Ukrainian rock band wins second place at music festival in Germany

The Ukrainian rock band MOTANKA has taken the second place at Germany’s music festival Wacken Open Air Music, which is held annually since 1990.

The Ukrainian band wrote this on their Facebook page.

"Frankly speaking, we still cannot believe that our dream has come true. We played at the largest metal festival of the world - Wacken Open Air! In addition, we received numerous reviews and approvals from professional musicians and managers that was especially important to us,” the musicians wrote.

The W: O: A Metal Battle is held annually as part of the festival. Bands from 28 countries took part in the competition.

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