Extreme Smoke 57 are known as the first

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band from Slovenia. The band was formed in early 1990 in the city of

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. Their influences include bands such as

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, Seven Minutes of Nausea and

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. Band members have played in different grindcore/noisecore/ crust/

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acts like

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, Deeper Than World, Cadlag,

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, Mozak, Panic Overdose, Absent Minded, Ear Slaughter,

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, Strobodeath and Psihoza. Extreme Smoke 57 split in 1992, but reformed in 2008. Since their reunion the band has performed on some well-known European

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s such as

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and Punk Rock holiday. In January 2016 "Corruption deteriorates" (

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) was released by band itself. In July 2017 their latest studio material was released as a split 7-inch EP with Belgian grindcore veterans

. In March 2018 a compilation CD that includes studio recordings from 1991 to 2018 was released on Independent Woman records from

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. The compilation comes with bonus

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that includes their final show before split in 1992.

Line up

* Miha (

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) * Boco (

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) * Briljo (

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) * Gaber (

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)

Discography

*1991 – ''Live in Koper, 8.3.1991'' + studio demo #2 (Musical Destruction Tapes) *1991 – ''Open Your Eyes… & Die!'' studio demo #3 (Wild Rags Records) *1992 - Extreme Smoke 57 / The Sexorcist split 7-inch EP (Sicktone Records) *1992 - Second 7-inch EP (7-inch, Psychomania Records) *1992 - ''Live in Leipzig/ Germany, 28.9.1991'' live tape *1993 - Extreme Smoke 57 / Agathocles split tape *1996 – ''Who Sold The Scene?!?'' 7-inch EP (TVG Records) *1998 – ''D.I.Y.'' collection tape *2004 - Extreme Smoke 57 / PATARENI split LP (bootleg) *2012 - Extreme Smoke 57 / H-INCIDENT split 7-inch EP *2013 - Extreme Smoke 57 / DECA DEBILANE split 7-inch EP (Debila Records) *2013 – ''Official Live Tape'' (Old Grindered Days Records) *2014 – ''Life Of No Dreams'' CD (Necrothrash Records) *2014 - Extreme Smoke 57 / 2 MINUTA DREKA split 7-inch EP *2014 – ''Who Sold The Scene?!? Live 3'' DVD (Pharmafabric Records) *2015 – ''Live On Radio Student'' CD (self-released) *2016 – ''Corruption Deteriorates'' 10-inch LP (self-released) *2017 - Extreme Smoke 57 / Agathocles – split 7-inch EP (On Parole Productions)

References

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