Slav Simanic is Toronto-based guitarist. Simanic's music advances a

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message through its occasional use of spoken word quotes taken from the Bible.

Biography

Born in

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, Serbia, Simanic started to play guitar at the age of 12. In the early 1990s, he started an instrumental rock band: Bride - the band played clubs, guitar festivals and received radio airplay. In 1993, his single, "Water of Life" was named the best song of the year on one of the most popular Serbian radio station

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and its show ''501'' under the program Beograd 202. To pursue his musical career Slav relocated to

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in December 1994. In 1995, Simanic joined the Canadian progressive metal band Eidolon. The collaboration resulted in the release of Eidolon's first CD ''Zero Hour'' in 1996. In 1998, Simanic released his first solo album ''Water of Life''. It was re-released in 2000 with two bonus tracks in Japan and South East Asia on the Marqee Avalon record label. The album was also released in Europe in 2002 on Now and Then Records (UK) and

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(Italy), together with Slav's second solo album ''Let It Go''. Both of Simanic's solo albums were also distributed in Australia through

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, a Christian book/music distribution chain in Australia. While working on ''Water of Life'', Simanic began a collaboration with Toronto-based singer Phil Naro which continued on 24K's ''Pure'' and ''Mark St. John Project'' as well as Simanic's ''Let It Go''. Simanic's guitar contributions on different projects as a session musician resulted in him being included on albums with featured artists or former members of

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, Mr. Big,

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, Talas,

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, 24K, Von Groove, and Naro. He has also contributed tracks for tribute albums which featured the artists

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, Anders Johansson, Robin McCauley, Jeff Watson,

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and Rob Johnson.

Solo albums

* ''Let It Go'' (2002) * ''Water Of Life + Two Bonus Tracks'' (2000) * ''Water Of Life'' (1998)

Appears on

* ''Rewired - Tribute To

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'' (2004) * ''Warmth In The Wilderness II - Tribute To

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'' (2002) * ''Warmth In The Wilderness I - Tribute To

'' (2001) * ''Crushing Days - Tribute To

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'' (2000) * ''Mark St. John Project -

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'' (1999) * ''Pure - 24K'' (1999) * ''Zero Hour - Eidolon'' (1996)

References

External links

Slav Simanic official website

Slav Simanic at Encyclopaedia Metallum

Slav Simanic at Heavens Metal

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