Kanda Kodža i Nebojša (KKN) were formed in 1991 in Belgrade, Serbia (still former Yugoslavia). Bands original line-up comprised Vladislav Rac (bass), Rastko Lupulović (guitar), Stevan Dimitrijević (drums) and Oliver Nektarijević (vocals). The name originated from the word game Rastko had with a friend. Their debute release was a live album Guarda Toma! on Metropolis records in 1996. Following Rastko’s departure to the monastery of Dečani, Ivan Topisirović took over on the guitar same year.