Introducing: A stoner rock/grunge/post-metal band Burning Leaf from Pirot, Serbia!

Photo credit: Igor Đorđević

Burning Leaf is an alternative band from Pirot, in south-eastern Serbia – a town surrounded by grand mountains that largely inspire and influence the band’s musical style and lyrics. Their sound is a colorful blend of several genres, mainly stoner rock, grunge, and post-metal, all tastefully embellished with traditional music and singing belonging to the region the band hails from.

»Hold The Tides Away« is Burning Leaf’s first album, released in 2022. It is a collection of eight songs encompassing almost ten years of the band’s creative existence. The music on this album is energetic and mystical, with nods to groove metal and post-grunge.

Burning Leaf’s second full-length album »Amber And Gray« from 2024 represents the band’s growth, with music relating to personal experiences, struggles, and human relationship with nature. The album also features a few songs in Serbian and one cover of a well-known traditional Serbian song. »Amber And Gray« is now available on all major streaming platforms.

Their song »Kroz sunce« also appeared on Weedian’s digital compilation »Trip To Serbia«, released in February 2025.

Burning Leaf is:
Aleksandar Kostić – Vocals
Nenad Golubović – Guitar
Stanko Kostić – Guitar
Uroš Rakić – Bass
Pavle Jovanovski – Drums

Links:
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Bandcamp | Spotify | YouTube

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well