ARHANGEL - Arhangel (1990)

 

ARHANGEL is a Macedonian alternative rock band formed in 1989. The frontman is Risto Vrtev who has also been part of such rock bands as Mizar and Inola X. The line-up is: Risto Vrtev (vocal), Dragan Ginovski (guitars), Petar Jankov (bass) and Dimitar Dimovski (drums). Arhangel has released five albums (four studio and one live) which have been met with both critical and commercial success. The band's sound is both muscular and melodic at the same time, echoing post-punk icons such as the English The Smiths and the Serbian Ekaterina Velika, while the band's lyrical inspirations focus is on the country's political and cultural changes during the 1990s. The band is also associated with the art movement Makedonska Streljba (Macedonian Barrage) during the 1980s and the 1990s. (from wikipedia)