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Metal u BiH
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Sharan
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#227 Re: Metal u BiH
Evo jedna sa nedavnog nastupa u Furstenwaldeu (gradić / predgrađe Berlina).
A jedna obrađena sa nastupa na ovogodišnjem izdanju Monte Paradisa u Puli. To je, zna se, jedan od najvećih i najboljih hardcore punk festivala u Evropi.
Ko želi, naš debi album "Nojev Let" može kupiti za 10 KM. Podržite nas, podržite i ostale bendove na Beyond The Sun Records listi
http://beyondthesunrecords.info
Za narudžbu albuma pisati na [email protected] ili [email protected]
Primamo i Paypal
A jedna obrađena sa nastupa na ovogodišnjem izdanju Monte Paradisa u Puli. To je, zna se, jedan od najvećih i najboljih hardcore punk festivala u Evropi.
Ko želi, naš debi album "Nojev Let" može kupiti za 10 KM. Podržite nas, podržite i ostale bendove na Beyond The Sun Records listi
http://beyondthesunrecords.info
Za narudžbu albuma pisati na [email protected] ili [email protected]
Primamo i Paypal
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order
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#228 Re: Metal u BiH
BHHC BOOKING & SMF PROMOTIONS PREDSTAVLJA
Jedini hrvatski aktivni IRON MAIDEN TRIBUTE bend, osnovan 2007. godine u Splitu, nastao je iz velike ljubavi prema jednom od najvećih metal bendova ikad, i od tada konstantno radi na svom nastupu i što vjernijem predočavanju pravog maiden showa svojoj publici.
Na nastupima MADE IN IRONA uvijek se stvori odlična atmosfera i kemija, kako između članova benda, pa tako i između benda i publike koji to osjećaju i uživaju u svakom taktu pjesama maidena.
Osnovu benda od početka čine bubnjarka Ivana Čović, jedna od rijetkih ženskih bubnjara općenito u Dalmaciji, a pogotovo jedna od rijetkih koje su sposobne vjerno odsvirati bubnjarske dionice Iron Maidena, te gitarist Vicko Franić, prošlogodišnji pobjednik za titulu najboljeg gitariste na Croatian Blues Challengeu, koji također nastupa i kao solo gitarist u splitskom Harpoon Blues Bandu, jednom od najpopularnijih hrvatskih blues bendova.
Ostatak ekipe čine gitaristi Luka Tomić i Ivan Tomaš, te basist Luka Brodarić, također iskusni glazbenici s višegodišnjim iskustvom u raznim bendovima („Kriza“, „Vega“, „Electric Chair“, „Domination“...).
Na mjestu vokala je mlada perspektivna i iznimno talentirana pjevačica Blanka Nižić, inače član i Nightwish Tribute benda „Crownless“.
U svoje 4 godine postojanja bend je odsvirao velik broj nastupa u raznim klubovima, na metal festivalima, motosusretima , a repertoar benda se sastoji od pjesama s prvog albuma IRON MAIDENA pa sve do zadnjih najnovijih albuma.
Članovi :
Blanka Nižić.........vokal
Vicko Franić.........električna & akustična gitara
Luka Tomić..........električna gitara
Ivan Tomaš..........električna gitara
Luka Brodarić.......bas gitara
Ivana Čović..........bubnjevi
FACEBOOK FAN PAGE :
http://www.facebook.com/MadeInIronCro
USKORO DETALJNIJE.
http://WWW.BHHC.INFO/
http://WWW.SARAJEVOMETALFEST.COM/
http://WWW.ISK.INT.BA/
http://WWW.NOFUN.BA/
http://WWW.CRASH.BA/
Jedini hrvatski aktivni IRON MAIDEN TRIBUTE bend, osnovan 2007. godine u Splitu, nastao je iz velike ljubavi prema jednom od najvećih metal bendova ikad, i od tada konstantno radi na svom nastupu i što vjernijem predočavanju pravog maiden showa svojoj publici.
Na nastupima MADE IN IRONA uvijek se stvori odlična atmosfera i kemija, kako između članova benda, pa tako i između benda i publike koji to osjećaju i uživaju u svakom taktu pjesama maidena.
Osnovu benda od početka čine bubnjarka Ivana Čović, jedna od rijetkih ženskih bubnjara općenito u Dalmaciji, a pogotovo jedna od rijetkih koje su sposobne vjerno odsvirati bubnjarske dionice Iron Maidena, te gitarist Vicko Franić, prošlogodišnji pobjednik za titulu najboljeg gitariste na Croatian Blues Challengeu, koji također nastupa i kao solo gitarist u splitskom Harpoon Blues Bandu, jednom od najpopularnijih hrvatskih blues bendova.
Ostatak ekipe čine gitaristi Luka Tomić i Ivan Tomaš, te basist Luka Brodarić, također iskusni glazbenici s višegodišnjim iskustvom u raznim bendovima („Kriza“, „Vega“, „Electric Chair“, „Domination“...).
Na mjestu vokala je mlada perspektivna i iznimno talentirana pjevačica Blanka Nižić, inače član i Nightwish Tribute benda „Crownless“.
U svoje 4 godine postojanja bend je odsvirao velik broj nastupa u raznim klubovima, na metal festivalima, motosusretima , a repertoar benda se sastoji od pjesama s prvog albuma IRON MAIDENA pa sve do zadnjih najnovijih albuma.
Članovi :
Blanka Nižić.........vokal
Vicko Franić.........električna & akustična gitara
Luka Tomić..........električna gitara
Ivan Tomaš..........električna gitara
Luka Brodarić.......bas gitara
Ivana Čović..........bubnjevi
FACEBOOK FAN PAGE :
http://www.facebook.com/MadeInIronCro
USKORO DETALJNIJE.
http://WWW.BHHC.INFO/
http://WWW.SARAJEVOMETALFEST.COM/
http://WWW.ISK.INT.BA/
http://WWW.NOFUN.BA/
http://WWW.CRASH.BA/
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order
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#230 Re: Metal u BiH
BHHC BOOKING & SMF PROMOTIONS PREDSTAVLJAJU
FLATLINE "Koncert & Promocija novog video spota "Unfinished"
SUBOTA 21.01.2012
KLUB KRITERION
UPAD 5KM
+support
http://www.reverbnation.com/flatlinebh
Nakon godina iscrpnih svirki, turneja, roštilja, pive, atakarneta, Češke, Njemačke, granica, Passata, Holandije, Mercedesa, snijega, leda, spavanja po svakakvim stanovima i klubovima, Holandije, Turske, snimanja, brisanja, probanja, pa ponovnog snimanja, smrdljivog muxovog kombinezona (i nogu) s ponosom i bez plaho razmišljanja možemo da vam predstavimo najnoviji spot za najstariju pjesmu Sarajevskog benda Flatline, koji je uglavnom sastavljen od pacijenata, a neki su i muzičari. Sve to bi trebalo da se desi 21.01. 2012. u Kriterionu, propraćeno sa dosta pite i ćevapa i projekcijom i svirkom. Posebna zahvalnica ide Televiziji Kanal 1, Mihi i ostatku ekipe u montaži, glavnom glumcu, Libijcu koji je napisao pola teksta i naravno svim vjernim posttraumatičarima koji neće na liječenje čak i nakon svih ovih godina. Hvala.
video spotovi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfRf5Gjmi78
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvAFDspS ... re=related
http://WWW.BHHC.INFO/
http://WWW.SARAJEVOMETALFEST.COM/
http://WWW.ISK.INT.BA/
http://WWW.NOFUN.BA/
http://WWW.CRASH.BA/
FLATLINE "Koncert & Promocija novog video spota "Unfinished"
SUBOTA 21.01.2012
KLUB KRITERION
UPAD 5KM
+support
http://www.reverbnation.com/flatlinebh
Nakon godina iscrpnih svirki, turneja, roštilja, pive, atakarneta, Češke, Njemačke, granica, Passata, Holandije, Mercedesa, snijega, leda, spavanja po svakakvim stanovima i klubovima, Holandije, Turske, snimanja, brisanja, probanja, pa ponovnog snimanja, smrdljivog muxovog kombinezona (i nogu) s ponosom i bez plaho razmišljanja možemo da vam predstavimo najnoviji spot za najstariju pjesmu Sarajevskog benda Flatline, koji je uglavnom sastavljen od pacijenata, a neki su i muzičari. Sve to bi trebalo da se desi 21.01. 2012. u Kriterionu, propraćeno sa dosta pite i ćevapa i projekcijom i svirkom. Posebna zahvalnica ide Televiziji Kanal 1, Mihi i ostatku ekipe u montaži, glavnom glumcu, Libijcu koji je napisao pola teksta i naravno svim vjernim posttraumatičarima koji neće na liječenje čak i nakon svih ovih godina. Hvala.
video spotovi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfRf5Gjmi78
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvAFDspS ... re=related
http://WWW.BHHC.INFO/
http://WWW.SARAJEVOMETALFEST.COM/
http://WWW.ISK.INT.BA/
http://WWW.NOFUN.BA/
http://WWW.CRASH.BA/
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So What!
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#231 Re: Metal u BiH
Tuzla - capital of Bosnian Heavy Metal!
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Ajatolah_
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#232 Re: Metal u BiH
Ne znam gdje drugo da pitam, mada znam da je i ovdje off topic, šta se desilo s Rock Planetom?
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chengaba
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#233 Re: Metal u BiH
Portal ne radi već godinama, a cijeli sajt je premještan sa jednog hostinga na drugi, pa ni forum nije radio jedno vrijeme, al' sad fercera.EdoI wrote:Ne znam gdje drugo da pitam, mada znam da je i ovdje off topic, šta se desilo s Rock Planetom?
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Ajatolah_
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#234 Re: Metal u BiH
Aha. Ma navikao sam na onu poruku "Portal u izradi..." na home stranici, sad je nešto drugo... ustvari ne znam zašto odmah nisam išao direktno na forum.
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So What!
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#235 Re: Metal u BiH
NAKON DUGOGODIŠNJEG EMITIRANJA NA RADIO STANICAMA: Večeras premijerno TV izdanje emisije 'Izvan svake kontrole' na Kanalu 1
Srijeda | 04.01.2012.
Premijerno izdanje TV emisije koja se bavi promocijom rock'n'roll kulture, 'Izvan Svake Kontrole' biće emitovano na Kanalu 1 u srijedu, 4.1.2012. godine.
Izvan svake kontrole„Izvan Svake Kontrole“, projekt očuvanja i promocije rock’n'roll kulture koji se dosad očitovao kroz medije u vidu radijske emisije čija se tradicija gradila u posljednjih sedam godina na „Radiju 202“ i „Radiju Sarajevo“, te web portala koji se nalazi na adresi www.isk.int.ba, u januaru 2011. godine doživjet će na Kanalu 1 i premijerno televizijsko emitovanje u obliku polusatne emisije za sve ljubitelje zvuka koji već decenijama u različitim oblicima oduševljava milione širom planete.
Ideja o transformaciji ovog projekta u televizijsku emisiju započela je početkom 2011. godine, ali se zbog određenih komplikacija nije uspjela ostvariti dosad, no trudom, zalaganjem i željom da se rock’n'roll, kao i podžanrovi heavy metal, punk, hardcore i eksperimentalnije povrste rock’n'rolla vrate na male ekrane, zajedničkim radom TV ekipe i „Izvan Svake Kontrole“, emisija će doživjeti svoje premijerno emitovanje večeras, 4.1.2012. godine u 22.00 h.
Arnel Šarić Sharan, autor projekta „Izvan Svake Kontrole“ komentariše početak televizijske historije ISK na Kanalu 1:
- ISK je projekt koji je do dana današnjeg prošao sito i rešeto, promjene radijskih stanica, što zbog gašenja matične radijske stanice „202“, pa do gašenja od strane uprave „Radija Sarajevo“. U sedam godina postojanja etablirali smo se kao respektabilan medij, ali i prijateljski nastrojen partner prema svim, a pogotovo mladim bendovima i umjetnicima u Bosni i Hercegovini.
Nažalost, prvobitno najavljivana za emitovanje u martu 2011. godine, televizijska inačica emisije „Izvan Svake Kontrole“ nije se realizirala zbog nekoliko tehničkih problema, ali sada sigurno pokretanje emisije nam daje čvrst i siguran start, te napokon omogućava mladim bendovima i ljubiteljima ove muzike da svake sedmice od 4.1.2012. godine na Kanalu 1 imaju svojih pola sata sa muzikom i bendovima koje oni vole, pola sata koji će i sami kreirati svojim željama.“
Iako prvobitno najavljena kao emisija koja će predstavljati rock’n'roll scenu kroz novinarske priloge, intervjue sa bendovima i spotove, od 4.1.2012. godine kreće light verzija televizijskog izdanja „Izvan Svake Kontrole“.
- Emitovat ćemo spotove bendova koje će zajedno birati uredništvo emisije i gledatelji, a vremenom planiramo integrisati nove sadržaje, nove vrste priloga i načina promocije. Koncept same televizijske emisije će biti donekle drugačiji od koncepta radijske emisije koja dopušta puno veću slobodu u odnosu na televiziju; po prvi put će ISK posvetiti pažnju i modernim žanrovima metal zvuka jer je ovo jedna od rijetkih prilika da i mlađe generacije rock’n'rollera koje nisu odrasle na old school zvuku pogledaju svoje omiljene bendove i njihove video uratke na malim ekranima. Ono što je najvažnije je činjenica da će prednost u ovom televizijskom programu imati domaće grupe sa područja Bosne i Hercegovine, te da će emisija pored svog redovnog termina emitovanja srijedom od 22 sata imati i reprizno emitovanje u dnevnom terminu, terminu koji će biti naknadno objavljen. Ovim potezom vršimo na jedan način totalnu revoluciju televizijskog poimanja i promocije rock’n'rolla, ne samo na području Bosne i Hercegovine, već i na svjetskom nivou. Nije baš čest primjer da vam jedan televizijski kanal servira Lemmyija, Abbatha, Halforda ili Little Richarda usred bijela dana, zar ne?“, navodi Šarić.
Uredništvo ISK TV Showa će emitovati sve spotove rock’n'roll žanrova (uključujući metal, hardcore, punk…) koji zadovoljavaju tehničke zahtjeve Kanala 1 i koji svojim sadržajem, bilo slikom ili zvukom ne diskriminiraju ili potiču na mržnju prema osobi ili grupi ljudi na osnovu njihovih spolnih, seksualnih, geografskih, religijskih i svih ostalih orijentacija. Uredništvo ISK TV Showa zadržava pravo da odbije emitovanje određenog spota bez daljnjeg objašnjenja.
Kako poslati spot za emitovanje?
Ukoliko ste član benda ili legalni predstavnik muzičke grupe ili izdavačke kuće, spotove nam najlakše možete dostaviti mailom. Pošaljite nam postojeći download link ili nam pošaljite spot putem jednog od hosting servisa (preporučujemo Rapidshare ili WeTransfer). Minimalno zahtijevamo PAL 720×576, 4:3, a uvijek nam je draže dobiti widescreen 16:9 (ovo dosad navedeno vam je DVD kvaliteta, dakle – to je minimum!).
Ono što zaista želimo kako bi svima prikazali u najboljem svjetlu Vaše uratke je 1280×720 HD iliti 720p HD, pa naviše. Audio mora biti minimum mp3 128 kpbs, 44,1 kHz. Ako niste sigurni u vezi ovih mjera, kontaktirajte nas putem e-maila [email protected].
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Srijeda | 04.01.2012.
Premijerno izdanje TV emisije koja se bavi promocijom rock'n'roll kulture, 'Izvan Svake Kontrole' biće emitovano na Kanalu 1 u srijedu, 4.1.2012. godine.
Izvan svake kontrole„Izvan Svake Kontrole“, projekt očuvanja i promocije rock’n'roll kulture koji se dosad očitovao kroz medije u vidu radijske emisije čija se tradicija gradila u posljednjih sedam godina na „Radiju 202“ i „Radiju Sarajevo“, te web portala koji se nalazi na adresi www.isk.int.ba, u januaru 2011. godine doživjet će na Kanalu 1 i premijerno televizijsko emitovanje u obliku polusatne emisije za sve ljubitelje zvuka koji već decenijama u različitim oblicima oduševljava milione širom planete.
Ideja o transformaciji ovog projekta u televizijsku emisiju započela je početkom 2011. godine, ali se zbog određenih komplikacija nije uspjela ostvariti dosad, no trudom, zalaganjem i željom da se rock’n'roll, kao i podžanrovi heavy metal, punk, hardcore i eksperimentalnije povrste rock’n'rolla vrate na male ekrane, zajedničkim radom TV ekipe i „Izvan Svake Kontrole“, emisija će doživjeti svoje premijerno emitovanje večeras, 4.1.2012. godine u 22.00 h.
Arnel Šarić Sharan, autor projekta „Izvan Svake Kontrole“ komentariše početak televizijske historije ISK na Kanalu 1:
- ISK je projekt koji je do dana današnjeg prošao sito i rešeto, promjene radijskih stanica, što zbog gašenja matične radijske stanice „202“, pa do gašenja od strane uprave „Radija Sarajevo“. U sedam godina postojanja etablirali smo se kao respektabilan medij, ali i prijateljski nastrojen partner prema svim, a pogotovo mladim bendovima i umjetnicima u Bosni i Hercegovini.
Nažalost, prvobitno najavljivana za emitovanje u martu 2011. godine, televizijska inačica emisije „Izvan Svake Kontrole“ nije se realizirala zbog nekoliko tehničkih problema, ali sada sigurno pokretanje emisije nam daje čvrst i siguran start, te napokon omogućava mladim bendovima i ljubiteljima ove muzike da svake sedmice od 4.1.2012. godine na Kanalu 1 imaju svojih pola sata sa muzikom i bendovima koje oni vole, pola sata koji će i sami kreirati svojim željama.“
Iako prvobitno najavljena kao emisija koja će predstavljati rock’n'roll scenu kroz novinarske priloge, intervjue sa bendovima i spotove, od 4.1.2012. godine kreće light verzija televizijskog izdanja „Izvan Svake Kontrole“.
- Emitovat ćemo spotove bendova koje će zajedno birati uredništvo emisije i gledatelji, a vremenom planiramo integrisati nove sadržaje, nove vrste priloga i načina promocije. Koncept same televizijske emisije će biti donekle drugačiji od koncepta radijske emisije koja dopušta puno veću slobodu u odnosu na televiziju; po prvi put će ISK posvetiti pažnju i modernim žanrovima metal zvuka jer je ovo jedna od rijetkih prilika da i mlađe generacije rock’n'rollera koje nisu odrasle na old school zvuku pogledaju svoje omiljene bendove i njihove video uratke na malim ekranima. Ono što je najvažnije je činjenica da će prednost u ovom televizijskom programu imati domaće grupe sa područja Bosne i Hercegovine, te da će emisija pored svog redovnog termina emitovanja srijedom od 22 sata imati i reprizno emitovanje u dnevnom terminu, terminu koji će biti naknadno objavljen. Ovim potezom vršimo na jedan način totalnu revoluciju televizijskog poimanja i promocije rock’n'rolla, ne samo na području Bosne i Hercegovine, već i na svjetskom nivou. Nije baš čest primjer da vam jedan televizijski kanal servira Lemmyija, Abbatha, Halforda ili Little Richarda usred bijela dana, zar ne?“, navodi Šarić.
Uredništvo ISK TV Showa će emitovati sve spotove rock’n'roll žanrova (uključujući metal, hardcore, punk…) koji zadovoljavaju tehničke zahtjeve Kanala 1 i koji svojim sadržajem, bilo slikom ili zvukom ne diskriminiraju ili potiču na mržnju prema osobi ili grupi ljudi na osnovu njihovih spolnih, seksualnih, geografskih, religijskih i svih ostalih orijentacija. Uredništvo ISK TV Showa zadržava pravo da odbije emitovanje određenog spota bez daljnjeg objašnjenja.
Kako poslati spot za emitovanje?
Ukoliko ste član benda ili legalni predstavnik muzičke grupe ili izdavačke kuće, spotove nam najlakše možete dostaviti mailom. Pošaljite nam postojeći download link ili nam pošaljite spot putem jednog od hosting servisa (preporučujemo Rapidshare ili WeTransfer). Minimalno zahtijevamo PAL 720×576, 4:3, a uvijek nam je draže dobiti widescreen 16:9 (ovo dosad navedeno vam je DVD kvaliteta, dakle – to je minimum!).
Ono što zaista želimo kako bi svima prikazali u najboljem svjetlu Vaše uratke je 1280×720 HD iliti 720p HD, pa naviše. Audio mora biti minimum mp3 128 kpbs, 44,1 kHz. Ako niste sigurni u vezi ovih mjera, kontaktirajte nas putem e-maila [email protected].
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Evil.Eddie
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#236 Re: Metal u BiH
sta vise reci ....
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So What!
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#237 Re: Metal u BiH
Evo prošle su 22 godine od Mötorheadovog koncerta u Sarajevu 27. 03. 1990. godine. Iznad je slika ulaznice sa tog koncerta na kojoj ne piše ime Mötorheada već njihova maskota Snaggletooth u obliku voza.
Inače na ovom nastupu, neko iz publike je pogodio Lemmya u glavu, a to je Lemmy spomenuo i u svojoj autobigrafskoj knjizi White Line Fever.
Pa se vi pitajte što niko neće da svira u Sarajevu.
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#238 Re: Metal u BiH
Pionirima heavy metala u Bosni i Hercegovini, bendu Bombarder je počast odao i poznati norveški black metal bend Koldbrann koji je obradio njihovu pjesmu Metalni bog te su ga objavili na singl ploči Russian Vodka / Metalni Bog na kojoj se osim ove nalazi i obrada pjesme Russian Vodka još jednog legendarnog benda, ruske Korrozie Metalla.
Ova ploča je objavljena 2009. godine, a predstavlja tribute za ova dva benda. Koldbrann je 2006. godine nastupao u Sarajevu u klub Bock (FIS) zajedno sa bosanskim black metal bendom KRV. Nakon toga, vokalista Koldbranna, Mannevod je sarađivao sa bendom KRV na njihovom albumu Ponor gdje učestvuje na pjesmi Bundet Til Masten.
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#239 Re: Metal u BiH
CHRIST AGONY
BLACK/DEATH METAL (POLAND)
http://www.facebook.com/ChristAgony
AGONIZE
MELODIC DEATH METAL (B&H)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Agonize/57693471924
DAEMONICUS
OLD SCHOOL DEATH METAL (SWEDEN)
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#240 Re: Metal u BiH
DEUS EX CAROUSEL & ZLIJAY @ UNDERGROUND, SARAJEVO
29.4.2012.
http://www.facebook.com/deusexcarousel
http://www.myspace.com/zlijay
Dvadeset i devetog aprila 2010. godine uprava RTVFBiH u saradnji sa državnom administracijom ugasila je sarajevski Radio 202, posljednji bastion medijske slobode u kojem nije bio važan nacionalni ključ, seksualna, religijska ni bilo kakva orijentacija, a jedini kriteriji važni za rad na Radiju 202 su bili slušanje dobre muzike i dobro raspoloženje.
Na drugu godišnjicu smrti najboljeg sarajevskog radija koji je odgojio i kojeg su stvorile generacije sarajevskih muzičara, umjetnika, novinara, radija koji je u posljednjih sedam godina postojanja primio preko šest stotina studenata i ponudio im utočište unutar ludila koje vlada Sarajevom i cijelom Bosnom i Hercegovinom, ekipa Radija 202 neće sjediti mirno kao 2011. godine, već Vas pozivaju sve u Rock&Jazz Club "Underground" kako bi na jedan određen način proslavili nasljedstvo koje je Radio 202 ostavio svima nama...
"Ne bi željeli da se koncert na drugu godišnjicu gašenja Radija 202 shvati kao proslava gašenja. Ovo je jednostavno prilika da se okupimo na datum kada je 202-jka trebala nastaviti svoje emitovanje prije dvije godine. Ja sam jedna od tri osobe čiji su glasovi emitovani posljednji u eteru Radija 202. Želim na neki način nastaviti sa muzikom, pa makar organizacijom i sviranjem na ovom koncertu. Stvar prkosa. Prema RTVFBiH, prema ovoj državi i prema upravi Grada Sarajeva na čelu sa gradonačelnikom Behmenom, ljudima koji su nam ulagali lažnu nadu u spas Radija 202.", izjavio je Arnel Šarić Sharan, jedan od organizatora koncerta i basista benda Deus Ex Carousel koji će svirati na koncertu, te bivši uposlenik Radija 202.
Kako je Radio 202 bio poznat po širokoj paleti muzičkih žanrova koji su pronalazili svoje mjesto u eteru na 93,1 FM bez obzira na njihovu komercijalnu snagu, 29.4.2012. doći će do fuzije analognog i digitalnog, gdje će na bini "Undergrounda" zasvirati sarajevski rock'n'roll bend Deus Ex Carousel i jedno od najpoznatijih imena sarajevskog Radija 202, autor emisije "Garaža 202" - Zlijay!
Deus Ex Carousel kao ideja i u vidu nekoliko demo snimaka vuče korijene u 2007. godinu. Gligor Popović, vokal i gitarista sarajevskog punk benda Ofsajd želio je sa bendom Deus Ex Carousel probati uraditi nešto drugačije od dotadašnjeg muzičkog izraza u Ofsajdu. 2011. godine Gligoru Popoviću se u DEC-u pridružuju i nova tri člana; Mirza Ćorić na gitari, Samir Ramić kao bubnjar i Arnel Sharan Šarić (dugogodišnji voditelj na Radiju 202, autor emisije "Izvan Svake Kontrole") u ulozi basiste. Njihov rock'n'roll izraz je hirurški precizno prangijanje u stilu bendova kakav je Motorhead, a posebna pažnja se obraća na tekstove pjesama koji su možda i ponajbolji na domaćoj (i regionalnoj) rock'n'roll sceni, bila ona iznad ili ispod zemlje. Ovo je drugi javni nastup Deus Ex Carousela; publici su se premijerno predstavili na rođendanskom koncertu Partibrejkersa.
Jedno od najprepoznatljivijih imena sarajevskog Radija 202, čovjek čija je blistava karijera započela 2004. godine upravo na Radiju 202, Zlijay predstavlja ono najbolje u DJ-ingu, čovjeka koji osluškuje i shvata htijenja publike, ali im ni na jedan način ne podilazi, čovjeka koji će vam pustiti omiljenu pjesmu, ali upakovan u miks koji on smatra kvalitetnim. Zlijay, jedan od omiljenih DJ-ejeva sarajevske underground scene, te član najboljeg balkanskog kolektiva producenata, muzičara i umjetnika 4Jays, nastupit će na 202: The Legacy Gigu nakon Deus Ex Carousela kako bi užarenu atmosferu doveo do eksplozije... i nemojte se slučajno zbuniti kada čujete sve od breakbeata, na hip-hop,pa do super poznatih hard rock melodija osamdesetih... freestyle je srednje ime Mixmaster Zleeja, muzičk haos ima svakome da prija!
Ulaznica za ovo dešavanje je pet KM, a Vaše je samo da budete sa nama 29.4.2012. godine da onima koji su uzrokovali prebrzu i bespotrebnu smrt Radija 202 pokažemo da im je to bila najveća greška u životu!
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So What!
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#241 Re: Metal u BiH
Evo jedan komentar na BH metal scene ove godine. Definitivno smatram da je nakon prošle godine ovo najrodnija godina. Imamo pregršt najavljenih i odrađenih svirki, a radi se o sve velikim imenima. Dobivamo nove bendove, a drugi se razvijaju i rade nove stvari.
Uglavnom nakon Apocalyptice i Madballa prošle godine, ove godine se možemo pohvaliti Exodusom u Biohazardom u Sarajevu i to sve zahvaljujući ljudima iz BHHC Bookinga i SMF Promotionsa. Ova godina bi trebala biti najjača i festivalski kada je BiH u pitanju. Nakon Sarajevo Metal Festa na kojem je gostovala sve sama domaća i regionalna elita, imaćemo i ljetno izdanje ovog festivala gdje ćemo gledati stranu elitu, kao što je Exodus, Suicidal Angels i Benighted. A da Sarajevo nije jedini epicentar dešavanja dokazuje i Scream Fest u Ljubuškom koji će nakon četiri godine pauze ponovo ugostiti najbolje od bosanskog metala. A ove godine imamo tu još i Kaleidoskop u Tuzli, Festival prijateljstva u Goraždu i Rastok u Jelahu gdje se obavezno nađe nekoliko dobrih metal bendova.
Treba navesti da je tu bilo i nekih manje poznatih bendova, ali najviše treba istaći Eastern Moonlight Tour na čelu sa Christ Agony. A ako uzmemo u obzir da je tek pola godine prošlo ovo što se dešavalo je fenomenalno. Još uvijek siugrno zaostajemo za regionalnim metropolama, ali polahko i sigurno ih sustižemo i za nekih desetak godina mogli bi se ravnati sa njima. BHHC Booking postaje jedna profesionalna booking agencija i ne bi me iznenadilo kada bi za nekih 5 godina doveli Iron Maiden u Sarajevo.
Osim nabrojanih eventa treba navesti da naši bendovi vrijedno rade i nastupaju. Toxicdeath će ove godine nastupati na zadarskom Metal Festu 2012 zajedno sa svjetskom metal elitom. Broj domaćih svirki je znatno povećan, a bendovi su počeli snimati i spotove. Bend Flatline je 21. 01. predstavio spot za pjesmu "Unfinished" dok je Aesthetic Empathy u pripremi spota za pjesmu "Dualism". Tuzlanski bend Brain Forest Rytual je u januaru predstavio live album "ULAZIZLAZ". A svakako treba istaći da nam se ove godine predstavio bend HellRide koji bi za par godine trebao postati jedan od vodećih bendova u BiH.
Uglavnom ovo je kratki rezime svega što se dešavalo u prvoj polovici ove godine, a očekujemo mnogo više do kraja godine zato pratite dešavanja na ISK (Izvan Svake Kontrole), Bosnian Metal blogu i The Aebyssu.
Uglavnom nakon Apocalyptice i Madballa prošle godine, ove godine se možemo pohvaliti Exodusom u Biohazardom u Sarajevu i to sve zahvaljujući ljudima iz BHHC Bookinga i SMF Promotionsa. Ova godina bi trebala biti najjača i festivalski kada je BiH u pitanju. Nakon Sarajevo Metal Festa na kojem je gostovala sve sama domaća i regionalna elita, imaćemo i ljetno izdanje ovog festivala gdje ćemo gledati stranu elitu, kao što je Exodus, Suicidal Angels i Benighted. A da Sarajevo nije jedini epicentar dešavanja dokazuje i Scream Fest u Ljubuškom koji će nakon četiri godine pauze ponovo ugostiti najbolje od bosanskog metala. A ove godine imamo tu još i Kaleidoskop u Tuzli, Festival prijateljstva u Goraždu i Rastok u Jelahu gdje se obavezno nađe nekoliko dobrih metal bendova.
Treba navesti da je tu bilo i nekih manje poznatih bendova, ali najviše treba istaći Eastern Moonlight Tour na čelu sa Christ Agony. A ako uzmemo u obzir da je tek pola godine prošlo ovo što se dešavalo je fenomenalno. Još uvijek siugrno zaostajemo za regionalnim metropolama, ali polahko i sigurno ih sustižemo i za nekih desetak godina mogli bi se ravnati sa njima. BHHC Booking postaje jedna profesionalna booking agencija i ne bi me iznenadilo kada bi za nekih 5 godina doveli Iron Maiden u Sarajevo.
Osim nabrojanih eventa treba navesti da naši bendovi vrijedno rade i nastupaju. Toxicdeath će ove godine nastupati na zadarskom Metal Festu 2012 zajedno sa svjetskom metal elitom. Broj domaćih svirki je znatno povećan, a bendovi su počeli snimati i spotove. Bend Flatline je 21. 01. predstavio spot za pjesmu "Unfinished" dok je Aesthetic Empathy u pripremi spota za pjesmu "Dualism". Tuzlanski bend Brain Forest Rytual je u januaru predstavio live album "ULAZIZLAZ". A svakako treba istaći da nam se ove godine predstavio bend HellRide koji bi za par godine trebao postati jedan od vodećih bendova u BiH.
Uglavnom ovo je kratki rezime svega što se dešavalo u prvoj polovici ove godine, a očekujemo mnogo više do kraja godine zato pratite dešavanja na ISK (Izvan Svake Kontrole), Bosnian Metal blogu i The Aebyssu.
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#242 Re: Metal u BiH
Brain forest je iz Lukavca, a žao mi što na Kaleidoskopu ne bude većih metal imena al eto biće Majke 
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#243 Re: Metal u BiH
Dobra tema, svaka cast ko je otvori. Po mom misljenju, Bosna ima odlicne, super bandove. Pogledajmo jedan Toxicdeath, band koji je nastupao sa svjetskim bandovima poput Behemoth, Vader, Sinister itd, zatim Agonize koji su nastupali s Obscurom, svirali su Njemackoj, Francuskoj, Turskoj, Bugarskoj itd. Jos jedan odlican band koji je dosta utjecao na metal scenu u BiH. Zatim imamo jedan od najboljih black metal sastava Krv. I jos mnogi drugi. Bosna stvarno ima pregrst odlicnih bandova.
Sto se tice koncerata, i tu smo dosta dobri. Pa dolazili su nam svjetski bandovi poput Sepulture, Death Angela, Kataklysm, Rotting Christ i mnogi drugi. Uskoro nam dolaze i thrash metal veterani Exodus, zatim Suicidal Angels.
Bosna i Hercegovina polako postaje mjesto na kojem su nastupali i na kojem ce nastupat svjetski poznati bandovi.
Sto se tice koncerata, i tu smo dosta dobri. Pa dolazili su nam svjetski bandovi poput Sepulture, Death Angela, Kataklysm, Rotting Christ i mnogi drugi. Uskoro nam dolaze i thrash metal veterani Exodus, zatim Suicidal Angels.
Bosna i Hercegovina polako postaje mjesto na kojem su nastupali i na kojem ce nastupat svjetski poznati bandovi.
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So What!
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#244 Re: Metal u BiH
Zaboravio si nabrojat još Napalm Death, nekad Destruction i Kreator. Iamli smo mi u intervalima dobrih svirki, a onda zatajenje. Nadam se da ova odlične koncertne sezone u 2011/2012 će se proširiti i na 2013.Russki wrote:Dobra tema, svaka cast ko je otvori. Po mom misljenju, Bosna ima odlicne, super bandove. Pogledajmo jedan Toxicdeath, band koji je nastupao sa svjetskim bandovima poput Behemoth, Vader, Sinister itd, zatim Agonize koji su nastupali s Obscurom, svirali su Njemackoj, Francuskoj, Turskoj, Bugarskoj itd. Jos jedan odlican band koji je dosta utjecao na metal scenu u BiH. Zatim imamo jedan od najboljih black metal sastava Krv. I jos mnogi drugi. Bosna stvarno ima pregrst odlicnih bandova.
Sto se tice koncerata, i tu smo dosta dobri. Pa dolazili su nam svjetski bandovi poput Sepulture, Death Angela, Kataklysm, Rotting Christ i mnogi drugi. Uskoro nam dolaze i thrash metal veterani Exodus, zatim Suicidal Angels.
Bosna i Hercegovina polako postaje mjesto na kojem su nastupali i na kojem ce nastupat svjetski poznati bandovi.
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#245 Re: Metal u BiH
20. 06. @ FIS KULTURA - Harlekin, Forensic Clinic
23. 06. @ Underground - Brickheads, Snake Eater
09. 07. @ Amfiteatar Doma Mladih - Exodus, Suicidal Angels, Inciter, Aesthetic Empathy (Summer Metal Fest)
10. 07. @ Sloga (Cinemas) - Benighted, Putrid Blood, Orisons in Vain (Summer Metal Fest)
13. 07 @ Sloga (Cinemas) - Pero Defformero, Wake the Dead (Horror Night Fest)
19. 07. @ Amfiteatar Doma Mladih - Biohazard, Flatline
13. 08. @ Amfiteatar Doma Mladih - Agnostic Front, The Mongoloids, Take Offense
23. 06. @ Underground - Brickheads, Snake Eater
09. 07. @ Amfiteatar Doma Mladih - Exodus, Suicidal Angels, Inciter, Aesthetic Empathy (Summer Metal Fest)
10. 07. @ Sloga (Cinemas) - Benighted, Putrid Blood, Orisons in Vain (Summer Metal Fest)
13. 07 @ Sloga (Cinemas) - Pero Defformero, Wake the Dead (Horror Night Fest)
19. 07. @ Amfiteatar Doma Mladih - Biohazard, Flatline
13. 08. @ Amfiteatar Doma Mladih - Agnostic Front, The Mongoloids, Take Offense
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#247 Re: Metal u BiH
CHRIS DALE'S METAL MELTDOWN
SCREAM FOR ME SARAJEVO PART 1
A Mission To Play Heavy Metal In The Bosnian War, December 1994
1st June 2012
Chris Dale is a Heavy Metal bassist. He is currently the bass player in TANK whose recent album, WAR MACHINE is out now. He has previously played with lots of metal bands and projects, most notably a two year stint in Bruce Dickinson's solo band.
Chris fronts the pop-group Sack Trick, DJs on TotalRock radio (Thursdays 3-6pm UK time) and in his spare time works on tour as a roady for anyone going to a hot climate...
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Back when I was in Bruce Dickinson's band, I woke up way too early one day with the phone ringing. It was Bruce.
"Morning!" he said chirpily. I looked through the curtains. He was right.
"Yeah, morning!" I agreed.
"We've got another gig come in," he said.
"Great news," I replied. I love doing gigs.
"It's Sarajevo," he said. This was back in 1994 and even in my blurred mind alarms bells started ringing.
"Aren't they having a war?" I asked.
"Yeah, sort of... but it's all good. We're under UN protection and we might get a go in a tank!" he enthused. "Are you up for it?"
"Errr.... OK then," I tailed off. It was like interrogation under sleep depravation. I'd have said anything to go back to bed right then and besides, I had always wanted a go in a tank.
Yours truly at Split Airport
When I woke up properly a bit later I thought about the strange conversation. Apparently it wasn't a dream. We were going to do a gig in war-torn Bosnia.
But it hadn't been in the news for a while and surely Bruce wouldn't be going anywhere properly dangerous. He's far from stupid. Most likely the war must have quietened down since the UN peacekeeping force had arrived... or so I thought.
As a bit of background, in the early 1990s the former Serb dominated Yugoslavia slipped into a series of vicious civil wars. Firstly Slovenia broke away from the republic, then a short war with Serbia ensued before Croatia also broke away. Croatia was the second largest (next to Serbia) of the nations of the former Yugoslavia and with a hastily formed army they put up a fierce defence of their new freedom from Serb domination.
Next Bosnia declared independence. Bosnia was in a more difficult position with Serb minorities in the North and East and Croat minorities in the West. The Bosnian Muslims lived mostly in the centre but the divisions between the communities were not clearly defined by borders. All three nationalities lived next door to each other in many towns and all three now turned on each other.
These were especially ruthless wars. No quarter was given to men, women or children. Mass murder, mutilation, torture and organised rape were common. All sides were guilty of atrocities but the Serbs were the perpetrators of some of the worst and on by far the largest scale.
Finally the UN sent in a peacekeeping force to untangle the three warring factions and impose a truce. A no fly zone was enforced, Sarajevo was still under siege but things seemed to have calmed down, at least on the news... or maybe the continued slaughter was simply no longer newsworthy?
So a couple of weeks after the initial call, we're getting ready to fly to Sarajevo. There were no direct flights (that should have rung more alarm bells), so we were flying to Split in Croatia from Birmingham International. Regular flight from a regular airport, it's all fine so far...
Just when we got on the plane it occurred to us, perhaps for the first time, that this might not really be alright. The plane was full of British soldiers, there were no holiday makers there. We were the only long haired civilians on board. Everyone else on this plane was going to a war. Oooops!
When we landed at Split airport we were met by Colonel Stuart Green, a British Army officer who was very friendly, full of smiles and lots of hand shaking.
Alex Dickson, Bruce Dickinson and myself at Split Airport
"Thank you so much for coming out here, really so jolly good of you," he gushed. "But you've had a wasted journey, I'm very sorry to say. The show's off, it's all gone a bit hairy out there. We can't guarantee you safe passage into Sarajevo anymore so I'll get you on the next flight back. But really thank you so much for coming this far".
Several of us perked up at this news. Oh, well, nice day out, let's have a sandwich and pop home. But not Bruce. He wanted to know more. How bad was it? Could the mission be rescued? Was there another way we could get through?
I should probably at this point tell you who "we" were. There were eight of us.
http://metaltalk.net/images3/sarajevo/3.jpg
Our gang from left to right: Jed front of house engineer, Andy Veasey bass and drum tech, Alex "Sponder" Elena on drums, Bruce Dickinson- you know him already, Bob Edwards guitar tech, Alex Dickson guitarist and Roland Hyams, press agent.
Bruce, he's the lead singer of Iron Maiden. We're in the middle of touring his 'Balls To Picasso' solo album. He's also the instigator of this whole scenario and his enthusiasm for it knows no bounds.
Alex Dickson, he's our guitar hero. He generally prefers guitars to wars.
Alex Elena, we called him Sponder to avoid/create confusion. He's the drummer and he plays very loud. He's also Italian I should warn you, and like most of his countrymen (and sensible people all around the world) believes good food should have priority over bloodshed.
Sponder and me at Split Airport
I'm going to be expected to play bass at some point.
Roland Hyams was our press agent and he was coming along to report on events, liaise with folk and handily keep a diary (to which I've frequently referred in telling this tale). We absolutely relied on him to keep our spirits up on several occasions.
We had a small road crew with us. Irish Jed was going to be doing our front of house sound (that is if they had a sound system at the gig, we still didn't know for sure what was going to happen at the venue).
Bob Edwards was Alex's guitar technician. Bob had put himself firmly in the pacifist camp when on tour one day he had failed to fix the screaming feedback in Alex's amp but instead had concentrated on building an impressive floral display on stage left.
Andy Veasey was our super-tech looking after Sponder's drums and my bass. Me and Andy were mates from back in Wales, a top bloke. He was the one person in this scenario that I looked to for common sense on all occasions.
"We should take their advice and go home," he said solemnly.
But as luck would have it, Bruce had met some folk from a charity group called The Serious Road Trip. They did amazing work. They were mostly foreigners (Brits, Aussies and Kiwis) and they drove truck loads of supplies into worn torn areas then performed circus routines for the local children.
They painted all their trucks in bright yellow with cartoon characters on the sides at a time when every other vehicle on the road was in dark green camouflage. They were doing such a saintly task but worryingly for me, they were all quite clearly insane. They'd take us through, they said.
Me with some Serious Road Trip crew at Split Airport
We arranged to go for dinner with the British Army then meet up later with the ironically named Serious Road Trip.
Dinner was in the UN Other Ranks canteen in Split. It was over-cooked roast beef and veg, just like school dinners but bigger portions. It was great.
A misunderstanding in translation at the UN base in Split
After dinner we had a briefing from Squadron Leader Dave Tisdale, an RAF officer. He took us to a lecture room on camp with a big map of Bosnia on the wall. It had brightly coloured star stickers all over parts of it.
He gave us a background as to the war, showed us the route we'd be taking and told us that until recently they'd contained most of the small in-fighting. Did we have any questions?
I had quite a few actually.
"What are the stars for?" I asked innocently.
"Yes, I thought someone might ask that. As I said until recently we were getting a bit quieter. The stars are fire fights we've had reported today. There's been a quite a few as you can see..." He looked at the very starry map. So did we.
Then we went over to the Serious Road Trip centre. It was a hippy camp in the hills. They were very hospitable and plied us with beer and more food. They were very dedicated to their work in bringing a glimmer of light and fun to Bosnia's suffering children.
Bruce and our Serious Road Trip Driver at Split Airport
They showed us video footage of them juggling in clown make up for shell-shocked kids. They took orphans for a day at the beach. We were humbled.
The video showed their trucks driving through villages shattered by artillery barrages. One video showed a truck driving along before a shell struck just in front on it. The truck swerved and avoided the falling debris. We were shocked.
Now it was dark we could hear occasional small arms fire in the distance. This was the best time to set off they reckoned. We'd be less visible, that's what they said.
I don't think it was only me among us now that was doubting the wisdom of their bright yellow colour scheme. Our truck had Road Runner painted on it too.
Perhaps the beers we'd consumed made us temporarily think this was all going to be fine still, so we got in the ex-military truck. The night was freezing cold.
Most, including Bruce, were in the back. There were no seats so everyone just sat on bits of supplies with a case of beer between them. I volunteered with Bob Edwards to sit up front for the first shift with Dave, the driver.
He was a young New Zealander, very keen, very alert. He crashed the gears, made the most of momentum and never slowed down. The scenery was pitch black except for the dimmed headlights. There were very few street lights; even most towns we passed were in ominous darkness.
Sometimes we drove down proper roads, sometimes roughly hewn tracks on the side of mountains with a cliff drop on one side. At all times we drove full pelt.
Dave told us its best not to go slow as we'd be more likely to be ambushed. As well as three warring armies, bandits would also stop vehicles for their contents. Everyone in the country was armed and hungry.
We stopped once to re-fuel and for a pee. When we jumped down most of us instinctively went to the side of the road to relieve ourselves but Dave called us gently back to the middle of the road.
"Don't go in the hedges, they're sometimes mined. The one lot drop a shell on the road, the other lot jump into the hedge for cover and find the landmines. Besides you don't know who's in the hedge".
From then on we just peed out the back of the moving truck or in an empty bottle if needed. Nobody asked for another stop.
We did however stop a couple of times for passport checks at UN checkpoints, one manned by Spanish soldiers, one by Slovaks.
"Hola," I said to the Spanish soldiers. They ignored me and we drove off.
"Do you speak any Serbo-Croat?" Dave asked me.
"Da, ja govorim malo srpsko-hrvatski," I said slowly, pleased with my homework.
"When we stop at the local army checkpoints later, don't speak any Serbo-Croat to them. Ever. No eye contact. You don't want to get into conversation with them, you don't need to make friends. Most of them are constantly drunk too, on Slivovic. We just keep quiet and speak when we're spoken to."
He looked a little nervous. I took his advice quite seriously now. This wasn't a game, was it?
We drove on through the night and just as day was breaking and I'd nodded off a little for the first time, we pulled up on the side of Mount Igman and saw Sarajevo lying in the valley below us. But the scene wasn't as beautiful as we'd hoped...
Part 2 follows next month...
Read more about the Serious Road Trip's work at
http://www.theseriousroadtrip.org/history/
SCREAM FOR ME SARAJEVO PART 1
A Mission To Play Heavy Metal In The Bosnian War, December 1994
1st June 2012
Chris Dale is a Heavy Metal bassist. He is currently the bass player in TANK whose recent album, WAR MACHINE is out now. He has previously played with lots of metal bands and projects, most notably a two year stint in Bruce Dickinson's solo band.
Chris fronts the pop-group Sack Trick, DJs on TotalRock radio (Thursdays 3-6pm UK time) and in his spare time works on tour as a roady for anyone going to a hot climate...
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Back when I was in Bruce Dickinson's band, I woke up way too early one day with the phone ringing. It was Bruce.
"Morning!" he said chirpily. I looked through the curtains. He was right.
"Yeah, morning!" I agreed.
"We've got another gig come in," he said.
"Great news," I replied. I love doing gigs.
"It's Sarajevo," he said. This was back in 1994 and even in my blurred mind alarms bells started ringing.
"Aren't they having a war?" I asked.
"Yeah, sort of... but it's all good. We're under UN protection and we might get a go in a tank!" he enthused. "Are you up for it?"
"Errr.... OK then," I tailed off. It was like interrogation under sleep depravation. I'd have said anything to go back to bed right then and besides, I had always wanted a go in a tank.
Yours truly at Split Airport
When I woke up properly a bit later I thought about the strange conversation. Apparently it wasn't a dream. We were going to do a gig in war-torn Bosnia.
But it hadn't been in the news for a while and surely Bruce wouldn't be going anywhere properly dangerous. He's far from stupid. Most likely the war must have quietened down since the UN peacekeeping force had arrived... or so I thought.
As a bit of background, in the early 1990s the former Serb dominated Yugoslavia slipped into a series of vicious civil wars. Firstly Slovenia broke away from the republic, then a short war with Serbia ensued before Croatia also broke away. Croatia was the second largest (next to Serbia) of the nations of the former Yugoslavia and with a hastily formed army they put up a fierce defence of their new freedom from Serb domination.
Next Bosnia declared independence. Bosnia was in a more difficult position with Serb minorities in the North and East and Croat minorities in the West. The Bosnian Muslims lived mostly in the centre but the divisions between the communities were not clearly defined by borders. All three nationalities lived next door to each other in many towns and all three now turned on each other.
These were especially ruthless wars. No quarter was given to men, women or children. Mass murder, mutilation, torture and organised rape were common. All sides were guilty of atrocities but the Serbs were the perpetrators of some of the worst and on by far the largest scale.
Finally the UN sent in a peacekeeping force to untangle the three warring factions and impose a truce. A no fly zone was enforced, Sarajevo was still under siege but things seemed to have calmed down, at least on the news... or maybe the continued slaughter was simply no longer newsworthy?
So a couple of weeks after the initial call, we're getting ready to fly to Sarajevo. There were no direct flights (that should have rung more alarm bells), so we were flying to Split in Croatia from Birmingham International. Regular flight from a regular airport, it's all fine so far...
Just when we got on the plane it occurred to us, perhaps for the first time, that this might not really be alright. The plane was full of British soldiers, there were no holiday makers there. We were the only long haired civilians on board. Everyone else on this plane was going to a war. Oooops!
When we landed at Split airport we were met by Colonel Stuart Green, a British Army officer who was very friendly, full of smiles and lots of hand shaking.
Alex Dickson, Bruce Dickinson and myself at Split Airport
"Thank you so much for coming out here, really so jolly good of you," he gushed. "But you've had a wasted journey, I'm very sorry to say. The show's off, it's all gone a bit hairy out there. We can't guarantee you safe passage into Sarajevo anymore so I'll get you on the next flight back. But really thank you so much for coming this far".
Several of us perked up at this news. Oh, well, nice day out, let's have a sandwich and pop home. But not Bruce. He wanted to know more. How bad was it? Could the mission be rescued? Was there another way we could get through?
I should probably at this point tell you who "we" were. There were eight of us.
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Our gang from left to right: Jed front of house engineer, Andy Veasey bass and drum tech, Alex "Sponder" Elena on drums, Bruce Dickinson- you know him already, Bob Edwards guitar tech, Alex Dickson guitarist and Roland Hyams, press agent.
Bruce, he's the lead singer of Iron Maiden. We're in the middle of touring his 'Balls To Picasso' solo album. He's also the instigator of this whole scenario and his enthusiasm for it knows no bounds.
Alex Dickson, he's our guitar hero. He generally prefers guitars to wars.
Alex Elena, we called him Sponder to avoid/create confusion. He's the drummer and he plays very loud. He's also Italian I should warn you, and like most of his countrymen (and sensible people all around the world) believes good food should have priority over bloodshed.
Sponder and me at Split Airport
I'm going to be expected to play bass at some point.
Roland Hyams was our press agent and he was coming along to report on events, liaise with folk and handily keep a diary (to which I've frequently referred in telling this tale). We absolutely relied on him to keep our spirits up on several occasions.
We had a small road crew with us. Irish Jed was going to be doing our front of house sound (that is if they had a sound system at the gig, we still didn't know for sure what was going to happen at the venue).
Bob Edwards was Alex's guitar technician. Bob had put himself firmly in the pacifist camp when on tour one day he had failed to fix the screaming feedback in Alex's amp but instead had concentrated on building an impressive floral display on stage left.
Andy Veasey was our super-tech looking after Sponder's drums and my bass. Me and Andy were mates from back in Wales, a top bloke. He was the one person in this scenario that I looked to for common sense on all occasions.
"We should take their advice and go home," he said solemnly.
But as luck would have it, Bruce had met some folk from a charity group called The Serious Road Trip. They did amazing work. They were mostly foreigners (Brits, Aussies and Kiwis) and they drove truck loads of supplies into worn torn areas then performed circus routines for the local children.
They painted all their trucks in bright yellow with cartoon characters on the sides at a time when every other vehicle on the road was in dark green camouflage. They were doing such a saintly task but worryingly for me, they were all quite clearly insane. They'd take us through, they said.
Me with some Serious Road Trip crew at Split Airport
We arranged to go for dinner with the British Army then meet up later with the ironically named Serious Road Trip.
Dinner was in the UN Other Ranks canteen in Split. It was over-cooked roast beef and veg, just like school dinners but bigger portions. It was great.
A misunderstanding in translation at the UN base in Split
After dinner we had a briefing from Squadron Leader Dave Tisdale, an RAF officer. He took us to a lecture room on camp with a big map of Bosnia on the wall. It had brightly coloured star stickers all over parts of it.
He gave us a background as to the war, showed us the route we'd be taking and told us that until recently they'd contained most of the small in-fighting. Did we have any questions?
I had quite a few actually.
"What are the stars for?" I asked innocently.
"Yes, I thought someone might ask that. As I said until recently we were getting a bit quieter. The stars are fire fights we've had reported today. There's been a quite a few as you can see..." He looked at the very starry map. So did we.
Then we went over to the Serious Road Trip centre. It was a hippy camp in the hills. They were very hospitable and plied us with beer and more food. They were very dedicated to their work in bringing a glimmer of light and fun to Bosnia's suffering children.
Bruce and our Serious Road Trip Driver at Split Airport
They showed us video footage of them juggling in clown make up for shell-shocked kids. They took orphans for a day at the beach. We were humbled.
The video showed their trucks driving through villages shattered by artillery barrages. One video showed a truck driving along before a shell struck just in front on it. The truck swerved and avoided the falling debris. We were shocked.
Now it was dark we could hear occasional small arms fire in the distance. This was the best time to set off they reckoned. We'd be less visible, that's what they said.
I don't think it was only me among us now that was doubting the wisdom of their bright yellow colour scheme. Our truck had Road Runner painted on it too.
Perhaps the beers we'd consumed made us temporarily think this was all going to be fine still, so we got in the ex-military truck. The night was freezing cold.
Most, including Bruce, were in the back. There were no seats so everyone just sat on bits of supplies with a case of beer between them. I volunteered with Bob Edwards to sit up front for the first shift with Dave, the driver.
He was a young New Zealander, very keen, very alert. He crashed the gears, made the most of momentum and never slowed down. The scenery was pitch black except for the dimmed headlights. There were very few street lights; even most towns we passed were in ominous darkness.
Sometimes we drove down proper roads, sometimes roughly hewn tracks on the side of mountains with a cliff drop on one side. At all times we drove full pelt.
Dave told us its best not to go slow as we'd be more likely to be ambushed. As well as three warring armies, bandits would also stop vehicles for their contents. Everyone in the country was armed and hungry.
We stopped once to re-fuel and for a pee. When we jumped down most of us instinctively went to the side of the road to relieve ourselves but Dave called us gently back to the middle of the road.
"Don't go in the hedges, they're sometimes mined. The one lot drop a shell on the road, the other lot jump into the hedge for cover and find the landmines. Besides you don't know who's in the hedge".
From then on we just peed out the back of the moving truck or in an empty bottle if needed. Nobody asked for another stop.
We did however stop a couple of times for passport checks at UN checkpoints, one manned by Spanish soldiers, one by Slovaks.
"Hola," I said to the Spanish soldiers. They ignored me and we drove off.
"Do you speak any Serbo-Croat?" Dave asked me.
"Da, ja govorim malo srpsko-hrvatski," I said slowly, pleased with my homework.
"When we stop at the local army checkpoints later, don't speak any Serbo-Croat to them. Ever. No eye contact. You don't want to get into conversation with them, you don't need to make friends. Most of them are constantly drunk too, on Slivovic. We just keep quiet and speak when we're spoken to."
He looked a little nervous. I took his advice quite seriously now. This wasn't a game, was it?
We drove on through the night and just as day was breaking and I'd nodded off a little for the first time, we pulled up on the side of Mount Igman and saw Sarajevo lying in the valley below us. But the scene wasn't as beautiful as we'd hoped...
Part 2 follows next month...
Read more about the Serious Road Trip's work at
http://www.theseriousroadtrip.org/history/
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Novi spot banjalučkog benda As I Fall:
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03. 07. @ Underground - City Rats
09. 07. @ Centar za mlade Grbavica - Exodus, Suicidal Angels, Inciter, Aesthetic Empathy (Summer Metal Fest)
10. 07. @ Sloga (Cinemas) - Benighted, Putrid Blood, Orisons in Vain (Summer Metal Fest)
13. 07 @ Sloga (Cinemas) - Pero Defformero, Wake the Dead (Horror Night Fest)
19. 07. @ Amfiteatar Doma Mladih - Biohazard, Flatline
12. 08. @ Underground - Wolf Down, Demonwomb
13. 08. @ Amfiteatar Doma Mladih - Agnostic Front, The Mongoloids, Take Offense
11. 09. @ Sloga (Cinemas) - Cerebral Bore, Flayed Disciple, Viscera Trail
09. 07. @ Centar za mlade Grbavica - Exodus, Suicidal Angels, Inciter, Aesthetic Empathy (Summer Metal Fest)
10. 07. @ Sloga (Cinemas) - Benighted, Putrid Blood, Orisons in Vain (Summer Metal Fest)
13. 07 @ Sloga (Cinemas) - Pero Defformero, Wake the Dead (Horror Night Fest)
19. 07. @ Amfiteatar Doma Mladih - Biohazard, Flatline
12. 08. @ Underground - Wolf Down, Demonwomb
13. 08. @ Amfiteatar Doma Mladih - Agnostic Front, The Mongoloids, Take Offense
11. 09. @ Sloga (Cinemas) - Cerebral Bore, Flayed Disciple, Viscera Trail
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Bruce Dickinson u Bosanskom Kulturnom Centru 1994. godine:
