Tornado are veterans in the Serbian metal scene. It's a band that combines, as their name says, all kinds of heavy metal with traditional elements from their country. Their new cd will be out soon and it's a chance for all of you (us!) out there to listen to something different. A tornado from Serbia is here to take us all away!

1.GIVE US A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF THE BAND. INTRODUCE THE MEMBERS.

• The band's origin dates back to 1998. Original members & founders are: Neboysha Tasich (guitars, vocals), Sinisha Tasich (bass, vocals), George Letich (guitars, keyboards, vocals) and Steven Bukvich (guitars). Later, we have started cooperation first with lead vocalist Zoran Shandorov (we have 3 songs with him, recorded in our album !), but finally we have included Philip Zmaher as our lead vocalist in the band.

• Our name "Tornado" means "Twister" already points to the musical "twist" of various genres. We have great diversity of songs, from melodic speed metal to acoustic instrumentals. "Tornado" is spanish word, which also means "mad", "frenzied". "Tornado" is strong mighty wind with great power of destruction. It comes suddenly, by surprise, on the wings of death !

• Our CD "Triumph of The King" is our debut album for worldwide market. All songs are in english. We have 10 tracks, 8 with lyrics and 2 instrumentals. We hope that all true heavy metal fans and all progressive metal fans will love our album ! We have received a nice review from important canadian METAL RULES web site. We expect positive reviews from other metal magazines and other resources, in the near future, after release of our CD in april 2002. We think that our music is very interesting for many people, especially for power metal & progressive metal fans, with enough doze of originallity for todays scene.

• Our lyrics are mix of real life and fantasy stories. Some lyrics are about history of our people and of our country. Especially about medieval history of south-east Europe. We have many traditional lyrics in our compositions. Tornado is building an imaginary world of Justice and Truth for All. We are warriors of Justice and Truth. We fight against the evil lords of the dark reality. We fight for a different, better world.

• Our label for worldwide distribution is ANGULAR RECORDS, a progressive independent label from Germany. Our album also will be available in Greece at Steel Gallery Records.

• Yes, you are right. We are from Serbia/Yugoslavia, and this is our damnation. Our serbian people are unrighteously/unjustly satanized. Our country is destroyed by the evil lords & monsters. If You are from USA or UK or from Western Europe, then You have much more chances to do something in Your life. If You are from Serbia, You have NO chance to be alive ! If You are Serbian then You are damned and satanized. That's the big difference. Recording of our album in the time of bombing and misery is really great miracle, and the great victory against death ! Can You imagine recording of songs under the bombing, explosions & fire ? Sounds like really "metalized" experience... We have recorded our album during 3 bloody fucking years of death & misery, from 1999 to 2001 ! We have suffered under the constant lack of money, lack of financial resources, lack of normal life, during the 8-year long blockade of our country.

• This is the song number 3 on our album, "Fight To Win". We are warriors, and we will fight until the final victory of our music.

• We have many classics & teachers, from 1970s hard rock bands like Deep Purple & Rainbow, over the 1980s classic metal bands, especially Iron Maiden, Manowar, Accept, Metal Church, Helloween, etc. Our music is mix of hard rock, sympho rock, true heavy metal, power metal & progressive metal genres. Mostly we are true heavy metal band with some renaissance & baroque neoclassical elements. But also we have something specific - old medieval serbian slavic and byzantine music !

• There are not  many names to mention, unfortunately. Our best musicians are outside of our country, they live in foreign countries now. Serbian metal scene is young and naive. We, members of  TORNADO, are 30 to 36 years old ! We are NOT kids, as the other young bands from our country ! We are probably veterans for our country. We wish to make solid foundation for our young serbian metal bands, for their better future.

• Probably some movie with medieval warriors and kings. Something like "El Cid" with Charlton Heston in main role. Or something like "Alexander Nevsky" from Sergey Eisenstein. Movie with strong heroic main role. Something like "BraveHeart" with Mel Gibson. Honest & human hero who is fighting for Justice, Truth & Freedom, hero who is defender of his country and his people, hero who is fighting against the demons and monsters, against the bloody invaders.

• We would like to thank to all Greek people, for their courage & help in the dark times for our country. We have many nice friends in Hellas & Cyprus. We will never forget your courage & humanity ! All the Best for You, Come and visit our web site: http://www.geocities.com/tornadohard
• Dear brothers & sisters in metal from Greece, TORNADO is coming to You ! Stay hard & heavy !