Kerber

Kerber is a Serbian hard rock and heavy metal band formed in Niš in 1981. It grew out of the local group Top, and its first steady line-up was Goran Šepa "Gale" on vocals, Tomislav "Tomica" Nikolić on guitar, Branislav "Bane" Božinović on keyboards, Zoran Madić on bass and Zoran Stamenković on drums. Šepa, Nikolić and Božinović have been the band's mainstays ever since. The first official concert was in November 1981 at the Muzički klub in Niš.

In May 1983 Kerber won the Subotica Youth Festival with "Mezimac" and opened for Galija at Tašmajdan Stadium in Belgrade. The debut album Nebo je malo za sve, produced by Gordon Rowley, came out that year on ZKP RTLJ, with "Mezimac", the title track and "Heroji od staniola". In 1984 they opened for Uriah Heep and Ten Years After, and on 15 June 1985 they played YU Rock Misija at Red Star Stadium, the Yugoslav contribution to Live Aid.

After Ratne igre (1985) came Seobe (1986), produced by Kornelije Kovač, the band's most successful record, with "Hajde da se volimo", "Čovek od meda", "Kad ljubav izda" and the title song. Ljudi i bogovi (1988) brought "Svet se brzo okreće" and "Na raskršću", followed by the live album 121288 Uživo, a month-long tour of the Soviet Union in 1989, Peta strana sveta (1990) and Zapis (1996). Over the years the line-up changed often, and Josip Hartl took over the drums in 1990.

After 1999 Kerber played only now and then. On 9 February 2006 the original line-up reunited for the first time in 23 years, in Novi Sad. In 2009 Madić returned and Nebojša Minić joined on second guitar, and the box set Sabrana dela added the new song "Sveti Nikola". The 30th anniversary was marked with concerts in Niš, Novi Sad and Belgrade, the last with Bora Đorđević of Riblja Čorba as a guest. The single "Bestraga sve" (2021) was their first studio recording in twelve years, and in 2022 they played 40th anniversary concerts in Belgrade and at the Niš Fortress.

Viktorija covered "Seobe" on her 2000 album Nostalgija. In the Rock Express Top 100 Yugoslav Rock Songs of All Times, a poll of readers, critics and musicians published in 2000, "Seobe" was ranked 43rd.