2008, Bosnian guitarist Emir Hot makes a serious statement of intent with his debut release 'Sevdah Metal'. The album represents something fresh for the metal realm with its blend of melodic, progressive and neo-classical metal styling mixed with traditional Eastern Balkan music with strong influence taken from the 'Sevdah' style of Bosnian music (a Bosnian style of blues) to create the unique Emir Hot sound.