U-Piter
Introduction '''U-Piter''' () was a Russian rock band from Saint-Petersburg. The group was formed by Vyacheslav Butusov in 2001.The group disbanded in 2017.
History The band was formed on October 11, 2001, with the original members being Vyacheslav Butusov (former lead singer of Nautilus Pompilius), Yuri Kasparyan (former bassist of Kino), Oleg Sakmarov (former member of Aquarium and Kolibri) and Evgeny Kulakov. The band's namesake was the Roman god Jupiter, though they often stylized their name in a mix of Cyrillic and Greek letters: Ю-πиτΣρ (see: pi, tau, sigma, rho).U-Piter released their first single on November 2001, "Udarnaya lyubov'" ().They released their first album, ''Name of Rivers'' () in March 2003, consisting of 11 songs written by Butusov. In the same year, they participated in a tribute album of the Russian rock band Piknik with the track "Surgi i lurgi" ().During June through August of 2004, the group released their second album, ''Biografika'' (), of which some tracks - including "Devushka po gorodu" () and "Pecnya iduschevo domoi" () - saw significant radio play.In 2008, Sergei Vyrvich joined the line-up as a bass guitarist. In the same year, they released their third album, ''Bogomol'' (), in addition to a tribute album for Nautilus Pompilius.In June of 2010, they released their fourth album, ''Tsvety i ternii'' (), which included the track ''Deti minut'' (), which itself appeared in the soundtrack for the movie Игла Remix. The lyrics were taken from a poem written by the lead singer of Kino, Viktor Tsoi.In 2015, the group released their fifth and last album, ''Gudgora'' ().The group split in February 2017, after a music tour through Siberia and Ural.
Members === Final line-up ===* Vyacheslav Butusov () - lead vocals, guitar* Yuri Kasparyan () - guitar*  () - drums* Aleksey Andreyev () - bass guitar, keyboards, guitar=== Former members ===* () - keyboards, wind instruments* Sergey Vyrvich () - bass guitar
Discography  Year Russian name English transliteration (translation) 2001 '''Ударная любовь''' (сингл) ''Udarnaya Lyubov'' (Shocking Love) — single 2003 '''Имя рек''' ''Imya Rek'' (Name of Rivers) 2004 '''Биографика''' ''Biografika'' (Biographica) 2008 '''Богомол''' ''Bogomol'' (Mantis) 2008 '''Mutatis Mutandis''' 2010 '''Цветы и тернии''' ''Tsvety i ternii'' (Flowers and thorns) 2015 '''Гудгора''' ''Gudgora''
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