▁major ▁success ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁listed ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁rock ▁albums ▁ever ▁released ▁in ▁former ▁Y ug oslav ian ▁countries . ▁ ▁M izar ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁in ▁the ▁then ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁avant - gar de ▁sound ▁and ▁image , ▁its ▁Christian ▁lean ings ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁Mac ed onian ▁self - det erm ination , ▁they ▁were ▁viewed ▁with ▁certain ▁degree ▁of ▁susp icion ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁authorities . ▁Still , ▁the ▁group ▁received ▁great ▁media ▁attention ▁including ▁numerous ▁appearances ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁television . ▁ ▁Name ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁got ▁its ▁name ▁after ▁M izar ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁gu iding ▁star ▁for ▁orientation ▁of ▁travel ers ▁in ▁the ▁desert s . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁P anta ▁D ž amb az os ki . ▁ ▁M izar ▁music ▁ ▁M izar ' s ▁musical ▁style ▁is ▁post - p unk , ▁dark wave ▁and ▁g oth ic ▁rock . ▁Bes ide ▁influ ences ▁such ▁as ▁Joy ▁Division ▁for ▁instance , ▁M izar ▁also ▁uses ▁elements ▁of ▁traditional ▁Mac ed onian ▁fol kl ore ▁and ▁By z antine ▁music . ▁Another ▁main ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁music ▁is ▁Gor an ' s ▁( both ▁T ane v ski ▁and ▁Tra jk os ki ) ▁vocals ▁which ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁Christian ▁church ▁ch ants . ▁ ▁Story ▁of ▁the ▁M izar ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁long ▁history , ▁M izar ▁has ▁had ▁ 5 ▁Re vel