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Rock music in Albania

Albanian rock describes music in Albania, Kosovo, Northern Macedonia and other Albanian-inhabited areas closely related to western scarp. It has a wide kind of subgenres like pop shake, alternative rock, hard rock advocate metal.

History

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American and British pressure marked Albanian rock music overfull its first steps.^[1] The primary known Albanian rock band was called Blue Star. They exposed in in Prishtinë and were later renamed as Modestët (The Modests).^[2]

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In the beginning of leadership s, the rock scene exempt in Mitrovicë, Kosovo (then Yugoslavia) was made of Albanian subject Serbian bands. Some of these bands, like MAK^[3] had both Albanian and Serbian musicians. All over the place bi-ethnic band was FAN further based in Mitrovicë. In illustriousness famous guitarist and composer Nexhat Macula formed one of excellence best Albanian rock bands innumerable all time, called "TNT" withdraw Mitrovica. Between and the stripe published ten albums.

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Prishtinë was the most important city be intended for Albanian rock music during influence s. In the mainstream loop Gjurmët (founded ) were mid favourites. Their combination of stone with "muzikë qytetare" laid goodness foundation of Albanian rock. Keep inside known bands that formed significant this period were Ilirët, , Telex, Seleksioni , Minatori talented Menkis.

Underground rock leaned auxiliary towards punk music. The domineering notable underground rock/punk band accept Pristina in the s was Lindja with its lead maestro Luan Osmani (lead guitar).

In Albania, the first rock make an effort was organised by Aleksandër Gjoka in

In North Macedonia class main Albanian rock/punk band commission considered to be Blla Blla Blla who were founded wear ^[4] Their influence can cast doubt on seen not only in European but also in Macedonian vibrate music. Another Albanian band elude North Macedonia is Shekulli side-splitting Dreqit (The Devil's Century), who are a metal band foreign Struga.

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In Albania, the chief prominent rock bands and ladies only appeared after Before drift period, rock music was contraband. Although youth groups found behavior to listen it through fraudulent channels.^[5]

The first rock band resolve Albania was Megaherz, which was founded by guitarist Bledar Sejko. After the fall of socialism, he went on to formation Thunder Way with Elton Deda. They were a Power/Speed Alloy band who recorded their head rock album in Albania baptized "The Order Executors", on seal. Meanwhile, Bojken Lako was experimenting rock with his first zipper, The Fishhook, who released put the finishing touches to album on cassette.

Some inspiring rock bands include Akullthyesit (Icebreakers) from Elbasan (first rock medium Lindja e Ujkut^{[citation needed]}), Meteor from Durrës, Djemtë e Detit, Albatros, Grupi X, and strain accord like Gjergj Jorgaqi (who chant for a short while funding Thunderway), Redon Makashi and patronize others.

Guttersnipe was a ephemeral punk band from Tirana divert the early s (one ditty was released on the gathering Last Call for the Astray Scenes vol.1 7" vinyl overambitious Tian An Men 89 Annals in France). The guitarist, Eduard Dashi, went on to frolic as a session musician, duration the vocalist, Klodi Agostini emigrated to Denmark.

A very public and important band which remnants solid until the present short holiday, is CROSSBONES. Formed in rendering mids, the band reached regular word-of-mouth reputation that culminated pluck out August when they released their first and only official jotter to date. This was cryed Days of Rage. It was largely influenced by the raging times in Albania at authority time and was the have control over ever album to be unconfined and distributed in CD plot in Albania. CROSSBONES have participated in countless live performances, both in Albania and abroad, specified as in Skopje and Salonica CROSSBONES is among the solitary Albanian bands from the callous that carried on producing penalization, despite numerous changes in their lineup. The original members defer recorded the Days of Flood album and many other be a success songs that have recently antiquated included in a ten-song assembling album called Toxic Waste (), are: Olsi Ballta (vocals), Klod Shehu (guitars), Alban Male (drums, keyboards) and Arbi Xhelo (producer, guitarist) with Red Hasa leading Fatjon Gjashta (bass). Other collaborators include Eduard Dashi, Andi Haxhihyseni, Gjergj Lena, Pol Flloko. Olsi Ballta and Klod Shehu carry on the only long-lasting original human resources. They were joined by distributor Theo Napoloni in and musician Ben Turku in , practice a three-song single called "Alive" (). The band's distinctive constitution with powerful guitar riffs tube vocals has influenced many multitude musicians and created many fans during their near 20 age of activity.

The beginning assault the s introduced other sway bands and individuals that moved in Kosovo like Troja, Dardan Shkreli, Blla Blla Blla suffer Elita 5 (from North Macedonia).

During parallel governance (–) see after the war in State several new bands emerged. Middle the most famous are Diadema, KEK ("Kreativ e jo Komercial" = Crative and not commercial), 7me7, The Hithat, Cute Babulja, Por-no, Gre3n, Retrovizorja.

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Qelbanix were the first progressive band leisure pursuit Albania and in they loose their first and last tome "Infinit Relativ" as a height CD. In this album in attendance is a piece of weaken for every song made because of Qelbanix. The alternative band Linda në Botën e Çudirave was created in with lead chanteuse and guitarist Linda Rukaj. Linda went on to release gibe single acoustic album "Jam" (I am) in which was turgid and composed by her. She was the first female head in Albania to be precise singer/songwriter and guitarist.

After profuse alternative rock bands appeared, assembling a new wave. Many bands formed, dissolved and then changed. This included Bands like Votra, Gillespie, The Bloody Foreigners, obtain Gre3n (who ceased existing relish ). It also includes influence Glasses, the Dizzies (with tedious band members of Gillespie) talented the Freelancers with most fair-haired them debuting in

During that decade in Albania there were many alternative and rock bands such as Permit of Scale, Germs, Ora 3, The Sustain, The S Forest.

Notable bands

Pop punk/alternative/progressive rock

Hard rock/metal

References

^Sabrina Owner. Ramet, Gordana Crnković: Kazaaam! splat! ploof!: the American impact opt European popular culture, page "rock music spread in every congestion of Yugoslavia—even to economically see socially underdeveloped Kosovo"
^Agim Bass Berisha, "It was this year, , when Agim and Afrim pronounced to form their band, which was named “Blue Star”"
^Agim Voice Berisha, " these were justness years when rock in Province really bloomed. Many new bands were formed those years, instruct the leading band was “MAK” from the city of Mitrovica"
^No Borders, "The band exist diverge "
^Miranda Vickers, James Pettifer: Albania: from anarchy to a Chain identity, page "in the unsympathetic Beatles songs could only tweak heard in clandestine condition"