 Viathyn was formed in 2006 by brothers Tomislav Crnkovic and Dave Crnkovic when they started to work together with guitarist Jacob Wright.Tomislav and Dave had both played music throughout their lives, but decided due to their similar musical tastes to work together as a band in adulthood.According to an interview, Tomislav was working at Axe Music store in Calgary, and a young Jacob Wright came into the store one day and began to play.