URGH! (band)
| URGH! | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Genres | Hardcore punk, grindcore, alternative rock, noise music, electronic music, experimental music |
| Years active | 1991 – 2001 2009 – present |
| Labels | Take It Or Leave It Records, Silver Cross Records, B92, Be Bop Records |
| Associated acts | Crni Zub i Nova Moćna Organizacija, E-Play |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | Dragoslav Ružić Jovan Ružić Maja Cvetković Siniša Stojanović |
| Past members | Dejan Stanisavljević Igor Štanglicki Iris Miljković Nikola Marković Strahinja Lukić Uroš Smiljanić Đorđe Smiljanić |
Urgh! is a Serbian grindcore/alternative rock band from Belgrade.
The band was formed in January 1991 in Belgrade as grindcore quartet. With heavy rotation on bass default members were Dragoslav Ružić "Guru Ghagi" (vocals), Ðorđe Smiljanić "Djolle"(guitar) and Dejan Stanisavljević "Stanna" (drums). The band got the name from a typical onomatopoeic word URGH! frequently used in comicbooks. Their debut recordings, the tracks "Acid Rain" and "Paradise Town", appeared on the various artists compilation album Tito nikada više (Tito Nevermore), released by Intermusic in 1992.
During the same year, they appeared on the split album Yonuss Tape, also featuring the Belgrade girl band PMS, with the prominent tracks "Acid Rain", "Paradise Town", "Let's See What You Give", "Zašto vrištiš?" ("Why Are You Screaming") and "Deceiver", the latter being a cover version of a Napalm Death track, released on compact cassette by Take It Or Leave It Records. The band also recorded a successful promotional video for the song "Paradise Town", which, broadcast on the national television, presented the band to a wider audience.
The following year, the band participated the Armatura performance, featuring Belgrade artists from various spheres, where, on several occasions, the band performed only cover versions and due to the positive reactions to the performance of the Lenny Kravitz song "Are You Gonna Go My Way", the band introduced it into their repertoire. At the time, the line-up stabilized with Igor Štanglicki "Krrle" on bass. The band started combining different genres, including rock, rap, noise and techno music, eventually being recorded on their first studio album 9194 in 1995. The album, available on compact cassette only, got the name 9194 since it featured the material recorded from 1991 until 1994. Being split on two sides, the A-side called Evergreen, and the B-side called Evergrind, the album, released by Silver Cross Records, featured a guest appearance by the Dead Ideas vocalist Jelena Komnenić on the track "Kraj" ("The End").
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