TONA - 1000 lyrics

RED CYLINDER

nobody comes in
nobody comes on
slow but it - gets hit
cold but it - gets hot

steal away broken rhymes
seen it happen every time
save the day and stay alive
terrorize!

you better come like a dream mashine
you better say go go go!
you better pray for the wicked and mean
maybe you better go

steal away broken rhymes
seen it happen every time
save the day and stay alive
terrorize!

OREOL

vodama se opet igra
dolaze sa noćima
nije valjda ovaj svet
sve sto vidim očima
u brdima gradom mrak
dolaze nam sa planina
ja ću - hoću pištolj
pištolj u sumrak

grad riče kao tigar
miriše na krdo
parfem čudan sečem rukom
osetim ga glavom tvrdom
ovo je ta iluzija - samo stil bez pokrića
ja cu - hoću pištolj iz mraka do otkrića

vodama se opet igra
koja je to pustinja
nije valjda ovaj život
sve što prodje ustima
u brdima gradom mrak
dolaze nam sa planina
ja ću - hoću pištolj
pištolj u sumrak

grad riče kao tigar
miriše na krdo
parfem čudan sečem rukom
osetim ga glavom tvrdom
ovo je ta iluzija - samo stil bez pokrića
ja ću - hoću pištolj iz mraka do otkrića


PIECES

pick up the pieces
pick up the haze
pick up the only thing
that keeps me going into waste
break into pieces
stay out of the plan
shape of the lonely thing
that keeps me standing
when i stand

and why the sun goes?
and where the blood flows

sick of the beaches
sick of the play
kick out the holy thing
that keeps me going into waste
break into pieces
stay out of the land
shape of the lonely thing
that keeps me standing
when i stand
and why the sun goes?
and where the blood flows?

BOX

silence so overwhelming
thousand voices just can’t break it
but one is more than enough
cuts through it relentlessly sharp

merciful oblivion
sends the image down the hall
say the word, greet the others
what should’ve been
what could’ve been
doesn’t matter anymore

GO FIND JAY'S CIRCLE

hold me down
show me your other side
streets are full of us lost
in this landslide
it sounds good
you try for real
the time has come its cool
but i got myself a shitty deal
(you)

we go to hide
we go to pretend
and wait for our lucky day
and your luck to extend
if you outta return
then i owe it to you
will i have to break rules
will i have to break too

BULL MAY

we came down
and we go as we sound
but it ain't sound anymore
it aint sound

gotta make way
gotta set things straight
and the making of it seems
like a first great thing
talking in affection
how you like drink straight
let me go with the flow
let me get my flip

not to worry
though it hits hard
it'll soon be over
resolved

GO SLOW

stand in sand
holding hand in hand
we've found the mud and we've found the honey
and we were good we were bad
reaching his hand
but mostly we were just running
and it's all long gone - don't worry
don't worry now
by looking at the sun you go blind
the bloom is dead
falling is good for falling is good
for falling is good for
nothing at all.


DOWN TO PLAY

one day you hear the word
hands in the air
and then you leave this world
make whole the same again
this emotion is...
in sensation is...
you've got to be good
you've got to be rich
make whole yourself again

one day you're a beautiful bitch
one day you're on your own
you've got to be good
you've got to rich
and then you walk alone
this emotion is...
in sensation is...
you've got to be good

I'll break it - hey
it' time to walk away
just for this one thing
one thing I've got to stay
I'll break it - hey
when sand goes down to queens
when sand goes down to play

try to break hate
can't do anything right
as they say

I'll break it - hey
it' time to walk away
just for this one thing
one thing I've got to stay
I'll break it - hey
when sand goes down to queens
when sand goes down to play


GRAFIT

svet je nem
kao da sve posustaje
čemu je to - jedna zvezda manje
svi kao jedan
svi kao jedan

grafit po grafit
kao ruka o kamen
iskra dok ne postane plamen

reč po reč
kao da svi odustaju
čemu je to - za jedna usta znaju
svi kao jedan
svi kao jedan

grafit po grafit
kao ruka o kamen
iskra dok ne postane plamen

reč po reč
kao da sve posustaje
čemu je to - jedna planeta manje
svi kao jedan
svi kao jedan

svet je nem
kao da svi odustaju
čemu je to - za jedna usta znaju
svi kao jedan
svi kao jedan

grafit po grafit
kao ruka o kamen
iskra koja postaje plamen

BREAKOUT

sometimes I feel like flippin' out
but then again things sort out right
I don't know what's this thing with me
kinda feels like being seen
by God or someone close to him
grand scheme intervention flees
and then again you're on your own
until your next gain or a fall

if you try to re-enact happy moments
if you try to re-enact lucky ones
you may find out that the saying is wrong
history doesn't repeat after all

your good intention's all you got
goes through the window on the spot
may break the pattern, may as well
break something else, what's there to tell
pick up the pieces, start again
are you sure that's the way to go
coup d'etat inside your head
seems much more likely, big or small?

so let's play a little game
everything's white and black in here
it's called chess, welcome to stay
until the master goes insane
it has a myriad of moves
but only so much you can play
so make your mind and jerk your hand
there is no rewind, just obey

THROUGH WATER

I dream
I dive
through water
I breathe
without fear

Tona is playing @ Wrong Fest, Bulgaria!

http://www.wrong-fest.com/

Gig with Partibrejkers was a blast!!!

Fabrika 9.10.2014. (fotografije: Nemanja Đorđević)

Tona sa Partibrejkersima!

Legendarni Partibrejkers će u subotu 25. oktobra održati koncert u novosadskom Club Quarter.
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Ovo će biti izuzetna prilika da publika vidi ovaj bend u jedinstvenom klupskom ambijentu, autentičnom i najprimerenijem za uživanje u njihovoj muzici.

Ovom prilikom, uz presek najvećih hitova iz preko 30 godina duge karijere, PARTIBREJKERS će premijerno izvesti i nekoliko sasvim novih kompozicija, koje će se naći na novom albumu „Sirotinjsko carstvo", čiji se izlazak očekuje uskoro.

Kao specijalni gosti na ovom koncertu nastupiće perspektivni novosadski bend TONA.
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Ulaznice možete nabaviti od utorka 23. septembra na svim GIGS TIX prodajnim mestima.
Cene ulaznica:

600 dinara / Specijalni promotivni kontigent - prvih 100.
800 dinara / Pretprodaja.
Na dan koncerta, ako ih ostane u prodaji, cena ulaznica će biti 1000 dinara.
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Vrata kluba se otvaraju od 20:30h.

Vidimo se :)

Planet of Zeus, Tona & Superhammer @ Fabrika!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1433943113518067/

RIPTOWN live in Club Quarter 5.26.2014.

Turbo charger - ON

Jamming...

NEW SINGLE: ATREID (2012)

Well, kids, this is our new "newyears" single that is announcing
even better things in the year of the shitpocalypso.
Video is directed by Mihajlo Obrenov.

RAPIDFORCE & TONA LIVE!

Live footage from Exit Festival!

Exit was a Blast!

We had a great time @ Exit festival, and the gig was really good one.
Here are some photos for a start, many more coming soon, as well as some pretty
cool live footage of our performance. And yes, new music is coming! Cheers!

Explosive stage promo gig

Exit festival: Explosive stage official line-up

No Gods, No Masters review

You can check this awesome blog HERE

"When I think of Serbia the LAST thing I think of is music like this. I thought stoner rock was exclusively an American western thing, or at least where all the good stoner stuff has originated from, but man DO NOT trust these random little foreign countries. Tona are a sick band that plays just that kind of style, really going above and beyond with some unusual and very groovy guitar riffs. Unlike Clutch, the vocals are pretty tolerable and don't have that annoying as FUCK monotone voice that you get when listening to them. Some songs such as Down To Play and Red Cylinder has a real traditional hard rock sound to them jam packed with aggressive, almost punk riffs. Other songs like Pieces, which starts out with a harmonica piece, and Box, are a bit more low key, tossing in that familiar prog rock with diverse basslines to fuck with your mind. Another thing to add is that the lyrics interchange from English to Serbia so if you fancy that sorta then than this should be right up your alley. I was reading a review on it on another album and someone compared them to the Melvins and System Of The Down. Okay, I can see the Melvins but System Of A Down? Granted they both shared the same stage back in the day at Ozzfest but other than that I can't EVER seeing them being compared to SOAD. Just silly talk! Anyways, if you're a straight up instrumental enthusiast who loves a bit of edge in their rock, I'd highly advise picking this album up."

Good stuff coming soon

We are working hard on the new material. Good stuff coming soon. Heres a photo so you can make a poster or something.

Recenzija @ "Alternativna domaća muzika"

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Great review @ Holy Grail from Hell!

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Tona - 1000 (2008)

Tona are a Rock band from Serbia (Tona In Serbian means Tons), and they play a unique brand of Rock which is so hard to label, somehow the same thing we've got with the Melvins. 1000 is the name of their 2008's album and it's a pretty solid record in most of aspects. It's so interesting that Tona's music can be both complex and simple at the same time, that's one of the things that I like about them.

Melodic interludes play a big role in Tona, most of the song starts with them, there are only three or four exceptions out there, songs like "Pieces" or "Oreol" which are pure rock n' roll tracks; "Pieces" for example is one of the highest peaks of the band's songwriting, a extraordinary slab of Rock n' Roll, decorated with some Harmonica and awesome groovy guitars. The other song that really made me dazzled was "Go Slow", Rhyming vocals, downbeat melodies and progressing structure that some bluesy solos been added to set the listener's mind on fire.

Vocals are probably the best part in this band (Goddamn it ! It reminded me Buzz Osborne's voice several times when I was listening to the record) ; so talented, to the point and catchy. Whether they're playing a mellow song like "Box" or a hard piece of groove like "Bull May" George (Vocals) does the best job. It varies from chanting clean singing to rhyming screams based on the music going in the background.

Lyrics are most in English but we've also got some songs that lyrics are in Serbian ("Oreol" for example). "Through Water" the last song in the album is the only song that is mostly instrumental, and there're scant lyrics going on, just like Pelican's "Final Breath", as a matter of atmosphere.

I think we've spoke about the good features of this album but what are the negative points there, I think the only negative thing is the production, guitars don't sound enough heavy and drums could be a bit louder. But when we overview the whole record in a couple of minutes what we reach is that not only their work is quite good, they would even compete with top American or British acts cos I think If CKY are a group of talented musicians, TONA are gods.

In the end I recommend this album to every one of you, Listen to it and Listen to it loud.

Holy Grail's Rating : 4/5

Short article about us in todays newspapers

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