Extreme Smoke 57 are known as the first
grindcore
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band from Slovenia. The band was formed in early 1990 in the city of
Nova Gorica.
Their influences include bands such as
Napalm Death
Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in 1981 in Meriden, West Midlands. None of the band's original members has been in the group since 1986. But since ''Utopia Banished'' (1992), the lineup of bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch ...
,
Sore Throat,
Fear of God,
Seven Minutes of Nausea
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7 or seven may also refer to:
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* The month of
July
Music Artists
* Seven (Swiss singer) (born 1978), a Swiss recording artist
* ...
and
Agathocles. Band members have played in different grindcore/noisecore/
crust/
drone/
hardcore acts like
Patareni,
Deeper Than World
Deeper may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Deeper'' (Delirious? album) or the title song (see below), 2001
* ''Deeper'' (Lisa Stansfield album) or the title song, 2018
* ''Deeper'' (Meredith Andrews album) or the title song, 2016
* ''Deeper'' (The Sof ...
,
Cadlag,
PureH,
Mozak,
Panic Overdose
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,
Absent Minded,
Ear Slaughter
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,
Diarrhoea,
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
music festival
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s such as
Metaldays
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,
Obscene Extreme
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,
EXIT and
Punk Rock holiday
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. In January 2016 "Corruption deteriorates" (
10-inch LP
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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
Agathocles. In March 2018 a compilation CD that includes studio recordings from 1991 to 2018 was released on Independent Woman records from
New Zealand. The compilation comes with bonus
mini CD
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that includes their final show before split in 1992.
Line up
* Miha –
guitar
* Boco –
vocals
* Briljo –
bass
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* Gaber –
drums
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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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Grindcore musical groups
Slovenian rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1990