Flag is a Slovakian old school thrash / death metal band. Officially together since 2002 but the beginnings reach to 1999 (back then the drummer was just 9 years old). Lead guitarist and vocalist Michal “Xavantes” Novoveský heavily influenced by early days of bands such as Sepultura, Slayer and others started to play his first melodies on acoustic and borrowed guitars. Later he influenced his younger brother Martina Novoveského (AKA Čviro) by this music which led to mutual jamming on different kitchen appliances in their basement. Soon enough Čviro got his first drum kit and also another member and founder of the band Rado Fulier came along too. They started rehearsing in his basement. After a while guitarist Šaňo Kársay and Martin Pécsy joined them. They moved to new rehearsing places in Nitra city. All these 3 new members had to leave the band because of work and studying abroad. So the band moved to their hometown and rehearsed in a garage with another band named Agresívna Provokácia. Later on bassist Roman Beňo joined them but he had to leave after a year due to work abroad. They left the rehearsing place and moved back home (literally). In May of 2007 the second guitarist Ondrej “Zion” Čičman from Šurany joins the band and so this 3-piece formation remains working tirelessly until today. Undoubtebly the best that Slovakia has!