Jinjer

Jinger is a heavy metal band from Ukraine founded in 2009 on the provincial town of Gorlovka, 40 km far from Donetsk. Thus in late 2009 the band got to the studio, recorded a EP, some of those songs are still performed live, put it on the Internet and split up. The original vocalist Max Fatullaev, engaged in another band went to the States looking for a better life and American dream. Tatiana Shmaylyu was chosen to substitute him.

In 2010 the band went to the studio again. They recorded and released independently two singles which made up first fans and brought first popularity at least locally. Jinjer started giving gigs first in Gorlovka, then in towns around and finally in the regional centre of Donetsk. But the band didn't have a stable line-up. Musicians came and left all the time. Some had different music tastes, some were not musically-skilled enough, some were impossible to work and get on with. This way Jinjer remained just a good local band having no tours and no festivals for almost a year. Though such a selection of members had a positive side too. At this time the band was joined by Roman Ibramkhalilov, the youngest of Jinjers, he turned out to be a brilliant guitarist and composer.