History

Spring 2010:

Viter was formed by four members – Yulian "Viterzgir"” Mytsyk (vocals, guitars, bass, traditional instruments), Andriy "Tur" Kopylchak (drums), Oleksandr "Volkovlad" Yaremchuk (guitar) and Oleg "Sudymyr" Byblyj (keyboards).

It was decided to play special type of music based on heavy rock riffs with a usage of a lot of different Ukrainian folk instruments. The main idea was to create a totally original musical product not limited by common style frames.

Summer 2010:

Immediately after the formation the band started to actively work on their first compositions, and, as a result, a mini-album 'Dzherelo' was recorded in the beginning of summer, 2010. It was released in August 2010 by a Russian independent label Casus Belli Musica. The EP was greatly accepted by listeners and achieved a significant number of positive reviews in European media.

Autumn 2010:

In September 2010 Viter presented 'Dzherelo' music video. It was filmed during summer 2010 in the depths of Carpathian Mountains.

Oleg Byblyj leaves Viter due to the lack of time. But new members joined the band: Volodymyr "Soncezar" Derecha (guitar), Bohdan "Borymyr" Potopalskyi (bass) and Sviatoslav Adept (folk instruments). With new full line up the band started to work on the songs for the full length album.

(source: Viter, February 2011)

(discography updated in February 2011)