Artist Info: Aridnyk

Pagan-metal project ARIDNYK was founded in 2014 in Ukraine and represents creativity filled with Carpathian Hutsul shamanism and Slavic paganism.

The name of the project is taken from Ukrainian Hutsul mythology, where "Ardnyk" is the main god of the Carpathians, the supreme spirit of the Underworld, as well as the Creator of Mountains and Fire. The etymology of this name has not yet been fully investigated by scientists, but there are versions that it comes from the Latin "aridus", which is based on the sanskrit root "ari" - fiery. [read more...]