Music like Kurban

Kurban were a Turkish heavy metal band formed in 1995. The band's members were Kerem Tüzün, Burak Gürpınar, Deniz Yılmaz and Özgür Kankaynar.

The band opened for Metallica in 1999 at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium, and opened for Megadeth in ROCKISTANBUL 2005.

The band broke up briefly in 2005, but reunited soon after - in late December 2006.

In 2010, Kurban released an album titled "Sahip".

Kurban was founded in the year 1995, then called Outside. Under this name, the band played covers of foreign rock songs. In 1997 they changed their name to Kurban. In the same year the band took part in the Roxy Music Awards competition and became third. In January 1999, the band released their first album Kurban. After opening for Metallica in 1999, guitarist Umut Gökçen moved to the USA to live with his fiancee, and the band started looking for a new guitar player. In 2000, they made a soundtrack for a movie named Beans (film), which starred actor Haluk Bilginer. The band included Özgür Kankaynar soon after. In 2004, Kurban released the album Sert. In 2005, Kurban continued with a new album, İnsanlar. Kurban opened for Megadeth at Rockİstanbul 2005.