The band was formed during the summer of 1986 in Niš by vocalist Vladimir Žikić \"Vlad-a-Mantis\", also the songwriter as well as the rhythm machine sequencer, bass guitarist Boban Stojiljković \"Bocko\" and guitarist Srđan Jovanović \"Điđa\". The band was named after the old Serbian country Tribalia, situated in the Timok Valley during the reign of the House of Nemanjić. Starting with a lot of written material, during the following year, the band recorded their debut extended play We Always..., inspired lyrically by religion, mythology, secret societies and musically predominantly by movie soundtracks, and the popular post-punk and gothic rock acts such as Joy Division, The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, The Cure and Fields of the Nephilim.[1] The album was released independently by the band themselves on compact cassette only. Beside the recorded material, on live appearances the band also performed cover versions of the bands they were citing as their influences.
Until 1989, the band had performed rarely due to Stojiljković's army obligations, and on his return, the band recorded new material featuring a combination of gothic rock, darkwave and industrial music with the elements of Byzantine music, independently released on the EP Pravoslavia (Orthodoxia), available on compact cassette, which was the case with most of their later releases. The album, featuring the songs \"Popečenije\" (\"Ministry\"), \"Praviteljstvujušči sovjet serbski\" (\"The Ruling Council of Serbia\") and \"Pričeš\" (\"Thou Speakest\"), did not include drum recordings, and the band instead used the Edic rhythm machine both on studio and live performances. The material was presented live in a form of a performance, featuring stage decorations, video and light effects. During the late 1989, Jovanović left the band, being replaced by Ivan Marković \"Parsifal\".