Eyesburn
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Eyesburn is a Serbia
n hardcore punk
/crossover thrash
band with influences of reggae
music.
guitarist Nemanja "Kojot" Kojić
(guitar, backing vocals), who simultaneously worked as trombonist in Del Arno Band
and bass guitarist in Sunshine
, Nenad Živić (vocals), former Bloodbath member Aleksandar "Alek" Petrović (drums), former URGH!
member Vladimir "Laza" Lazić (bass guitar) and Aleksandar "Gile" Radulović. The name, Eyesburn, was chosen as a comment on the Serbia
n TV programs which "burned the eyes".
The band's first release, the album Freedomized, was recorded live at Belgrade club KST. During this period Eyesburn mostly played in Belgrade clubs, occasionally elsewhere in Serbia. The band also started working on their first studio album, Dog Life. However, the band's vocalist Živić left the band just weeks before the band started recording in the studio, and Kojić took over the lead vocalist position. The album featured the songs written in English language
and a cover of Bob Marley & The Wailers
song "Exodus", featuring guest appearance by Del Arno Band vocalist Jovan Matić.
At the same time, Kojić started playing trombone as well, and the band started musical exploration of other genres, such as reggae, dub
, drum & bass. On the various artists compilation Korak napred 2 koraka nazad, the band recorded a cover version of Haustor
song "Šejn". Soon after, Eyesburn recorded their second album Fool Control, featuring a new guitarist Ninoslav "Nino" Filipović, which was produced by Saša Janković. The songs "No Free Time", "Foolin' I & I", "Warning Dub", and others, presented the album as a form of modern rock
, metal
and breakbeat
reggae fusion.
in which the band appeared as a club band. As a result of their growing popularity, they received an invitation for the pre-election tours "IT’S TIME" and "USE IT (your brain)". The band started performing in former Yugoslav republics and became one of the most active bands in Serbia. During 2001, and 2002, Eyesburn performed at the EXIT festival
in Novi Sad
.
In late 2001, the band released the CD Gabau!, featuring eight songs, two of which, "No Free Time" and "Foolin' I & I" were recorded live in Belgrade on June 22, 2001. As guests on the album appeared Disciplin A Kitschme drummer Will Parker, percussionist Leša, and Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša
vocalist Oliver Nektarijević. With the Jamaica
n dub poet Ank Steadyspear, the band recorded the album Cool Fire - Eyesburn meets Ank Steadyspear. The album was recorded separately, as Ank Steadyspear sent the already recorded vocal sections over the Internet, and the band recorded the music to the recordings. The band appeared live with Ank Steadyspear as an opening act for Lee Scratch Perry. The following year, the band's two songs, "Junglezburn" and "Foundation" appeared on two different Metropolis Records
various artists compilations.
In 2003, the band released the album Solid which, produced by Saša Janković, which was more hardcore oriented than the previous release. The band's growing popularity lead to an invitation from Max Cavalera
to record together the song "Moses" on the Soulfly
album Prophecy and play on the 2004 Prophecy Europe Tour. Kojić also appeared on the Soulfly album Dark Ages
, on the song "Innerspirit".
In March 2005, the line-up changed, when Lazić and Filipović left the band, and the new album was recorded by the lineup which included Kojić, Dalibor Vučić (bass, clarinet), Aleksandar Petrović, Vukašin Marković (trombone), Dušan Petrović (baritone saxophone). How Much for Freedom?
, recorded in the Novi Sad M Studio and Zemun
Cameleon Studio and produced by Boban Mulunović, featured the cover version of Bob Marley & The Wailers song "So Much Trouble In The World". The album was released under the PGP-RTS
record label in Serbia and Austria
. After the album release, the band took a break and Kojić pursued a solo career, releasing the album Coyote Meets Terrortone Sound Production, and participating several other projects.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
/crossover thrash
Crossover thrash
__FORCETOC__Crossover thrash, often abbreviated to crossover, is a form of thrash metal that contains more hardcore punk elements than standard thrash. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and punk rock...
band with influences of reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
music.
1990s
The band was formed in 1994, and the original line-up featured former Dead IdeasDead Ideas
- History :The band was formed in 1990 by bassist and vocalist Darko Marković, however, after their first live appearance, the band disbanded. The following year, on January, with the female vocalist Jelena Komnenić and guitarist Nemanja Kojić, Marković reformed the band, soon being joined by the...
guitarist Nemanja "Kojot" Kojić
Nemanja Kojic
Nemanja Kojić is Serbian footballer who plays as a striker in Serbian SuperLiga club FK Rad Belgrade...
(guitar, backing vocals), who simultaneously worked as trombonist in Del Arno Band
Del Arno Band
Del Arno Band is a Serbian and former Yugoslav reggae band from Belgrade. Formed in 1986, Del Arno Band are considered the longest lasting Serbian reggae band, and one of the pioneers of Serbian and former Yugoslav reggae scenes.-1980s:...
and bass guitarist in Sunshine
Sunshine (Serbian band)
- 1990s :The band was formed in 1993 by the vocalist Branko Bojović "Bane", also known as Gumbrowski, who, having previously worked in the Novi Beograd band Green Cool Posse, formed Sunshine with vocalist Đorđe Radivojević, also known as Đole Ramirez...
, Nenad Živić (vocals), former Bloodbath member Aleksandar "Alek" Petrović (drums), former URGH!
URGH! (band)
- 1990s :The band was formed in January 1991 in Belgrade as grindcore quartet. With heavy rotation on bass default members were Dragoslav Ružić "Guru Ghagi" , Ðorđe Smiljanić "Djolle" and Dejan Stanisavljević "Stanna" . The band got the name from a typical onomatopoeic word URGH! frequently used in...
member Vladimir "Laza" Lazić (bass guitar) and Aleksandar "Gile" Radulović. The name, Eyesburn, was chosen as a comment on the Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n TV programs which "burned the eyes".
The band's first release, the album Freedomized, was recorded live at Belgrade club KST. During this period Eyesburn mostly played in Belgrade clubs, occasionally elsewhere in Serbia. The band also started working on their first studio album, Dog Life. However, the band's vocalist Živić left the band just weeks before the band started recording in the studio, and Kojić took over the lead vocalist position. The album featured the songs written in English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and a cover of Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers were a Jamaican reggae, ska and rocksteady band formed by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963. Additional members were Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, Cherry Smith and Aston and Carlton Barrett...
song "Exodus", featuring guest appearance by Del Arno Band vocalist Jovan Matić.
At the same time, Kojić started playing trombone as well, and the band started musical exploration of other genres, such as reggae, dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
, drum & bass. On the various artists compilation Korak napred 2 koraka nazad, the band recorded a cover version of Haustor
Haustor
Haustor was a rock band from Zagreb, SR Croatia, a member of the Novi val movement, and an important act of the former Yugoslav Rock scene.- Biography :...
song "Šejn". Soon after, Eyesburn recorded their second album Fool Control, featuring a new guitarist Ninoslav "Nino" Filipović, which was produced by Saša Janković. The songs "No Free Time", "Foolin' I & I", "Warning Dub", and others, presented the album as a form of modern rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
and breakbeat
Breakbeat
In 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...
reggae fusion.
2000s
In 2001, "Fool control" and the track "Rizlu imaš, ličnu kartu nemaš" appeared on the soundtrack for the film Munje!Munje!
Munje! is a 2001 film directed by Radivoje Andrić. The main cast include Boris Milivojević, Sergej Trifunović, Nikola Đuričko, Maja Mandžuka, Milica Vujović, Zoran Cvijanović and Nebojša Glogovac...
in which the band appeared as a club band. As a result of their growing popularity, they received an invitation for the pre-election tours "IT’S TIME" and "USE IT (your brain)". The band started performing in former Yugoslav republics and became one of the most active bands in Serbia. During 2001, and 2002, Eyesburn performed at the EXIT festival
EXIT (festival)
Exit is an annual summer music festival in the Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is staged annually since 2000 and usually lasts four days ....
in Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
.
In late 2001, the band released the CD Gabau!, featuring eight songs, two of which, "No Free Time" and "Foolin' I & I" were recorded live in Belgrade on June 22, 2001. As guests on the album appeared Disciplin A Kitschme drummer Will Parker, percussionist Leša, and Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša
Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša
Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša is a Serbian alternative rock band from Belgrade.- Formation, first releases :...
vocalist Oliver Nektarijević. With the Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n dub poet Ank Steadyspear, the band recorded the album Cool Fire - Eyesburn meets Ank Steadyspear. The album was recorded separately, as Ank Steadyspear sent the already recorded vocal sections over the Internet, and the band recorded the music to the recordings. The band appeared live with Ank Steadyspear as an opening act for Lee Scratch Perry. The following year, the band's two songs, "Junglezburn" and "Foundation" appeared on two different Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records (Serbia)
Metropolis Records is a record label based in Belgrade, Serbia.Formed in 1994, the label is mainly oriented towards rock music, and has released albums by a numerous notable acts of the Serbian rock scene.- Artists :...
various artists compilations.
In 2003, the band released the album Solid which, produced by Saša Janković, which was more hardcore oriented than the previous release. The band's growing popularity lead to an invitation from Max Cavalera
Max Cavalera
Massimiliano Antonio "Max" Cavalera is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the heavy metal band Sepultura, before forming Soulfly in the late 1990s...
to record together the song "Moses" on the Soulfly
Soulfly
Soulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997 based in Phoenix, Arizona. The original lyrical content revolved around spirituality and religious themes, with later albums encompassing other themes including war, violence, aggression, hatred and anger. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max...
album Prophecy and play on the 2004 Prophecy Europe Tour. Kojić also appeared on the Soulfly album Dark Ages
Dark Ages (album)
-Credits:*Max Cavalera - Lead vocals, Guitar, Sitar, Producer, Berimbau*Marc Rizzo - Guitar, Vocals, Flamenco guitar*Bobby Burns - Bass*Joe Nunez - Drums, Percussion*Billy Milano - Vocals on "Motolov"*David Ellefson - Bass on "Riotstarter"...
, on the song "Innerspirit".
In March 2005, the line-up changed, when Lazić and Filipović left the band, and the new album was recorded by the lineup which included Kojić, Dalibor Vučić (bass, clarinet), Aleksandar Petrović, Vukašin Marković (trombone), Dušan Petrović (baritone saxophone). How Much for Freedom?
How much for freedom?
How Much for Freedom? is the sixth and final sudio album released by the Serbian hardcore/reggae band Eyesburn.- Track listing :# "Higher Region"# "Injustice"# "Soul Reaches to the Sun"# "Terrorvision"# "In War with the System"# "Life"...
, recorded in the Novi Sad M Studio and Zemun
Zemun
Zemun is a historical town and one of the 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...
Cameleon Studio and produced by Boban Mulunović, featured the cover version of Bob Marley & The Wailers song "So Much Trouble In The World". The album was released under the PGP-RTS
PGP-RTS
PGP-RTS is a major record label based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a successor of PGP-RTB which was established in 1958 in Belgrade, then capital of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
record label in Serbia and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. After the album release, the band took a break and Kojić pursued a solo career, releasing the album Coyote Meets Terrortone Sound Production, and participating several other projects.
2010s
In April, 2011, it was announced that the band would be reuniting in the lineup: Aleksandar Petrović "Alek" (drums), Vladimir Lazić "Laza" (bass), Nemanja Kojić "Kojot" (vocals, trombon), Aleksandar Nikić "Lale" (guitar), Zoran Đuroski "Đura" (guitar) and Vukašin Marković (trombon, backing vocals). It was also announced that the saxophonist Dušan Petrović is likely to rejoin the band as well. The reunited Eyesburn had their first performance on June 17, 2011, at Belgrade's SKC, on a concert which was a part of the Jelen Top 10 Tour.Discography
Studio albums
- Dog Life (1998)
- Fool Control (2000)
- Gabau! (2001)
- Cool Fire (with Ank Steadyspear; 2002)
- Solid (2003)
- How Much for Freedom?How much for freedom?How Much for Freedom? is the sixth and final sudio album released by the Serbian hardcore/reggae band Eyesburn.- Track listing :# "Higher Region"# "Injustice"# "Soul Reaches to the Sun"# "Terrorvision"# "In War with the System"# "Life"...
(2005)
Other appearances
- "Silence Of The Twilight" (Witness Of The 1st Discussion; 1995)
- "Šejn" (Korak napred 2 koraka nazadKorak napred 2 koraka nazad- Additional personnel :* Škart — album cover [design]* Velja Mijanović — engineer [post-producer], mastered by- References :* * EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-43...
; 1999) - "Rizlu imaš, ličnu kartu nemaš" / "Fool Control" (Muzika iz filma 'Munje!'; 2001)
- "Junglezburn" (Metropolis 2002.; 2002)
- "Foundation" (Metropolis vol.1; 2002)
- "Exodus" (Metropolis vol.2; 2002)
- "Šejn" (Sigurno najbolji; 2006)
External links
- Eyesburn at MyspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Eyesburn at FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- Eyesburn at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Eyesburn at YoutubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Eyesburn at Rateyourmusic
- Eyesburn at Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....
- Eyesburn at B92.fmB92B92 is a radio and television broadcaster with national coverage headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia. The network's key demographic is chiefly urban and young audience. Its programs, including the news cover topics with fairly liberal political painted attitudes...