The Ukrainian metal band Jinjer, founded in 2008 in the city of Horlivka in Donetsk Oblast, will open for Slipknot in Poland. The musicians announced this on their Facebook page.
The concert itself will take place on August 3, 2020, in the Polish city of Gdansk. Slipknot will perform as part of a tour supporting their latest album, “We Are Not Your Kind.”
Ukrainians Jinjer received the The Best Ukrainian Metal Act award twice, in 2013 and 2016. In 2018, the band gave 130 concerts in 32 countries around the world.
Earlier, Ukrainian singer Jamala said that she had received an award from YUNA for “20 Iconic Songs in 20 Years” for her song “1944.”