The band MOTANKA was created in 2015 in Lutsk by four musicians: Viktor 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 on the biggest metal festival of the world Wacken Open Air. In December 2018 MOTANKA signed contract with one of the most famous metal labels of the world Napalm Records.
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 electo- sounds MOTANKA reminds listeners the ancient times and shows different rituals from the past.