Extreme Smoke
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Extreme Smoke was the first noise/grindcore
band from Slovenia
. The band was formed in the beginning of 1990, in the city of Nova Gorica
. Two band members occasionally played for Croatia
n noisecore band Patareni
. In 1991, Extreme Smoke signed a contract with Richard Campos from the notorious Wild Rags
(label, fanzine and record dealer in California) and released their debut Open Your Eyes...and Die!. Extreme Smoke split in 1993 and formed the Slovenian grindcore band Deeper Than World (D.T.W.), which lasted for a very short time. They are still remembered as a cult band in worldwide underground grind circles. The band was reformed in late 2008 and recorded new studio material.
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
band from Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. The band was formed in the beginning of 1990, in the city of Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica ; 21,082 ; 31,000 ) is a town and a municipality in western Slovenia, on the border with Italy...
. Two band members occasionally played for Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n noisecore band Patareni
Patareni
Patareni are a punk rock / noise / grindcore band from Croatia, formed in 1983. Owing to their formation at such an early date, they are considered to be one of the earliest grindcore bands. Their name comes from Pataria, a medieval sect....
. In 1991, Extreme Smoke signed a contract with Richard Campos from the notorious Wild Rags
Wild Rags
Wild Rags Records was a record label and store in Montebello, California. It was founded in the 1980s by Ricardo Campos. Though Wild Rags started out releasing music from bands such as Cherry Street, the label would go on to put out influential releases by the likes of Nuclear Death, Impetigo,...
(label, fanzine and record dealer in California) and released their debut Open Your Eyes...and Die!. Extreme Smoke split in 1993 and formed the Slovenian grindcore band Deeper Than World (D.T.W.), which lasted for a very short time. They are still remembered as a cult band in worldwide underground grind circles. The band was reformed in late 2008 and recorded new studio material.
Members
- Miha (guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) - Boco (vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
) - Briljo (bassBass (instrument)Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
) - Bostjan (drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
)
EPs
- 1991 - Open Your Eyes...and Die! (7" and cassette, Wild RagsWild RagsWild Rags Records was a record label and store in Montebello, California. It was founded in the 1980s by Ricardo Campos. Though Wild Rags started out releasing music from bands such as Cherry Street, the label would go on to put out influential releases by the likes of Nuclear Death, Impetigo,...
Records) - 1993 - Extreme Smoke (7", Psychomania RecordsPsychomania RecordsPsychomania Records was a record label based in Scotland, UK. They specialized in a brand of noise-infused grindcore that has become synonymous with the label itself...
) - 1994 - Who Sold the Scene? (7", TVG Records)
- 1998 - Extreme Smoke (Musical Destruction Tapes)
Split albums
- 1991 - Split with Sexorcist (Sicktone Records)
- 1994 - Split with Deeper Than World and Diarrhoea
Selected Compilations
- 1992 - Son Of Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! (Slap A Ham Records)
- 1995 - Reallity Shows Vol. 2 (UpgroundUpGroundUpGround is a condominium located in Bucharest at the intersection of Barbu Văcărescu and Fabrica de Glucoză streets and Şoseaua Petricani. The project is consisted of four buildings, two residential and two office with a total floor area of . The two residential buildings have 16 floors each and...
) - 2003 - Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! (Goatsucker Records)
- 2007 - Killed By The Machinery Of Sorrow (Ecocentric Records)