Band's fourth studio album for the first time fully dives into Ukrainian folk tradition. Release 12 June 2026 on Napalm Records label.
Ignea presents the fourth studio album 'Carpathian Echo' on 12 June 2026 on Napalm Records label. This is a 10-track LP (total duration 58 minutes) in which the 5-member Ukrainian symphonic-metal band for the first time fully dives into Ukrainian folk tradition — previously their albums explored mostly Middle Eastern and Assyrian motifs. Album concept — sonic journey through the Carpathians and ethnographic regions of Ukraine: I. 'Boyko Region: Morning' (8:15 — oriental-influenced theme); II. 'Lemko: Mountain Voices' (7:22 — choral metal); III. 'Hutsul: Dance of Fire' (6:48 — folk-metal); IV. 'Carpathian Stone' (10:14 — epic symphonic track); V. 'Route: Vysokopillia' (5:55 — section 1 finale); VI. 'Polissia Swan' (8:42 — for region change to north); ... X. 'Echo of Carpathia' (12:30 — finale). The recording involves a symphony orchestra (16 musicians — Hilversum Pop Orchestra from Netherlands, the same one that played on Nightwish albums) and an authentic Carpathian instruments ensemble (bandura, tsymbaly, floyara, trembita). Recording took place in three locations: Hansa Studio (Berlin), Studio MUSCOLO (Kyiv), Wisseloord (Netherlands) throughout 2025. Sound engineer — Jens Bogren. Presentation concert in Kyiv (Stereo Plaza) 14 June 2026 — sold out in a week.
