Metropolis Records

Metropolis Records was formed in 1994 in Belgrade, Serbia. It developed as a record label oriented chiefly toward rock music, operating in a national market shaped by the breakup of Yugoslavia and the reorganization of the region’s cultural and recording industries. In that environment, labels serving local artists had an important role in bringing Serbian-language music to audiences and in maintaining continuity within the country’s rock culture. The label’s documented catalogue and artist associations indicate a broad rather than highly specialized approach to rock. Its roster has included performers connected with alternative rock, punk, hard rock, pop-rock, crossover, and other related scenes. Associated names include Bajaga i Instruktori, Bjesovi, Block Out, Deca Loših Muzičara, Dža ili Bu, Džukele, Eyesburn, Goblini, Kasandrin Glas, Kristali, The Kuguars, Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša, Obojeni Program, Orthodox Celts, Rambo Amadeus, Ritam Nereda, Sunshine, Van Gogh, and Veliki Prezir. This range places Metropolis Records within the broader infrastructure of Serbian rock rather than defining it through one flagship artist. Through its album releases, the label contributed to the circulation of work by both prominent and scene-oriented acts. Its significance is partly cultural and archival: the label helped give recorded form and market visibility to a substantial segment of Serbia’s modern rock community. The available reference material characterizes it as a label that released albums by many notable Serbian rock acts, but does not provide a complete discography, detailed release chronology, or a systematic account of its distribution partners. Information about the company’s founders, ownership, management, financial position, corporate structure, and present-day operations is not established by the supplied sources. For that reason, the entry does not attribute the label to a named individual or parent group and does not assert a definitive current operating status. The label remains identifiable primarily through its Belgrade base, its 1994 formation, its rock-oriented catalogue, and its association with a wide range of Serbian performers.

• 1994

  Metropolis Records is formed

  [1]Metropolis Records (Serbia)en.wikipedia.org

  Metropolis Records is established in Belgrade, Serbia, as a record label primarily oriented toward rock music.

A Serbian rock-oriented record label and catalogue platform with a broad association with notable artists from the country’s rock scene.

• Recorded music

  Rock album catalogue

  The label’s principal output consists of album releases by Serbian and regionally connected rock performers. The documented associated artists cover a wide spectrum of the local scene, including alternative rock, punk, pop-rock, crossover, and adjacent styles. The catalogue is notable for its breadth and for its role in making Serbian rock recordings available to audiences.

1. 1Metropolis Records (Serbia)en.wikipedia.org
2. 2Metropolis Records at Discogsdiscogs.com