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Yuliia MarchukYuliia MarchukSerhii LevchenkoSerhii LevchenkoTaras SavchukTaras SavchukOlena HoncharenkoOlena HoncharenkoRoman BondarRoman BondarPlayUkraine Music EditorialPlayUkraine Music EditorialLive Stage UALive Stage UAYuliia MarchukYuliia MarchukSerhii LevchenkoSerhii LevchenkoTaras SavchukTaras SavchukOlena HoncharenkoOlena HoncharenkoRoman BondarRoman BondarPlayUkraine Music EditorialPlayUkraine Music EditorialLive Stage UALive Stage UAYuliia MarchukYuliia MarchukSerhii LevchenkoSerhii LevchenkoTaras SavchukTaras SavchukOlena HoncharenkoOlena HoncharenkoRoman BondarRoman BondarPlayUkraine Music EditorialPlayUkraine Music EditorialLive Stage UALive Stage UAYuliia MarchukYuliia MarchukSerhii LevchenkoSerhii LevchenkoTaras SavchukTaras SavchukOlena HoncharenkoOlena HoncharenkoRoman BondarRoman BondarPlayUkraine Music EditorialPlayUkraine Music EditorialLive Stage UALive Stage UAYuliia MarchukYuliia MarchukSerhii LevchenkoSerhii LevchenkoTaras SavchukTaras SavchukOlena HoncharenkoOlena HoncharenkoRoman BondarRoman BondarPlayUkraine Music EditorialPlayUkraine Music EditorialLive Stage UALive Stage UAYuliia MarchukYuliia MarchukSerhii LevchenkoSerhii LevchenkoTaras SavchukTaras SavchukOlena HoncharenkoOlena HoncharenkoRoman BondarRoman BondarPlayUkraine Music EditorialPlayUkraine Music EditorialLive Stage UALive Stage UA
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Stoned Jesus — Desertfest London 2026 headlinerStoned Jesus — Desertfest London 2026 headlinerFestival headliners — Okean ElzyFestival headliners — Okean ElzyStoned Jesus — acoustic concert in the caves of Kyiv Pechersk LavraStoned Jesus — acoustic concert in the caves of Kyiv Pechersk LavraWhite Ward × Drudkh — joint album 'Shared Vision': two Ukrainian black metal schoolsWhite Ward × Drudkh — joint album 'Shared Vision': two Ukrainian black metal schoolsARTBAT's new EP 'Resilience' — a tribute to Ukrainian resistanceARTBAT's new EP 'Resilience' — a tribute to Ukrainian resistanceARTBAT and Solomun collaboration — joint track 'Borderless'ARTBAT and Solomun collaboration — joint track 'Borderless'Ignea — highest streaming record in Ukrainian metal: 50 million streams for 'Stone Tower'Ignea — highest streaming record in Ukrainian metal: 50 million streams for 'Stone Tower'Stoned Jesus — album 'Resurrection': first studio LP in 8 yearsStoned Jesus — album 'Resurrection': first studio LP in 8 yearsStoned Jesus — special guests on the American doom legend YOB tourStoned Jesus — special guests on the American doom legend YOB tourWhite Ward — Roadburn Festival 2026 headliner in TilburgWhite Ward — Roadburn Festival 2026 headliner in TilburgWhite Ward — first black-metal concert at the jazz Bel Etage in LvivWhite Ward — first black-metal concert at the jazz Bel Etage in LvivNew album — Okean ElzyNew album — Okean ElzyIgnea — support band on Swedish Hammerfall's European tourIgnea — support band on Swedish Hammerfall's European tourIgnea × Tetiana Shmailyuk (Jinjer) — joint track 'Two Eastern Voices'Ignea × Tetiana Shmailyuk (Jinjer) — joint track 'Two Eastern Voices'Single & video — AntytilaSingle & video — Antytila'Seven Thunders Roar' — 14 years: special reissue of the cult album'Seven Thunders Roar' — 14 years: special reissue of the cult albumIgnea — 'Mother Tongue' clip with record budget for Ukrainian metalIgnea — 'Mother Tongue' clip with record budget for Ukrainian metalConcert tour — AntytilaConcert tour — AntytilaNew collaboration — AntytilaNew collaboration — AntytilaARTBAT at Tomorrowland 2026 Mainstage — exclusive 90-minute setARTBAT at Tomorrowland 2026 Mainstage — exclusive 90-minute setMotanka × Taras Kompanychenko — joint single 'Cossack Brass'Motanka × Taras Kompanychenko — joint single 'Cossack Brass'ARTBAT organizes a charity night at Kyiv's Atlas — fundraiser for Ukrainian Armed ForcesARTBAT organizes a charity night at Kyiv's Atlas — fundraiser for Ukrainian Armed ForcesMotanka × Eluveitie — joint European tour: two folk-metal schoolsMotanka × Eluveitie — joint European tour: two folk-metal schoolsSingle & video — Okean ElzySingle & video — Okean Elzy'Dolls and Metal' — documentary about Motanka on ARTE.tv'Dolls and Metal' — documentary about Motanka on ARTE.tvNew album — AntytilaNew album — AntytilaIgnea — album 'Carpathian Echo': symphonic metal on Ukrainian motifsIgnea — album 'Carpathian Echo': symphonic metal on Ukrainian motifsFestival headliners — AntytilaFestival headliners — AntytilaWhite Ward — third studio album 'Eclipse': blackgaze with full session saxophoneWhite Ward — third studio album 'Eclipse': blackgaze with full session saxophone'Black & Brass: White Ward' — documentary about the band's unique sound'Black & Brass: White Ward' — documentary about the band's unique soundARTBAT returns to Berlin's Watergate with a 12-set residencyARTBAT returns to Berlin's Watergate with a 12-set residencyMotanka — album 'Pagan Roots': ancient Slavic mythology in folk-metalMotanka — album 'Pagan Roots': ancient Slavic mythology in folk-metalConcert tour — Okean ElzyConcert tour — Okean ElzyMotanka founds 'Kupalo Metal Night' festival in KropyvnytskyiMotanka founds 'Kupalo Metal Night' festival in KropyvnytskyiNew collaboration — Okean ElzyNew collaboration — Okean ElzyStoned Jesus Announce a Free Showcase in KyivStoned Jesus Announce a Free Showcase in KyivStoned Jesus and Ukraine's Heavy Scene: Why This Showcase MattersStoned Jesus and Ukraine's Heavy Scene: Why This Showcase MattersFree Entry: How to Attend the Stoned Jesus ShowcaseFree Entry: How to Attend the Stoned Jesus ShowcaseFrom Kyiv to World Stages: The International Path of Stoned JesusFrom Kyiv to World Stages: The International Path of Stoned JesusWhat Is Stoner Rock: A Beginner's Guide Before the ShowcaseWhat Is Stoner Rock: A Beginner's Guide Before the ShowcaseARTBAT Announce a Closed Live Session: An Intimate Evening of Melodic TechnoARTBAT Announce a Closed Live Session: An Intimate Evening of Melodic TechnoARTBAT's Melodic Techno: Why the Duo's Sound Is So RecognisableARTBAT's Melodic Techno: Why the Duo's Sound Is So RecognisableUkrainian Electronic Music: The Scene's Context and the Closed-Session FormatUkrainian Electronic Music: The Scene's Context and the Closed-Session FormatAtmosphere Over Scale: What to Expect from ARTBAT's Closed SpaceAtmosphere Over Scale: What to Expect from ARTBAT's Closed SpaceA Ukrainian Name on the Global Techno Map: ARTBAT's Path Before the Intimate EveningA Ukrainian Name on the Global Techno Map: ARTBAT's Path Before the Intimate EveningStoned Jesus Prepare for the Road: A Pre-Tour Rehearsal Session in KyivStoned Jesus Prepare for the Road: A Pre-Tour Rehearsal Session in KyivHow the Heavy Sound Is Born: Inside the Rehearsal Craft of Stoned JesusHow the Heavy Sound Is Born: Inside the Rehearsal Craft of Stoned JesusThe Road Ahead: Ukraine's Heavy Scene and the Art of TouringThe Road Ahead: Ukraine's Heavy Scene and the Art of TouringLoudness Under Control: How the Sound Engineering Shapes the Rehearsal SessionLoudness Under Control: How the Sound Engineering Shapes the Rehearsal SessionFrom Rehearsal to Stage: What Fans Can Expect from Stoned JesusFrom Rehearsal to Stage: What Fans Can Expect from Stoned JesusStoned Jesus — Desertfest London 2026 headlinerStoned Jesus — Desertfest London 2026 headlinerFestival headliners — Okean ElzyFestival headliners — Okean ElzyStoned Jesus — acoustic concert in the caves of Kyiv Pechersk LavraStoned Jesus — acoustic concert in the caves of Kyiv Pechersk LavraWhite Ward × Drudkh — joint album 'Shared Vision': two Ukrainian black metal schoolsWhite Ward × Drudkh — joint album 'Shared Vision': two Ukrainian black metal schoolsARTBAT's new EP 'Resilience' — a tribute to Ukrainian resistanceARTBAT's new EP 'Resilience' — a tribute to Ukrainian resistanceARTBAT and Solomun collaboration — joint track 'Borderless'ARTBAT and Solomun collaboration — joint track 'Borderless'Ignea — highest streaming record in Ukrainian metal: 50 million streams for 'Stone Tower'Ignea — highest streaming record in Ukrainian metal: 50 million streams for 'Stone Tower'Stoned Jesus — album 'Resurrection': first studio LP in 8 yearsStoned Jesus — album 'Resurrection': first studio LP in 8 yearsStoned Jesus — special guests on the American doom legend YOB tourStoned Jesus — special guests on the American doom legend YOB tourWhite Ward — Roadburn Festival 2026 headliner in TilburgWhite Ward — Roadburn Festival 2026 headliner in TilburgWhite Ward — first black-metal concert at the jazz Bel Etage in LvivWhite Ward — first black-metal concert at the jazz Bel Etage in LvivNew album — Okean ElzyNew album — Okean ElzyIgnea — support band on Swedish Hammerfall's European tourIgnea — support band on Swedish Hammerfall's European tourIgnea × Tetiana Shmailyuk (Jinjer) — joint track 'Two Eastern Voices'Ignea × Tetiana Shmailyuk (Jinjer) — joint track 'Two Eastern Voices'Single & video — AntytilaSingle & video — Antytila'Seven Thunders Roar' — 14 years: special reissue of the cult album'Seven Thunders Roar' — 14 years: special reissue of the cult albumIgnea — 'Mother Tongue' clip with record budget for Ukrainian metalIgnea — 'Mother Tongue' clip with record budget for Ukrainian metalConcert tour — AntytilaConcert tour — AntytilaNew collaboration — AntytilaNew collaboration — AntytilaARTBAT at Tomorrowland 2026 Mainstage — exclusive 90-minute setARTBAT at Tomorrowland 2026 Mainstage — exclusive 90-minute setMotanka × Taras Kompanychenko — joint single 'Cossack Brass'Motanka × Taras Kompanychenko — joint single 'Cossack Brass'ARTBAT organizes a charity night at Kyiv's Atlas — fundraiser for Ukrainian Armed ForcesARTBAT organizes a charity night at Kyiv's Atlas — fundraiser for Ukrainian Armed ForcesMotanka × Eluveitie — joint European tour: two folk-metal schoolsMotanka × Eluveitie — joint European tour: two folk-metal schoolsSingle & video — Okean ElzySingle & video — Okean Elzy'Dolls and Metal' — documentary about Motanka on ARTE.tv'Dolls and Metal' — documentary about Motanka on ARTE.tvNew album — AntytilaNew album — AntytilaIgnea — album 'Carpathian Echo': symphonic metal on Ukrainian motifsIgnea — album 'Carpathian Echo': symphonic metal on Ukrainian motifsFestival headliners — AntytilaFestival headliners — AntytilaWhite Ward — third studio album 'Eclipse': blackgaze with full session saxophoneWhite Ward — third studio album 'Eclipse': blackgaze with full session saxophone'Black & Brass: White Ward' — documentary about the band's unique sound'Black & Brass: White Ward' — documentary about the band's unique soundARTBAT returns to Berlin's Watergate with a 12-set residencyARTBAT returns to Berlin's Watergate with a 12-set residencyMotanka — album 'Pagan Roots': ancient Slavic mythology in folk-metalMotanka — album 'Pagan Roots': ancient Slavic mythology in folk-metalConcert tour — Okean ElzyConcert tour — Okean ElzyMotanka founds 'Kupalo Metal Night' festival in KropyvnytskyiMotanka founds 'Kupalo Metal Night' festival in KropyvnytskyiNew collaboration — Okean ElzyNew collaboration — Okean ElzyStoned Jesus Announce a Free Showcase in KyivStoned Jesus Announce a Free Showcase in KyivStoned Jesus and Ukraine's Heavy Scene: Why This Showcase MattersStoned Jesus and Ukraine's Heavy Scene: Why This Showcase MattersFree Entry: How to Attend the Stoned Jesus ShowcaseFree Entry: How to Attend the Stoned Jesus ShowcaseFrom Kyiv to World Stages: The International Path of Stoned JesusFrom Kyiv to World Stages: The International Path of Stoned JesusWhat Is Stoner Rock: A Beginner's Guide Before the ShowcaseWhat Is Stoner Rock: A Beginner's Guide Before the ShowcaseARTBAT Announce a Closed Live Session: An Intimate Evening of Melodic TechnoARTBAT Announce a Closed Live Session: An Intimate Evening of Melodic TechnoARTBAT's Melodic Techno: Why the Duo's Sound Is So RecognisableARTBAT's Melodic Techno: Why the Duo's Sound Is So RecognisableUkrainian Electronic Music: The Scene's Context and the Closed-Session FormatUkrainian Electronic Music: The Scene's Context and the Closed-Session FormatAtmosphere Over Scale: What to Expect from ARTBAT's Closed SpaceAtmosphere Over Scale: What to Expect from ARTBAT's Closed SpaceA Ukrainian Name on the Global Techno Map: ARTBAT's Path Before the Intimate EveningA Ukrainian Name on the Global Techno Map: ARTBAT's Path Before the Intimate EveningStoned Jesus Prepare for the Road: A Pre-Tour Rehearsal Session in KyivStoned Jesus Prepare for the Road: A Pre-Tour Rehearsal Session in KyivHow the Heavy Sound Is Born: Inside the Rehearsal Craft of Stoned JesusHow the Heavy Sound Is Born: Inside the Rehearsal Craft of Stoned JesusThe Road Ahead: Ukraine's Heavy Scene and the Art of TouringThe Road Ahead: Ukraine's Heavy Scene and the Art of TouringLoudness Under Control: How the Sound Engineering Shapes the Rehearsal SessionLoudness Under Control: How the Sound Engineering Shapes the Rehearsal SessionFrom Rehearsal to Stage: What Fans Can Expect from Stoned JesusFrom Rehearsal to Stage: What Fans Can Expect from Stoned JesusStoned Jesus — Desertfest London 2026 headlinerStoned Jesus — Desertfest London 2026 headlinerFestival headliners — Okean ElzyFestival headliners — Okean ElzyStoned Jesus — acoustic concert in the caves of Kyiv Pechersk LavraStoned Jesus — acoustic concert in the caves of Kyiv Pechersk LavraWhite Ward × Drudkh — joint album 'Shared Vision': two Ukrainian black metal schoolsWhite Ward × Drudkh — joint album 'Shared Vision': two Ukrainian black metal schoolsARTBAT's new EP 'Resilience' — a tribute to Ukrainian resistanceARTBAT's new EP 'Resilience' — a tribute to Ukrainian resistanceARTBAT and Solomun collaboration — joint track 'Borderless'ARTBAT and Solomun collaboration — joint track 'Borderless'Ignea — highest streaming record in Ukrainian metal: 50 million streams for 'Stone Tower'Ignea — highest streaming record in Ukrainian metal: 50 million streams for 'Stone Tower'Stoned Jesus — album 'Resurrection': first studio LP in 8 yearsStoned Jesus — album 'Resurrection': first studio LP in 8 yearsStoned Jesus — special guests on the American doom legend YOB tourStoned Jesus — special guests on the American doom legend YOB tourWhite Ward — Roadburn Festival 2026 headliner in TilburgWhite Ward — Roadburn Festival 2026 headliner in TilburgWhite Ward — first black-metal concert at the jazz Bel Etage in LvivWhite Ward — first black-metal concert at the jazz Bel Etage in LvivNew album — Okean ElzyNew album — Okean ElzyIgnea — support band on Swedish Hammerfall's European tourIgnea — support band on Swedish Hammerfall's European tourIgnea × Tetiana Shmailyuk (Jinjer) — joint track 'Two Eastern Voices'Ignea × Tetiana Shmailyuk (Jinjer) — joint track 'Two Eastern Voices'Single & video — AntytilaSingle & video — Antytila'Seven Thunders Roar' — 14 years: special reissue of the cult album'Seven Thunders Roar' — 14 years: special reissue of the cult albumIgnea — 'Mother Tongue' clip with record budget for Ukrainian metalIgnea — 'Mother Tongue' clip with record budget for Ukrainian metalConcert tour — AntytilaConcert tour — AntytilaNew collaboration — AntytilaNew collaboration — AntytilaARTBAT at Tomorrowland 2026 Mainstage — exclusive 90-minute setARTBAT at Tomorrowland 2026 Mainstage — exclusive 90-minute setMotanka × Taras Kompanychenko — joint single 'Cossack Brass'Motanka × Taras Kompanychenko — joint single 'Cossack Brass'ARTBAT organizes a charity night at Kyiv's Atlas — fundraiser for Ukrainian Armed ForcesARTBAT organizes a charity night at Kyiv's Atlas — fundraiser for Ukrainian Armed ForcesMotanka × Eluveitie — joint European tour: two folk-metal schoolsMotanka × Eluveitie — joint European tour: two folk-metal schoolsSingle & video — Okean ElzySingle & video — Okean Elzy'Dolls and Metal' — documentary about Motanka on ARTE.tv'Dolls and Metal' — documentary about Motanka on ARTE.tvNew album — AntytilaNew album — AntytilaIgnea — album 'Carpathian Echo': symphonic metal on Ukrainian motifsIgnea — album 'Carpathian Echo': symphonic metal on Ukrainian motifsFestival headliners — AntytilaFestival headliners — AntytilaWhite Ward — third studio album 'Eclipse': blackgaze with full session saxophoneWhite Ward — third studio album 'Eclipse': blackgaze with full session saxophone'Black & Brass: White Ward' — documentary about the band's unique sound'Black & Brass: White Ward' — documentary about the band's unique soundARTBAT returns to Berlin's Watergate with a 12-set residencyARTBAT returns to Berlin's Watergate with a 12-set residencyMotanka — album 'Pagan Roots': ancient Slavic mythology in folk-metalMotanka — album 'Pagan Roots': ancient Slavic mythology in folk-metalConcert tour — Okean ElzyConcert tour — Okean ElzyMotanka founds 'Kupalo Metal Night' festival in KropyvnytskyiMotanka founds 'Kupalo Metal Night' festival in KropyvnytskyiNew collaboration — Okean ElzyNew collaboration — Okean ElzyStoned Jesus Announce a Free Showcase in KyivStoned Jesus Announce a Free Showcase in KyivStoned Jesus and Ukraine's Heavy Scene: Why This Showcase MattersStoned Jesus and Ukraine's Heavy Scene: Why This Showcase MattersFree Entry: How to Attend the Stoned Jesus ShowcaseFree Entry: How to Attend the Stoned Jesus ShowcaseFrom Kyiv to World Stages: The International Path of Stoned JesusFrom Kyiv to World Stages: The International Path of Stoned JesusWhat Is Stoner Rock: A Beginner's Guide Before the ShowcaseWhat Is Stoner Rock: A Beginner's Guide Before the ShowcaseARTBAT Announce a Closed Live Session: An Intimate Evening of Melodic TechnoARTBAT Announce a Closed Live Session: An Intimate Evening of Melodic TechnoARTBAT's Melodic Techno: Why the Duo's Sound Is So RecognisableARTBAT's Melodic Techno: Why the Duo's Sound Is So RecognisableUkrainian Electronic Music: The Scene's Context and the Closed-Session FormatUkrainian Electronic Music: The Scene's Context and the Closed-Session FormatAtmosphere Over Scale: What to Expect from ARTBAT's Closed SpaceAtmosphere Over Scale: What to Expect from ARTBAT's Closed SpaceA Ukrainian Name on the Global Techno Map: ARTBAT's Path Before the Intimate EveningA Ukrainian Name on the Global Techno Map: ARTBAT's Path Before the Intimate EveningStoned Jesus Prepare for the Road: A Pre-Tour Rehearsal Session in KyivStoned Jesus Prepare for the Road: A Pre-Tour Rehearsal Session in KyivHow the Heavy Sound Is Born: Inside the Rehearsal Craft of Stoned JesusHow the Heavy Sound Is Born: Inside the Rehearsal Craft of Stoned JesusThe Road Ahead: Ukraine's Heavy Scene and the Art of TouringThe Road Ahead: Ukraine's Heavy Scene and the Art of TouringLoudness Under Control: How the Sound Engineering Shapes the Rehearsal SessionLoudness Under Control: How the Sound Engineering Shapes the Rehearsal SessionFrom Rehearsal to Stage: What Fans Can Expect from Stoned JesusFrom Rehearsal to Stage: What Fans Can Expect from Stoned Jesus
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