Bumboks) is a Ukrainian funky groove band, which was founded in 2004 by singer Andriy Khlyvniuk and Andriy “Mukha” Samoilo on
guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
. In April 2005 the band released its first album, which only took 19 hours to record. Their songs are in predominantly in
Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...
, but songs in Russian and English also appear on their albums and singles.
S.K.A.Y. SKAI is a Ukrainian pop-rock band. Skai may refer to: * Skai Group, Greek media group, contains : :* Skai TV, a Greek television network. :* Skai 100.3, a Greek radio station. * a fictional river located near the town of Ulthar in the Dreamland ...
( uk, С.К.А.Й.) is a
pop rock Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, earl ...
band formed in 2001 in
Ternopil Ternópil ( uk, Тернопіль, Ternopil' ; pl, Tarnopol; yi, טאַרנאָפּל, Tarnopl, or ; he, טארנופול (טַרְנוֹפּוֹל), Tarnopol; german: Tarnopol) is a city in the west of Ukraine. Administratively, Ternopi ...
, Ukraine. After the band had been formed in 2001 it started to tour the country and performed at several festivals like ''Perlyny sezonu'', ''Tavriyski ihry'' and ''Chervona ruta''. They became more known for a broader audience after their appearance on the programme "Fresh Blood" on the Ukrainian TV channel M1. The general director Eduard Klim from Lavina Music saw them and signed them to his label. In 2006 their first album "Te, shcho treba" was released. They released their second album "Planeta S.K.A.Y." already in 2007. The frontman Oleh Sobchuk in 2008 was awarded the medal of the
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) The Ukrainian Orthodox Church ( uk, Українська православна церква, Ukrainska pravoslavna tserkva; russian: Украинская православная церковь, Ukrainskaya pravoslavnaya tserkov', UOC), common ...
"1020 Years of Baptism of Rus" for his participation in the rock-tour with the same name.''"His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr Handed Out Church Awards to Priests and Musicians Who Took Part in All-Ukraine Rock Tour Dedicated to 1020th Years of the Baptism of Rus", Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), 2008.'' In October–November 2013 the group took part in agitational concerts "We are united", which were organized by pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk in Ukrainian cities.


Notable festivals

* Bandershtat (
Volyn Oblast Volyn Oblast ( uk, Воли́нська о́бласть, translit=Volýnsʹka óblastʹ; also referred to as Volyn or Lodomeria) is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town an ...
, 2007–present) * Chervona Ruta (different cities of Ukraine, 1989–present) * Taras Bulba ( Dubno, Rivne Oblast, 1991–present) * Tavria Games ( Kakhovka,
Kherson Oblast Kherson Oblast ( uk, Херсо́нська о́бласть, translit=Khersónsʹka óblastʹ, ), also known as Khersonshchyna ( uk, Херсо́нщина, ), is an oblast (province) in southern Ukraine, currently claimed and partly occupied ...
, 1992–present) * Rock-Existence (
Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
, 1996–2005) * Rock-Sich (
Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
, 2006–2013) * Stare Misto (
Lviv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...
, 2007–2013) * Trypilske kolo (
Rzhyshchiv Rzhyshchiv (, ; russian: Ржищев; yi, אירזיסטשוב, Irzistshub, also known by several alternative names; pl, Rzyszczów) is a city in Obukhiv Raion, Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Rzhyshchiv urban ...
,
Kyiv Oblast Kyiv Oblast ( uk, Ки́ївська о́бласть, translit=Kyïvska oblast), also called Kyivshchyna ( uk, Ки́ївщина), is an oblast (province) in central and northern Ukraine. It surrounds, but does not include, the city of Kyiv, w ...
, 2008–present) *
Zakhid Zaxidfest ( uk, Західфест} ; previously known as Zaxid) is an annual international music and art festival held in the middle of August near Lviv, Ukraine. ZAKHID was founded in 2009 as a festival of Ukrainian rock and ethno music. Later ...
(
Lviv Oblast Lviv Oblast ( uk, Льві́вська о́бласть, translit=Lvivska oblast, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna ( uk, Льві́вщина, ), ). The name of each oblast is a wikt:Appendix:Glossary#relational, relational adjective—in Englis ...
, 2009–present) * Respublica (
Kamianets-Podilskyi Kamianets-Podilskyi ( uk, Ка́м'яне́ць-Поді́льський, russian: Каменец-Подольский, Kamenets-Podolskiy, pl, Kamieniec Podolski, ro, Camenița, yi, קאַמענעץ־פּאָדאָלסק / קאַמעניץ, ...
,
Khmelnytskyi Oblast Khmelnytskyi Oblast ( uk, Хмельни́цька о́бласть, translit=Khmelnytska oblast; also referred to as Khmelnychchyna — uk, Хмельни́ччина) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine covering portions of the histo ...
, 2011–present)


List of notable Ukrainian rock bands


Art rock Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that generally reflects a challenging or avant-garde approach to rock, or which makes use of modernist, experimental, or unconventional elements. Art rock aspires to elevate rock from entertainment to an art ...

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Eney Eney ( uk, Еней) was a Ukrainian rock band that performed its own repertoire. It was named after the famous character, Aeneas, from one of the literal works of Ivan Kotlyarevsky. History During the 1960s Students from the Kyivan special musi ...
* Gorgisheli * The Telniuk Sisters *
Plach Yeremiyi Plach Yeremiyi ( uk, Плач Єремії) is a Ukrainian rock band from Lviv, Ukraine. The band was actually formed in February 1990, but the two most constant musicians - Taras Chubay and Vsevolod Dyachyshyn have played together since 1984 in ...
* Mertvyi Piven


Black metal Black metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include Tempo#Beats per minute, fast tempos, a Screaming (music)#Black metal, shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted Electric guitar, guitars played with t ...

* Astrofaes *
Blood of Kingu Blood of Kingu was a black metal band from Ukraine formed in 2005 by Roman Saenko, the main member of Drudkh, Dark Ages and Hate Forest. Lyrically, Blood of Kingu deals with Sumerian/ Ancient Egyptian and Indo-European mythology and history. ...
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Drudkh Drudkh is a Ukrainian black metal band. It currently consists of (former member of Hate Forest and Dark Ages), Thurios (former member of Astrofaes), Krechet, and Vlad. All four also belonged to Blood of Kingu until it was disbanded. Their ly ...
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Hate Forest Hate Forest is a Ukrainian black metal band formed by Roman Saenko, the leading member of Drudkh, Dark Ages, and Blood of Kingu. Thurios joined the band in 1998 after the recording of ''Scythia''. The music is mostly very fast, but occasionally ...
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Nokturnal Mortum Nokturnal Mortum are a Ukrainian black metal band from Kharkiv. They were one of the founders of the Ukrainian black metal scene and pioneers in the early National Socialist black metal ("NSBM") scene. The band has claimed to have moved away f ...


Death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...

* Firelake * Fleshgore


Indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

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Brunettes Shoot Blondes Brunettes Shoot Blondes is a Ukrainian indie rock band, founded in early 2010 and based out of Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. The band released 2 mini-albums and 7 singles. The group gained international recognition in September 2014 for an animated music ...
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Esthetic Education Esthetic Education is a rock band based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Its present members are Louis Franck (vocals), Dmytro Shurov (keyboards), Yuriy Khustochka (bass), Illya Halushko (guitars), and Andriy Nadolsky (drums). It was formed in 2004 after Shurov ...
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Marakesh Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakes ...
* Valentyn Strykalo


Folk metal Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for exampl ...

* Holy Blood * Kroda * Motanka * Tin Sontsia


Folk rock Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music revival. Performers suc ...

* KOZAK SYSTEM *
Los Colorados ''Los Colorados'' (from the Spanish: ''The colorado potato beetles'', also known as ''The Colorados'') is a Ukrainian band formed in 2006 in Ternopil. The band plays their own songs, but have also covered several popular and folk songs. ''Los Col ...
* Haydamaky *
Mandry Mandry ( uk, Мандри) is a Ukrainian folk-rock/blues/ska band formed in 1998 in Kyiv. The band's vocalist and lead member is Serhiy Fomenko. Their music combines traditional Ukrainian folk music with modern rhythms, influenced by urban lif ...
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PanKe Shava PanKe Shava is a Ukrainian rock band founded by Tymofiy Morokhovets in 2008 in Lviv. PanKe Shava plays music that can be described as "rock'n'love" with the elements of ethno music. The band uses such instrumental highlights as a violin, trumpe ...
* TIK * Vopli Vidopliasova (VV) * Yurcash


Gothic metal Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy met ...

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Obiymy Doshchu Obiymy Doshchu ( uk, Обійми Дощу, translation: ''Rain's Embrace'') is a Ukrainian rock band that describes its music genre as a lyrical, autumnal rock music with progressive rock, neoclassic and doom metal influences. Biography ...


Gothic rock Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie a ...

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Komu Vnyz Komu Vnyz ( uk, Кому Вниз, ) is a Ukrainian rock band founded in 1988. Komu Vnyz's music is a blend of gothic and industrial styles, combined with the lyrics of ancient Ukrainian legends. The band name is a '' perestroika''-era derogat ...
* Viy


Heavy Metal

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* Monolit * Exact Division * KPP * Kryliya * JackRebel * Bila Vezha


Metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...

* JetRockers *
Jinjer Jinjer ( "ginger") is a Ukrainian metalcore band from Donetsk, formed in 2008. None of the founding members remain with the band. The current lineup considers 2009 as its official year of formation, with the arrival of singer Tatiana Shmailyuk ...
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Make Me Famous Make Me Famous were a Ukraine, Ukrainian metalcore band. They were founded by lead guitarist and co-vocalist Denis Stoff, Denis Shaforostov, who gained popularity through his YouTube channel "above92", and songwriter/guitarist Jimmy X Rose. They ...
* MY RENAISSANCE


Pop rock Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, earl ...

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Druha Rika {{Infobox musical artist , name = Druha Rika , image = UA Paralympic team ceremony 2018 29 Друга Ріка.jpg , caption = Live concert band Druha Rika in 2018 , image_size = 250px , landscape = yes , ...
* Krykhitka (ex-Krykhitka Tsakhes) *
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Okean Elzy Okean Elzy ( uk, Океан Ельзи, translation: ''Elza's Ocean'') is a Ukrainian rock band. It was formed in 1994 in Lviv, Ukraine. The band's vocalist and frontman is Svyatoslav Vakarchuk. In April 2007 Okean Elzy received ''FUZZ Magazine ...
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Opalnyi Prynz Opalnyi Prynz ( uk, Опальний Принц) was an influential and popular Ukraine, Ukrainian folk-rock, Ukrainian rock band; the band which came out of musical project called Strus Mozku ( uk, Струс Мозку), or 'Brain Concussion', i ...
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S.K.A.Y. SKAI is a Ukrainian pop-rock band. Skai may refer to: * Skai Group, Greek media group, contains : :* Skai TV, a Greek television network. :* Skai 100.3, a Greek radio station. * a fictional river located near the town of Ulthar in the Dreamland ...
* Skriabin *
Trystavisim Trystavisim (ukr. Триставісім) - is a Ukrainian rock band from Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia, Ukraine. Description The music played by a rock band is built on the basis of elements of folk-rock, punk, ska and is decorated with a col ...


Punk rock

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Braty Hadiukiny Braty Hadiukiny ( uk, Брати Гадюкіни), or simply Hady ( uk, Гади) is a Ukrainian rock band from Lviv, one of the most successful Ukrainian bands of Soviet times. The band's musical style combines different genres such as rock'n'r ...
* Dymna Sumish *
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Mad Heads XL Mad Heads XL is a Ukrainian ska punk band from Kyiv. Its members experiment with folk songs, including those of Balkan bands. In their work, musicians combine several styles at once. For 10 years, the band focused on writing songs in the rockab ...
(ex-Mad Heads) *
O.Torvald O.Torvald ( uk, Оторвальд) is a Ukrainian rock band. It was formed in 2005 in Poltava, Ukraine. Its debut album O.Torvald was recorded in 2008. O.Torvald took part in festivals such as GBOB, Chervona Ruta (festival), Chervona Ruta, Tavri ...
* Perkalaba * Qarpa (ex-Faktychno Sami) * Robots Don't Cry * Sobaky v Kosmosi * Teoriia Gvaltu


Rap rock Rap rock is a fusion genre that fuses vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with various forms of rock. Rap rock's most popular subgenres include rap metal and rapcore, which include heavy metal and hardcore punk-oriented influences, resp ...

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Tartak Tartak (Polish for ''sawmill'') may refer to: Places Poland *Tartak, Greater Poland Voivodeship *Tartak, Lublin Voivodeship *Tartak, Augustów County *Tartak, Siemiatycze County *Tartak, Sokółka County *Tartak, Suwałki County *Tartak, Mińsk Co ...
* TNMK


List of rock bands Outside Ukraine

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The Ukes The Ukrainians are a British band, which plays traditional Ukrainian music, heavily influenced by western post-punk. Career The Ukrainians were formed in 1990 by Wedding Present guitarist Peter Solowka, with singer/violinist Len Liggins an ...
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Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
, England) * The Ukrainians (
Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
, England) * Klooch (
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
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Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
, Canada) * Enej (
Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini'' * Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...
, Poland) * Berkut (
Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini'' * Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...
, Poland) * Svoboda (
Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russia) * Sontse-Khmary (
Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russia)


See also

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Ukrainian metal 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, K ...


References

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Rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
Ukrainian rock music groups