One of the biggest names in hard rock in Hungary, Piramis (Pyramid) formed in 1973. Founding members Istvan Bertodi (vocals), Peter Gabor (guitar and vocals), Lajos Som (bass), Janos Toth (saxophone and flute), Bela Toth (keyboards and vocals), and Bela Szigeti (drums) would release their first album shortly thereafter, and that self-titled affair would mark the beginning of a long-running - and very successful - recording career that would last more than 30 years. Some members would come and go, but the band's propensity for staying near the top of the charts in its native land would be consistent throughout the decades.
One of the biggest names in hard rock in Hungary, Piramis (Pyramid) formed in 1973. Founding members Istvan Bertodi (vocals), Peter Gabor (guitar and vocals), Lajos Som (bass), Janos Toth (saxophone and flute), Bela Toth (keyboards and vocals), and Bela Szigeti (drums) would release their first album shortly thereafter, and that self-titled affair would mark the beginning of a long-running - and very successful - recording career that would last more than 30 years. Some members would come and go, but the band's propensity for staying near the top of the charts in its native land would be consistent throughout the decades.
Hungária was a Hungarian pop-rock ground that was established in 1967 by Miklós Fenyő and disbanded in 1982. Some of the members then continued their work in Dolly Roll. After 1983 the band was reformed under the name Modern Hungária. In the late 1960s they mostly played beat and psychedelic rock, around 1970 they moved towards hard rock, and in the 1980s a new line up with the original lead singer, Miklós Fenyő performed rockabilly and rock and roll songs. In 1968, they won in Hungarian competition with their song Nem bújok én már többé már a subába. In the mid-1970s, the band performed in Eastern Germany. In 1978, Hungária recorded and album with cover versions of Beatles songs. In March 1982, they held a concert at Népstadion in front of 150,000 people.