The five-member metal band Within Destruction was formed in 2010 in Jesenice. The collective’s second album “Void” and the ensuing Sickness Descends on Europe Tour earned them widespread attention both in Slovenia and abroad. The band’s initial focus on melodic death metal was soon replaced by a commitment to deathcore and a penchant for using millennial humour in their music spots and on their Facebook page. Currently one of Slovenia’s metal bands with the highest international visibility, their swift rise to widespread fame has invited comparisons with Noctiferia. The smallness of Slovenian target audience and the geographic concentration of deathcore fans across the world – which is popular mostly in English-speaking countries (Great Britain, USA, South Africa, Australia) – have prompted the band to go on several international tours culminating in Great Britain. After releasing “Void”, the band gained exposure by doing the Sickness Descends on Europe Tour, playing alongside some highly prominent names in the genre, including Disentomb, Visceral Disgorge and Kraanium. They also made a very successful European Deathwish Tour when their album “Deathwish” came out. In 2019, the band embarked on their first overseas tour, Bloodletting North America, whose line-up included Arsis, Decrepit Birth, Internal Bleeding, Pyrexia and Angelmaker.

The nightclub frequently hosts pop concerts. Location: Ptuj

YANU (Jan Tomšič) is a multiinstrumentalist, who left an indelible mark on the Slovene music scene together with his band Caminoigra. He is a pioneer in co-creating the musical style of world music in Slovenia. With his new band, he currently creates authored music, blending blues, funk, jazz, afro groove and improvisation

Location: Zagorje.

The punk’n’rock band Zablujena generacija from Idrija was established in 1996.

A duo representative of the younger generation of folk musicians, Zajtrk has attained wide national recognition.

Running under the auspices of Vrhnika Student Club, Zakon Club provides a meeting place for secondary school and university students. Location: Vrhnika

A contemporary pop duo. Gašper is a producer and Zala a vocalist. The two gained widespread renown mainly as representatives of Slovenia at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.

First organised in 2014, Zasavje Noisefest International is an international festival of experimental sound and noise music that takes place over the first weekend in June in one of Trbovlje-Hrastnik’s disused coalmine buildings.

CONA Institute for the Processing of Contemporary Art is a non-profit cultural institution based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The zone was founded in 2007 by Irena Pivka and Brane Zorman. The zone processes contemporary artistic practices in conjunction with society, technology and space. In 2008, Cona created the radioCona platform for the creation and promotion of radioart and soundart works, and raised the issue of a new exhibition concept. The projects and events of the Zone are intended for the promotion of contemporary art and socially responsible cultural integration. The zone collaborates with a series of renowned and established domestic and international artists. It classifies its activities in multimedia art and cooperates with national and international institutions in the field of contemporary art. He understands the promotion of art in a distinctly connecting, educational way in the light of socially responsible and sustainable projects.