Monera is a band from Belgrade, Serbia. Since its foundation in 2002 Monera has recorded several home-demo and one studio album ("Homework", in 2007) which received numerous good reviews. Although they define themselves as Metal/Rock/Grunge, their music incorporates various musical styles and "defies categorisation".
Reviewers from different magazines found songs on Homework to be "catchy as hell and fun" and also "more appropriate for parties than quiet hours", but their latest work includes a set of milder acoustic songs and a set of, exactly the opposite - aggresive high-gain songs of an increased complexity and much darker overall atmosphere. The "rich textures" of Monera's music include "bluesy guitar solos, occasional Radiohead-like harmonies and even southern Corrosion Of Conformity / Alabama Thunderpussy straight-forward rocking and brutal riffing" to provide means of expressing an extremely wide range of emotions. The vocal performance of Monera's frontman, Jake O'Bayne, has been compared to that of Layne Staley, Brian Molko, Robert Plant, Serj Tankian and even Dave Mustaine.
Still unsigned, Monera had some substantial success on regional Demo festivals and competitions in 2009, even reaching the selection of final 10 out of 300 bands applied for this year's Nektar Demo Fest in Banja Luka (BiH) and also National finals of GBOB. In December, they have won a record deal with Automatik Records as first prize on Battlefest (a year-long, national, demo band competition), though record company officials have not yet contacted Monera.
Monera performs frequently in Belgrade, constantly switching between two separate sets of electric and acoustic songs, for enhanced satisfaction of their ever growing audience.
There was a competition for a soundtrack for a movie in making. Monera applied, didn't win, but still got to keep the song! Enjoy...
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Lyrics:
Photos, daddy's chair
Hats, shoes and teddy-bear
Chairs, lamps, table
Pots and TV cable
Full house of your pretty things
A lot of stuff your life brings
Carpet, shaker, poster
Coffee-maker, toaster
Plates, glass and cans
Arm-chairs, books and fans
Take care of your pretty things
Take care of trouble they bring
What stays, what goes?
No one really knows
What stays and what goes.
Pillows, blanket, bed
Honey, milk and bread
Plastic x-mas tree
Coffee, cups and tee
What stays, what goes?
No one really knows
What stays and what goes.
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Music: Monera
Lyrics: Slavoljub Stankovic (from his novel "The Box")
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Current members:
O'Bayne - Guitar, Vocal
Martin - Guitar
k - Bass
Youdon - Drums
Their whole discography can be downloaded from their site!!!
---LINKS---
Site: http://monera.bandcamp.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/monerabg
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/monerateevee
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