![]() During 1982 the band had numerous concerts in Niš and Serbia, while working on the material for their first album. In early spring of 1982, Madić left the band due to his army obligations. He was replaced by former Mama Rock and Plamteće Nebo member Zoran "Sosa" Žikić who had an attractive on-stage performance: he played an axe-shaped guitar and performed fire breathing. ![]() In May 1983, Kerber won the first place at Festival Omladina in Subotica with the song "Mezimac" ("Minion"). In July 1983, Kerber recorded their debut LP Nebo je malo za sve ( The Sky Is not Big Enough for All), mixed in Strawberry studio in Manchester, with Nightwing's bass guitarist Gordon Rowley as the producer. In December 1983, Kerber was an opening band on Uriah Heep, Ten Years After and Nightwing concerts in Yugoslavia. At about the same time, Kerber's Nebo je malo za sve was released, bringing hits "Mezimac", "Nebo je malo za sve" and "Heroji od staniola" ("Foil Heroes"). The album was released by ZKP RTLJ and immediately became successful, with 10,000 copies sold during the first week. In January 1984, during the tour through Macedonia, first Zikić, and then Stamenković contracted infectious hepatitis, so in March, during the Kerber's performance at the music festival in Opatija, Stamenković was temporarily replaced by Generacija 5 drummer Boban Đorđević and Madić briefly re-entered the bass player's post for this occasion. ![]() After returning to Kerber, Žikić continued with his on-stage performance.ĭespite the good performance, Kerber did not fit well in the pop format of the Opatija festival with their hard rock sound. On May 19, 1984, during the band's open-air concert in Novi Sad, he got second-degree burns while attempting to breathe fire under windy conditions. He continued the concert despite doctor's advice, and later on continued the tour with bandages on his face. After this accident other members forbade Žikić to continue performing the fire-breathing act. In June 1984, Kerber was an opening act for Nightwing concerts in Yugoslavia. In August drummer Zoran Stamenković returned to the band for the summer performances in Greece. In December 1984, Kerber traveled to England to record their second album, Ratne Igre ( War Games). The album was recorded in Saughall, and the producer was once again Gordon Rowley from Nightwing. During their staying in England, Kerber performed in Liverpool and Chester. In 2015 Sympathy for the Devil album cover was ranked 91st on the list of 100 Greatest Album Covers of Yugoslav Rock published by web magazine Balkanrock.An English language version of "Mezimac" entitled "Get Me Out" was recorded on their concert in Liverpool and included on the album. Track listingĪll music is composed by Kerber. The track "Get Me Out", recorded on 13 December 1984 at a Kerber concert in Liverpool, is an English language version of "Mezimac", the track released on previous Kerber album, Nebo je malo za sve. The album featured more commercial sound than the band's previous album, Nebo je malo za sve, and the title track " Ratne igre" became major hit, and brought popularity to Kerber across former Yugoslavia. ![]() Ratne igre was the first Kerber album on which the band cooperated with lyricist Duško Arsenijević. War Games) is the second studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav hard rock band Kerber, released on 14 March 1985. Studio One, Saughall, Chester, December 1984 ![]()
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