STORMBREED V.1 - Croatian/Slovenian compilation cd 2001

Well,here`s another Metal compilation from the Balkans,this time (as in Novi Punk Val,hehehe) made by bands from Croatia and Slovenia.Actually,it is a Croatian compilation with few Slovenian guests.On this compilation is the cream of both scenes at that moment,which makes it a very representative compilation.Only extreme Metal here,right?No more words,get this now!

Tracks:
01.DEAF AUDITORIUM (C) - Monody of death
02.BENIGHTED (C) - Before the light
03.E.N.D. (C) - Free yourself
04.UNBORN (S) - Killing from inside
05.ABBATOIR (S) - Scream of the forgotten god
06.FIRMAMENT (C) - The bestial she
07.SCAFFOLD (S) - Wasted energy
08.RETALIATION (S) - Inner fire
09.MUTILATED (C) - True nature
10.DUSK DELIGHT (S) - Inner dungeons
11.KOZLAK (C) - Hladno srce je vjecna zima
12.TRON (C) - Shades beyond the cerement
13.OMNIMORS (C) - Shriek over the kingdom
14.AMAH (C) - Chaotic labyrinth of thoughts

STORMBREED V.1 - CROATIAN/SLOVENIAN COMPILATION CD 2001

BOMBARDER (BiH) - Bez milosti , lp 1991

Here`s now a band I dislike sooo much,I was thinking why should I put them here,but well,I am not putting stuff here for me,but for you.And as,to my endless wonder,Bombarder are a "cult" band from the ex-Yu,here is one of their albums,as I understood the last one before they moved from Bosnia to Serbia.The album is Metal 100%,spanning from Heavy Metal to Speed/Thrash Metal,and the music,as simple as it can be,is even not that bad,how bad is the main vocalist in both ways-vocally and lyrically (incredibly ridicolous).Well,I won`t spend a word more for them,I know you are looking for this,so here it is..
PS:The video is incredibly ridicolous too..just take a look..

Tracks:
01.Glasnik smrti
02.Speed Metal manijak
03.Bez milosti
04.Princeza
05.Bombarder
06.Kopac grobova
07.Propast
08.Noci uzasa
09.Metalna neman

BOMBARDER - BEZ MILOSTI , LP 1991

GREENCAJG-VARAZDIN EXPRESS (Cro) - compilation cd 1999

When I came to live to Varazdin in 2002.,I didn`t knew not a single one band from this town,and actually the scene here was pretty poor (compared to the scene from the town where I came from,Pula).However,as you can see,not much before that,the scene in this town was crowded.Varazdin made what Pula did not,a CD with all the young underground bands which will represent the underground scene of Varazdin.I am glad I can put this CD here (first of all,as a request from my friend Slaven T.) and show that this town has the potential,and as it seems now,there are a lot of bands nowadays that proves that Varazdin IS the city of Music.
PS:The bands here are all featured LIVE,except for the last 5 tracks (18-22) which are remixes.

Tracks:
01.EONI-Pustolovina
02.TRAUMA-Male ptice
03.AMPIA-Dado
04.POT-Stranac
05.DOBRI DUHOVI-Da li si
06.KRANKENHAUS-Opet
07. 5.0-Zbogom
08.BOOMERS-Sara
09.APFUKEN-Moj rezim
10.ATEISTI-P.P.P.
11.KLON-Bullet
12.PSYCHICAL TERROR-Bad control
13.PLAG-Antonia
14.PROLJEV-Underground
15.PROPHECY-Searching
16.RECIKLISTI-Otpisani
17.BUTTSHAPERZ-Suad is a fisherman
18.GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT-Believe (Revenge of Sony)
19.DIRECTED CREW-I`m not human (Instrumental mix)
20.INJURY-God of fire (Cable bends steel rmx)
21.DA MAASTA-Better times
22.DJ ARNIE+DJ MLADEN-Play on

GREENCAJG-VARAZDIN EXPRESS - COMPILATION CD 1999

INNER SANCTUM - Croatian fanzine December 1994

Continuing the fanzine scans,here is a Croatian one from 1994,precisely from Split.It was not a professionally made zine,but it is still a document of a time and a scene,as 90% of the zine is made of interviews with Croatian bands from the underground scene of that time,precisely bands from Pula and Pozega (Aeon,Hatross,Sprovod,Amen,D.Mortification,The Bleeding) plus an interview with the mighty Agathocles.It is completely written in croatian,so for the people from the exYu territory it will be fun,and for you others a collectible document of an era.

INNER SANCTUM - CROATIAN FANZINE DECEMBER 1994

EPIDEMIC ZONE (Slo) - Escape from detente , demo 1989

After these few Punk posts,let`s return to good old Thrash Metal,with this excellent slovenian band trom the end of the 80s.Their second demo (even this one is not exactly the master-copy) is a display of excellent Thrash.I saw them once in 1990 in Ljubljana supporting Atrophy and Sacred Reich,and I remember they were great,but the thing that confused us all is that they played only instrumental songs.Of course,I don`t know if those were instrumental versions of the songs featured here,but it was strange..

Tracks:
01.Intro+Krematorium
02.No place for children
03.Zadnja zrtev
04.Whisper from the grave
05.Euthanasia
06.I don`t believe
07.Alive in the coffin
08.Fight for survive
09.Mental stuff

EPIDEMIC ZONE - ESCAPE FROM DETENTE , DEMO 1989

HLADNO PIVO (Cro) - demo 1989

This was a request in the shoutbox,and here it is;the probably most popular "once Punk Rock" band in Croatia,now almost sold out mainstream Rock (well,I am exaggerating a little) at their first work,the demo that brought them to the contract for their first full-lenght album.A nice document of their beginnings.So this one is for Warthog,the guy who requested this demo.

Tracks:
01.Dobro vece
02.Zakaj se tak oblacis
03.Heroin
04.Princeza
05.Buba svabe
06.Trening za umiranje
07.Marginalci
08.Pjevajte nesto ljubavno
09.Fur immer Punk (A-HA cover)
10.Celicne zavjese
11.Buntovnik
12.Niemals

HLADNO PIVO - DEMO 1989

KUD IDIJOTI (Cro) - Uzivo i umrtvo , SKC Beograd 1989

Here we have another live bootleg from Croatians premiere Punk Rockers KUD Idijoti.This recording is a great soundboard recording from 1989,recorded on a gig of the 1st album`s promo tour.This post comes just right in time,as my dear Idijoti will play a gig in Cakovec on September 13th,so it is a warm up for me and the people who will be there,and a nice treat for you.

Tracks:
01.Darwill
02.Maja
03.Io sono..dittatore
04.Ljudi kao ja
05.Kako da zivim bez para
06.Prezivjeti
07.Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para
08.Spavaj,spavaj
09.Hocemo cenzuru
10.Necu da radim za dolare
11.Vesna
12.Za tebe
13.Vajk na bolje
14.Disco is not dead
15.O bella ciao
16.Kad sunce opet zadje
17.Ja sam te ludo volio
18.Hocemo cenzuru
19.Bandiera rossa

KUD IDIJOTI - UZIVO I UMRTVO , SKC BEOGRAD 1989

ARINKA I TINGL TANGL (Cro) - Na stanici za bus , lp 1981

The album here is rare to find,so here is the mp3,and the partial scan of the album cover.Tingl Tangl is the band of the Istrian Rock guru Franci Blaskovic,the band that preceeded his today`s band Gori Ussi Winnetou.Tingl Tangl was leaded by Franci`s wife Arinka,a music professor and an outstanding vocalist.The songs are some kind of Rock-circus parody,but very,very pleasant to listen.Here is the whole album in an excellent vinyl-rip (not done by me) plus two single songs,available only on single records.This is the only ATT album,they also had a number of singles mostly with tracks not available on this album.I saw that somebody searched this blog for this album,and I am very glad I can post it now,as it is an album I really love.
PS:the video here is an extremely rare video recording excerpt of the band from a TV-show

Tracks:
01.Na stanici za bus
02.Cudna veza
03.Pusti stari moje stvari
04.Sexy basna
05.Um caruje dok snazi ne popuste zivci
06.Trazim nekog srca mekog
07.Ajmo kod mene
08.Ludi brod (by night)
09.Pjesma je..
10.Sto si blesav
11.Doktor me laze (bonus)
12.Istarski rok (bonus)

ARINKA I TINGL TANGL - NA STANICI ZA BUS , LP 1981

PUNISHED (Ser) - Powerful , demo 1994

This band comes from Serbia,and this is their first demo from 1994.They play kinda Thrashcore-Deathcore,a very fast mix of styles,but very powerful,and with a touch of Hardcore too if you ask me.The band is still active,so this is to introduce you to their beginnings,and I almost forgot to mention that this demo is recorded under the name Punisher.Enjoy!
PS:the video here is not from this demo,and it is a cover of Pekinska Patka`s song Bolje Da Nosim Kratku Kosu.

Tracks:
01.Destruction
02.Regreting
03.Urban jungle dance
04.Too fast
05.Destroy
06.Destroyer
07.Force AD
08.Punish me

PUNISHED - POWERFUL , DEMO 1994

SADISMO (BiH) - Nihilist , demo 1991

Let`s continue with Mel`s stuff sent to me.In 1991,just before the war,Sadismo (somewhere mispelled Sadizmo) and recorded this demo in December of 1991.The music here is more early Death Metal stuff with a lot of Thrash influences,on a very raw recording.All that remains of this band is this demo,and oh yeah,the bassist went to play in Bombarder after the split.

Tracks:
01.Intro
02.Mucitelj
03.Rat
04.untitled
05.Pakao

SADISMO - NIHILIST , DEMO 1991

INDEXI (BiH) - Indexi , lp 1974

Another ex-Yu monumentally legendary band I adore,from Sarajevo,actually they made a part of my musical life,as Scorpions did..You know,when a band hooks you more than usually..I had my Indexi-time,and had the luck to see one of their shows,to meet them and to know them in person before Davorin (vocal) and Bodo (lead guitarist) died.
Indexi are actually a band that started in the 60s,much much before Bijelo Dugme,and even much before A.Skloniste or R.Corba.When Indexi started,they played kind of beat music as The Shadows or The Beatles did.Then they surprisingly turned their music to a pretty strong Progressive Rock,still with Pop Rock elements,but with very nice played parts,with the extremely talented rhythm section (and above it the bass player Fadil Redzic,older brother of Bijelo Dugme`s bassist Zoran Redzic!) and one of the best Balkan`s guitarists Slobodan Bodo Kovacevic.
This record represents the part of the carreer when they were at the peak of their success and creativity.You will not remain indifferent to tracks like Svijet U Kojem Zivim,or Da Sam Ja Netko,and above all maybe one of the most beautiful song ever written in the Yu-Rock history,Plima.
By the end of their carreer,as they got older,they played some Pop Rock tunes,still nice but not that powerful as the ones on this album.
Dedicated to both Davorin and Bodo. R.I.P.

..and the same song 20 years later live in Sarajevo.

Tracks:
01.Svijet u kojem zivim
02.Krivac si ti
03.Budi kao more
04.Da sam ja netko
05.Sve ove godine
06.Sanjam
07.Plima
08.Balada

INDEXI - INDEXI , LP 1974

OH MY GOD , I GOTTA HAVE THIS ONE !!!

Wacken Promo

EMPHASIS (Cro) - Elements of morrow , demo 2008

I have heard about this band just recently,actually I saw them on the Grind Your Mind festival,and remained really stunned.They had a such mighty powerful sound,and even it is not the kind of music I listen to,they hooked me at once.It is a kinda Tool-Neurosis-Isis kind of music,I am really not into it and I am just telling you how others described me the band.
This demo is absolutely worth having it,and I hope this band have a bright future.

Tracks:
01.Masterpiece of devastation
02.Internal turmoil
03.Devious ways
04.Before assumption
05.Elements of morrow

EMPHASIS - ELEMENTS OF MORROW , DEMO 2008