Svarog (band)
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Svarog
(Serbian Cyrillic: Сварог) was a Serbia
n sludge
/doom metal
band from Belgrade
, notable as one of the first representatives of the genres in Serbia.
, Pussycat and Overdose member), vocalist Boško Blažić (a former Sunrise member), drummer Vladimir Vilovski "Šola" (a former Brainstorm and Sick Mother Fakers member) and bassist Milan Barković "Bare" (a former Pussycat member).
The November 5, 1994 performance, held at the Belgrade KST club, was recorded for a live album, released as Smor (Dull) on the band's own independent record label
, named Gong, in 1995. The album, available on compact cassette
only, featured thirteen tracks, including cover versions of the Discharge
"Final Bloodbath
" and Black Sabbath
song "Electric Funeral
. The album production was done by the band themselves, with the help of the sound engineer Ivan Brusić, with whom the band had mastered and produced the recording at the Belgrade Atelje Studio.
During the same year, the band appeared as performers in the movie Geto (Ghetto), starring the Električni Orgazam
drummer Goran Čavajde "Čavke", about the underground Belgrade rock scene, with a music video for the song "Trial Song". A live recording of the song "War (Is Within"), made at the November 11, 1995, Belgrade KST performance the band had with the Gornji Milanovac
band Bjesovi
, was released on the various artists compilation Groovanje devedesete uživo (Roaring Nineties Live) by Multimedia Records in 2009.
During the Spring of 1996, vocalist Boško Blažić left the band, and Svarog became a trio with Đuroski taking over the vocal duties. Same year, on May, the band went on a tour of Slovenia
with the bands Love Hunters
, Ništa Ali Logopedi
and Goblini
. The band even started recording material for the debut studio album, however, after the recording of only two songs, the band disbanded.
on their album Lako ćemo. Bassist Milan Barković started working as a sound engineer and producer, founding his Bare Wired studio in Zemun
. Đuroski made guest appearances on several albums during the 1990s, including the Block Out
1996 album Godina sirotinjske zabave
, Sick Mother Fakers 1998 album Lako ćemo, and Goblini
1999 album Re Contra
. During the early 2000s he had joined the band Eyesburn
, appearing on the albums Cool Fire, and How Much for Freedom?
. With Eyesburn, he appeared as guest on the Soulfly
DVD Live in Warsaw, Poland - July 13, 2005 which was released with the album Conquer
in 2008. He had also started working as a producer and sound engineer, producing the Bjesovi
album Na živo
in 2002, Ventolin album Unrest in 2003 and Scraps album Self-Command in 2006. He appeared as sound engineer on the Bjesovi 2003 video release Live at KST, Belgrade 31.05.2003
and the Dog House EP
October in 2004.
Svarog
Svarog is a Slavic deity known primarily from the Hypatian Codex, a Slavic translation of the Chronicle of John Malalas. Svarog is there identified with Hephaestus, the god of the blacksmith in ancient Greek religion, and as the father of Dažbog, a Slavic solar deity...
(Serbian Cyrillic: Сварог) was a 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 sludge
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...
/doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band from Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, notable as one of the first representatives of the genres in Serbia.
History
The band was formed on November 1993 by the guitarist Zoran Đuroski "Đura Mysterious" (a former Brainstorm, Crist, SMFSick Mother Fakers
Sick Mother Fakers , also known as SMF for short, is a Serbian hardcore punk/crossover thrash band from Belgrade.- 1980s :...
, Pussycat and Overdose member), vocalist Boško Blažić (a former Sunrise member), drummer Vladimir Vilovski "Šola" (a former Brainstorm and Sick Mother Fakers member) and bassist Milan Barković "Bare" (a former Pussycat member).
The November 5, 1994 performance, held at the Belgrade KST club, was recorded for a live album, released as Smor (Dull) on the band's own independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
, named Gong, in 1995. The album, available on compact cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
only, featured thirteen tracks, including cover versions of the Discharge
Discharge (band)
Discharge is a British hardcore punk band formed in 1977 by Terry "Tezz" Roberts and Roy "Rainy" Wainwright. They are often considered among one of the very first bands to play hardcore punk, and to mix punk with metal...
"Final Bloodbath
Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing was the 1982 album released by the British hardcore punk band Discharge, on Clay Records. Many critics at the time dismissed this album as "unmusical", though it is now considered both a classic of the era and the peak of Discharge's career.-Track listing:*All...
" and Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
song "Electric Funeral
Electric Funeral
"Electric Funeral" is the fifth song from Black Sabbath's second album Paranoid, released in 1970. The song deals with nuclear war and its aftermath...
. The album production was done by the band themselves, with the help of the sound engineer Ivan Brusić, with whom the band had mastered and produced the recording at the Belgrade Atelje Studio.
During the same year, the band appeared as performers in the movie Geto (Ghetto), starring the Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of New Wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed their style, becoming a mainstream rock act.- New Wave years :...
drummer Goran Čavajde "Čavke", about the underground Belgrade rock scene, with a music video for the song "Trial Song". A live recording of the song "War (Is Within"), made at the November 11, 1995, Belgrade KST performance the band had with the Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44.012691° North, 20.273572° East. Its name means "Upper Milanovac" while Milanovac stems from name "Milan" in the Serbian language. The population of town is 24,048.The city was founded in 1853...
band Bjesovi
Bjesovi
Bjesovi are a Serbian grunge/alternative rock band from Gornji Milanovac.- Formation and breakup :...
, was released on the various artists compilation Groovanje devedesete uživo (Roaring Nineties Live) by Multimedia Records in 2009.
During the Spring of 1996, vocalist Boško Blažić left the band, and Svarog became a trio with Đuroski taking over the vocal duties. Same year, on May, the band went on a tour of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
with the bands Love Hunters
Love Hunters
-1987—2004:The band was formed in 1987 by Milan Mumin and Aleksandar Medan . The first lineup of the band also featured Lazar Malešević and Siniša Lučić . In the beginning, the band had several lineup changes, before the first consistent lineup was formed...
, Ništa Ali Logopedi
Ništa Ali Logopedi
Ništa Ali Logopedi were a Serbian alternative rock band from Šabac.- History :...
and Goblini
Goblini
Goblini are a Serbian punk rock band from Šabac.- Formation, rise to prominence :...
. The band even started recording material for the debut studio album, however, after the recording of only two songs, the band disbanded.
Post-breakup
Having left Svarog, Blažić quit his musical career. Vilovski continued playing drums for various bands and appeared as guest vocalist for his old band Sick Mother FakersSick Mother Fakers
Sick Mother Fakers , also known as SMF for short, is a Serbian hardcore punk/crossover thrash band from Belgrade.- 1980s :...
on their album Lako ćemo. Bassist Milan Barković started working as a sound engineer and producer, founding his Bare Wired studio in Zemun
Zemun
Zemun is a historical town and one of the 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...
. Đuroski made guest appearances on several albums during the 1990s, including the Block Out
Block Out (band)
Block Out is a grunge/alternative rock band from Belgrade, Serbia. Their musical style is a combination of artistic alternative rock, punk rock, doom metal and psychedelic rock...
1996 album Godina sirotinjske zabave
Godina sirotinjske zabave
Godina sirotinjske zabave is the second album by the Serbian alternative rock / grunge band Block Out...
, Sick Mother Fakers 1998 album Lako ćemo, and Goblini
Goblini
Goblini are a Serbian punk rock band from Šabac.- Formation, rise to prominence :...
1999 album Re Contra
Re Contra
- The band :* Vladislav Kokotović — bass, backing vocals* Milan Arnautović "Firca" — drums* Alen Jovanović — guitar, backing vocals* Saša Šetka — guitar, backing vocals* Branko Golubović "Golub" — vocals- Additional personnel :...
. During the early 2000s he had joined the band Eyesburn
Eyesburn
Eyesburn is a Serbian hardcore punk/crossover thrash band with influences of reggae music.- 1990s :The band was formed in 1994, and the original line-up featured former Dead Ideas guitarist Nemanja "Kojot" Kojić , who simultaneously worked as trombonist in Del Arno Band and bass guitarist in...
, appearing on the albums Cool Fire, and 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"...
. With Eyesburn, he appeared as guest 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...
DVD Live in Warsaw, Poland - July 13, 2005 which was released with the album Conquer
Conquer (album)
-Bonus DVD listing:Live in Warsaw, Poland#"Prophecy"#"Downstroy"#"Seek 'n' Strike"#"No Hope = No Fear"#"Jumpdafuckup / Bring It"#"Living Sacrifice"#"Mars"#"Brasil"#"No"#"L.O.T.M."#"Porrada"#"Drums"#"Moses"#"Frontlines"#"Back to the Primitive"...
in 2008. He had also started working as a producer and sound engineer, producing the Bjesovi
Bjesovi
Bjesovi are a Serbian grunge/alternative rock band from Gornji Milanovac.- Formation and breakup :...
album Na živo
Na živo
- Tracklisting :All written by Goran Marić and Zoran Marinković, except where noted.# "U osvit zadnjeg dana" # "Vraćam se dole" # "Vreme je" # "Ime" # "Ne budi me" # "Raduj se"...
in 2002, Ventolin album Unrest in 2003 and Scraps album Self-Command in 2006. He appeared as sound engineer on the Bjesovi 2003 video release Live at KST, Belgrade 31.05.2003
Live at KST, Belgrade 31.05.2003
Live at KST, Belgrade 31.05.2003 is a video album by the Serbian rock band Bjesovi, released in 2003.- Tracklisting :# "U osvit zadnjeg dana" # "Vraćam se dole" # "Džordžija" # "Ona te voli" # "Vreme je"...
and the Dog House EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
October in 2004.
External links
- Svarog 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....
- Svarog 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...
- Svarog 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 ....
- Svarog 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...
- Svarog 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....