Odar

Origin: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location: Sarajevo
Formed: 2008 (as Odar; previously Capricorn Silhouette 2005–2008)
Status: Split‑up
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Walk Records
Years active: 2005–2008 (as Capricorn Silhouette), 2008–2012

Odar is one of the pre‑BPC Sarajevo pillars—a project that predates the Black Plague Circle but contains within it the seeds of what would later become the Circle’s core aesthetic. Emerging from the ashes of Capricorn Silhouette, Odar represents a transitional moment in Sarajevo’s underground: the shift from early 2000s melodic/atmospheric black metal toward the raw, hostile, spiritually decayed sound that would define the 2010s.

Their sole full‑length, Zavjet dalekom snu (2008), is a fascinating artifact. It carries remnants of the earlier era—melodic passages, structured songwriting, a sense of melancholy—but it is already infected with the darkness, coldness, and spiritual corrosion that would later erupt fully in projects like Obskuritatem, Nigrum Ignis Circuli, and Cave Ritual.

Odar is not raw in the modern Sarajevo sense, nor ritualistic, nor nihilistic. Instead, it is transitional black metal: atmospheric, sorrow‑tinged, and still rooted in traditional structures, but with a growing sense of decay.

It is also one of the earliest recorded appearances of Odron, who would become one of the defining voices of the Black Plague Circle.

Discography

Full‑length

Zavjet dalekom snu (2008)
The band’s only album and final major statement.
A melancholic, atmospheric black metal release with hints of the harsher direction to come.

No demos, splits, or EPs are known under the Odar name.

Members

Kurvar – Drums (2008–2012)

Also in: Krv, Motherpig, Popik, Snake Eater, ex‑Silent Kingdom, ex‑Obskuritatem (live), ex‑Capricorn Silhouette, and many others.
A key figure in the Sarajevo scene, bridging the older melodic era with the emerging raw underground.

Zlo – Guitars (2008–2012)

Also in: ex‑Capricorn Silhouette
One of the melodic architects of the project’s sound.

Odron – Vocals (2008–2012)

Also in: Cave Ritual, Deathcircle, Izrod, Night’s Majesty, Nigrum Ignis Circuli, Niteris, Obskuritatem, Sulphuric Night, Vrač, and dozens more.
This is one of his earliest major roles.
His vocal presence here is less ritualistic than in later BPC projects, but the seeds of his style are unmistakable.

Past Members

S. Dž. – Bass (2008–2011)

Also in: Shipwrecked, ex‑Festival of Mutilation, ex‑Evading Downfall

Orkus – Bass (2008)

Short‑term early member.

Kob – Lead guitars (2008–2012)

Also in: ex‑Leatherhell, ex‑Necromentor, ex‑Wolfdoom, ex‑Oblivion
A technically skilled guitarist whose presence added depth to Odar’s melodic structures.

Live Member

Marko Gačnik – Drums (2010–?)
Also in: Izrod, Arjen (live), Obskuritatem (live), Sulphuric Night (live), and many others.
A major live contributor to the Sarajevo underground.

Position in the Bosnian Underground

Odar occupies a crucial transitional role:

It is not part of the Black Plague Circle, but it feeds into it.
It is not raw or ritualistic, but it contains the early DNA of what would become the Sarajevo sound.
It is one of the last melodic/atmospheric black metal bands in Sarajevo before the scene turned toward raw extremity.
It is one of the earliest platforms for Odron, whose later work would define an entire era.

In the genealogy of Bosnian black metal, Odar is a bridge—a link between the early 2000s melodic era and the 2010s raw, occult, nihilistic wave.