Hypodil

In 1991, a new band was formed in Sofia, which in the following years became the nightmare of all parents and conservative moralists.

Pesho (guitar), Svetlyo (vocals), Lutcho (drums) and Patso (bass) chose Hypodil as the name for the band and in 1993 released their debut album "Alcoholic Delirium", which immediately turned into a hit with its wild "agro-alco-porno-punk" (the term was coined by Hypodil themselves) as well as with its uncensored cynical lyrics.

Naturally, the radio stations refused to give the songs an airplay with the exception of the song "The Woman".
The video clip to the song was aired by various TV channels, which helped it to become a huge hit. Thousands of fans already knew the rest of the album by heart - something, which was quite obvious on the following tour supporting the album, which covered 14 Bulgarian cities and towns. It was then that a new bass player named Ventsi joined the band.

In 1994 Hypodil signed a contract with Riva Sound, which released their next album "Some Horror, Some Hell".

In the spring of 1995 Hypodil hit the road again to meet the big public demand and their live shows turned them into one of the hottest bands in Bulgaria.

In 1996 Hypodil's third album "With a Bare Knife in Hand" came out, the style once again being "agro-alco-porno-punk" but this time with hardcore elements. The lyrics again deal with Hypodil's favorite subjects - alcohol and sex, but also a social engagement on the part of the band became noticeable. Needless to say, "With a Bare Knife in Hand" too became a bestseller. Due to their explicit lyrics, the songs from the album were denied an airplay.

Nevertheless, Hypodil didn't consider changing their music and in 1998 Riva Sound Records released their fourth album "Charcoal with a Hard-on".

The song "Bate Goiko" caused a big sensation and became a huge radio- and TV-hit. Before the album's promotion, though, the Ministry of Culture banned the album's release on CD, the motive being the presence of explicit and uncensored lyrics. This brought about strong reactions in the press while the band itself got big support by the fans, various influential persons and intellectuals, who claimed that the Ministry of Culture thus breach the freedom of speech. Nevertheless, the album wasn't allowed to be released on CD and what is more, the Ministry of Culture sued Riva Sound and the author of the lyrics - Svetlyo. In spite of this, in the end of 1999 came out an incredible CD collection with Hypodil's most popular songs simply called "The Best". It includes only songs approved by the Ministry of Culture after six months' negotiations. Among the 23 digitally remastered songs, which somehow managed to get through, are "The Woman", "Ballad for the Holic Brothers", "Galileo", "Alcoholic Delirium" and, of course, the big radio-hit "Bate Goiko".