Teška Industrija

Teška Industrija (trans. Heavy Industry) is a Bosnian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Sarajevo in 1974.

The group was formed in 1974 by keyboardist Gabor Lenđel, guitarist Vedad Hadžiavdić, bass guitarist Ivica Propadalo, drummer Senad Begović and vocalist Fadil Toskić, gaining attention of the public after Toskić was replaced by Seid Memić "Vajta". The band gained popularity with their debut album, Ho ruk, which was followed by the successful album Teška Industrija, recorded in the new lineup, featuring vocalist Goran Kovačević. After Lenđel's departure from the band in 1977, Teška Industrija moved away from their initial progressive-influenced hard rock towards more conventional hard rock sound to little commercial success, releasing one more album before disbanding in 1978.

After the disbandment of the original incarnation of Teška Industrija, Hadžiavdić reformed the band on three occasions, in 1984, 1991 and 1996, the group releasing studio albums which saw little attention of the media and the audience. In 2005, Lenđel, Hadžiavdić, Propadalo and Memić reunited to mark the band's 30th anniversary with a concert, which led to the release of the reunion album Kantina. After the album, Hadžiavdić and Propadalo continued the band's activity with a group of younger musicians, fronted by female vocalist Lea Mijatović.

Since 2024, two incarnations of the band are active – one featuring the band's original guitarist Vedad Hadžiavdić and original bass guitarist Ivica Propadalo, and the other featuring original keyboardist and former leader Gabor Lenđel and the band's best-known vocalist Seid Memić, the latter two recording the album Putničnki voz uspomena in 2024 in order to mark the band's 50th anniversary, releasing it under the name Teška Industrija.