Metropolis Records (Serbia)
Encyclopedia
Metropolis Records is a record label based in Belgrade
, Serbia
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Formed in 1994
, the label is mainly oriented towards rock music
, and has released albums by a numerous notable acts of the Serbian rock scene
.
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...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
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Formed in 1994
1994 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....
, the label is mainly oriented towards rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, and has released albums by a numerous notable acts of the Serbian rock scene
Serbian rock
Serbian rock is the rock music scene of Serbia. During the 1960s, 1970s and the 1980s, while Serbia was a constituent republic of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbian rock scene was a part of the SFR Yugoslav rock scene....
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Artists
Some of the artist currently signed to Metropoils Records, or have been so in the past, include:- Bajaga i InstruktoriBajaga i InstruktoriBajaga i Instruktori are a highly popular Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band...
- BjesoviBjesoviBjesovi are a Serbian grunge/alternative rock band from Gornji Milanovac.- Formation and breakup :...
- Block OutBlock Out (band)Block Out is a grunge/alternative rock band from Belgrade, Serbia. Their musical style is a combination of artistic alternative rock, punk rock, doom metal and psychedelic rock...
- Deca Loših MuzičaraDeca Loših MuzičaraDeca Loših Muzičara , often abbreviated to DLM, are a funk rock band from Belgrade. They were one of most popular Serbian bands in the early 1990s...
- Dža ili BuDža ili BuDža ili Bu are a Serbian alternative rock band from Belgrade.- 1980s :The band was officially formed on May 1, 1987 by guitarist Nebojša Simeunović, bassist Duško Milojević, drummer Dejan Milojević and guitarist and vocalist Stojan Radičević...
- DžukeleDžukeleDžukele were a Serbian punk rock band from Subotica.- History :The band Phoenix was formed in 1991 by Dragan Neorčić , Slobodan Vukosavljević , and Rudolf Aleksijević...
- EyesburnEyesburnEyesburn 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...
- GobliniGobliniGoblini are a Serbian punk rock band from Šabac.- Formation, rise to prominence :...
- Kasandrin GlasKasandrin GlasKasandrin Glas were a Serbian progressive/gothic rock band from Beočin.- History :...
- KristaliKristaliKristali are a Serbian britpop/pop rock band from Belgrade.- 1990s :The band was formed on January 1993, by bassist and vocalist Dejan Gvozden and guitarist Željko Markuš, whom, having performed blues and rock standards in Belgrade cafes, were joined by drummer Dejan Kostić...
- The KuguarsThe KuguarsThe Kuguars were a successful short-lived Serbian comedy rock band from Belgrade, mainly consisting of famous Serbian actors...
- Kanda, Kodža i NebojšaKanda, Kodža i NebojšaKanda, Kodža i Nebojša is a Serbian alternative rock band from Belgrade.- Formation, first releases :...
- Obojeni ProgramObojeni ProgramObojeni Program is a Serbian alternative rock band from Novi Sad. The band are pioneers of the Serbian alternative rock scene. The band is also famous for giving strange names to their albums, which is explained by the fact that the first letters of all the studio albums form an acronym of their...
- Orthodox CeltsOrthodox CeltsOrthodox Celts is a Serbian band which plays Irish folk music combined with rock elements. Despite their unusual sound the band is one of the top acts of the Serbian rock scene and has influenced several younger bands, most notably Tir na n'Og and Irish Stew of Sindidun.The band started their...
- Rambo AmadeusRambo AmadeusRambo Amadeus is the stage name of the Belgrade-based Montenegrin singer-songwriter Antonije Pušić, popular all over the former Yugoslavia...
- Ritam NeredaRitam NeredaRitam Nereda is a Serbian and former Yugoslav oi!/punk rock band from Novi Sad.- 1980s :...
- SunshineSunshine (Serbian band)- 1990s :The band was formed in 1993 by the vocalist Branko Bojović "Bane", also known as Gumbrowski, who, having previously worked in the Novi Beograd band Green Cool Posse, formed Sunshine with vocalist Đorđe Radivojević, also known as Đole Ramirez...
- Van GoghVan Gogh (band)Van Gogh is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade. The band was formed in 1986, and released their debut alternative rock-oriented self-titled album the same year...
- Veliki PrezirVeliki PrezirVeliki Prezir is a Serbian britpop/alternative rock band from Vrbas.- 1990s :...