Metalinda is a Slovak rock band from Bratislava, founded in 1983 by former members of the bands Haluà ¡ka and Regatta. The original lineup consisted of Peter Sámel on guitar, Ján Lapoà ¡ on drums, Vlado Suchán on bass, and Duà ¡an Horecký on vocals. Early success led to sold-out concert halls in Bratislava and later in other cities, and eventually the band entered the studio, where they recorded their first singles, "ÃÂnik" and "Klub Milionárov", in 1985.
After the band's initial success on the live circuit, they received an offer from music publishing house Opus Records to record their first single. In 1986, Horecký was replaced by Pavol Drapák as lead vocalist. The band recorded their next single, "Kaà ¾dý chce þúbià ¥", and won fourth place at the Bratislavská lýra music festival with the song "Loàpre 5 miliárd". At this point, Drapák exited the band. Several vocalists were trialled, including Tibor Fuzek, who had previously worked with the group Kobra; Fuzek brought with him Metalinda's second guitarist, Michal KovalÃÂÃÂk. In 1988, Paþo Drapák returned. During this period, Vlad Suchán was replaced by Martin Cepka.
1990 saw the release of Metalinda's debut self-titled album, and in 1991, their sophomore effort, Za và ¡etky prachy came out; the record was released on the Czech label Tommü Records and produced by Joà ¾o RÃ¡à ¾ and Július KinÃÂek. The most famous song from the album was "Zaþúbená à ¾aba", with a video starring Czech actress Anna Geislerová. The band's third album, Svetlo na druhom brehu, came out in 1992. On the concert tour to promote the record, Metalinda spoke out against drug addiction. Martin Cepka was replaced by Márius Bartoà  during the tour, who was then in turn replaced by Fero Gaà ¡parÃÂk.
Metalinda released their fourth album, Láska holých prenÃ¡à ¡a, in 1994. Michal KovalÃÂÃÂk subsequently left the band, and Metalinda again became a quartet with only one guitarist. Their fifth album, Maj May (1995), was released on the band's own music label MetaMusic. 15,000 copies were sold in the first four months alone. During the concert tour, Metalinda recorded material for their first concert album, which was released in the same year under the title Noc s Metalindou. This concert debut was followed by the studio album Na kolenách.
After this period, drummer Ján Lapoà ¡ left the band. This was followed by another studio album, Skús sa do mà Âa zahryznÃºà ¥ in 1996. In 1999, the band released their first compilation, called Hitovky. Zavesenàv prievane followed in 2000, and singer Pavol Drapák left the group again. Metalinda organized a contest to find a new vocalist, and Roman ÃÂief won the spot, joining the band on their next concert tour. In 2003, Metalinda released a double album called Tutovky, of which one is a CD with new songs and the other is a loose continuation of Hitovky, including some re-recorded tracks. In September 2003, former vocalist Duà ¡an Horecký returned to the band, replacing Roman ÃÂief. In 2005, Metalinda released the album Biológia. Horecký left again in 2006, and was replaced by Patrik Imre. In 2007, the album No. 13 came out, featuring a collaboration with RÃ¡à ¾ on the track called "Nebo zastav dÃ¡à ¾ÃÂ". In 2012, a new vocalist, Jaroslav Mojà ¾ià ¡, joined the band, and recorded the acoustic album The Best Unplugged.
In 2016, singer Andy Samuel Hudak joined the group.
In 2019, Metalinda's sixteenth studio album, entitled Moja hviezda à ¾ije, was released.
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