Alogia (band)

Alogia
Alogia in 2011
Background information
Origin	Smederevo, Serbia
Genres	Power metal, progressive metal, hard rock[1]
Years active	2000–present
Labels	One Records, Locomotive Music
Members	Nikola Mijić Srđan Branković Miroslav Branković Vladimir Đedović Vladimir Ranisavljević Srđan Golubica
Past members	Ivica Lauš Ivan Vasić Branislav Dabić Damir Adžić Mića Kovačević
Website	www.alogia.rs

Alogia is a Serbian heavy metal band from Smederevo.

History

Alogia was formed in 2000 by brothers Miroslav and Srđan Branković (guitars). The rest of lineup consisted of Damir Adžić (drums), Ivan Vasić (bass guitar) and Branislav Dabić (keyboards). During the year 2001, singers Ivica Lauš and Nikola Mijić, winners of the Radio Television of Serbia's singing contest 3K Dur, joined the band.^[2] Alogia's first album, Priče o vremenu (Tales of Time), was released in February 2002 through One Records.^[2] After the album was released, another keyboard player, Vladimir Đedović, joined the band.

During the year 2003, Alogia went on hiatus, due to Vasić's, and Branković brothers' mandatory army stint. In 2004, the band began recording their second album. In August 2004, Alogia signed foreign contract with the record label Locomotive Music. In September 2004, the band released their second album, entitled Priče o životu (Tales of Life), through One Records.^[2]

In 2005, Alogia released Secret Spheres of Art for the foreign market.^[2] The album consisted of the English language versions of the songs from their first album. In 2006, the band released the live album Priče o vremenu i životu – Live at SKC. Album featured musicians from some of the most notable Yugoslav hard rock bands as guests: Divlje Jagode guitarist Sead Lipovača, Riblja Čorba guitarist Vidoja Božinović and drummer Vicko Milatović, Kerber vocalist Goran Šepa, and Osvajači guitarist Dragan Urošević.^[3] On 6 March 2006, Alogia performed as the opening band on Apocalyptica concert in Belgrade's SKC,^[4] and on 30 July 2006, alongside Kraljevski Apartman, as an opening act on Whitesnake concert on Belgrade's Tašmajdan Stadium.^[5]

In 2010, the band appeared on the various artists album Vreme brutalnih dobronamernika, which featured seventeen bands which recorded the songs on poems of Serbian poet Milan B. Popović. Alogia participated with the song "Izdaja (Ja bih da odmorim dušu)" ("Betrayal (I Would Like to Rest My Soul"), which they recorded with singer and guitarist Slađana Milošević, who was credited on the album as Sweety.^[6]

On 4 March 2012, the band released their fourth studio album Priče o snovima (Tales of Dreams).^[7] The album featured two new members: Vladimir Ranisavljević (bass guitar) and Mića Kovačević (drums).^[8] The album featured guest appearances by Vukašin Brajić, on the song "Od svega umoran" ("Tired of Everything"),^[9] and Osmi Putnik vocalist Dean Clea, on the song "Naša istina" ("Our Truth").^[10] With Priče o snovima the band turned towards softer, melodic hard rock-oriented sound.^[1] The band's new sound saw mostly negative reactions by the fans.^[1][11]

In September 2014, the band released the album Elegia Balcanica. The album, announced by the singles "Elegia Balcanica", released in October 2013,^[12] and "Vreme je" ("It Is Time"), released in January 2014,^[13] marked the band's return to progressive/power metal sound.^[14]

In January 2017, the band recorded the song "Visantia" ("Byzantium") with vocalist Fabio Lione, announcing their upcoming studio album.^[15]

Discography

Studio albums

• Priče o vremenu (2002)
• Priče o životu (2004)
• Secret Spheres of Art (2005)
• Priče o snovima (2012)
• Elegia Balcanica (2014)
• Semendria (2020)

Live albums

• Priče o vremenu i životu – Live at SKC (2006)
• Live and loud with Orchestra

(2018)

Video albums

• Priče o vremenu i životu (2007)

Other appearances

• "Izdaja (Ja bih da odmorim dušu)" (with Slađana Milošević; Vreme brutalnih dobronamernika; 2010)

References

1. Kategorija: Recenzije /. "Priče o snovima review at Balkanrock". Balkanrock.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
2. [1] Archived 15 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
3. [2] Archived 13 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Apokaliptika U Skc-U, Bazkoks U Dob-U". Seecult.org. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
5. ""WHITESNAKE, KRALJEVSKI APARTMAN, ALOGIA, Stadion Tašmajdan", bg-setac.com". Subrock.bg-setac.com. 30 July 2006. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
6. "Vreme brutalnih dobronamernika at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
7. [3] Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
8. "Alogia - Priče o snovima - Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
9. "Alogia in Pop Music". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2012 – via YouTube.
10. [4] Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
11. "Alogia se novim singlom vratila korenima | TMM magazin". Timemachinemusic.org. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
12. "Alogia spotom najavila novi album". Balkanrock.com. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
13. "Alogia - Vreme je (Official Video 2014)". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
14. ""Alogia - Elegia Balcanica", balkanrock.com". Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
15. ""AlogiA i Fabio Lione snimili pesmu 'Visantia (Konstantin The Great)'", Balkanrock.com". Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

External links

• Alogia official website
• Alogia official MySpace
• Alogia official YouTube channel
• Alogia at Progarchives
• Alogia at Encyclopaedia Metallum
• Alogia biography in Serbian^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• Alogia biography at PerfectProg.com