The band was originally formed as Poltergeist by guitarist Marko Vuckovic and bassist Ivan Petrovic in 1999. Their 2000 PowerBeat demo was an underground promotion, and after changing their name to ALISTER, the band recorded their first album in 2001 – Obscurity (recorded at Paradox Studio, Smederevo, Serbia)- with a lineup consisting of guitarist Marko Vuckovic, singer Igor Milandinovic, bassist Ivan Petrovic, and drummer Marko Stosic. Miroslav Brankovic (Alogia, Psychoparadox) did all the solos and additional clean guitars, as a special guest on the album. The sound of ALISTER was a mixture of ‘80s and ‘90s thrash influences with the classic metal approach of Metallica’s and Iced Earth’s riffs and Kreator’s and Testament’s scream vocals. Unfortunately, negotiations over releasing Obscurity were a complete failure.
In October 2001, ALISTER won the first prize in a band contest “Gitarijada Jagodina 2001” in Jagodina. In 2002, after the arrival of new members, Marko Ognjanovic (lead guitar) and Milos Simic (keyboards), ALISTER was ready to promote their first album. The first big step was Belgrade’s “Hard & Heavy Fest” in March 2002. Other concerts, like Paul Di’Anno’s concert in Belgrade, gigs in Smederevo, Jagodina, Cuprija, etc. followed it. With their current lineup, they returned to the studio in 2002 (again at Paradox Studio, Smederevo, Serbia) to record their second album Memories and Dreams. The new album was different in that way that the sound was more melodic and with some classic heavy vocals, especially in choruses. Together with Srdjan and Miroslav Brankovic (Alogia/Psychoparadox) ALISTER recorded a song “See You on The Other Side” dedicated to the late Chuck Shuldiner (Death/Control Denied).
Finally, they signed a contract for releasing both of their albums for ONE RECORDS (Belgrade, Serbia) and they were ready to promote their sound around Serbia. In 2004, Marko Stosic was replaced with a new drummer Ivan Dulic, and Milos Simic left the band. With their new lineup, they are working on their third album called Where Angels Bleed including 10 brand new heavy-death-thrash blasting tracks.
On January 29th 2008. Alister released following statement:
”ALISTER’s album Where Angels Bleed, recorded during 2006 in Paradox studio, will not be released, and there won’t be any kind of effort in releasing it.
Alister recorded their third album and released it in 2010. It's called Otrov, and all songs are on the serbian language.
2) Alister is Emerson Barrett's solo piano project under said alias. Act 1, his first album, goes along with the graphic novel The Bastards: Volume I.
Barnum
Alister Lyrics
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des yeux mouillés sur des fils
des mains séchées magnésie
des ventres qu'on rentre immobiles
des combustions spontanées
des sables mouvants sous nos pieds
des pommes d'amour écorchées et des couteaux à lancer
quelque chose pour tout le monde
des femmes et puis des hommes
quelque chose pour tout le monde oh barnum
des phalanges sur le coeur
et d'autres sur la détente
des zèbres qui nous font peur
et des trapèzes qui nous tentent
des lionnes qui ne dorment pas
matriochka qui se plante
des lassos qui n'arrivent pas
des banquistes qu'on édente
quelque chose pour tout le monde
des femmes et puis des hommes
quelque chose pour tout le monde oh barnum
un funambule alité
un dompteur que l'on déplore
des boléros arrachés
nos baisers de la mort
The lyrics to Alister's song Barnum paint a vivid picture of a circus, describing a variety of performers and scenes. The opening lines describe women with beards asleep, tears on strings, dry hands covered in magnesium and motionless stomachs. These surreal images suggest a fairy tale or a dream-like atmosphere, adding to the otherworldly quality of the circus.
The next lines describe spontaneous combustion, shifting sands, battered candy apples, and knives being thrown. These lines continue to create a sense of danger and excitement, suggesting that the circus is a place of thrills and risks. The repetition of the phrase "quelque chose pour tout le monde" or "something for everyone" reinforces the sense that the circus is a place of inclusion, where all people can find something to enjoy.
The final lines describe a tightrope walker in bed, a tamer who is mourned, and kisses of death. These lines seem to suggest that while the circus is a place of wonder and excitement, there is also a darker side to it, where performers are pushed to their limits.
Overall, the lyrics to Alister's Barnum convey a sense of wonder, danger, and surrealism, capturing the essence of the circus as a place of magic and spectacle.
Line by Line Meaning
des femmes a barbes assoupies
Women with sleepy beards
des yeux mouillés sur des fils
Wet eyes on strings
des mains séchées magnésie
Dry hands with magnesium
des ventres qu'on rentre immobiles
Stomachs that are held motionless
des combustions spontanées
Spontaneous combustions
des sables mouvants sous nos pieds
Quick sand beneath our feet
des pommes d'amour écorchées et des couteaux à lancer
Scorched candy apples and knives to throw
quelque chose pour tout le monde
Something for everyone
des femmes et puis des hommes
Women and then men
quelque chose pour tout le monde oh barnum
Something for everyone, oh Barnum
des phalanges sur le coeur
Fingers on the heart
et d'autres sur la détente
And others on the trigger
des zèbres qui nous font peur
Zebras that scare us
et des trapèzes qui nous tentent
And trapezes that tempt us
des lionnes qui ne dorment pas
Lionesses that never sleep
matriochka qui se plante
Nesting dolls that stick
des lassos qui n'arrivent pas
Lassos that don't arrive
des banquistes qu'on édente
Bankers that we indent
un funambule alité
A bedridden tightrope walker
un dompteur que l'on déplore
A tamer that we lament
des boléros arrachés
Torn boleros
nos baisers de la mort
Our kisses of death
Contributed by Julian N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
HoloH
Excellent ! C'était pour caler les niveaux ? Ils ont fait des prises live après ? C'était qui à la console ? T'as des passages avec le batteur ?