UNITED FORCES MAGAZINE (Cro)- Croatian Metal Attack vol.1 , compilation cd 2002

Well,it`s time now for another Croatian Metal compilation.This one was compiled by my friend Maras,once guitarist in Drinking Skull and still main editor of the only Croatian Metal magazine United Forces.As I got this cd separately,I am not quite sure if this cd came with the magazine or sold separately.However,it is an excellent compilation of bands that represented Croatian Metal in 2002.I won`t go analysing every single band here now,if you liked Croatian Metal until now,this one is simply a must.

Tracks:
VEGA
01.Znakovi
RETURN TO ERROR
02.Between us you and I
FIRMAMENT
03.Bestial she
DRINKING SKULL
04.March of gods
BLOCKADE RUNNER
05.Heavenward
BAD BLOOD
06.Pain
NAILED
07.Promised land (Neverland)
REQUIEM
08.Requiem
ALTERED STATE
09.Individual
INFERNAL TENEBRA
10.The bitter taste of experience
SECRET SOUTH
11.Tear the shroud down
NOCTURNAL CROWN
12.Eternal arkana-Slavenia
SCHISOPHRENIA
13.Eternal abyss
MEGERA
14.Grave dancer
LOU PROFA
15.Zakopcaj jaknu

UNITED FORCES MAGAZINE - CROATIAN METAL ATTACK VOL. 1 , COMPILATION CD 2002

NULLA OSTA (Cro) - Bilo je gadno ali bit ce jos gore , cd 2006

Here we go,the last album by Nulla Osta,this drum and bass D-Beat Hardcore band from Pula.This is released in 2006,so we have to wait now for another excellent release from this great band.Hardcore in your f++kin face.
PS:Here is the flyer of their Brazilian tour earlier this year..and a video recording from the same tour.

Tracks:
01.I.H.K.
02.Izbrisatiistrijebiti
03.Propucan
04.Maniak drot
05.I want to die here
06.Ok
07.Horizonti
08.Jebes TV
09.Zivot
10.Hear nothing see nothing say nothing (Discharge cover)
11.Raspad sistema
12.Razvoj vojne industrije

NULLA OSTA - BILO JE GADNO,ALI BIT CE JOS GORE , CD 2006

DILBER BAND (Cro) - Kafana fakultet , cd 2002

Hahaha..this is fucking hilarious..Punk Folk,actually,a parody of the Yugoslavian folk and Turbofolk filtered through tough Punk..this album is a real summer hit for all of you,but especially for the people from the ex-yu,who will understand this album much easier than the rest of the world.Of course,that does not mean you won`t enjoy this too.I forgot;this band is a project of punks from Pula (obviously) , more or less all of them involved in known bands (read Bolesno Grinje).GREAT stuff here!!!A must!And it went straight to my mp3 player!

Tracks:
01.Dilber kolo
02.Kafana fakultet
03.Moja mala
04.Mezim zivot
05.Kafana sve zna
06.Medovacko kolo
07.J.T.N.N.
08.Razumi me
09.Vrckaj se
10.Sam za stolom
11.Lupi sakom o sank
12.Hajde da se zivkamo
13.Car si mahala
14.Jasmina
15.Neka se zatrese
16.Lijek za srce
17.Nije nama lako

DILBER BAND - KAFANA FAKULTET , CD 2002

EXODUS (U.S.A.) - A lesson in violence , demo 1984

Oh,great ole times..This is the last demo prior to the release of Bonded By Blood..actually,I found it as demo,but it sounds to me as it is an unmixed version of four tracks from the recording session of the album..if you know the album well and listen carefully,you will hear a lot of similarities with the album recording..anyway,for the collectors,a must!
PS:THIS VIDEO FUCKING KILLS!!!

Tracks:
01.And then there were none
02.Bonded by blood
03.A lesson in violence
04.Strike of the beast

EXODUS - A LESSON IN VIOLENCE , DEMO 1984

BESPOSLICARI (Cro) - Stil glupana , demo 1984

Another legendary Punk Rock band from Pula.They didn`t lasted long,but became cult at once.I am not into any info about them,but one sure thing I know is that from the ashes of this band later Romeo Djomlija formed one of the greatest Garage Rock bands in the ex-Yugoslavia,The Spoons.This is another gift from Vladimir,and an important piece of Pula`s Punk history.

Tracks:
01.Ja sam tip
02.Besposlicari
03.Dokazi velike igre
04.Osjecaji ne treba da se kriju
05.Happy family
06.Celic na vrata
07.Kalasnjikov R`n`R
08.Zeleno crveno
09.Noc velikih valova
10.Tako je dobro
11.Yeah yeah

BESPOSLICARI- STIL GLUPANA , DEMO 1984

SAKE (Cro) - Demo 2002

This is one of the rare bands I still don`t know how their name spells..However,Sake are from Pula,formed in 2001 by the guitarist Semijan who is one of the founder members of a historical 70s Punk Rock bands from Pula,Gola Jaja.In the band today plays also Mico from The Swindle,and Elizabeta,former Devastation guitarist (in 1988).Elizabeta is not featured in this demo,here sings Ivana.
Sake plays a kind of grungy/alternative/new wave Punk Rock and this one here is a good produced (Sale Veruda) demo from 2002.Enjoy.

Tracks:
01.Sake
02.Virtualni svijet
03.Changes
04.Sunce
05.Tjeskoba
06.Sutra
07.Intro

SAKE - DEMO 2002

AZAZEL (Ser) - Na-Amah , cd 2005

Another gift from my contributor Darko from Serbia,this is the first full lenght album of the serbian Thrash Metal band Azazel.The album is released in 2005 and is perfectly produced.The stuff on it is a fast paced but melodic Thrash Metal with very nice guitarworks.Worth a try,really.

Tracks;
01.Intro
02.Of guiding lights
03.The fall
04.Legacy of Cain
05.To my God
06.Time will tell
07.Azazel
08.Butterfly tree (inst.)
09.Ex libris
10.The censor
11.To my God 2
12.The law
13.Na-Amah (instr.)

AZAZEL - NA-AMAH , CD 2005

NAREDNIK LOBANJA I VOD SMRTI (Cro) - Pucaj da ubijes , demo 2007

Here`s for you some nice ultraheavy stuff,a great recording.This demo is obviously a compilation of three tracks recorded in different sessions,as it can be heard from the different productions or sounds.It is a Thrash/Death project,pretty heavy and definitely veeery moshable.Cool stuff.

Tracks:
01.Narednik Lobanja i vod smrti (Usmrtnuce)
02.Mars smrti
03.Maximum napalm

NAREDNIK LOBANJA I VOD SMRTI - PUCAJ DA UBIJES , DEMO 2007

ANNATHEMA (Ser) - Empire of noise , lp 1991

Here is an album from the very end of a state called Yugoslavia..if you remember,1991 was the year when Yugoslavia splitted and practicly died,and this album is one of the last Metal albums released in Yugoslavia.Annathema`s (not to confound with the british one) album is recorded very professionally,and they represent the-let`s call it-slower Thrash Metal side.But that does not mean that this album is not a heavy MF..

Tracks:
01.Intro-Wasteland
02.Road warrior
03.Dead end street
04.Confession
05.Ride the shooting star
06.Empire of noise
07.Sleepless night
08.Nuclear Jazz
09.Pray with your blood (for my soul)
10.Sympthom of the universe (Black Sabbath cover)

ANNATHEMA - EMPIRE OF NOISE , LP 1991

BULLDOZER (Ita) - Dance got sick , mini-lp 1989

If you haven`t heard,THE MIGHTY BULLDOZER IS BACK!!Yep,they are prepairing an album for 2009,I hope they will Thrash the hell out as they did back in the 80s.This one is a hard-to-find mini-lp,the last thing they did.A very strange ep,actually a parody to the dance music that manicly spreaded all over the world in the beginning of the 90s.Sadly,the fans rejected this ep as "selling-out",but the whole thing was completely misunderstood.I found it on the net,it is a 56kpbs sound quality,and just here for you to judge were Bulldozer selling out or making just a mockery out of dance music.

Tracks:
01.Thrash rappcore v.1
02.Thrash rappcore v.2
03.Core rap version
04.Tech-core rap sickness

BULLDOZER - DANCE GOT SICK , MINI-LP 1992

OVERKILL (U.S.A.) - Power in black , demo 1983

So,let`s continue with historical demos,demos of Thrash Metal bands that made Thrash Metal one of the most exciting music ever.You all know who are Overkill,one of the bands from the first American wave of Thrash bands.This is the first demo after changing completely the image of the band (they were a Punk band called The Lubricunts),and it is a nice recording,altough the production could be better (my opinion).Enjoy early Overkill!!

Tracks:
01.Overkill
02.Unleash the beast
03.There`s no tomorrow
04.Death rider
05.Raise the dead

OVERKILL - POWER IN BLACK , DEMO 1983

EAST RODEO (Cro/Ita) - Kolo , cd 2003

For all those who liked Kabir Bedi,here`s another "strange" band..actually,there is nothing strange in it,it just depends on how wide your views on music are.This here is a very VERY professionally played and produced piece of work.Members of this project (the Croatian part of it) are the Sinkauz brothers from Pula (known as former founding members of Dusty Miller);they were studying in Padova,Italy,and there they found the rest of the band..this is their first full lenght cd,a great mixture of everything,with a lot of ethno influences.

Tracks:
01.Samara
02.Partigiana
03.Manicomio
04.Apparentemente
05.Gjashte
06.Ne znam plesat
07.Rumbalkan
08.Istrodeo
09.Kolo
10.Uvatime

EAST RODEO - KOLO , CD 2003

NECROSPHERE (Ita) - Revived , cd 2003

I am proud I can present to you one of the best Italian Death Metal bands ever,and I can`t avoid to add - with the best Italian (and much larger) Death Metal drummer.Necrosphere was born from the ashes of Cenotaph,and raised their musicianship and technicality few dozens of steps higher.This is a perfectly produced and played full lenght album,too bad it`s the only one they did.The band is no more existing,and two members of the band,Damiano and Max are today members of the exciting rocking Metal band Fuel From Hell.Enjoy this great album.

Tracks:
01.Biomechanical death machine
02.Forbidden wisdom
03.Ramming the blades
04.Towers of sin
05.Iconoclast
06.Antrophagus
07.Resurrecturis (pts 1+2)
08.Rotten games
09.Tombworld
10.Necrophiliac (Slayer cover)
11.Seduced by masochism

NECROSPHERE - REVIVED , CD 2003

RAZOR (Can) - Evil invaders , lp 1985

Ohoo,here`s another beautiful classic:Razor`s second album (hm,hm,the last three posts are all "the second release"..) is really an old skool Thrash skullkrusher..The production is great,and all the 10 tracks will make you bang like crazy.A cult album,with (on the backcover) the legendary parole
"We spit on those who choose to pose,we Thrash with all the rest"!!
Yeah,fucking Thrash!!

Tracks:
01.Nowhere fast
02.Cross me fool
03.Legacy of doom
04.Evil invaders
05.Iron hammer
06.Instant death
07.Cut throat
08.Speed merchants
09.Tortured skulls
10.Thrashdance

RAZOR - EVIL INVADERS , lp 1985

TANKARD (Ger) - Alcoholic metal , demo 1985

And following the trace of the previous post,let`s remain in 1985 and we have Tankard`s second demo.Gerre sounds different,but overall it`s early Tankard as we use to know.This demo have a surprisingly very good recording,Thrashy but clean enough.Enjoy some excellent good ole Tankard!!

Tracks:
01.Acid death
02.Screaming victims
03.Intro
04.Zombie attack
05.Deadly intention
06.Mercenary
07.Poison
08.Alien
09.Thunder and lightning

TANKARD - ALCOHOLIC METAL , DEMO 1985

LUDILO (BiH) - Idi bez traga , various recordings 1989-1990

This one is a cult Bosnian band that was active the last years of the 80s,and disappeared with the beginning of the war in Bosnia.No trace of them remained after the war,but I found this recording (actually,these recordings,various stuff somebody squeezed in a tape with the name Idi Bez Traga).The title more or less describes what happened to the band (Leave without a trace).
I have to warn you that all recordings here are of very low quality (56kbps),and are here just to document the work of that band that enjoyed a huge underground success.

01.Daj seko daj
02.Egoista
03.Egoista (live Novi Sad 1990)
04.Escape
05.Hard Core
06.Iron fist (Motorhead cover,live Novi Sad 1990)
07.Jos ludje
08.Jos ludje (live Novi Sad 1990)
09.Krvava jebacina
10.Nigdje nicega
11.Pozuda
12.Teror piva
13.Vrucina

LUDILO - IDI BEZ TRAGA , VARIOUS RECORDINGS 1989-1990

BLOCKADE RUNNER (Cro) - The other way round , demo 1995

Well,for now,this is the last recording I have by those Thrash Metal veterans from Pula.This one is their third demo recorded and released in 1995.The quality of the production is very professional,and last year Tomo told me that they are working on a comeback..I hope they succeed in that!!

Tracks;
01.Time for rebellion
02.Rage of black tears
03.Entire despair (live)
04.The other way round

BLOCKADE RUNNER - THE OTHER WAY ROUND , DEMO 1995

DRINKING SKULL (Cro) - Evil or divine , cd 1997

Ehm..as you already read here,you know that the guys from DS were/are my good friends (at least the motor of it, H/K and Maras),and DS were one of the leading Thrash Metal bands in Croatia..
This is an album that splits their fans..A lot of Gothic influences in here made DS turn almost away from the style they played before.But it just seems like that..
The album have a lot (and I will add-too much) Gothic influences,pianos and stuff..But I will call it creativity..Just listen to tracks as War Skeletons and Endless Madness ( both with even Grind parts!!) or Rejected Man,and that is where the true DS lies..
Two interesting things about this album:
-the female backing vocals are sung by Vesna Pezo (not checked,but it is obvious that we are talking about the todays turbofolk singer)
-the last track (Rejected Man) contains a bit of silence after the track,and then the hidden Rap Metal track Rough Times,featuring the (bad English talking) rapper(s) M2S.

Tracks:
01.Keeper of the lost souls
02.The seventh seal
03.Another smile at my face
04.Doors of time
05.Walls
06.War skeletons
07.March of gods
08.The sentinel
09.Endless madness
10.The battle rages on
11.Rejected man (+ hidden track Rough Times )

DRINKING SKULL - EVIL OR DIVINE , CD 1997

MAY RESULT (Ser) - Ignoramus et ignorabimus , demo 1996

May Result were already in this blog with one of their albums..well,this is their first work,their first demo.A very powerful and loud recording balancing between Death and Black Metal.However,an extreme work done very very well.
PS:I am not sure what is exactly,but on the Encyclopaedia Metallum results that all the members and more are playing in The Stone as well...(??)

Tracks:
01.Dogma
02.Auto da fe
03.Asylum ignorantie
04.Hellwarrior

MAY RESULT - IGNORAMUS ET IGNORABIMUS , DEMO 1996

FRONTALNI UDAR (Cro) - Dobio si sto si dobio , cd 1998

You have already realised that Pula,except of the Metal scene,have always had a very rich Punk scene.Frontalni Udar are a great Punk Rock band playing almost 2 decades,and here is their first full lenght album from 1998.When you compare their two albums (the second soon here!),on the second one they turned a bit to HC Punk,but this one is pure Punk Rock.

Tracks:
01.Njegov dan
02.Dobio si sto si dobio
03.Moj grad
04.Probudi se
05.Pitam se
06.Bit cemo uz tebe
07.Darko
08.Svaki put kada gubim
09.Istinu u oci
10.Tama
11.Pogled s prozora
12.Aam
13.Bezivotno tijelo
14.Sta ti znas

FRONTALNI UDAR - DOBIO SI STO SI DOBIO , CD 1998