Spiderweb Biography

Spiderweb is a Serbian heavy metal band, strictly guitar-oriented and the whole idea about this band is an attempt to hopefully shed some light on the nearly-extinct metal scene in these areas. Being influenced by numerous types of music, everything from classical, medieval and neo-classical to the 80' heavy and thrash metal, the band is not trying to run away from its influences (as many people are), but rather to merge them all in a homogeneous sonic experience.

The idea of putting Spiderweb together was born back in 2000. Although there were more unrealized ideas than the realized ones, it was a start. And so it began.

However, due to the financial reasons concerning gear and equipment, two of the original four members have to leave the band, not long after the very beginning. A couple of people come temporarily in the band as the replacements, but made no greater significance. The search for a proper replacements of the ex-members ends when Bora (d) and Atila (b) join the band. However, with the new drummer and bass player, the band undertakes a deviated course in self-definition, mostly inspired by the new members. Even the name of the band changes in order to make a compromise between the original and the new members. The situation, however, reaches a boiling point and the two original members, Misha (v&g) and Marko (g), decide to return to the original Spiderweb concept and never to make such a compromise again. Two new members join the band, Zule (d) and Andrej (b), and the band plays their first gig under the name 'Spiderweb' in March of 2003 at a festival in Novi Sad. The band played 7 original songs (5 of which were never played before) as well as one special cover song and the people who were there labeled the band 'the melodic-'80s'-metal band'.

Problems with the line-up arise again, as Marko leaves the band, deciding to devote himself to some other aspects of life. A couple of months later, a new guitarist has been hired - Misha's good old friend, Buda. Soon after, the line-up problems arise, again. This time the bass player decides that neither he was suitable for the band, nor the band was suitable for him, so he starts pursuing a different music career. The band works for a long time without a bass player, polishing old songs, and waiting for something to happen. This was probably the least productive period of Spiderweb. With not many rehearsals