Blog Post
The Big Deal - 'Electrified'
Reviewed by Iain McArthur • 5 February 2025
The new year means another batch of monthly releases from Frontiers srl and they have new work from some big hitters lined up over the next few months including Harem Scarem, Perfect Plan and W.E.T.
The pick of the bunch from January was ‘Electrified’; a 2nd release from Serbian band The Big Deal. Founded around the husband-and-wife team of Marko and Nevena Brankovic, the band have worked with esteemed writers like Anders Wikstrom (Treat) and Jonas Tee (H.E.A.T.) to produce another fine platter of melodic hard rock.
The focal point of the band is the beautiful dual-vocalist pair of Nevena and Ana Nikolic and they are to the fore in the band’s promotional videos, grabbing the attention with some salacious outfits and Nevena’s distinctive keytar work – she’s classically trained and there is an air of sophistication to the band’s music, but it’s the catchy and punchy numbers like ‘Survivor’ and especially the defacto title track ‘Like a Fire (Electrified)’ which have the biggest impact. They rock hard too and ‘They Defied’ has a feel of Sabaton-lite about it.
The band look like they are an exciting live proposition and they will be showcasing their talents at the Frontiers Festival in Milan in April.