From the mid-90’s throughout the 21st century, the Ukrainian Black Metal scene has received the attention of listeners across the world. The Metal music coming from this nation (and particularly the Kharkiv region) has been defined by many noteworthy bands which expanded upon the keyboard-heavy “Symphonic Black Metal” stylings of bands like Emperor to include elements of 70’s prog rock, thrashing hardcore riffing, and the traditional Slavic folk music of their ancestors to create an iconic “epic” sound which combines the appeal of classic melodic Heavy Metal music with the folkish mystic fury of “second-wave” Black Metal.

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Tags: 2019, Arthur Merbuntov, Black Metal, death metal, drudkh, dub buk, hate forest, Izverg, Khaoth, Kharkiv, Khors, Mutanter, Necrom, nokturnal mortum, OSDM, Roman Saenko, Ukraine, Varggoth