Vatreni Poljubac (trans. "''Fiery Kiss''") is a Bosnian and Yugoslav

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

/ heavy metal band, formed in 1977 by composer, lyricist, vocalist and guitarist

Milić Vukašinović Milić Vukašinović ( sr-cyr, Милић Вукашиновић; born 9 March 1950) is a Yugoslav musician, the founder of the hard rock band Vatreni Poljubac as well as one-time drummer of the famous Yugoslav rock bands Bijelo Dugme and Indexi. ...

. The band is widely considered to be regional pioneers of the heavy metal genre and one of the most important rock bands of

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

and former Yugoslavia pop-rock scene. In almost 40 years since its founding, the band has released 9 studio albums, the latest being 2011 reunion release ''Kad svira rock 'n' roll'', two singles and several compilation albums.

History

Vatreni Poljubac was formed in 1977 in

by a former

Kodeksi Kodeksi was a cover band from Sarajevo, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia that existed from 1965 until 1971. It is most notable as one of the predecessors to Bijelo dugme, the most commercially successful band ever to come out of SFR Yugoslavi ...

Indexi Indexi was a Bosnian and former Yugoslav rock band popular in Yugoslavia. It formed in 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and disbanded in 2001 when singer Davorin Popović died. Some of their most notable songs are "Svijet u kome živi ...

and

Bijelo Dugme Bijelo Dugme (trans. ''White Button'') was a Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav rock music, rock band, formed in Sarajevo, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1974. Bijelo Dugme is widely co ...

member Milić Vukašinović (guitar and vocals). The other two members of the original line-up were former Divlje Jagode member Šefćet Hodža (bass) and

member Perica Stojanović (drums). They released their first single in 1978 for

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with the songs "Doktor za rock and roll" and "Tvoje usne su bile moj najdraži dar". The first single album received immediate critical acclaim and popularized Vatreni Poljubac and their song "Doktor za rock n' roll" in former Yugoslavia. The first album named "Oh, što te volim joj" was recorded 1978 in London and Sarajevo for Sarajevo disk, and produced by Richard Whally. Album featured a number of songs inspired by the pioneering sound that was coming out of England at the time epitomized by acts like

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and

Black Sabbath Black Sabbath were an English rock music, rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy met ...

. Vatreni Poljubac original line-up recorded its last studio album "100% Rock and Roll" in 1986 with former

member

Mladen Vojičić Tifa Mladen Vojičić (; born 17 October 1960), known professionally by his nickname/stagename Tifa (), is a Bosnian rock vocalist. He gained acclaim throughout former Yugoslavia for his brief stint as the lead singer of Bijelo Dugme in the mid-1980s ...

, one of the most popular singers at the time in Yugoslavia. All songs written and composed by Milić Vukašinović. Album has achieved great reviews and became very popular throughout the country, after which Vukašinović disbanded the band and devoted himself to his solo career as folk-rock singer.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Oh, što te volim joj'' (1978) *''Recept za Rock 'n' Roll'' (1979) *''To je ono pravo'' (1980) *''Bez dlake na jeziku'' (1980) *
Živio Rock 'n' Roll
' (1982) *''Iz inata'' (1985) *''100% Rock and Roll'' (1986) *''Sve ce jednom proć' samo nece nikad Rock 'n' Roll'' (1999) *''Kad svira rock 'n' roll'' (2011)

Singles

*''Doktor za Rock 'n' Roll / Tvoje usne su bile moj najdraži dar'' (1978) *''Na vrat na nos i na svoju ruku / Od želje da te ljubim hoću prosto da poludim'' (1979)

Compilations

*''Veliki Hitovi'' (1983, ZKP RTVL) *''Dr. Za Rock 'N Roll'' (1997, Nimfa Sound) *''100% Rock and Roll'' (1997, Nimfa Sound) *''Najveći Hitovi'' (2000, Goraton)

Members

– vocal, guitar (1977–1986, 1998–2001, 2006, 2010–present) * Perica Stojanović – drums (1977–1986, 2006) * Shefqet (sheki) Hoxha – bass guitar (1977–1980) * Sanin Karić – bass guitar (1980–1986, 2006) * Velibor Rajačić – drums (1985–1986) * Nedžib "Neno" Jeleč – bass guitar (1985–1986, died 5 November 2017) *

Mladen Vojičić Mladen () is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root ''mlad'' (, ), meaning "young". It is present in Bulgarian, Serbian, and Croatian society since the Middle Ages. Notable people with the name include: * Mladen (vojvo ...

– vocal (1986) * Marko Nikolić – bass guitar (1998–2001) * Dušan Obradović – drums (1998–2001) * Dejan Nikolić – drums (2006) * Srđan Đukić – bass guitar (2011–present) * Vladimir Čopić – drums (2011–present)

References

External links

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