Father is a Croatian

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band from

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

. The band was assembled in March 2000 by three members of the band Easyman. They released their debut album ''Inspirita'' on Dallas Records in October 2005 to critical and commercial acclaim. The band subsequently released the songs ''Cynosure'' and ''Machina'' as singles, both featured on the album.

Career

During their career thus far, Father performed alongside the likes of

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in 2003 and 2011,

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in 2005, Sisters of Mercy in 2006,

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in 2007, Skunk Anansie in 2010, Mastodon and Slayer in 2012. The band later signed to Revol Records in 2006 in order to release ''Inspirita'' in the UK. Following their frequent local and nationwide performances, the band made their first appearance outside the borders of ex Yugoslavia in October 2006, performing 13 shows across the UK, followed up by 4 more tours across the UK, the Netherlands and Austria during 2007 and 2008. During 2008 drummer Saša Vukosav left the band and was replaced by Marko Jurić, the member of the bands Belfast Food and Beatles Revival Band. In 2012 band plays on Bloodstock Open Air (B-O-A), the UK's biggest independent matal festival. In the summer of 2009, Father released their cover of the

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classic "

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", which was released in their native Croatia and was also played and held to high acclaim by

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frontman

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on his Friday night rock show on

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. The release of "Eleanor Rigby" was followed by the release of the single "Venus & Mars" serving as announcement for their new album which was due to be released later in 2010. The song experienced the same destiny as "Eleanor Rigby" and was broadcast on 21 May 2010 in the aforementioned show. After a major time gap since the release of their debut album ''Inspirita'', the band released a follow-up by the name of ''One Eon'' on 14 December 2010. The album consists of eleven tracks composed by the band and their cover of "Eleanor Rigby". When asked in an interview of the origin of album's name, the singer Mihael Prosen answered wittily: "It was named so because it took us that long (an eon) to make it!", and later pointed out that it has an actual meaning to the band but not disclosing it. The band held a promotional concert for the album on Christmas-Eve in their home town Rijeka. Soon after the release ''One Eon'' placed high on Croatian critic's choices for the best album of the year on what band responded that it seems like critics love the album more than they do as a band.

Discography

*''Inspirita'' (2005) *''One Eon'' (2010)

References

External links

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MySpace webpage
{{Authority control Croatian rock music groups Musical groups established in 2000