Cinematic clip worth $180 thousand (approximately 7.2 million UAH) — the most expensive metal clip in Ukrainian scene history. Premiere 1 May 2026.
Ignea presents the cinematic clip for the song 'Mother Tongue' from the new 'Carpathian Echo' album (see separate news) on 1 May 2026. Clip budget — $180 thousand (approximately 7.2 million UAH), making it the most expensive metal clip in Ukrainian scene history. Previous record (Jinjer, 'Vortex', 2019) was $95 thousand. Clip director — Dutch cinematographer Wim Lambrechts, known for working with Nightwish, Within Temptation, Epica (i.e. with Europe's leading symphonic-metal bands). Filming process took 14 days in two locations: Carpathians (village of Kryvorivnia and Polonyna Menchul, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast) — 7 days in September 2025; Praha Holesovice studio in Prague (Czech Republic) — 7 days in November 2025. Clip story — an epic tale about language as a connection of generations: a young Ukrainian emigrant woman returns to the Carpathians for her grandmother's funeral and discovers traditional songs for herself. The clip of 7:42 includes a 2-minute scene with 80 live extras in authentic Carpathian costumes (renowned family archaeologists from the region). YouTube premiere — first 24 hours — 12 million views. The clip is nominated for the prestigious Ukrainian music award MUZVAR 2026 in three categories.
