Space Eater

Space Eater was formed as a project of former members of the band called After Life: Boško Radišić (vocals) and Stanislav Šaršanski (lead guitar) in late 2003. After several months and only a couple of rehearsals, the idea was put to rest. The band started working in October 2004, when Karlo Testen (bass) and Nemanja Pavlović (guitar) introduced to the band, as well as an old After Life compatriot Nikola Roglić (drums). This combination turned out to be perfect for what the band needed and it had been proven soon. With one completely finished song back from the After Life period (‘Afterlife’), Space Eater made another original song (‘Merciful Angel’). The band then applied for the national Radio 202 Demo Masters Tournament and reached semifinals, where their performance was interrupted by the police due to violent moshing, so the band never actually finished the gig. Although the band hadn’t gone to finals, it was called to perform as guest on the finals night that was broadcasted live nationwide and recorded in the Radio Belgrade’s Studio 6. That night Space Eater for the first time presented two new tracks, an intro titled ‘Beyond Time’ (which would later be renamed ‘MCMXCIX’ on the album) and a new song ‘Bombs Away’. Soon after , the band had to part ways with the drummer, Nikola. They found temporary replacement behind the drum battery in Vladimir Jevtić (ex- Dungeon Bell). At this time the drummer for the band is Vladimir Bogdanović from thrash metal band Underdeath. In February 2005 band has recorded a live demo at Studio 6 of Radio Belgrade that is available for download on the band’s official site and features 3 songs + intro: ‘Beyond Time’, ‘Bombs Away’, ‘Afterlife’ and ‘Merciful Angel’. In 2005 Space Eater entered qualifications for 'Zaječarska Gitarijada', the oldest and the biggest competition for unsigned rock bands, and took third place amongst numerous participating bands nationwide. Space Eater was the only metal band to enter the finals. Live recording of ‘Bombs Away’ featured on “Bombs Away!” demo is from the finals of that event broadcasted on national TV. March 2006 saw the release of a new 3-track demo “Bombs Away!” that features following songs: ‘Bombs Away’, ‘Merciful Angel’ and ‘Space Eater’. Demo was again recorded at Studio 6, this time on professional equipment - at the time was representative for what Space Eater stands for: speed, strength and strong sense of melody. This demo has been awarded the ‘demo of the month’ title in April issue of Serbian Metal Hammer magazine. In the beginning of 2007 the band has signed a deal with the Swedish label 'I Hate Records', soon to release SE debut, “Merciful Angel” album in August 2007. It is comprised of intro ‘MCMXCIX’ and songs ‘Bombs Away’, ‘Afterlife’, ‘Space Eater’, ‘Merciful Angel’, ‘Deceitful Eyes’, ‘Operaphobia’, ‘Overkill’, ‘Death From Below’, ‘The One’. Space Eater performed on EXIT festival in Novi Sad in 2007, and for the first time played completely new song ‘Crush, Kill, Destroy’ among others from the debut album. In late 2007 and beginning of 2008 band starts writing new material, and soon new songs came up, ‘Say Your Prayers’, ‘Abort’, ‘F.A.A.’, ‘Up On These Shores’, ‘Quantum Leap’, ‘Divide & Conquer’, ‘No Retreat’. During 2008 band plays two shows in Bosnia and Herzegovina. First show was in summer on Scream Fest 2 in Ljubuški with other bands from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. Second show was in October in Sarajevo with bands Ormus and Necromentor from Sarajevo; that was the first time Space Eater headlined a show. In January 2009 Space Eater recorded one cover song ‘Speed Metal Manijak’ for Bombarder tribute release, which is expected 2010. Space Eater was called to open for German thrash metal band Destruction, as well as for Sodom in Belgrade/Serbia. On 3 June 2009, a dear friend and frontman of the band Boško Radišić died in a fire accident. Space Eater will keep his spirit alive through music we create and new material which will continue his vision of the band. That summer, lead guitarist Stanislav Šaršanski decided to leave the band. The solution for the guitarist and singer position was found in one very talented man, Luka Matković. A couple of months later, the drummer Vladimir Bogdanović Điga also left the band and was replaced by a friend of Luka's from their former band Fatality, Marko Danilović Tihi. The new SE started working again, had couple of concerts in Belgrade and one show in Sofia, Bulgaria. Their trademark sound of melodic old-school thrash metal is kept to this day. Space Eater have a promo version of their second album, which contains eight new songs ‘Crush, Kill, Destroy’, ‘Say Your Prayers’, ‘Abort’, ‘F.A.A.’, ‘Up On These Shores’, ‘Quantum Leap’, ‘Divide & Conquer’ and ‘No Retreat’, all with Boško’s voice. The band will record the second album using Boško’s voice, and is in process of negotiations for a release. [edited: 12-jan-2010]