Swedish gothic metal pioneers “TIAMAT: are coming to Belgrade for a highly anticipated concert on Saturday, 14th of November at “Zappa Barka”. The show is scheduled to begin at 20:30, while doors will open at 19:00, courtesy of “different strings” agency.
Led by vocalist and guitarist Johan Edlund, “Tiamat” have spent more than three decades exploring the darker territories of heavy music, developing a distinctive sound that combines doom metal, gothic rock, psychedelic influences and atmospheric melodies. Their music, characterized by haunting vocals, melancholic guitar work and immersive arrangements, has earned them a devoted following across generations of metal fans.
The band originally emerged from the Swedish underground metal scene in the late 1980’s under the name “Treblinka”, before evolving into “Tiamat” and releasing their debut album, “Sumerian Cry”, in 1990. Their early material was rooted in death and black metal, but subsequent releases such as “The Astral Sleep” released in 1991 and “Clouds” from 1992, revealed an increasingly atmospheric and melodic direction.
The defining moment in career of the band came with the release of “Wildhoney” in 1994, widely regarded as a landmark album in the evolution of gothic and atmospheric metal. Blending heavy riffs, psychedelic passages, dreamy keyboards and haunting melodies, the record established a distinctive musical identity that influenced countless bands in the years that followed. Albums such as “A Deeper Kind of Slumber “, “Skeleton Skeletron”, “Judas Christ” and “Prey” further explored the band’s fascination with gothic rock, melancholic atmospheres and experimental sounds. Tiamat’s last studio album, “The Scarred People”, was released in 2012, but the band’s legacy remains firmly established. Frontman Johan Edlund and drummer Lars Sköld continue to represent the core of a project that has constantly reinvented itself without losing its unmistakable identity.
In a recent interview ahead of the Belgrade concert, Edlund revealed that the band may open the show with “In a Dream”, from “Clouds”. He also mentioned “The Sleeping Beauty” and “Divided” among his favourite songs to perform live, offering fans a glimpse of what they might expect from the upcoming performance.
Tickets for the concert are available online through gigstix for the price of 4.500 RSD and 6.000 RSD for the VIP section.
