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Apollo Papathanasio
Apostolos "Apollo" Papathanasiou ( el, Aπόστολος Παπαθανασίου or Απόλλωνας Παπαθανασίου; born 15 March 1969) is a Swedish heavy metal vocalist of Greek descent, who is currently with the band Spiritual Beggars. He has also sung for Firewind, Meduza, Evil Masquerade, Gardenian, and Richard Andersson's projects Majestic and Time Requiem. In 2007, Papathanasio had to opt out of certain tour dates with Firewind. His position was temporarily filled by Henning Basse of Metalium. Apollo's last releases with Firewind was " Few Against Many" (2012). On 15 January 2013, Firewind announced that the band had parted ways with Apollo. After his departure from Firewind he's continued on with Spiritual Beggars and released return to zero (2010) Earth Blues, 15 April 2013 and Sunrise to Sundown (2016). Papathanasio also works as a music teacher for a school in Halmstad. Discography Faith Taboo *1997: ''Psychopath'' Majestic *2000: ''Trinity Overture' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borås
Borås ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 66,273 inhabitants in 2010. Geography Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the most from the nationwide railway system laid between 1870 and 1910. History The city of Borås received its privileges in 1621 by King Gustav II Adolf. The reason was to give local pedlars a legal place for vending their merchandise (and for the government the ability to collect taxes on this trade). The city developed soon after it was founded. After a century it had increased to over 2,000 inhabitants. Borås has been ravaged by fires four times: in 1681, 1727, 1822 and 1827. The Caroli church is the oldest of Borås's buildings, and has withstood all fires. In its 2017 report, Police in Sweden placed the Norrby, Hässleholmen and Hulta dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outcast Hall Of Fame
''The Outcast Hall Of Fame'' is the seventh full-length album by the Swedish/Danish band Evil Masquerade. Track listing All songs written by Henrik Flyman except '' Märk Hur Vår Skugga'' which was written by Carl Michael Bellman. Personnel ;Evil Masquerade * Henrik Flyman – guitar & vocals *Dennis Buhl – drums *Thor Jeppesen – bass *Artur Meinild – keyboard ;Additional performers *Mats Levén Mats Leven is a Swedish singer. Some of his most notable collaborations have been with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, symphonic metallers Therion and doom metallers Candlemass. In 2011, due to family issues on the part of Firewind's lead singer ... – vocals *Rick Altzi – vocals * Apollo Papathanasio – vocals *Nicklas Sonne – lead vocals *Yenz Leonhardt – backing vocals ;Production *Produced by Henrik Flyman. *Mixed and mastered by Tommy Hansen at Jailhouse Studios. *Paintings by David Troest. *Photos by Thomas Trane. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish People Of Greek Descent
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: *Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) *Swedish Open (squash) *Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Malm ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firewind Members
Firewind is a Greek power metal band formed in Thessaloniki in 1998. The group is currently signed to Century Media Records and was originally a small project created by guitarist Gus G. to showcase his demo, ''Nocturnal Symphony'', in 1998. Firewind later became a full band over three years later when they recorded their debut album, '' Between Heaven and Hell''. To date, the band has released nine studio albums and has been met with international success. History Early history The band began in 1998 when the young Greek Gus G. decided to record a demo on a 4-track recorder with some close musician friends in the United States as Gus "briefly attended Berklee College of Music in Boston". The project was entitled Firewind, and was used as a showcase for Gus' guitar skills in an attempt to earn a professional recording deal. Gus G. was quoted as saying, "Firewind, the second Electric Sun album, that's where I got the band name fromR.Y.A.N. - Season 2, Episode 4: Gus G. The demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamelot
Kamelot is an American power metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed by Thomas Youngblood, in 1987. The Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album ''Siége Perilous'', and shared songwriting credit with Youngblood until his departure in April 2011. On June 22, 2012, Youngblood announced on their website that their new vocalist would be the Swedish singer Tommy Karevik, who was first featured on Kamelot's album ''Silverthorn'' as the main vocalist, co-songwriter, and lyricist. As of 2022, Kamelot had released twelve studio albums, three live albums, two live DVDs and twenty music videos. History Early years, ''Eternity'', ''Dominion'' and ''Siége Perilous'' (1987–1998) The band was formed, in Florida, in 1987 by guitarist Thomas Youngblood, with Richard Warner on drums, Rob Beck on vocals and Dirk Van Tilborg on bass and keyboards, as "Camelot". This name was originally suggested by Youngblood's mother, since she loved John F. Kennedy. In 1988 they recorded the song " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insidious (Nightrage Album)
Insidious is the fifth album by the melodic death metal band Nightrage. The album was released on 26 September in Europe and a day later in North America (27 September) through German label, Lifeforce Records. The Japanese version of the album includes a cover of Def Leppard's " Photograph". The song ''Wrapped In Deceitful Dreams'' references in the lyrics "Seas Of Eternal Silence" which may refer to the Sweet Vengeance song ''At The Ends Of The Earth'' or the 1997 Exhumation (Marios Iliopoulos' former band) album by the same name. ''Insidious'' is the first Nightrage album in the band's history to feature the same line up as the previous album. Track listing Musical appearances * On 22 March 2012 the title track ''Insidious'' was made available as downloadable content for ''Rock Band 3'' on Xbox 360 through Rock Band Network. * On 26 April 2012, ''Wrapped In Deceitful Dreams'' was made available as downloadable content for ''Rock Band 3'' on Xbox 360 through Rock Band Networ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightrage
Nightrage is a Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band originally from Thessaloniki. They later re-located to Gothenburg, Sweden. History Formation and ''Sweet Vengeance'' (2000–2003) Nightrage was founded by Marios Iliopoulos and his close friend Gus G in June 2000. They made three demos from 2001 to 2002. Their debut album, '' Sweet Vengeance'', was released in 2003 and featured drummer Per Möller Jensen (The Haunted), and bassist Brice Leclercq. They also managed to acquire the services of legendary vocalist Tomas Lindberg (ex At the Gates). ''Sweet Vengeance'' also featured guest clean vocals on a few tracks by Tom S. Englund of Evergrey fame. The album is proceeded by their first video for the track "Gloomy Daydreams" on an earlier edit, with Gus G. on vocals. ''Descent into Chaos'' and departure of Lindberg & Gus G (2004–2006) Their second release, '' Descent into Chaos'', was released in 2005 and had a change of line up, with the addition of a more permanent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tears Of White Roses
''Tears of White Roses'' is the debut album by Sebastien, melodic power metal band from Czech Republic, released in 2010. Track listing *All songs written by George Rain & Andy Mons *All lyrics written by Jan Petričko # "Museé Du Satan Rouge" - 3:47 # "Femme Fatale" - 4:15 # "Dorian" - 4:14 # "Remiel in Flames" - 4:09 # "Tears of White Roses" - 4:03 # "Phoenix Rising" - 3:27 # "Voices in Your Heart" - 3:28 # "Fields of Chlum (1866 A.D.)" - 4:33 # "Lake of Dreams" - 3:49 # "Silver Water" - 5:02 # "Black Rose - part I" - 3:14 # "Black Rose - part II" - 2:56 Band info Band members *George Rain - vocals, guitars *Andy Mons - guitars *Petri Skalainen - bass *Victor Mazanek - keyboards *Radek Rain - drums Guest musicians *Amanda Somerville - vocal * Apollo Papathanasio - vocal *Doogie White - vocal *Fabio Lione - vocal *Mike DiMeo - vocal *Roland Grapow - guitar, vocal *Tore Moren - guitar Production *Produced by Roland Grapow Roland Grapow (born 30 August 1959 in Hamburg) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastien (band)
Sebastien is a Czech power metal band from Pardubice and Brno. The band was formed by Jiří "George" Rain in 2008. Biography Sebastien's origins date back to February 1999 and the band's first real line-up appears under the name Calypso in December 1999. Two years later, they changed their name to Navar and recorded their first studio album, titled ''Dark''. This was followed by a string of concerts, the recording of the single "Shine of Light", and finally the release of their second album, ''Commotion''. In the summer of 2004, the band returned to the studio again to record the EP ''Proti všem'' (Against all). In April 2006, they self-released a new album, titled ''1621''. In 2008, two members left the group. The core of the band - the Rain brothers and Andy Mons - invited new members. The band was then renamed Sebastien. In November 2009, Sebastien travelled to Grapow Studios in Slovakia to record their long-awaited album ''Tears of White Roses''. The songs were origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitalij Kuprij
Ring of Fire is an American neoclassical/progressive/power metal band from Chula Vista, California formed in 2000. Fronted by former Yngwie J. Malmsteen collaborator Mark Boals after the release of his solo album ''Ring of Fire'', the band also included guitarist Tony MacAlpine, ''Planet X'' drummer Virgil Donati, grammy-award-winning bassist Philip Bynoe, and keyboardist Steve Weingart. Ring of Fire released three studio albums between 2001 and 2004, as well as a live album, ''Burning Live In Tokyo 2002''. After disbanding, Boals, MacAlpine, and Donati later formed Seven the Hardway. Boals, MacAlpine, and keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij returned in 2014 with their fourth studio album ''Battle of Leningrad''. Members Current line-up * Mark Boals - Vocals * Tony MacAlpine - Guitar * Vitalij Kuprij - Keyboards * Timo Tolkki - Guitar * Jami Huovinen - drums Former members * George Bellas - Guitar * Steve Weingart - Keyboards * Philip Bynoe - Bass * Bjorn Englen - Bass * Virgil Donati - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To Zero (Spiritual Beggars Album)
''Return to Zero'' is the seventh album by the Swedish stoner rock band Spiritual Beggars. It was released in Europe on 30 August 2010. It is their first album to feature Apollo Papathanasio of Firewind on vocals. Formats included a single CD digipak and a single disc jewel case version. Vinyl was available in two colors, purple and black. Track listing All songs written by Michael Amott, except for where noted. # "Return to Zero (Intro)" (Per Wiberg) – 0:52 # "Lost in Yesterday" – 4:49 # "Star Born" (Amott, Wiberg, Ludwig Witt) – 3:06 # "The Chaos of Rebirth" (Amott, Angela Gossow)– 5:21 # "We Are Free" – 3:24 # "Spirit of the Wind" – 5:52 # "Coming Home" – 3:26 # "Concrete Horizon" – 6:02 # "A New Dawn Rising" – 4:42 # "Believe in Me" – 6:41 # "Dead Weight" (Wiberg) – 4:51 # "The Road Less Travelled" – 3:45 # "Time to Live" – 4:15 ( Uriah Heep cover) Personnel *Michael Amott – guitars, mandolin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellbassbeaters
''Hellbassbeaters'' is the debut album by Helloween bassist Markus Grosskopf's bass guitar-based heavy metal side project Bassinvaders. The album was released on 25 January 2008 in Germany. The album is a distinctive piece of experimental music which features no guitars at all. Instead, it features lead solo bass guitars, rhythm bass guitars and actual bass guitars who play the bass parts, along with accompanying vocals and drums. Most notably, the album features the Bassinvaders' rendition of Helloween's popular song "Eagle Fly Free". Also, the album features a wide range of guest bassists who play the bass solos and add to the variety of the album. Those include Billy Sheehan ( Mr. Big, Steve Vai), Rudy Sarzo ( Dio, Quiet Riot), Jan S. Eckert ( Masterplan), Tobias Exxel (Edguy), Marco Mendoza ( Blue Murder, Whitesnake), Nibbs Carter (Saxon) and more. Track listing Personnel ; Bassinvaders *Markus Grosskopf – bass guitar *Marcel Schirmer – vocals, bass guitar *Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
