Ďurinda was a student at Comenius University in Bratislava at the time, where he met drummer Ďuro Černý in a wine bar called Veľkí Františkáni through a friend.

The two talked about their favorite bands such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, Nazareth, The Who, Yes, Pink Floyd, etc.

After much discussion, they decided to form a rock trio similar their heroes Cream, Jimi Hendrix, and ELP (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer).

With more and more songs being written, the band wanted to sing in a style that everyone could relate to so they approached Martin Sarvaš, who was a student of architecture and a good friend of Ďuro Černý, to help write lyrics.

Another version, given by Ďuro Černý in an interview for the newspaper SME, is that a driver for the band suggested they call themselves Tublatanka, as a combination of Tublat and a parody of local wind ensembles, whose names invariably ended in -anka.

[1] On 30 January 1983, there was a festival for amateur bands in PKO Bratislava (park of culture and relaxation) that was organized by Richard Müller under the title "Mladá vlna 82", where Tublatanka had an opportunity to appear as an opening act.

Skúsime to cez vesmír reached the number one spot on radio charts and the band started their “30-years tour”, organized by Jožo Šebo (currently the manager for Jana Kirschner).

Tublatanka recorded their third album, Žeravé znamenie osudu (Glowing Sign of Fate), in 1988, in the new digital OPUS studio.

Tublatanka then played concerts all over Czechoslovakia and the song "Láska, drž ma nad hladinou" was in first place on the Czechoslovak chart Formula Pop for several months.

The song was repeatedly in first place on the music chart of the television program Triangel, and even a videotape under the title "Pravda víťazí", representing the successful concert at the amphitheater in Bratislava, appeared on the market during Christmas.

In 1990, Tublatanka left for Jevany to a studio belonging to L. Steidl to record their fourth album, Nebo – peklo – raj.

Andy Hryc, an actor who put together an intro to the song "Démon pomsty", gave the album its name at a major show where thousands of people were present.

In 1992, the next album was released, entitled Volanie divočiny, which not only featured the lyrics of Sarvaš, but also of Whisky (a Slovak musician who was also a good friend of Ďurinda's).

After another long successful run of touring, Tublatanka released Patriot in 2005, an album containing 14 new songs and incorporating lyrics by Martin Sarvaš once again.