DISSECTION (Cro) - Submit , demo 02.1993.

So,we have Dissection again (for the new people here,Dissection-the Croatian ones-did two demos and then changed the name into AEON.),and this time we go from the very beginning and here is their first demo,an extremely good beginning.Recorded in the EAR Studio,the legendary studio where most of the bands from Pula recorded their demos.).Played very well,they were one of the first serious bands in Croatia playing Death Metal.Unfortunately,they lasted just few years and then split-up.You should have this one,to document a period of Croatian Metal.And,oh yeah,more Dissection/Aeon to come on this blog..Thanx to Rio666.

Tracks;
01.Left to decay
02.Congest
03.Submit to suffer

DISSECTION - SUBMIT , DEMO 02.1993.

HOPE (Cro) - Hope , demo 2002

I am ashamed for not knowing about this band before..it shows how interested I was in the Croatian Metal scene..well,now I am interested,and I became a fan of this band.I am very happy that in Croatia there is a Christian Thrash Metal band.I received from them their material,so I am glad I can put it here.This is the first of few recordings from Hope I will put here,and this is their first demo,recorded in the rehearsal room,so the execution of the material is purely live and raw.Enjoy this one.And special thanx to Mika for the stuff and the permission!Bog te blagoslovio,prijatelju.

Tracks;
01.I believe
02.The almighty
03.New soul
04.With a smile
05.The Cross (Suffer in serenity)
06.A.D.S.
07.Hope
08.In rememberance

HOPE - HOPE , demo 2002

BIJELO DUGME (BiH) - Sta bi dao da si na mom mjestu , lp 1975

Their first album had an unexpectedly good response on this blog,so I am putting here their second album,released less than a year after the first.This one have a much better production,it is played in exactly the same vein as the first one,and who loved the first one will love this one even more.Bijelo Dugme changed their style through the years from this Hard Rock to a Pop-Rock that I will not put here,even if those poppy albums have an emotional meaning for me.The third album will be here soon too,and that will close the Bijelo Dugme`s Hard Rock trilogy.Oh yes,and if you ask me,this one is the BD`s best album by far.

Tracks;
01.Tako ti je mala moja kad ljubi Bosanac
02.Hop-cup
03.Dosao sam da ti kazem da odlazim
04.Ne gledaj me tako i ne ljubi me vise
05.Pozurite konji moji
06.Bekrija si,cijelo selo vice,e pa jesam,sta se koga tice
07.Sta bi dao da si na mom mjestu

BIJELO DUGME - STA BI DAO DA SI NA MOM MJESTU , LP 1975

REAL KIDS (USA) - Real Kids , lp 1977

A nice Punk-Rock,almost Pop-Punk album from a legendary,but totally underrated band.This is their first album,which contains tracks that should have been instant hits.Every song is easily sing-along-able,with a pretty clean (not totally Punky) sound,so a must for all those who like an extremely Melodic Punk`n`Roll.I adore this album.

Tracks;
01.All kindsa girls
02.Solid gold (thru and thru)
03.Rave on
04.Better be good
05.Taxi boys
06.Just like darts
07.She`s allright
08.My baby`s book
09.Roberta
10.Do the boob
11.My way
12.Reggae,reggae

REAL KIDS - REAL KIDS , lp 1977

PNEUMONIA (Cro) - Fort Bourguignon ,Pula , 22.09.1988.

Yeah!This is a cult recording.Pneumonia`s first live show turned into a nightmare.You can hear it throughout the whole show,they were so drunk that the guitarist shortened every phrase or riff in every song,so they hardly catch each other all the way!But anyway,it sounded pretty cool and sounded like a hell of a show,of course a soundboard recording (with Sale from Kud Idijoti on the mix).If I say that the show starts off with the legendary Thrashing Or Die track,that is enough for you to take this show at once.

PS;the pic (the only pic of Pneumonia I`ve found!) is a caricature by an unknown thrasher,I don`t know how it founds the way to me,but it is the only pic I`ve found.
PS2;The last track Jimmy has a story;the Fort Bourguignon is a fortress,and it is built as a circle,and on the upper walls there were a homeless guy living called Jimmy (no one knew his name),who got upset with the HC played by Pneumonia,so by the end of the show he started throwing stones on the audience down.So Sale tried to calm him down through the mike.Just for the trivia part;Jimmy was found dead a month later,thrown down from the fortress walls.Here`s the pic of the Fort Bourguignon.



Tracks;
01.Thrashing or die
02.Carlo
03.Pioneer
04.Pneumonia
05.Society scum
06.No way for them
07.The skulker
08.Ultrablues
09.Mortal enemy
10.Equal people (D.R.I. cover)
11.Ribe me grizu
12.Dirty shoes
13.Union
14.Against
15.Jimmy

PNEUMONIA - FORT BOURGUIGNON , PULA , 22.09.1988.

HELLER (Ser) - Live in Belgrade 1988

This one is put here by request;I was asked for Heller,and all I found on my old old tapes were two live recordings.This is one,something like a radio show or so,with a very short interview in Serbian.The recording is from an old tape,even it doesn`t sound that bad.

Tracks;
01.Molitva (incomplete-cut in)
02.interview
03.Armageddon
04.Demonska vatra
05.Dead or alive

HELLER - LIVE IN BELGRADE 1988

DISCIPLINA KICME (Ser) - Zeleni Zub na planeti dosade , lp 1989

Disciplina Kicme was one of the best and most inventive acts of the ex-YU (don`t get me wrong,they still exist),they had an unique combination of bass,drums and trumpet/sax+a lot of samples,very danceable and aggressive at the same time.Through the time,DK`s progress runs from an alternative Punk act (at that phase,the band consisted only of bass and drum!!!),to a Jungle/Funky strange mixture.This was their..uhmm..fourth studio album,if I counted well.I am lucky to play as opener act for DK at the promo-show in Pula (the pic is obviously from that show!),and Koja (bass,vocal) nearly produced my band`s first album.Damn war!Enjoy this one!

Tracks;
01.Tata i mama
02.Zeleni Zub
03.Betmen,Mandrak,Fantom
04.Manitua mi
05.Ukus nestasnih
06.Ah,kakva sreca
07.Planeta dosade
08.Iza 9 brda
09.Glas nestasnih
10.Tata i mama 2

DISCPLINA KICME - ZELENI ZUB NA PLANETI DOSADE , lp 1989

S.O.B. (Jap) - Thrash night , EP 1989

F++king insane!!S.O.B.`s EP is amazingly insane,it is the best Grindcore coming from Japan I have heard.As you can see,the band is helped a lot by Napalm Death,they even play a cover here with Lee Dorrian and Shane Embury as guests (and Napalm Death played covers of Raging In Hell and S.O.B. on one of their Peel Sessions).The record is released by Lee Dorrian`s Rise Above Records,but even without all this help,S.O.B. are a hell of an act by themselves!!And the great cover..You should try this.

Tracks;
01.Raging in hell
02.Give me advice
03.Deceiver
04.Don`t turn your back
05.S.O.B.
06.Nightmare
07.No control
08.Luck or die
09.Thrash night

S.O.B. - THRASH NIGHT , EP 1989

GRIVA (Ser) - Kog sam djavola trazio u tebi , lp 1983

This band hailed from Novi Sad,and had a great story of how they became pretty popular in the ex-YU.Before this album,they released a single with a cover of SITNIJE,SESTRO,SITNIJE (in original Sitnije,Cile,Sitnije) by the folk singer Lepa Brena (the top selling folk singer of all the times),but the single wasn`t sold,but given as a gift with a comic-magazine Stripoteka.The effect was excellent,the magazine was sold out in record time,and it was pretty logical that the album had a great success.It is quite a good album with great tracks spanning from Heavy Blues or ballad to fast (almost) Heavy Metal.I don`t know what they sounded after this album,but this one is recommended.

Tracks;
01.Sitnije,sestro,sitnije
02.Tebi je vazna samo lova
03.Svi smo mi u stvari u dusi mesari
04.Sta je s tobom
05.Ti si lija,ti si zmija
06.Rolam
07.Kog sam djavola trazio u tebi
08.Lud za tobom
09.Placi samo placi
10.Svega ce biti,al nas nikad vise

GRIVA - KOG SAM DJAVOLA TRAZIO U TEBI , LP 1983

DUSTY MILLER (Cro) - Primula auricula , cassette 1997

Another Metal band from Pula,as you already noticed,in Metal and HC the strongest Croatian city.This band played a strange mix of Melodic Thrash with influences from Grunge acts like Alice In Chains or Pearl Jam.This tape was officially released by Adam Records,a label which lasted very short and released Pop acts,and this Metal one.The guitarist Vedran came from Hatross,the drummer today is a Jazz drummer and the brothers Sinkauz (bass/guitar) have their own experimental band East Rodeo.

Tracks;
01.Mad man`s Christ
02.Time
03.Missing
04.Haze
05.Mrs. wetness
06.Liar

DUSTY MILLER - PRIMULA AURICULA , CASSETTE 1997

KRIZA (Cro) - Success? , demo 01.10.1992.

Kriza was a band from Pula,part of the invasion of bands in Pula in the first part of the 90s.They played a very harsh HC-Thrash,and accidentally I left a mark on this demo as a guest,singing almost all the backing vocals.They did only this demo,and few gigs,and then disappeared.This demo is officially released as part of the split tape with Blockade Runner in 1993 (or 4).

Tracks;
01.Intro+White pig
02.Untitled
03.Bad dreams
04.Instrumental
05.They leave only a dust
06.Anti chemicals
07.Welcome
08.Irregular die

KRIZA - SUCCESS? , demo 01.10.1992.

FOXXY LADY (Cro) - playing Josipa Lisac , 2003

This was a band from Pula, active somewhere around 2002, today called Gardenia. They started with doing covers from the eminent Croatian female singer JOSIPA LISAC. They covered here songs from their first LP Dnevnik Jedne Ljubavi, four tracks as studio tracks, and a live version.
They did it perfectly good, and even had acknowledgement from Josipa Lisac herself!! Pure Hard Rock versions!

Tracks;
01.Lezaj od suza
02.Ne prepoznajem ga
03.Oluja
04.Po prvi put
05.Po prvi put (live)

FOXXY LADY - PLAYING JOSIPA LISAC , 2003

I GOT A SCANNER!!

Ok,people,finally I bought myself a scanner,so from now on all the existing cover or bands picures will be put on this blog.Of course,I will replace retrogradely all pictures that were put here instead of the cassette covers,so hopefully all tapes and demos will have the original covers.Just give me a little time,because this summer I am incredibly busy,my work takes more than 70% of my day (not counting sleeping,obviously).
One more thing;I started receiving requests,which makes me satisfied and I will try to put every request here.There are some things and recordings that will take me a little time to find,convert or whatever;as soon as I can,I will put them here.
I see that most of your interest goes to Croatian and ex-YU scene,so I will try to put the more I can,including a lot of old Hard Rock bands,because Yugoslavia had a lot of great Hard Rock bands.
Finally.The comments started.Thank you.Write me your opinions,just to make this blog better.

Yours,Alex.

PS;buy CDs.Visit shows and support bands,because they do it all for YOU.

DIVLJE JAGODE (BiH) - Motori , lp 1982

Divlje Jagode were the most popular Heavy Metal band in the ex-Yugoslavia (exactly,Bihac,in Bosnia And Herzegovina),and MOTORI,their third album was the best selling album for that year,and in the top 5 best selling albums ever in Yugoslavia.Divlje Jagode are still playing today,I don`t like them today,but this one is a f++kin rockin classic and a must for sure!!And this upload is a request by my friend under the nickname "Warrel Dane" from Greece.

Tracks;
01.Motori
02.Sampioni
03.Nasmijesi se
04.Zagrizi Rock`n`Roll
05.Sve iz inata
06.Sejla
07.Dodirni me
08.Ne zelis kraj
09.Divlji zapad

DIVLJE JAGODE - MOTORI , lp 1982

PAKET ARANZMAN (Ser) - Belgrade New-wave bands compilation lp 1980

What you have here is probably the best compilation ever from the ex-Yugoslavia,even if it contains just three bands.This one is a cult-record and the one that signed the zenith of Yugoslavian New Wave.All bands have a Punkish sound,but every one in his own way.There are also strange moments,as the VIS IDOLI song "Amerika" on which in 8 minutes and 12 seconds there goes repeatedly only one musical phrase and a voice repeating "And I say;Ah,where is America?"..Or one of the most known song of the Yugoslav alternative music,the SARLO AKROBATA ska-punk miniature "Niko kao ja"...Or one of the best Yugoslav Punk songs ever,the ELEKTRICNI ORGAZAM`s "Zlatni papagaj"..The tracklist on the record varies from this one,here the bands are grouped,on the vinyl the songs are in random way.If anyone wishes the right tracklist,just send me a message.Of course,highly recommended!

Tracks;
01.VIS IDOLI - Maljciki
02.VIS IDOLI - Plastika
03.VIS IDOLI - Schwule uber Europa
04.VIS IDOLI - Amerika
05.ELEKTRICNI ORGAZAM - Krokodili dolaze
06.ELEKTRICNI ORGAZAM - Zlatni papagaj
07.ELEKTRICNI ORGAZAM - Vi
08.SARLO AKROBATA - Ona se budi
09.SARLO AKROBATA - Oko moje glave
10.SARLO AKROBATA - Mali covek
11.SARLO AKROBATA - Niko kao ja

PAKET ARANZMAN , COMPILATION LP 1980

GATE (Cro) - Void , demo 1997

I am sorry that I cannot say nothing about this band..Well,almost nothing;I know they were from Rijeka and at least one member was member of the Rijeka`s "Cradle Of Filth" clones CASTRUM.

I got this demo right from that guy,and what we have here is a very nice Melodic Thrash Metal,with three demo songs and three live bonus tracks (of which I don`t know the names).So if you are still searchin for pieces of Croatian Metal history,take this one!

Tracks;
01.Blowin` the dust
02.Jester`s song
03.Void within
04.unknown live track 1
05.unknown live track 2
06 unknown live track 3

GATE - VOID , DEMO 1997

WEHRMACHT (USA) - Biermacht , lp 1989

This was a giant step forward,for my opinion.The album have a great loud production,and an incredible instrumental execution.Just listen to "The Wehrmacht" and the breaks in it(perfection),and you will get what I mean.When you add to that the humour the guys always had,this is a must along with the Shark Attack one.I wish they`d do a tour again..I`d die for that.

Tracks;
01.You broke my heart (so I broke your face)
02.Gore flix
03.Drink beer,be free
04.The wehrmacht
05.Everb + e + micro e
06.Munchies
07.Night of pain
08.Balance of opinion
09.Suck my dick
10.Drink Jack
11.Radical neck dissection
12.Beer macht
13.Outro

WEHRMACHT - BIERMACHT , LP 1989 (mediafire)

WEHRMACHT (USA) - Shark attack , lp 1987

Wehrmacht,the most underrated Thrash Metal band of all the times..I am posting now both of their albums,just for you to realise how genious this band is.This one is their first album,they did just two (and there are too much bands that should have stopped after the first demo!!).This album is the extremest display of Thrashing speed,as well as technicality with instruments.On the internet I found the definition "This album is like Killing Is My Business by Megadeth,only with three times faster drums".Is that enough for you to have this album immediately?

Tracks;
01.Shark attack
02.Blow you away
03.S.O.P.
04.Jabberjaw
05.Barrage of skankers
06.United shoebrothers
07.Puke
08.Part II
09.Go home
10.Anti
11.Napalm shower
12.Crazy ways people die
13.Fretboard gymnastic
14.Termination

WEHRMACHT - SHARK ATTACK , lp 1987

CARNIVORE (USA) - Retaliation , lp 1987

Here it is,the second Carnivore album (let`s hope there`s gonna be no more album,not because I don`t like Carnivore-it is the opposite;I don`t want this band`s opus to be ruined with some shit,like for example C.Frost did).This one is more HC oriented than the previous one,and has a metallic HC production.Of course,the brilliant songwriting by P.Steele,and a great line-up (without Keith Alexander R.I.P.),makes this album a very angry display of HC power,but in a Metal way.After this one,the Carnivores become Type O Negatives..

Tracks;
01.Jack Daniels and pizza
02.Angry neurotic catholics
03.Suck my dick
04.Ground zero Brooklyn
05.Race war
06.Inner conflict
07.Jesus Hitler
08.Tecnophobia
09.Manic depression
10.USA for USA
11.Five billion dead
12.Sex and violence

CARNIVORE - RETALIATION , LP 1987

DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Austria) - Expositionsprophylaxe , lp 1990

Ooooh,here they are..I am proud to say "my good friends"..and played with them..Ok,this is their first album,one of the strangest Death Metal bands ever,very "psychological" topics,and the titles remind me of the early-Carcass ones,only not about pathology,haha..Well,enjoy this album,until I get the authorisation to put here their show live in Pula 1993!

Tracks;
01.Introphylaxe
02.Inexorable logic
03.Life disintegrating
04.Sick dishonourableness
05.Successive substitution
06.Accellerated evolution
07.Psychoanalysis
08.Quintessentially unnecessary institution
09.Hypophysis
10.Disappeared with hermaphrodite choirs
11.Disharmonisation
12.The unequalled visual response mechanism
13.Onset of serious problems
14.Dehumanoid
15.Interpositions
16.Shredded illusions

DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA - EXPOSITIONSPROPHYLAXE , lp 1990