Heller (band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Thrash metal, speed metal |
| Years active | 1985–1993, 2013–present |
| Labels | Ghost House Records, Take It Or Leave It Records, Rock Express Records |
| Associated acts | Amnesia, Brainstorm, Rapidforce, Sick Mother Fakers |
| Members | Ljubomir Milojković Dejan Čvorović Senad Prašović Zoran Dankov Hogar |
| Past members | Kosta Bogdanović Zoran Miladinović Darko Smukov Zoran Dankov Saša Đaković Duče Žare |
Heller is a Serbian and former Yugoslav speed/thrash metal band from Belgrade, notable as one of the first Yugoslav thrash metal bands and one of the pioneers of former Yugoslav extreme metal. The band's debut self-titled album is arguably the first extreme metal album in former Yugoslavia, and one of the first of the kind in Southeastern Europe.
The band was formed in 1985 by Ljubomir Milojković "Attila" (guitar, vocals) and Kosta Bogdanović "Kole" (solo guitar), with Zoran Miladinović "Deda" (bass guitar) and Saša Đaković "Müller" (drums). During the following year, the band had their first larger appearances at the Hit 202 held at the Belgrade Dom Omladine, with the band Dr. Steel from Rijeka, and the Belgrade Heavy Metal Festival, with the popular bands of the time, Legija from Zagreb, Crna Udovica from Dubrovnik and Ruska Zima from Belgrade. The lineup also recorded a live demo recording, made at a performance in Zemun, featuring the songs "Dead or Alive", "Armageddon" and "Heller", which were broadcast on the national Radio 202.
The following year, Miladinović and Milojković went to serve the Yugoslav People's Army, but Milojković was discharged from the army after a month, so the band kept on working with a new bassist Dejan Čvorović "Čvora". In the meantime, Bogdanović left the band, later working with Amnesia and forming the band Rapidforce, being replaced by guitarist Darko Smukov "Dare", later a Brainstorm and Sick Mother Fakers member, only to be replaced by the guitarist Zoran Dankov "Dane". The lineup also recorded their first demo recording, featuring the material written in English language, and consisting of four live recorded tracks. The following year, in 1988, the singer Senad Prašović "Žmegi" came to the band, and Attila assumed only the guitar playing duty.
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