Osvajaci
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Osvajači were a Serbia
n and former Yugoslav hard rock
/heavy metal
band from Kragujevac
.
Osvajači were originally formed in 1990. They recorded two studio albums, Krv i led
and Sam
, and disbanded in 1997. In 1998, former Osvajači vocalist Zvonko Pantović "Čipi"
and keyboardist Nebojša Jakovljević formed the rock
/pop
/folk
band Osvajači All Stars
, which soon became known simply as Osvajači. In 1999, one of the original Osvajači members, guitarist Dragan Urošević, with a new band (which included former Osvajači member Saša Popović) released the album Vrelina
under the name Osvajači. This album is considered the continuation of the original Osvajači work, which is not the case with the albums released by Pantović and Jakovljević during the 1999-2002 period. In 2005, Pantović, Jakovljević and Urošević reunited, performing original Osvajači songs, but in 2009 Urošević left the band. Pantović and Jakoveljević continued to perform both original Osvajači and Osvajači All Stars songs and Urošević and Pantović formed the hard rock band Čipi & Industrija (Čipi & Industry). Pantović is currently vocalist for both bands.
(vocals), Dragan Urošević (guitar
), Saša Popović (bass guitar
) and Miša Raca (drums
). The keyboardist Laza Ristovski
and the bass guitarist Dejan Dačović were also involved in the band's activity. Ristovski played keyboards on the recording and produced Osvajači debut album, and performed with the band on various occasions.
The band's debut album Krv i led
(Blood and Ice), released through PGP-RTB
in 1990, was mostly glam metal
-oriented, while their second album Sam
(Alone), released in 1995 through PGP-RTS
, on which they were joined by the keyboardist Nebojša Jakovljević, although still fitting into glam metal, marked the band's slight shift towards a heavier sound. After releasing a compilation album The Best Of
in 1997, Osvajači disbanded.
After recording the song "Vino crveno" with band Prvi Čin, Zvonko Pantović formed the rock/pop/folk band All Stars Osvajači. Nebojša Jakovljević soon joined Pantović's new band. All Stars Osvajači continued to be typically referred to as just "Osvajači", which caused confusion among fans.
-oriented album Vrelina
(Heat), released in 2000 through Take It Or Leave It Records under the name Osvajači. These releases are considered by fans and critics to be the continuation of the original Osvajači work, which is not the case with the albums released by Pantović and Jakovljević during the 1999-2002 period. This band, however, disbanded in 2000.
band Čovek Bez Sluha
) and the drummer Dejan Nikolić. The band announced the release of a new studio album, performing several new songs on their live appearances. However, Urošević decided to leave the band (Zdravković and Nikolić also leaving with him). Pantović and Jakovljević continued to perform as Osvajači (although the band is essentially a continuation of All Stars Osvajači, as it features the guitarist Bane Jelić, who was the third member of All Stars Osvajači). Urošević and Pantović formed the hard rock band Čipi & Industrija. Pantović currently cooperates with both Jakovljević and Urošević, and is the vocalist for both bands.
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 and former Yugoslav hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
/heavy 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...
band from Kragujevac
Kragujevac
Kragujevac is the fourth largest city in Serbia, the main city of the Šumadija region and the administrative centre of Šumadija District. It is situated on the banks of the Lepenica River...
.
Osvajači were originally formed in 1990. They recorded two studio albums, Krv i led
Krv i led
Krv i led is the 1991 debut album from former Yugoslav and Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band Osvajači.Song "Jedna me devojka neće" is a cover of Uriah Heep song "Stealin'".-Track listing:...
and Sam
Sam (Osvajaci album)
Sam is the second studio album from former Yugoslav and Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band Osvajači.-Track listing:All the songs were written by Zvonko Pantović and Dragan Urošević ....
, and disbanded in 1997. In 1998, former Osvajači vocalist Zvonko Pantović "Čipi"
Zvonko Pantovic
Zvonko Pantović , also known as Čipi , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer for the Serbian and former Yugoslav hard rock/heavy metal band Osvajači and Serbian rock/pop/folk band All Stars Osvajači.-References:*EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar;...
and keyboardist Nebojša Jakovljević formed the 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...
/pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
/folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
band Osvajači All Stars
Osvajaci All Stars
All Stars Osvajači is a Serbian pop-folk band. Because its founder was former Osvajači frontman Zvonko Pantović, the band was during the 1999 - 2003 period typically referred to as just "Osvajači", which caused confusion among fans....
, which soon became known simply as Osvajači. In 1999, one of the original Osvajači members, guitarist Dragan Urošević, with a new band (which included former Osvajači member Saša Popović) released the album Vrelina
Vrelina
Vrelina is the third studio album from former Yugoslav and Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band Osvajači...
under the name Osvajači. This album is considered the continuation of the original Osvajači work, which is not the case with the albums released by Pantović and Jakovljević during the 1999-2002 period. In 2005, Pantović, Jakovljević and Urošević reunited, performing original Osvajači songs, but in 2009 Urošević left the band. Pantović and Jakoveljević continued to perform both original Osvajači and Osvajači All Stars songs and Urošević and Pantović formed the hard rock band Čipi & Industrija (Čipi & Industry). Pantović is currently vocalist for both bands.
1990—1997
The band was formed in 1990 by Zvonko PantovićZvonko Pantovic
Zvonko Pantović , also known as Čipi , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer for the Serbian and former Yugoslav hard rock/heavy metal band Osvajači and Serbian rock/pop/folk band All Stars Osvajači.-References:*EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar;...
(vocals), Dragan Urošević (guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
), Saša Popović (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) and Miša Raca (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
). The keyboardist Laza Ristovski
Laza Ristovski
Laza Ristovski was a Serbian and former Yugoslav keyboardist, best known for his involvement with Smak and Bijelo Dugme rock bands, as well as for his eclectic solo work that spawned many different musical genres.-Biography:Laza Ristovski was born in Novi Pazar as his father, a JNA officer, was...
and the bass guitarist Dejan Dačović were also involved in the band's activity. Ristovski played keyboards on the recording and produced Osvajači debut album, and performed with the band on various occasions.
The band's debut album Krv i led
Krv i led
Krv i led is the 1991 debut album from former Yugoslav and Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band Osvajači.Song "Jedna me devojka neće" is a cover of Uriah Heep song "Stealin'".-Track listing:...
(Blood and Ice), released through PGP-RTB
PGP-RTB
PGP-RTB was a major record label and chain record store in the former SFR Yugoslavia based in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia. PGP-RTB was established in 1958...
in 1990, was mostly glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
-oriented, while their second album Sam
Sam (Osvajaci album)
Sam is the second studio album from former Yugoslav and Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band Osvajači.-Track listing:All the songs were written by Zvonko Pantović and Dragan Urošević ....
(Alone), released in 1995 through 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....
, on which they were joined by the keyboardist Nebojša Jakovljević, although still fitting into glam metal, marked the band's slight shift towards a heavier sound. After releasing a compilation album The Best Of
The Best Of (Osvajaci album)
The Best Of is a compilation album by former Yugoslav and Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band Osvajači featuring all songs from their first two studio albums Krv i led and Sam.- Track listing :#"Pronađi me" – 4:28#"Nikad više s tobom" – 3:53...
in 1997, Osvajači disbanded.
After recording the song "Vino crveno" with band Prvi Čin, Zvonko Pantović formed the rock/pop/folk band All Stars Osvajači. Nebojša Jakovljević soon joined Pantović's new band. All Stars Osvajači continued to be typically referred to as just "Osvajači", which caused confusion among fans.
1999—2000
In 1999, Urošević, with Nenad Jovanović (vocals), Saša Popović (rhythm guitar), Saša Marković (bass guitar) and Nenad Branković "Konga" (drums), recorded the promo CD with songs "Samo ti" and "Minut ćutanja", and soon afterwards hard rockHard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
-oriented album Vrelina
Vrelina
Vrelina is the third studio album from former Yugoslav and Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band Osvajači...
(Heat), released in 2000 through Take It Or Leave It Records under the name Osvajači. These releases are considered by fans and critics to be the continuation of the original Osvajači work, which is not the case with the albums released by Pantović and Jakovljević during the 1999-2002 period. This band, however, disbanded in 2000.
2005—2009
In 2005, Pantović, Urošević and Jakovljević reunited under the name Osvajači. They performed for several years, playing songs from Krv i led and Sam, but also the song "Minut ćutanja" previously recorded with Jovanović. The lineup, besides Pantović, Urošević and Jakovljević, featured the bass guitarist Mikica Zdravković (also a member of the punk rockPunk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Čovek Bez Sluha
Covek Bez Sluha
- 1990s :The band was formed in late 1994 by Mikica Zdravković and Aleksandar Marković "Coa" with Željko Maksimović "Maks" and Radomir Mirković . The band was soon joined by the former Van Gogh bassist Dejan Ilić "Cvika"...
) and the drummer Dejan Nikolić. The band announced the release of a new studio album, performing several new songs on their live appearances. However, Urošević decided to leave the band (Zdravković and Nikolić also leaving with him). Pantović and Jakovljević continued to perform as Osvajači (although the band is essentially a continuation of All Stars Osvajači, as it features the guitarist Bane Jelić, who was the third member of All Stars Osvajači). Urošević and Pantović formed the hard rock band Čipi & Industrija. Pantović currently cooperates with both Jakovljević and Urošević, and is the vocalist for both bands.
Studio albums
| Title | Released |
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| Krv i led Krv i led is the 1991 debut album from former Yugoslav and Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band Osvajači.Song "Jedna me devojka neće" is a cover of Uriah Heep song "Stealin'".-Track listing:... |
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| Sam (Osvajaci album) Sam is the second studio album from former Yugoslav and Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band Osvajači.-Track listing:All the songs were written by Zvonko Pantović and Dragan Urošević .... |
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| Vrelina Vrelina is the third studio album from former Yugoslav and Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band Osvajači... |
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Compilations
| Title | Released |
|---|---|
| The Best Of (Osvajaci album) The Best Of is a compilation album by former Yugoslav and Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band Osvajači featuring all songs from their first two studio albums Krv i led and Sam.- Track listing :#"Pronađi me" – 4:28#"Nikad više s tobom" – 3:53... |
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Singles
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