Patareni are a punk rock

Punk 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...

 / noise / grindcore

Grindcore

Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....

 band from Croatia

Croatia

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, formed in 1983. Owing to their formation at such an early date, they are considered to be one of the earliest grindcore bands. Their name comes from Pataria

Pataria

The pataria was an eleventh-century religious movement in the Archdiocese of Milan in northern Italy, aimed at reforming the clergy and ecclesiastic government in the province and supportive of Papal sanctions against simony and clerical marriage...

, a medieval sect.

Their discography is extensive, consisting of many CDs, LPs and split singles with bands such as Extreme Noise Terror

Extreme Noise Terror

Extreme Noise Terror are a British crust punk / grindcore band originally formed in Ipswich, England in 1985. The band are widely considered one of the earliest and most influential European grindcore bands, and particularly the forefathers of the crustgrind subgenre.Notable for one of the...

, Agathocles

Agathocles (band)

Agathocles is a Belgian political grindcore band that began in 1985. They are mainly known for producing a large quantity of split seven-inch EPs...

 and Cripple Bastards

Cripple Bastards

Cripple Bastards is a grindcore band from Asti, Italy. They were formed in 1988 in order to keep their area on the hardcore map as most of the other bands around them were breaking up....

. Through these releases they gained a reputation as a cult band and many bands have cited Patareni as being one of their primary influence, which prompted the release of A Tribute to the Patareni. In 2009, Terrorizer listed Paterni's Back to the Roots as one of its top 20 essential European grindcore albums. James Hoare commented: "Much beloved by Anal Cunt

Anal Cunt

Anal Cunt, also known as AxCx and A.C., was an American grindcore band that formed in Newton, Massachusetts in 1988. Since its inception, the band underwent a number of line-up changes. Known for its grindcore musical style and controversial lyrics, Anal Cunt released eight full-length studio...

's Seth Putnam

Seth Putnam

Seth Edward Putnam was the founder of grindcore band Anal Cunt. He was known for his brutal screaming and lyrics that either shock, offend, or invoke morbid humor...

, who felt moved enough to write to them back in the day, Croatia's Patareni were the band for whom the word 'raw' was coined.. Hugely influential, some grindcore historians even argue they were the first. Either way, 'Back to the Roots' is a feats of strangely melodic crust and urgent stabs of grind like the twelve-second 'Sajkunda'."

Patareni guitarist Davor played also for Hladno Pivo

Hladno pivo

Hladno pivo is a Croatian punk rock band. It is one of most popular rock bands in Croatia.-Early history:The band was formed in Zagreb. It initially consisted of four members: Zok, Tedi, Suba, Mile...

, one of the most popular rock bands in Croatia and other countries of the former Yugoslavia. Two members of Slovenian grindcore group Extreme Smoke

Extreme Smoke

Extreme Smoke was the first noise/grindcore band from Slovenia. The band was formed in the beginning of 1990, in the city of Nova Gorica. Two band members occasionally played for Croatian noisecore band Patareni...

 also occasionally played in Patareni. Former member Giulio the Bastard of Italian grindcore band Cripple Bastards

Cripple Bastards

Cripple Bastards is a grindcore band from Asti, Italy. They were formed in 1988 in order to keep their area on the hardcore map as most of the other bands around them were breaking up....

 has also sung for Patareni.

Albums and EPs

• Deadland Massacre - 7"
• Untalented after all these seconds - 7"
• From Here To Eternity - Live In New Pingvinovo - 7"
• Demo #1,26-6-86 - 10"
• Odavde nas nitko nemre sterat - CD
• Good Bye, The Legends - 7"
• Worth mentioning - 7"
• I Wonder Who The Real Cannibals Are / There Can Be Only One - 10"
• Empathy with them - it's a mockery - LP
• Stop the war and bring the noiz - 7"
• Za osobne potrebe odjebi - LP
• Bob dylan is dead - 7"
• Mi smo zapušteni dečki - 12"
• Obrade - tribute LP
• Več 15 godina fax se ne završava - promo 7"
• The hammer inside - CD
• Corrosion of humanity - 7"
• Never healed - CD
• Nezadovoljstvo je energija - CD
• Tko ne pamti iznova proživljava - CD
• Debilana sessions - CD

Split albums

• Patareni / Atta – Deadland massacre 7"
• Patareni / U.B.R. - Back from the dead 7"
• Patareni / Stres D.A. - Made in Balkan 7"
• Patareni / Anal Cunt
  Anal Cunt
  Anal Cunt, also known as AxCx and A.C., was an American grindcore band that formed in Newton, Massachusetts in 1988. Since its inception, the band underwent a number of line-up changes. Known for its grindcore musical style and controversial lyrics, Anal Cunt released eight full-length studio...
  
   - Good-bye the legends 7"
• Patareni / T.M.P. - Debilana sessions 7"
• Patareni / Extreme Noise Terror
  Extreme Noise Terror
  Extreme Noise Terror are a British crust punk / grindcore band originally formed in Ipswich, England in 1985. The band are widely considered one of the earliest and most influential European grindcore bands, and particularly the forefathers of the crustgrind subgenre.Notable for one of the...
  
   - The split noiz ep 7" (considered bootleg by the members of Extreme Noise Terror)
• Patareni / Debilana - Mi smo djeca debilane 10"
• Patareni / Anal Cunt
  Anal Cunt
  Anal Cunt, also known as AxCx and A.C., was an American grindcore band that formed in Newton, Massachusetts in 1988. Since its inception, the band underwent a number of line-up changes. Known for its grindcore musical style and controversial lyrics, Anal Cunt released eight full-length studio...
  
   - I.R.C. or no reply 7"
• Patareni / Cripple Bastards
  Cripple Bastards
  Cripple Bastards is a grindcore band from Asti, Italy. They were formed in 1988 in order to keep their area on the hardcore map as most of the other bands around them were breaking up....
  
   7"
• Patareni / Agathocles
  Agathocles (band)
  Agathocles is a Belgian political grindcore band that began in 1985. They are mainly known for producing a large quantity of split seven-inch EPs...
  
   7"
• Patareni / Crucifix
  Crucifix (band)
  Crucifix was an American hardcore punk band from Berkeley, California, active from 1980 to 1984. They were among the most popular acts of the San Francisco hardcore scene of the early 1980s...
  
   7"
• Patareni / Cripple Bastards
  Cripple Bastards
  Cripple Bastards is a grindcore band from Asti, Italy. They were formed in 1988 in order to keep their area on the hardcore map as most of the other bands around them were breaking up....
  
  10"
• Patareni / U.B.R. LP
• Patareni / Starakoka masnajuha - Split porno ep 7"
• Patareni / Burek Death Squat 7"
• Patareni / Buka - Zbukarana Histereza Zbrda Zdola Zamjenjena Mjesta Pribrojnicima Bazične Nedovršene I Nepostojeće Pjesme Svih Tonaliteta U Falšu Basic Rehearsal Songs LP

Compilation appearances

• 1984 the 3rd double LP
• Step by step 7"
• The return of Yugoslavia LP
• The soon of bleaurgh 7”
• I kill what i eat CD
• Son Of Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! 7”
• Obrade i melioracija tribute CD
• A Tribute To The Patareni CDR
• Reallity Shows Vol. 2 Cass.
• No Fate IV 2xCD
• Blitzkrieg Over You - A Tribute To The Ramones LP
• Tutti-Pazzi CD
• Network of friends-network of loosers LP
• Un-reality 2xLP, CD
• Revenge of the disabled VHS
• Ni strahu VHS
• Dokument 86 VHS