Pomaranča
OriginLjubljana, Slovenia
Genres
Years active1981–1986
1994–present
LabelsPGP-RTB, Pan Records, Panika Records

Pomaranča (trans. "Orange"), signed as Orange on their English language releases, is a Slovenian and Yugoslav heavy metal band formed in Ljubljana in 1978. The band was one of the most notable acts of the Yugoslav heavy metal scene.

Band history

Pomaranča was formed in 1978/1979 by vocalist Zlatko Magdalenič and guitarist Mijo Popovič. The default lineup of the band featured, beside Magdalenič and Popovič, Tomaž Žontar (keyboards), Marko Herak (bass guitar) and Franc Teropšič (drums).[1] The band performed NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal with blues elements.[1] They released their debut album, entitled Peklenska pomoranča (Hell Orange, a Slovenian translation of Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange) in 1981.[2] In the mid-1980s the band's changed their name to Orange and released two English language albums, Madbringer (1983) and Orange III (1985), attempting to achieve international popularity.[2] However, the band did not achieve expected success, and they ended their activity in the late 1980s. The band reunited in the early 1990s with the new vocalist, Boris Krmac, with whom they recorded the album Takoj se dava dol.[2]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Peklenska pomaranča (1981)
  • Madbringer (1983)
  • Orange III (1985)
  • Takoj se dava dol (1995)

Compilations

  • Nekaj peklenskih (1993)

Singles

  • "Soldat" / "Mladost" (1980)
  • "Alkohol" / "Goba zla" (1981)
  • "Mleko z noži" / "Krvave čipke" (1981)

References

  1. 1 2 Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 177.
  2. 1 2 3 Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 178.

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