Troy (band)
| Troy | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Heavy metal |
| founding | 1990 |
| Website | http://www.troja-ks.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Bujar Berisha | |
| Florent Bajrami | |
| Agron Ejupi | |
| Violand Shabani | |
Troja is a Kosovar heavy metal band that was founded in Pristina in 1990 by Bujar Berisha, Florent Bajrami, Agron Ejupi and Violand Shabani.
history
In 1990 the band was founded by singer Bujar Berisha, guitarist Florent Bajrami, bassist Agron Ejupi and drummer Violand Shabani. One year after the band was founded, she was the first support act at a concert for the group Fisnikët .
In 1993 the band was invited to the Marigona Rock Bend Festival in Mitrovica . In the same year the band gave concerts in Skopje and Peć . A year later, the band won the award for Best Evening Of Rock Music at the Boom Festival . In 1995 the songs "Ekzistenca" and "Për Bekin" were recorded. Two years later the band took part in several concerts, including the Show Fest Festival and the ODA Bend Concert. In addition, the band recorded two more songs in the GEZA studio in Peć in the same year. 5 years later the band released their debut album "People" . In 2003 the band released the video clip for the song "People" . This was her first video clip. This video received awards for Best Camera Editing and Best Albanian Rock Music Video in the same year. The prizes were awarded in Tirana , Albania .
In 2004 the band gave further concerts in Albania. In 2006 the band released their second video for the song "Jena Na" on ABC Cinema. In the same year the band won an award for the best Albanian rock band. They also gave concerts at the Radio Live Festival Skopje and in the ODA Theater, which was attended by 1,500 people. In 2007 the band took part in the event "Urban Culture and Subculture" . Two years later the band released their second album "Amaneti I Clown It" .
According to an article in the Kosovar newspaper Gazeta Express , the group is working on the third album. On February 17, 2012, the group played together with Fisnikët in Gjilan as part of the 2008 declaration of independence .
The band played the Top Fest finale on May 31, 2015 , where the group presented their piece Democraci . The group was supposed to play a concert in Zurich on November 28, 2015 , but the concert was postponed to 2016 due to problems with the visa . As part of this performance, the group presents their third studio album, which the band has been working on for over four years. The band's third album, One , was released on December 26, 2015 .
style
The style the band plays varies between hard metal riffs and the harmonious sounds of Albanian plucked instruments. The singer's voice also changes from clean singing to growls , which is often used by singers in many Thrash , Death and Black Metal bands. The texts are often written in Albanian, but sometimes also in English.
Violand Shabani started a musical side project called Land Of Confusion that plays Death Metal . In 2012 the debut album The Empty Voice will be released.
Influence in politics
Ramush Haradinaj criticized the work of the current government and the Prime Minister of Kosovo. After referring to Hashim Thaçi and his government as Troy for Kosovo, Haradinaj added that Troy is a rock band that represents the youth of Kosovo and has released a song where they want to show that the current leadership wants to destroy Kosovo and thereby the people young Kosovar Albanians are forced to flee.
All four musicians in the band saw Kosovo not as a Serbian province before the proclamation of independence from Serbia in 2008, but as part of Albania . The musicians don't feel Serbian either, but Albanian. The band members are averse to Serbia because of the situation in Kosovo.
Discography
Albums
- People (2003)
- Anameti I "Clown" It (2009)
- One (2015)
People (2003)
People is the band's debut album, released in 2003. The band produced the album themselves. It was produced in the GEZA studios and contains 12 songs, all of which (except for "Ata Po Flejne" ) were sung in English. A music video was also shot for the song "People" .
Tracklist:
- 1. Intro - I Have A Secret (2:55)
- 2. Come to Me (4:15)
- 3. Reality (3:45)
- 4. People (4:45)
- 5. Mr. Comunista (2:57)
- 6. Ata po Flejnë (4:35)
- 7. Your Mind Is Bad (4:17)
- 8. Mr. M (5:06)
- 9. Liar (4:26)
- 10. Nina Nana (4:16)
- 11. Human Thing (4:23)
- 12. Outro - In Memoriam (2:35)
- Total playing time: 48:19 minutes
Amaneti I "Clown" It (2009)
Amaneti I "Clown" It is the album that was released in 2009. Like the debut album, it is self-produced and was also recorded in the GEZA studios. The album contains 10 songs, all of which (except for "Beautiful World" and "Numb" ) are sung in Albanian . The Albanian singer Flaka Krelani sings the bridge in the song "Beautiful World" . In the song "Genjeshtra" children sing along in the chorus. 2 videos were released for the album. The music video for "Nuk Po Muj Ma" was released in 2007, the video for "Amaneti I Clown It" was released 2 years later. The latter was awarded for the best music video by an Albanian rock band (2009). Both videos can be seen on YouTube .
Tracklist:
- 1. Genjeshtra (4:55)
- 2. Beautiful World (5:02)
- 3. Andrra e Keqe (4:14)
- 4. Amaneti i Clown-it (4:47)
- 5. Krejt Nje Dite (4:12)
- 6. Thuje (4:36)
- 7. Shume Kena Qef (3:11)
- 8. Numb (4:26)
- 9. Duhesh (4:44)
- 10. Nuk po Muj Ma (4:24)
- Total playing time: 44:36 minutes
Music videos
- People (2003)
- Jena Na (2006)
- Nuk Po Muj Ma (2007)
- Amaneti i Clown-it (2009)
- Mretnesha Kohë (2010)
Video Fest nominations
The video for the song "People" reached 1st place (best camera) at the Video Fest 2003 and was nominated in 3 other categories. In 2006 "Jena Na" won 1st place in the Best Rock Music Video category . In 2009 the video for the song "Amaneti I Clown It" won two first places in the categories of Best Rock Music Video and Best Camera .
Special
The song Ata Po Flejnë was the invasion music of the German kickboxer Besim Kabashi .
Awards
- 1994: Winner at the Boom Festival (for the best evening rock band)
- 2003: Best camera cut for the music video "People" at the Video Fest in Pristina (prize awarded in Tirana)
- 2003: Best Albanian rock video (awarded in Tirana)
- 2006: Best Albanian rock band
- 2009: Best music video for the song Amaneti I "Clown" It
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d TROJA (Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Alt. Rock) on showcaseyourmusic.com (English)
- ↑ Ardian Jasiqi: Gazeta Express : “Troja” e pavarësisë ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lajmi I Fundit : Finalja e "Top Fest 12", Ermali, Lumi dhe Ledri fitojnë cmimin e madh (Albanian)
- ↑ Mirëlinda Shala: DialogPlus : "Yes, I'm happy!" - Albanian alternative music can now revive in Zurich
- ↑ DialogPlus : Troja - New album «One»
- ^ Prime Minister and the Kosovo Government are Troja for Kosovo
- ↑ a b Troja Full Discography and Lyrics on spirit-of-metal.com (English)
- ↑ Official homepage of the Video Fest ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
