Моторни Песни



Верка (Verka) is a band from Delcevo, Republic of Macedonia. They started around 2000 and recorded a demo with ten songs, which was released in September 2003. The release is called Jaggah. They had a lot of gigs throughout Macedonia and the neighboring countries, and were the support band for Soulfly in Skopje in 2003. They also played with Laibach in Skopje in 2001. Верка (Verka) won а Rock Fest Contest in 2001, a contest for demo bands in Macedonia. The members of the band are: Zoran (guitar), Brane (percussions), Nikola (vocals and bass) and Vlatko (drums). Here's what they say about their music: The very essence of our music derives from our rich musical - cultural heritage. We are inspired by the rhythms and the sounds that Alexander The Great's army was using during battles and we sing in Macedonian language, as well as in English in our older songs. We are into bands like: Morbid Angel, The Mars Volta, Tool, Anacrusis, Waltari. At the end of 2010 they released their second studio album, Моторни песни (Motorni pesni). The title of the album was taken from the title of the book of poems Моторни песни (Motoring Verses, 1940) by Никола Вапцаров (Nikola Vapcarov), one of the greatest macedonian writers and poets. The album received a massive appreciation both from fans and music critics in Macedonia. It was featured as #2 on Plagij.at's list of Top 5 Macedonian albums for 2010. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.