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Bjesovi are a Serbia
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n grunge
Grunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...

/alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band from Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44.012691° North, 20.273572° East. Its name means "Upper Milanovac" while Milanovac stems from name "Milan" in the Serbian language. The population of town is 24,048.The city was founded in 1853...

.

Formation and breakup (1985-1997)

The band's history began in the mid-eighties when two seventeen-year-olds, Zoran Marinković and Goran Marić "Max", started writing for the famous Yugoslav music magazine Džuboks under the names McCrywack & Max Radackow. At the same time, they began making some home demo recordings which led to the decision to form a band. The band was formed in 1989 under the name "Baader-Meinhof". After changing the name to "Saint Gallen" and later to China Blue, the band got the name Bjesovi (which is a Croatian language
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...

 title of Dostoyevsky's novel Demons). Marić and Marinković, both vocalists and songwriters, were backed by Predrag Dabić and Goran Filipović on guitars, Božidar Tanasković on bass and Goran Ugarčina on drums.

The band then won the Čačak
Cacak
Čačak is a city in central Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Moravica District of Serbia. Čačak is also the main industrial, cultural and sport center of the district...

 Guitar Festival in 1989 and recorded their debut album U osvit zadnjeg dana
U osvit zadnjeg dana
U osvit zadnjeg dana is the debut album by the Serbian rock band Bjesovi, released in 1991.- Tracklisting :All tracks by Goran Marić and Zoran Marinković except where noted....

(At The Last Day's Dawn) released only on cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...

 on October 1990. Guest appearances featured Vladimir Vesović and Nikola Slavković on guitars and Dejan Marinković who provided narration on the track "On je sam" ("He Is Alone"). The album featured their version of Philippe Soupault
Philippe Soupault
Philippe Soupault was a French writer and poet, novelist, critic, and political activist. He was active in Dadaism and later founded the Surrealist movement with André Breton...

’s poem "Georgia" (Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....

: "Džordžija") to which Zoran Marinković wrote the music, as well as the cover version af the Yugoslav beat band Tomi Sovilj i Njegove Siluete track "Vule Bule", which itself was a cover of Sam the Sham
Sam the Sham
Sam the Sham is the stage name of the American rock and roll singer Domingo “Sam” Samudio . Sam the Sham was known for his camp robe and turban and hauling his equipment in a 1952 Packard hearse with maroon velvet curtains...

 and the Pharaohs' "Wooly Bully
Wooly Bully
"Wooly Bully" is a popular song originally recorded by novelty rock 'n' roll band Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in 1965. Based on a standard 12-bar blues progression, it was written by the band's leader, Domingo "Sam" Samudio. It was released as a single on the Memphis-based Pen label and...

". On the track "Zli Dusi" (a Serbian language title of Dostoyevsky's The Possessed), the lyrics included lines from the Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Luke
The Gospel According to Luke , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Luke or simply Luke, is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from the events of his birth to his Ascension.The...

 and Pushkin's poetry.

The year 1991 brought the band a new lineup since Ugarčina and Tanasković left the band and were replaced by Dejan Petrović on bass and Miroslav Marjanović on drums. The band then won the Zaječar
Zajecar
Zaječar is a city and municipality in the eastern part of Serbia. According to the 2011 census the town has a population of 36,830, and its coordinates are 43.91° North, 22.30° East...

 Gitarijada
Gitarijada
Gitarijada is a musical festival held in Zaječar, Serbia in order to promote demo bands. Held since 1969, Gitarijada is one of the longest lasting festivals in Serbia and in South Eastern Europe and the largest festival of young and unsinged bands in South Eastern Europe...

 in 1993 and Brzi Bendovi Srbije festival (Fast Serbian Bands Festival) in 1994, which eventually led to a recording of a new album. The untitled album, also known simply as Bjesovi
Bjesovi (album)
Bjesovi is the self-titled and second album of the Serbian rock band Bjesovi released in 1994.- Tracklising :All tracks written by Goran Marić and Zoran Marinković, except where noted.# "Vraćam se dole" – 2:45# "Ime – 4:50# "Gavran" – 6:57...

, proved not to be their finest studio effort. It showed the band in a new, more recognizable style. Heavy riffs, dark ambient, pessimism and unique vocals on each track of the album proved that the band could handle with more complicated themes than the common rock topics. Two tracks from the album, "Vreme je" ("It Is Time") and "Ime" ("Name") were included on a various artists tape New Rock Power '93-94. A promotional video was recorded for the former and the latter included a quotation from the novel Dune
Dune (novel)
Dune is a science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert, published in 1965. It won the Hugo Award in 1966, and the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel...

by Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert
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.

Following the success of the second album, the band entered the studio to record their third studio album Sve što vidim i sve što znam
Sve što vidim i sve što znam
Sve što vidim i sve što znam is the third album by the Serbian rock band Bjesovi, released in 1997.- Tracklisting :...

(All I See And All I Know) and after thirteen months the album was released. The lineup, which recorded the album, included a new drummer, Igor Malešević from the band Hazari, and the original bassist Božidar Tanasković. Unlike the previous record, the band dealt with religious topics, the end of socialism
Socialism
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 and more optimistic ambient. Musically, the style did not change gradually and was still recognizable. The track "Sve će se doznati" ("All Will Be Revealed") included the theme from James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...

combined with quotations from the Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Luke
The Gospel According to Luke , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Luke or simply Luke, is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from the events of his birth to his Ascension.The...

. The album was produced by Aleksandar Radosavljević, and Danilo Pavicević (guitar), Miša Savić (keyboards) and Nebojša Zulfikarpašić (guitar) appeared as guests. This album is considered to be one of the most expensive albums recorded in Serbia. Promotional videos were recorded for the tracks "Dar" ("The Gift") and "Kad mi stane dah" ("When I Lose My Breath"). Soon after the release of the album, the band ceased to exist.

In 1999, Marić took part in a Christian rock
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...

 various artists project called Pesme iznad istoka i zapada
Pesme iznad istoka i zapada
-Personnel:*Dragutin Aleksandrić - guitar*Nebojša Antonijević - guitar*Julija Boroš - vocals*Zoran Cvetković - trumpet*Nebojša Čanković - guitar*Dragan Ćurković - guitar*Marko Dacić - bass guitar...

(Songs Above East and West), which consisted of tracks recorded on lyrics written by Saint Nikolaj Velimirović. The project was released on Easter
Easter
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, April the 15th, 2001 through PGP-RTS
PGP-RTS
PGP-RTS is a major record label based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a successor of PGP-RTB which was established in 1958 in Belgrade, then capital of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....

 and Radio Svetigora.

Reformation (2000-present)

On Spring 2000, Marinković, accompanied by two old members, Zoran Filipović (guitar on all three albums) and Miroslav Marjanović (drummer on the untitled album), and two new members, Slobodan Vuković (guitar) and Dragan Arsić (bass) reformed the band. In the meantime, the untitled album was re-released by One Records
One Records (Serbia)
One Records is a record label based in Belgrade, Serbia.Formed in 1999, its catalogue covers a fairly wide musical spectrum - from younger hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Alogia, Cactus Jack, Dargoron, Stratus, and others, to young Irish folk/Celtic rock bands Tir na n'Og and Irish Stew of...

.

On March 22, 2002, the band recorded their appearance in Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44.012691° North, 20.273572° East. Its name means "Upper Milanovac" while Milanovac stems from name "Milan" in the Serbian language. The population of town is 24,048.The city was founded in 1853...

. During the summer in the Free Zone Studio in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

 the recordings were remixed and post produced. Aleksandar Petrović "Alek" and Dejan Utvar both percussionists from the band Eyesburn
Eyesburn
Eyesburn is a Serbian hardcore punk/crossover thrash band with influences of reggae music.- 1990s :The band was formed in 1994, and the original line-up featured former Dead Ideas guitarist Nemanja "Kojot" Kojić , who simultaneously worked as trombonist in Del Arno Band and bass guitarist in...

 made guest appearances. Na živo
Na živo
- Tracklisting :All written by Goran Marić and Zoran Marinković, except where noted.# "U osvit zadnjeg dana" # "Vraćam se dole" # "Vreme je" # "Ime" # "Ne budi me" # "Raduj se"...

skipped the first album and focused on the second, with five, and third, with two songs. It also featured three new tracks, "Čekam dan" ("I Am Waiting For The Day"), "Čak i da mogu" ("Even If I Could") and "Kiša" ("Rain"). The track "Raduj se" ("Be Happy") featured lyrics "Vreme mu ističe, zato besan je" ("His time is out, that is why he is mad") which were not included on the studio version since it was dedicated to the former president Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...

. The album was produced by Zoran Đuroski "Đura" from the band Eyesburn
Eyesburn
Eyesburn is a Serbian hardcore punk/crossover thrash band with influences of reggae music.- 1990s :The band was formed in 1994, and the original line-up featured former Dead Ideas guitarist Nemanja "Kojot" Kojić , who simultaneously worked as trombonist in Del Arno Band and bass guitarist in...

. The cover was designed by Marinković and the original band drummer Goran Ugarčina.

On May 31, 2003 at Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

's KST the band, consisting of Marinković, Marjanović, Vuković, Arsić who played guitar and Marko Marković on bass, recorded a live show and released it as an official DivX
DivX
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 Live at KST, Belgrade 31.05.2003
Live at KST, Belgrade 31.05.2003
Live at KST, Belgrade 31.05.2003 is a video album by the Serbian rock band Bjesovi, released in 2003.- Tracklisting :# "U osvit zadnjeg dana" # "Vraćam se dole" # "Džordžija" # "Ona te voli" # "Vreme je"...

, free of charge and available to anyone. The band itself financed the release and made a thousand copies given to the fans, reporters and TV stations. On the disc there is a text file where it is clearly written that this was a present to all fans and that the copying of the disc is allowed and preferable. The DivX
DivX
DivX is a brand name of products created by DivX, Inc. , including the DivX Codec which has become popular due to its ability to compress lengthy video segments into small sizes while maintaining relatively high visual quality.There are two DivX codecs; the regular MPEG-4 Part 2 DivX codec and the...

 contains songs from all four albums plus all lyrics, biographies and interviews. The band’s performance featured light show, girls painted in black, psychedelic effects and even Marinković was taken to the stage in a coffin at the beginning of the concert. The track "Avioni pevaju" ("Aeroplanes Sing") was sung by Marić who had a guest appearance.

In 2006, the band appeared at Zaječar
Zajecar
Zaječar is a city and municipality in the eastern part of Serbia. According to the 2011 census the town has a population of 36,830, and its coordinates are 43.91° North, 22.30° East...

 Gitarijada festival
Gitarijada
Gitarijada is a musical festival held in Zaječar, Serbia in order to promote demo bands. Held since 1969, Gitarijada is one of the longest lasting festivals in Serbia and in South Eastern Europe and the largest festival of young and unsinged bands in South Eastern Europe...

 and beside their classics presented a new track "Bolje ti" ("You Better") which would appear on the new album. In the meantime Zoran Filipović, who played guitar on the first three albums, returned to the band as a bass player. The band recorded twelve new songs in Češnjak studio in Kragujevac
Kragujevac
Kragujevac is the fourth largest city in Serbia, the main city of the Šumadija region and the administrative centre of Šumadija District. It is situated on the banks of the Lepenica River...

, and then moved to Vršac
Vršac
Vršac is a town and municipality located in Serbia. In 2002 the town's total population was 36,623, while Vršac municipality had 54,369 inhabitants. Vršac is located in the Banat region, in the Vojvodina province of Serbia. It is part of the South Banat District.-Name:The name Vršac is of Serbian...

 for the mixing of the album. Bolje ti
Bolje ti
Bolje ti is the fourth studio album by the Serbian rock band Bjesovi, released in 2009.- Tracklisting :# "Ako te neko zna" # "Besan pas"...

(You Better), beside the title track, featured tracks "Ko te vide taj se seća" ("Who Has Seen You Remembers"), "Istina" ("The Truth"), "Besan pas" ("Mad Dog"), "Laku noć" ("Good Night") (dedicated to the band's late friends Dragan Milekić, Vlastimir Matić and Boško Drljić) and others. Part of the material has already been promoted on various radio stations. The band recorded videos for all tracks on the album and the first video presented to the audience was for the track "Laku noć" ("Good Night"). In the meantime, on March 7, 2007, the band performed as an opening act for Type O Negative
Type O Negative
Type O Negative was a gothic metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. The band also incorporated elements of doom metal and thrash metal. Their dramatic lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death resulted in the nickname "The Drab Four"...

. Having finished the album recording, the band started looking for a record label

On December 26, 2008, the band signed a contract with the PGP-RTS
PGP-RTS
PGP-RTS is a major record label based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a successor of PGP-RTB which was established in 1958 in Belgrade, then capital of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....

 record label and the album was released on April 2009. It was released in a DVD
DVD
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 package, featuring the album itself and a DVD featuring promotional videos recorded for all the album tracks, plus an alternate version of the album title track. The following year, Multimedia records released a various artists compilation featuring a live recording of "Ne budi me (Ubij me)" recorded at the band performance at the Belgrade KST on November 4, 1995.

At the beginning of 2011, Slobodan Vuković was replaced by Ivan Kovačević "Kovač", a member of the band Plišani Mališan. In March 2011, Marinković announced that the band is working on the new album, which will feature covers of songs by former Yugoslav bands.

Studio albums

  • U osvit zadnjeg dana
    U osvit zadnjeg dana
    U osvit zadnjeg dana is the debut album by the Serbian rock band Bjesovi, released in 1991.- Tracklisting :All tracks by Goran Marić and Zoran Marinković except where noted....

    (1991)
  • Bjesovi
    Bjesovi (album)
    Bjesovi is the self-titled and second album of the Serbian rock band Bjesovi released in 1994.- Tracklising :All tracks written by Goran Marić and Zoran Marinković, except where noted.# "Vraćam se dole" – 2:45# "Ime – 4:50# "Gavran" – 6:57...

    (1994)
  • Sve što vidim i sve što znam
    Sve što vidim i sve što znam
    Sve što vidim i sve što znam is the third album by the Serbian rock band Bjesovi, released in 1997.- Tracklisting :...

    (1997)
  • Bolje ti
    Bolje ti
    Bolje ti is the fourth studio album by the Serbian rock band Bjesovi, released in 2009.- Tracklisting :# "Ako te neko zna" # "Besan pas"...

    (2009)

Singles

  • "Vreme je" / "Ime" (1994)
  • "Dar" (2002)
  • "Kad mi stane dah" (2002)
  • "Ne budi me (Ubij me) (Live at KST)" (2009)

Video albums

  • Live at KST, Belgrade 31.05.2003
    Live at KST, Belgrade 31.05.2003
    Live at KST, Belgrade 31.05.2003 is a video album by the Serbian rock band Bjesovi, released in 2003.- Tracklisting :# "U osvit zadnjeg dana" # "Vraćam se dole" # "Džordžija" # "Ona te voli" # "Vreme je"...

    (2003) - self-released, official DivX
  • Bolje ti
    Bolje ti
    Bolje ti is the fourth studio album by the Serbian rock band Bjesovi, released in 2009.- Tracklisting :# "Ako te neko zna" # "Besan pas"...

    (2009) - album bonus DVD

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