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Тартак ([tɑr'tɑk]) is a popular rapcore, punk rock and hip-hop crossover band from Ukraine. They mix these styles to produce energetic compositions and lyrics. Oleksandr (Sashko) Polozhynskyj and Vasyl Zinkevytch junior founded the group in the autumn of 1996 in Lutsk, Ukraine. The band was named by Sashko."Тартак" means woodsaw in Ukrainian. Sashko thought that "тартак" symbolized something energetic, loud, active, and hence appropriate for a band name. The group has released more than six albums. Тартак songs: Ні, я не ту кохав ([Ni Ja Ne Tu Kohav] - "But I loved another girl") and Стільникове кохання ([Stilnykove Kohannja] -...

Aria (Ария) is a Russian, formerly Soviet, Heavy Metal band founded in Moscow in 1985. It is one of the most influential bands in Russian Metal, and its former musicians also founded several popular bands, such as Кипелов and Мастер. Aria's music is influenced by the NWOBHM bands. For the first time ARIA established itself as a band by releasing their first album in autumn of 1985. The album sounded very professional and looked like nothing performed in the USSR before. The title was modest but pretentious - "Megalomania". The story began in 1984 when lead guitarist Vladimir Holstinin left...

Макс Барских [Max Barskih] (born 8 March, 1990 as Николай Бортник [Nikolay Bortnik]) is a singer from Kherson, Ukraine. After graduating he moved to Kiev where he entered the Music Academy for pop singers. In 2008 he entered the second season of Ukranian Star Factory and became finalist. Max's debut album 1: Max Barskih was released in late 2009. .

Denis Grigoriev (born March 10, 1981 in Novocheboksarsk) better know by his stage name Карандаш is russian rapper, producer and arranger. Карандаш was member of the group "Партия" Later "Партия" together with group "Некондиция" and they formed new group "Район Моей Мечты". In 2003 Карандаш left due to creative differences - while other members focused on the club dance rap, Карандаш wrote more traditional music with the problem, polemical texts. Карандаш has released four studio albums Уценка 99%, БезИМЯнный альбом, Американщина and Бедные тоже смеются. .

'Карна' is the name of two musical bands: Ukrainian (nu-metal) and Russian (cyber-folk). .