Rock-band "OpiUm" was founded in 1997 by Sasha Ivashchuk and Andriy Elistratov. Brothers Yuri and Andriy Rebrina were engaged in a project by joint efforts of Sasha and Andrij. At the time of creative collaboration an album "Angelic Soul" was created. But it was not recorded because of absence of sufficient sponsorship.
The first composition of rock-band existed till 1999.
Thanks to acquaintance of Sasha Ivashchuk and Maksim Shurpeta the second composition of band appeared in 2001. Soon Stepan Kukhmistr and later Rostyslav Yakuts joined to the group. In such composition a group created an album "Anatomy of the Pain" (that was not recorded for the same reasons) and existed till 2003.
Former members Rostyk Yakuts (presently group "Tini Zabutykh Predkiv") and Stepan Kukhmistr (presently group "Postfactum") continue to play music in other bands.
The third composition of group appeared in July, 2006.
Our slogan is "Music is the heaviest drug"
Composition of rockband "OpiUm":
Sasha Ivashchuk – vocal, guitar
Roma Kucherak – guitar
Yurko Bakovskyy – bass
Anton Minchuk – drums, percussion
Slavko Shved – electronics
Now rockband "OpiUm" is working in studio and record debut album!
Album comin' soon!
Visit our web http://opium.lviv.ua - see us, listen us, write us!
You also can search our fan-club in Vkontakte !
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V I D E O
OpiUm - Brat (Live at Pidkamin' Festivale 2007)
OpiUm - Ti Shcho Liubliat' Rock (Live at Pidkamin' Festivale 2007)
OpiUm - Microphone (Chervona Ruta, Lvivtour 2008)
OpiUm - Kola (Live at "Krakow's days in Lviv" 2008)
OpiUm - Ne Potribna Nikomu (Vona) (Live at "Robert Doms Pub" 2008)