Smak

This article is about the Serbian band. For the museum in Ghent, Belgium, see SMAK. For the Sri Lankan brand of food products, see SMAK (brand).
Smak
Smak in 1975: Laza Ristovski, Slobodan "Kepa" Stojanović, Radomir "Točak" Mihailović, Zoran Milanović, and Boris Aranđelović.
Smak in 1975: Laza Ristovski, Slobodan "Kepa" Stojanović, Radomir "Točak" Mihailović, Zoran Milanović, and Boris Aranđelović.
Background information
OriginKragujevac, Serbia
GenresProgressive rock, jazz rock, blues rock, folk rock, symphonic rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock
Years active
  • 1971–1981
  • 1986–1992
  • 1994–2002
  • 2010–2015
  • 2022–present
LabelsPGP-RTB, Suzy, ZKP RTLJ, Bellaphon, Fantasy, RCA, Sorabia Disk, Vans, Komuna, A Records, Razglas, PGP-RTS, Active Time, One Records
Memberssee the members section
Monument to the rock group Smak in Kragujevac (2023)

Smak (Serbian Cyrillic: Смак; trans. The end time) was a Serbian and Yugoslav band from Kragujevac. The group reached the peak of popularity in the 1970s when it was one of the most notable acts of the former Yugoslav rock scene. The band's leader, guitarist Radomir Mihailović, nicknamed Točak ("The Wheel"), is considered one of the most influential guitarists on the former Yugoslav rock scene.

Formed in 1971 by the guitarist Radomir "Točak" Mihajlović and drummer Slobodan "Kepa" Stojanović, the band did not get a stable lineup until 1975 by which time bassist Zoran Milanović, vocalist Boris Aranđelović and keyboard player Laza Ristovski became the band's official members. However, after recording their eponymous debut album, Ristovski left and the remaining quartet recorded their subsequent albums with various keyboardists before disbanding in 1981.

After brief reunions between 1986 and 1992, the two founding members, Mihajlović and Stojanović, reestablished the band with younger musicians — vocalist Dejan "Najda" Najdanović, the second drummer Dejan "Kepa Jr." Stojanović, second guitarist Milan "Mikica" Milosavljević and bassist Vlada Samardžić. During the late 1990, the latter was replaced by the bassist Slobodan "Sale" Marković who performed with the band until 2002 when Smak disbanded once again. The remaining members from the last lineup, with the new bassist Miloš Petrović reunited in 2010, and in 2012 the default lineup of the band made a one-off reunion.